Mumbai Noise

Once upon a time, even before my strong passion for perfumery, I bought two bottles of Byredo brand unknown to me: Bal D'Afrique and Pulp. I poured them as if I wasn't myself, I couldn't breathe enough. Later I found out that it is from this brand that it is often advised to get acquainted with the niche. I use Byredo even now, nothing has changed over the years, and this brand is still beautiful for me, and I still go to try their new products. Everything Byredo does, from perfumes and candles to decorative cosmetics, turns out to be stylish and beautiful. My favorite Byredo fragrance over the past year is Mumbai Noise. The creator of the brand, Ben Gorham, is half Swedish and half Indian, and this is the third fragrance that he dedicates to India. The new perfume turned out to be wearable and soft, like a bright Indian carpet, even the dustiness of the fragrance does not frighten at all. Mumbai Noise is really very "crumbly", you literally feel this street dust in the bottle, this sand lifted into the air. And a variety of spices make their way through the sand, and what is most pleasant, the aroma of tart black coffee.

This was my 1st introduction to byredo . Got a little tester splash bottle included in something . Let me say ,as soon as I opened it ,nope thats horrible . Put it in the donate drawer . Fast forward a couple of months and having a revisit of those ,I thought ,I hated i decide to try this again on my wrist . It had changed ,like really by quite alot or have I? Hmm . Anyway looking at the notes and reviews on here i would never have ever considered wearing this but god sake .its so nice on me now . Its sweeter but still dark and smokey but smoother and so wearable to the point I'm considering a full bottle. The only reason ive put the brakes on is because although I do really appreciate it more now ,it does lean masculine and I'm, at least I didnt think I was ,into masculine scents on me . If a FB ends up smelling like the sample I have ,I just may have changed my whole scent profile likes lol . May I add it lasted for a good 7 hours on my clothes that had brushed my arm and I could still smell it at bedtime . Now I may have to try the other byredo offerings

Sampling Mumbai Noise by Byredo, a 2021 release, a blend of oud, coffee, labdanum, sandalwood, davana, and tonka. It has almost a “chocolate with spice” vibe, something perhaps that I’m imagining from the coffee, and has a good bit of coziness mixed with provocation, an ever-so-slightly funkiness of oud and spiciness of davana mixed in with otherwise familiar and centered, yet robust, coffee/sandalwood/labdanum trio. It feels like an evocation of a coffee house or log cabin, with touches of smoke and fire, but overall, a semi-gourmand experience that’s dense and quite fitting Its concentration is EDP and retail pricing is $330/235 for 100/50ml, in line with most of the house’s catalogue, though it’s also available via discounters. Currently the only Byredo bottle that I have is Eleventh Hour (though I once owned Sunday Cologne), and Mumbai Noise is pleasant and striking enough that I might look into it. 8 out of 10

I bought this blindly (please don't do it!) and I damn love it! It is absolutely gorgeous! It reminds me very much of Nassomatto's Black Afgano - something like its little sis - not as heavy but rich and potent. After this perfume I'm going to quit the designers' scents! There are absolutely amazing perfumes and I know that the beauty of a perfume is not in who created, but each time I get a niche fragrance, all the designer fragrances I have start to smell cheap. There is something missing in them, or there is something addictive in the niche. It reminds me when the first time I saw a coat - it was just a coat, black, like the ones you see every day, but there was something in the fabric, something in the design, the stitching that made it stand up (it was a Gucci coat)... just a black coat but not exactly. Just another oud fragrance, but not exactly. Absolutely beautiful scent with the absolutely right name!

I see someone is shopping in Lidl and discusses the niche. Oddities and peculiarities of life... Mumbai noise is strong, very potent and projecting scent. It is very atypical for what they release but does have a great kink to it. I get the same feeling from it as from black afgano by nasomatto. Not the hash vibe percee but close. If you love fruity vanillas and smelling like candy, I can tell you right now it is not for you. For foll admiring black afgano and le lion, worth every second of your time. Empowering and dark, almost rooty and somehow gourmand with spicy kick of oud and freshly roasted coffe beans. It is really tough to explain. Fall winter and night time only. Ladies may want to skip this one, guys go for it.