Open Sky

Love this release. It starts off with strong grapefruit accord which I can't call pomelo. This is straight on sweet/bitter red grapefruit to my nose. Accompanied by palo santo and carrying sharp greenness of cannabis it is solid release from their house. Cannabis note present in the beginning only supports vetiver in the base. You won't be smelling like drug lord or cannabis fields. I personally don't spot much pepper in here which is a good thing in this case. Overall idea is that it is grapefruit/vetiver with decent longevity and good performance in current weather. I'm wearing mine now and I can tell you it takes time to get used to it. Still if I count back all of the latest releases this is the next best thing after Tobacco Mandarin. Whatever is in-between was disappointing. Open Sky is controversial but you quickly learn to love it. Those who love their fruitchoulis will be horrified by this, anyone else appreciating aromatic and woody scents will be surprised by this new release.

First blast on this fragrance I'll do a detailed review later. Now I understand everyone has an opinion, but I get a feeling that byredo as a fragrance house is getting bashed due to the price of their products and the longevity of some frags, I can tell you I don't just buy frags for the longevity but it is a factor, I sprayed this on yesterday it lasted a solid 6 hours, I've just sprayed on today at 11.17am and I love it! Every fragrance I buy takes a little getting used to but I can pick out the notes described and find the sharpness of the bergamot is amazing with the added accent of cannabis, ( which I didn't think I would enjoy) the other notes are there and I'll wear this for a week before updating but as far as I'm concerned either people are going nose blind or they just don't like byredo, this is amazing !! I'm definitely buying a back up bottle and I think I can thoroughly enjoy this any time of the year 😊

I really only get some citrusy scent (does have pomelo vibe) for a short time then it’s more or less just vetiver. Cannabis? Never smelled that before and was not told by the PA that this perfume has such note. Anyway I smelled nothing beyond those two notes. The silage leaves a lot to be desired, as most Byredos. Edit: considering that cannabis is also called grass, there is a green scent that I attributed to pomelo/citrus peel. Maybe that’s the cannabis that’s supposed to be in this mix. Overall is okay. Nothing fancy for me that’s worth the hefty price tag. Edit: surprisingly, its been over 9 hrs now but the scent’s still on my pajama.

I sampled this last week and immediately ordered the 100 mL bottle as it’s now my most loved fragrance. I can’t explain it. I can drink it in all day. I love grapefruit, so the pomelo is a nice cousin and is perfection. The cannabis/hemp note in the middle is so beautiful, especially when it dances so harmoniously with top citrus and spice notes and bottom woody notes. It’s genius. I am just getting into fragrance and up until now I put Aesop’s Karst at the top of my list. This is as close to perfection as I’ve come in my sampling and wearing. (I like nature scents that lean more traditionally masculine.)

I blind bought a bottle of this based on the notes as I was after a heady summer scent. First couple tests only gave huge hits of pomelo (reads as red grapefruit) off the top, followed by vetiver. After a few more wearings the palo santo came across more noticeably, providing a smoky nuance to the vetiver and the cannabis adding an herbal/green tinge to the pomelo. The pomelo sticks around for most of the ride, which keeps things crisp. All in all I wasn't expecting so much pomelo, but it's grown on me for the summer heat and is perfect for the beach. Summer Daze