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Byredo 2009

Bal d'Afrique

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Opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Black Pepper, and Marigold lending an immediate elegance deepening through a woody heart of Violet, Jasmine, and Cyclamen over a dry, grounded base of Cedar, Vetiver, Musk, and Amber.

Climate fit

Hot & Humid Comfortable in heat and monsoon, refreshing without suffocating.

Reformulation: A reformulation is on record. Older batches may smell different.

Should you buy it?

Not a known clone

No alternative or original links are known for this fragrance.

Wear in
monsoon
Wear for
beach
humid weather
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Bal d'Afrique bottle

Sample bottle, not actual product

Scent DNA

Accord profile

What your nose reads first

FloralAromaticCitrusFreshGreenPowderySweetWarm

Longevity

6h

Sillage

Moderate

Launched

2009

Alternatives

What this fragrance is similar to

The pyramid.

TTop
First impression, 10–20 min
HHeart
Core character, 2–4 hours
BBase
Lasting drydown, 6–12+ hours

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Bal d'Afrique is an original composition. It is not a known clone.

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