Bal d'Afrique
Byredo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009
≈ $220 · 50ml · approx. retail
A unisex woody fragrance opening with Blackcurrant, Bergamot, Lemon, settling into Black Amber and Musk.
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French · 4 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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