Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu
Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu

Byredo

Bal d'Afrique Absolu

unisex · Launched 2025

8.9/ 10 · 274 votes

Where to buy

Size
Decant 2 ml · 1 shop
€13.41
Scento · Delivery: check at the shop · Decant: the original perfume rebottled by the shop into a small vial.
Checked daily · price since 9 Nov 2026
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All 3 offers by size
Decant 2 ml
ScentoDelivery: check at the shop · €6.71 per ml€13.41
Decant 5 ml
ScentoDelivery: check at the shop · €5.67 per ml€28.35
Decant 8 ml
ScentoDelivery: check at the shop · €5.36 per ml€42.90

Scent profile

Share of people who describe it this way

How it wears

Share of votes by people who wear it: 295 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
long lasting56% of votes
Scent trail
moderate69% of votes
Season
spring30% of votes
Time of day
day60% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 86 votes

  • very weak
    3%
  • weak
    3%
  • moderate
    33%
  • long lasting
    56%
  • eternal
    5%

Sillage · 83 votes

  • intimate
    7%
  • moderate
    69%
  • strong
    20%
  • enormous
    4%

Season · 295 votes

  • winter
    17%
  • spring
    30%
  • summer
    28%
  • autumn
    25%

Time of day · 144 votes

  • day
    60%
  • night
    40%

Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.

Notes

Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

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About Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu

Perfumer: Jérôme Epinette

Bal d'Afrique Absolu by Byredo, composed by Jérôme Epinette in 2025 and worn by anyone, is a brighter, richer take on the house's Bal d'Afrique. Citrus is what everyone picks up first; about half also describe it as sweet, woody, musky, floral and amber-like.

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Bal d'Afrique Absolu by Byredo, composed by Jérôme Epinette in 2025 and worn by anyone, is a brighter, richer take on the house's Bal d'Afrique. Citrus is what everyone picks up first; about half also describe it as sweet, woody, musky, floral and amber-like.

Lemon and bergamot open it with a clean, sparkling brightness. The heart is where it becomes distinctive: praline adds a soft, nutty, caramelised sweetness, violet a cool, powdery floral note, and musk a smooth, skin-like warmth, so the citrus settles into something creamy and slightly gourmand. The base is vetiver and black amber, the vetiver dry, smoky and grassy, the amber dark and resinous, which gives the scent a serious, woody finish beneath the sweetness.

Most wearers report long lasting performance and a moderate trail, with a fifth finding it strong. It is voted mainly for spring and summer and leans towards daytime. It suits someone who likes citrus scents with depth and a touch of sweetness rather than pure freshness.

Bal d'Afrique Absolu — unisex fragrance by Byredo (released 2025). Top notes: Blackcurrant, Bergamot, Lemon. Heart notes: Praline, Musk, Violet. Base notes: Black Amber, Cedarwood, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database

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Quick answers

How much does Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu cost in France?

From €13.41 for Decant 2 ml at Scento. Price from one partner shop in France, checked daily, unchanged since 9 Nov 2026.

Where to buy Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu in France?

Every offer today, by size, cheapest first:

Which sizes are sold?

Decant 2 ml, Decant 5 ml, Decant 8 ml.

What does it smell like?

Mainly citrus, gourmand, woody and musky. It opens with bergamot, lemon; the heart is musk, praline, violet; the base is black amber, vetiver.

Who makes it?

Byredo (Sweden). Launched in 2025. The perfumer is Jérôme Epinette. Marketed unisex.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 86 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in spring and summer, mostly daytime.

How is it rated?

8.9 out of 10 from 274 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.

What is it similar to?

Closest by notes and accords among fragrances on sale in France: Creed Sublime Vanille, Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Rodriguez For Her Intense, Afnan Mystique Bouquet, Orto Parisi Bergamask and Gravel A Man's Cologne.