Bal d'Afrique

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Bal d'Afrique

Byredo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009

≈ $280 · 3.4oz · approx. retail

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A unisex woody fragrance opening with Blackcurrant, Bergamot, Lemon, settling into Black Amber and Musk.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Jérôme Epinette

French · 33 in collection

Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer and Vice President of Perfumery at Robertet, where he works from the firm's New York creative center after training at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery. A self-described lover of woods, he is best known for shaping much of the Byredo line and composing for Atelier Cologne and Olfactive Studio.

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