Green

Green by Byredo is my favorite of the line. This green floral is said to be inspired by memories of the father of the creator of Byredo, Ben Gorham. Everyone should have such beautiful memories of their father. Green is a blend of what you would expect in green notes which meet in the most unexpected and charming way with a classic French perfume vibe. A kind of sensuous green oriental mash up that makes this a very exciting and vibrant olfactory experience. Pure magic if you ask me. Just a few sprays and you are transported to the south of France in early spring. The top opens with fresh sunny petitgrain and sharp slightly bitter sage. It could be a hillside in Italy or a orange grove in Southern California. Where ever it is you want to be there. Super green and inviting these top notes fade off but never leave the perfume. In the mid notes we get a spring garden with rose blooming in the afternoon and jasmine filling the night with its distinctive lush beauty. The honeysuckle and violet are intertwined into the rose and jasmine creating a cerebral vision of a classic floral perfume. It is glittering but not overly glamorous. The dry down is clean and slightly woody with the arrival of a warm tonka, white scrubbed musk and hard edged but not too bitter almond. This brings in a bit of the barbershop for me and boosts the perfumes masculine edge making it a floral for men that is easy to wear. And on a woman it is stunningly beautiful a perfect example of what the real essence of perfume should be. Without gender and made to be loved. The down side for me is the longevity that I find in all the Byredo perfumes. They seem to last only a few hours on my skin. But the good news for Green is that it is at the top of the spectrum in this respect. It last on my skin from four to six hours. And with me reapplication is not a problem but a fun ritual. I only mention this because for some longevity is an important issue when paying for expensive perfumes. The silage is respectable at about three feet. With the short lifespan it does move toward a skin scent relatively quickly. Having addressed those issues, for me Green is a winner. It is a green fragrance that an oriental lover can embrace, a perfect meeting of city and nature. FOUR GOLD STARS **** (FOR THE STORY BEHIND MY REVIEW CHECK OUT MY BLOG, SCENTS MEMORY)

Since I love most of the Byredo scents, I decided to blind buy a vintage bottle I saw on Ebay. I did not know at all what to expect and my previous experience when blind buying a perfume were not that great. However for 45 euros I thought it was worth taking the risk, worst case I could re-sell the bottle. The bottle was originally 100 ml but has 50 ml juice left. It is the old kind of Byredo bottles without the magnetic function in the cap. Bottle is approx. 0,5 cm lower and at the bottom is a round sticker instead of the usual engraving. Instead there is a B logo engraved at backside. Also the sticker says “Made in Sweden”. Byredo used to produce in Sweden initially but I think they switched to production in France round 2011-2012. So I guess the bottle I got is 6-8 years old. However, the bottle is not from the initial 2008 release because those caps were flat on top and not rounded. All in all it looks very well detailed and I am absolutely sure this is a real Byredo. The first 15-30 minutes are very musky and heavy. Perhaps because the bottle is 6-8 ears old and gone a bit bad? But then it develops into a more soft and round scent. It is very soapy, herbal and clean. Beautiful and kind of masculine. Sage, honeysuckle, petitgrain, almond milk, violet and jasmine. In that order. It lasts for a good 8-10 hours but with a soft silage. It surrounds you like a soft cloud. Now it is February, I ́m very curious to find out how this works during warm months of summer. So happy I have discovered this Byredo but of course sad that it has been discontinued. At the time of launching Byredo back in 2008, 5 scents were released. Green, Rose Noir, Gypsy Water, Pulp and Chembur. Only Green has been discontinued. What a shame. Hopefully they can take it back, I read somewhere that it was the very first Byredo scent created by founder Ben Gorham and inspired by his father. So it should be a classic. In my opinion they could easily discontinue Sunday Cologne and take Green back into the collection.

Green is one of the most unique perfumes I've ever encountered. It's a green gourmand. I smell almonds on my skin for the whole duration of the perfume, which lasts at least 12 hours and projects very nicely the entire time. The almonds are so intense that it actually smells like chocolate on me and reminds me of Covet by Sarah Jessica Parker! It's kind of funny to say that Covet is the inexpensive dupe for this if you can't afford $150+, but they are similar enough that I thought it was worth mentioning. In the first hour or two, I smell lots of green leaves, almonds, and newly bloomed honeysuckle. It's very aromatic. After a couple hours, it starts to smell yummy like powdery Loukhoum with green leaves rather than rose. In the last few hours, I smell much more musk than I would have expected considering it seemed so gourmand for so long. I love musk, so I think this is my favorite phase. Green really captures my interest. It's very quirky. I like it a lot!

This perfume is delicious and sharp. This is extremely green, opens like the good old (pre-reform) Chanel 19 and dries down to Rochas' Femme and the journey from one to the other is wonderful, floral, green, herby with a restrained sweetness that I presume is a white floral. To start off the initial blast is rather masculine (which is a winner for me) with and winds up being very feminine indeed (another tick in the box for me). This has been my first experience of this company's offerings and I have to say I really am impressed. They clearly use very fine ingredients and whilst this perfume is rather subtle, to my nose, in the dry-down and the fact it does sit very close to the skin with limited projection it's lovely and perfect for spring.

My second take on this. I love it even more than before. Don't let the first 5 minutes scare you off, as it does smell like grass and stems. After a little while you're surrounded by light, heavenly flowers. Not too feminine, and not too masculine. It doesn't really smell like citrus at any stage, but retains a soft, soapy (in a very good way) fresh breeze. It even has a creamy tea vibe going on. It's so easy to wear, and really becomes a part of your person. Do yourself a favor and at least try it. They better not reformulate this one, and if it's based on Gorham's memories of his father, who would want to reformulate a fond memory?

Silky smooth herbal soap. The kind of soap they lay out for you in your hotel room. The kind of soap you want as a perfume. Green is that perfume. I often spend time at hotels. It's usually related to work, but I check in any time I want to relax, take a bath, and listen to soothing music on the information channel in my room. Green embodies the aforementioned. It's a very relaxing scent. It lasts 8 + hours. Sillage is actually perfect as it floats around you. Very clean. It is expensive, $250. It's totally worth it. Very, very highly recommended.

I was lucky enough to find a full 100ml bottle on an online auction website. Since I have recently become a fan of Byredo, I snatched it up, even though I'd never had the pleasure of smelling it. I'm glad I bought it! It starts out as a very green fragrance, reminding me of freshly cut foliage. It then becomes a beautiful floral, mostly honeysuckle with a tinge of jasmine, violet, and rose, with an underlying almond sweetness and slightly powdery musk. Absolutely beautiful!

I asked Byredo a question a few days ago regarding Green: "Dear Alex, Thank you for your mail and interest in BYREDO. I am sorry to let you know it actually was discontinued. We have a few at store stock, but most are out. And the online stock is all out. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with." So there you go. If you like fragrances like this I suggest trying it before it's gone forever.

One of my favourite Byredo scents. I was lucky to get a 50ml bottle just after it was discontinued. It smells like you're walking in a park on an early spring morning -Not a sound to be heard, the air is crisp, and dewy foliage softly brushes against your skin as you walk by. The illustrious petitgrain and honeysuckle are softened by the almond and musc. Super long lasting.

Just beautiful, it's like wet flowers and plants on an early summer morning. Green, sweet and aromatic On me great sillage and longevity

this is apparently for sale at parfuma's website

This is my first review and there are lots of other fragrances that I want to write about. But as there are so many people who don't like or don't see the uniqueness of Green, I shall start with this one. I admit that Green is not a perfume that I want to wear everyday. Sometimes, green / Green is not enough: I long for fullier fragrances with more impression. But Green has character nonetheless. It starts with a stark petitgrain that is green and bitter. After a few minutes it fades and becomes more creamy and soft. It is still green (it never loses its green major note) but there are a few more floral notes lurking through. When I wear Green I always think of this milky, white sap that gets on your fingers when you cut the stalk of a flower. It is that green! It is the scent of thousands of flowers and leaves when they are all wetted and the air is full of their fresh, green aroma. There is nothing dark or heavy in Green. It is the perfect spring fragrance although I like to use it in winter as well when I am tired of cold, grey days and cannot wait for spring to arrive. Now, why did I say that I don't wear it all the time? Because I normally want to wear perfume as a highlight, a scent that makes me feel special or beautiful or that warms me... (there a lots of reasons to wear perfume, you know all about it). But Green is a pure scent, an outdoors-perfume and a perfume that doesn't distract. If you want to be the star of the night - don't choose Green If you have the need for sniffing your wrist all day long - don't choose Green If you want to issue a statement with your perfume - don't choose Green. However you should consider to test and wear Green if you love nature and the smell of nature. You should think about Green if the flamboyance of your usual floral, fruity, ambery, incense etc perfume annoys you sometimes. Green should be your choice when you need a perfume that is clean but still complex. The longevity is great, I can smell Green for at least 5-7 hours. The sillage is medium - you and the people close to you will notice. I hope this review helps to show that Green is not only about soap!

Opening: bright orange, quickly becomes bitter then fades into a green/white floral musk. The musk is very light and lets the herbal come into play more. Its fresh and wakes the sences. Dry Down: Heavy Honeysuckle and light gourmandish almonds. The honeysuckle is beatiful and natural, and the almonds are a nice touch to its base. End of its life the musk sets in and creates a faint soapy scent. Im assuming its the white Jasmine. Projection: High, people will smell you at least 6 to 10 feet away. Longevity: Long lasting, 10 hours and up. Overall: This is a very well made fragrance, and its easy to smell its note thru its changes. Best tranformations that Ive smelt besides Bond No 9 Coney Island. I do enjoy its dry down very much as its a sensual honeysuckle thats smells nice, but with its musk I find it more of a womans fragrance. I cant find myself wearing it, as people have asked if i was wearing perfume many times. But overall its beautiful! Purchase? Yes if you enjoy aromatics and are a woman

I totally see where people make the connection to Grey Flannel. Especially in the opening moments, I get earthy, green violet leaf plus sweet powder (ionones maybe?) plus soap, and that combination perhaps gives the impression of Grey Flannel. From there, it gets sharper, greener, and sweeter, and loses the powdery edge of GF. All throughout its journey, it remains pretty abstract to me. The listed notes--violet, "green notes," almond, jasmine, sage, tonka--don't particularly stand out in a photorealistic way. I get general creamy and almondy nuances, some coumarin sweetness, tea-like sage, some floral/semi-indolic/jasmine-ey thing and the ubiquitous glow of hedione, but these features all float in and out of focus. Eager to see how it wears in various weathers. I feel like it might sing in the transitional seasons (spring and fall), so I look forward to trying it within those.

I bought this back in 2015, the SA told me it was the last bottle left in Japan so I kind of blind bought it thinking it was the last chance. My bottle says made in Sweden. Basically if you have ever had green tea (not matcha but “ryokucha”), it’s that smell. I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as clean contrary to what most people are saying, I would say it’s more of that sharp greenness you get in green tea. I don’t really understand why Byredo discontinued this as I can’t think of a similar perfume, I think it’s a very unique but inoffensive fragrance and totally unisex, suitable for any occasion. I think they made a big mistake, lol, at least I got the 100ml bottle to last me a while.

A very unusual and interesting floral green scent, this offering from Byredo is absolutely perfect for sultry summer days. It begins with a burst of citrusy petitgrain and herbal sage. At its heart are floral notes of jasmine, rose, honeysuckle and violet. Finally it settles into a powdery tonka bean, musk and almond. The perfume is unisex (slight feminine leading) with moderate to strong sillage and projection and very good longevity. This is a very warm, enveloping and nostalgic scent. Unfortunately it has been discontinued by the manufacturer and may be available on secondary markets. Enjoy!

Why, oh, why, Byredo? Wearing the last bit of a sample of this today and hoping I can squeeze one more wearing out of the vial. This is fantastic stuff and perfect for the type east coast day we're having - sunny, 60's breezy, blooming and...GREEN! Why discontinue this one Byredo? Why not get rid of that M/Mink???

Thanx Allinug for the sample. A true unisex-scent. Green and some lovely flowernotes.. Fresh and crisp to use both in hot or cold weather. Tack Allinug för provet. En klar unisex-doft. Gröna och härliga blomnoter. Fräsch och krispig -kan användas både i varmt o kallt väder.

Nothing special on me. Smells like soap, like the soap you buy at the eco store. It's not bad, but it's not that good either. Maybe it doesn't work well on me? I don't know, but I read that the founder of Byredo loves soaps, so maybe it smells exactly like it supposed to?

Oh no!( such a bad news. I love this smell for its uniqueness, unpredictable smell, my personal smell with this fragrance:) I've just discovered it and pufffff......so pitty to hear that