Baudelaire

Took this out for a stroll today. It had been a few years since I last wore Baudelaire and I remember enjoying this, but I hadn't really taken it in for all of it's depth. It was a very chilly autumn day and this fragrance hit me over the head. Baudelaire comes off: dark, cold, brooding, earthy, warm, mysterious and masculine. This is a fragrance that is full of character and swirls around you shifting from earthy to smokey incense to leathery papyrus and amber notes. I truly fell back in love with this fragrance and all of it's olfactory charms. The big appeal for me with this composition is the story it tells. It feels like an evening where friends spontaneously got together and shared some cigarettes, gin and some old books. Baudelaire feels like you are wearing the scent or souvenirs from an evening well spent. The juniper, leather and papyrus are the standouts of this fragrance and combine to feel like a comfortable coat or sweater that you throw over your shoulders when you wake up to a cold damp morning. This fragrance feels like a tribute to angsty youth, where art, romance and conversations that lasted well into the early morning were the only solace to so many who felt misunderstood. That being said, this is a fragrance to wear on your own time, forget the office or workplace. This is a scent for the 25 and up crowd and could be unisex but it leans more masculine. I highly recommend Baudelaire (the poet as well! No, you should really read Baudelaire!). This fragrance has staying power and compliments the days you dress down or can even add some mystery if you are dressing up. I personally like this under a heavy coat or sweater, when I am feeling particularly nostalgic or romantically inspired (hell I wear this when running errands, forgive my hyperbolic rhetoric). Baudelaire is a strong scent but needs a few extra sprays to really get it to perform. So apply over pulse points and anywhere your body heat can help this fragrance open up. Give Baudelaire a few sprays when you want to remember another time when you were challenged by thoughts, ideas, infatuations, heartbreak and glorious nights where you felt like you understood this crazy world.

For me, Baudelaire sits at the crossroads of CDG and Amouage. It is as clean and modern as the best CDGs while retaining the slightly dirty, opulent, zesty frankincense of Amouages such as Memoir Man, Journey Man, and Interlude Man. I consider myself quite a fan of all of the above, so this is going straight on my want list. What it lacks in originality it makes up for in wearability and quality. The opening makes me think of two fragrances mixed together. The first is Interlude man, with the sort of sweet-smoky ashy incense. The second is Andrea Maack's Coal, with it's dry peppered patchouli/papyrus blend. It functions as a better version of both in that its not as stifling and overpowered as the former and not as fleeting and baseless as the latter. Shortly after, it enters a strange, more dynamic phase. The juniper comes out in full force, and suddenly theres a queasy, vetiver-like bitterness that seems to smell different every time I sniff my wrist. It's green, but also strangely gray to my nose. Sort of a forest green, but darker and less naturalistic. It makes me imagine a sleek, streamlined modernist skyscraper with some old, ratted wiry vines covering it all. Very evocative and nice. Soon the bitterness backs down and a smooth, strong leather note comes into focus. At this point its a naturalistic, woody leather with a soft, clean patchouli underbelly. Very accessible and nice. There is a strange, complex green veil that I occasionally catch whiffs of while my arms are moving around. This stage sticks around a solid 12 hours, and I find it comfortable and warming. Byredo is a fantastic brand that at it's best matches total originality with quality and masterful blending. Baudelaire is only 2/3 of the way there, but personally it's my favorite of the line in terms of wearability. I highly recommend it to any fans of the aforementioned perfumes and I will be getting a bottle shortly. 8.5.10

If you have not put your nose to this Parfume, then it's almost impossible for me to put in words how much this fragrance means to me. It is by a long shot, the best smelling fragrance I have ever put my nose on. It's In a class by itself and I can think of anything to compare it to. It lasts easily 10 + hours on my skin with one spray. Today was the first time smelling it as I just blind bought it and received it in the mail today. For the last 11 hours, I have smelled my forearm approximately once every 20 minutes. Literally this immedietly moves up to my favorite fragrance of all time. A true fragrance lover is never finished collecting, however with this Parfume I feel my collection is complete. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I would recommend anyone who wants to be the best smelling person in the room, at home, or at dinner to purchase this blindly without fear. You will NOT be disappointed. I just can't describe this in words. I'm literally tearing up while writing this. It just smells so good. It smells extraordinary. It's magnificently executed and sophisticatedly refined! Just do yourself a favor and make the wisest investment you'll ever make in your meaningful life and buy this... Longetivity: 12+ hours Silage: 2-4 feet Scent: 10000000000000000000000000000/10

Baudelaire is a solid offer from Byredo, maybe its most serious offer... a not opulent scent based on leather and incense notes very à la CDG enriched by a vivid and spicy green note of juniper berries . Personally I also detect a faint floral note sporadicly, which adds more interest to the fragrance. In general terms this is a compelling masculine office-fragrance, far from what its arty name might suggest...or not... because maybe the flair from Baudelaire comes from its chameleon-like versatility and this is a feature that I appreciate much in a fragrance, a perfect fit with the surrounding atmosphere. Every time I test this fragrance the image of a lonely and pensive man comes to my mind, he is not sad but instead he enjoys his solitude, he takes his time and has no rush . I will probably end up buying one bottle of this fantasy to my own delight.

You deserve the best of the best in a fragrance. One that will make you feel like your authentically you. This alluring scent is just that, an exquisite blend of scents to create an unforgettable fragrance experience, this is the one that you'll want to wear as an expression of your individuality and as an invitation to explore with every new day. It’s all about femininity IMO , daring, and enticing. One that you'll want to wear as an expression of your individuality and as an invitation to explore with every new day. Reveal your inner woman with our alluring scent.