Gypsy Water Eau de Cologne

I've tried the EDC version but not the EDP version, so this is in reference to the former incarnation of Byredo Gypsy Water, as it's one of a handful of offerings by the house to be offered in 50/100ml EDP bottles and 250ml EDC bottles. To highlight the obvious, the EDC is obviously not much of a performer, but that's to be expected. I've not tried the EDP but I imagine it's a bit stronger, and better be, given the much higher cost per volume. That said, Gypsy Water is a pleasant aquatic, a mix of citrus (lemon/bergamot), pine, and sandalwood, primarily, to my nose, though a handful of other notes are listed. I don't get any vanilla, for example. Still, it's a good blend, and I'd be curious to try the EDP to see if performance is better. While the scent is nice, I certainly wouldn't opt to buy this, at $240 for a 250ml bottle. Far too expensive for the weak spray that it is. 7 out of 10

Based on the listed notes, I expected to really like this. I LOVE Byredo's Rose of No Man's Land. This is hard pass for me though. The scent is "OK", but nothing really enjoyable to it. For some reason the vanilla is very prominent to my nose. Between the vanilla and the incense- I find it distasteful but not horrible. At the cost of Byredo, it has to really appeal. Im not even going to use the rest of the sample.

had a really strong citrus vibe after initial spray and dampened down almost immediately kind of goes 100 to 0, its a nice scent but wouldn't buy

Big no... It open very citrus.. But after some time the dry down is a smell of a funfair. The combination of the ingredients has the smell of things you find in the funfairs... The cotton candy and the roasted nuts. The sweet candies they sell and the smell of all the cheap fragrances the crowd wears. Its not anything I would like to smell like, or smell on anyone around me.

The EDP is really not a strong performer so I can't see why I would have a version that is even weaker