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

I love this. This is on my wishlist but isn't easy to find. I have gone through a decant of this, and ordered two more. I feel like you need to like offbeat perfumes to truly appreciate this. To me, it's the alternative hippie cousin to Pulp. It has a fruit note that smells so so ripe, but not almost too ripe like in Pulp (which I own a FB of and adore). This is in the realms/ family of Vertus Narcosis (half brothers?) and Initio Oud for Happiness (cousin). You have to love the dank note, as it is done so right here, to appreciate this underrated gem.

okay this might be a ganja forward perfume, but no smoke no resins no stupidity involved in this beautiful creation. Open Sky smells like a mix of sunshine and thick history book. Bright grapefruit and rustic background from pepper and vetiver put a depth to aromatic fresh-cut ganja from the field. Opening reminds me so much to L'Occitane Herbae but with a lot of characters. Unique and fit for the heat.

Starts very citrusy and refreshing, but I would say cannabis is still quite prominent. Dry down is quite smokey. Very beautiful spring/summer fragrance, but it's not suitable for every occasion. This perfume was discontinued, so I would recommend looking at Mugler's Fly Away where the focus shifts on bitter grapefruit intertwining with delicate hints of cannabis.

Beautifiul fragrance. But not everyone will understand it. Relaxed and open-minded spirit... for those who go for dialogue with themselves and meditation. Unbuttoned version of Hermès H24, free and effortlessly sensual. P.S. Another good news - comparing to many latest releases of Byredo this one is very long lasting, so only few drops needed.

Sampled this today. There is indeed a cannabis scent in it but it's the smell of it before it's burned. I am a fan of that smell so I don't mind it. Then the rest of the scent is citrusy from the pomelo. If you think you'd like the smell of weed flower mixed with citrus, then you will like this! I enjoyed it.

This is beautiful wearable cannabis perfume. This is the one for me. Don’t need another cannabis. Very fresh and uplifting vibe. My husband said it smells like fresh green leaves. Surprised long longevity. Especially on hair and clothes. Definitely a keeper!

Lovely, lovely, lovely pomelo/vetiver offering from Byredo. It does remind a bit of Kilian Smoke for the sould (which is also a cannabis/citrus scent), but the cannabis is very toned down. If you like pomelo/grapefruit scents - a MUST try.

I don’t hate it but I don’t love it. I feel like I’m not getting the pomelo and I’m only getting cannabis. It’s good if I layer with something else but by alone is just straight up weed.

smells like the memory of getting high with your friends in the outdoors under the sunlight

This one was a bit of a journey. When I sprayed it on my wrist, first I immediately got super strong, overpowering kush, which made me run to the toilet to scrub it off. Tried it few times, and was still clinging to me. It smell pure cannabis and I couldn't stand it. I decided to forget about it for a few weeks and give it a go at some point. BUT Today I gave it next chance. This is the juciest, most realistic grapefruit opening. It's mouthwatering. I really wish it would stay for a bit longer, it goes away to fast on my skin. It then transforms into kush, yet is not as overpowering as it was initially, and didn't want to scrub it off. After an hour it turned into a bitter grapefruit skin and quite potent rubber smell. Overall, it smells like an extremely hot day when the fresh asphalt road is layed down on. It's very sweaty, there's lots of people around you, everyone wearing barely any clothing, cos it's so hot the air is dancing on the horizon. Someone's playing music from their boombox, you're sipping on refreshing juice with ice, a group of teenagers smokes weed behind the corner. A really interesting and storytelling composition. Truly unisex, unique, has a good projection and sillage. Like most of Byredo's, in my opinion, a bit overpriced. Overall I actually like it, but on my skin it's just ok. I don't think I'm a target for this one though. I'll keep my decant for special occasions, but if you like citrus and the picture I painted, you're probably gonna love it 💛 though I don't think it's suitable for blind buying!

My favorite scent with a cannabis note so far. I've tried both CDG's Ganja and 19-69's Higher Peace. This blows both out of the water for me. I want a perfume that captures the scent of fresh bud, not the stink of burning cannabis (CDG's Ganja...) and Open Sky is the closest I've found yet. The fresh citrus opening is bright, in your face, perfect for warm weather, and not sweet at all. I like how much it makes my nose tingle, especially combined with the black pepper notes. I find I have a somewhat similar reaction when I open a new jar of weed. Harsh and a little intense, but enjoyable. The cannabis note seems to weave in and out here, at times noticeable, but not immediately identifiable on my skin. After a nice long dry down (for a citrus top note that is!) the vetiver comes front and center. I find my skin pulls certain types of vetiver hard, and this is definitely one of them. It's a cool and almost metallic? smelling vetiver on me, but the hint of palo santo seems to nicely balance it. I don't end up put off the way I can with other vetiver heavy fragrances. Overall, I enjoy this fragrance and it's almost exactly what I'm looking for in a summer scent. I wish the cannabis note was a little more present and a little more realistic but you can’t always have everything.

This feels very different than Byredo's usual fare. This smells a lot more like a Zoologist formula: taking some big swings and using unexpected notes together. Let's call it Drug Mule. The pomelo and cannabis together are a really nice balance of crisp and dank. It has a fennel or celery quality to it. The spice and woodsiness come through in the dry down. The cannabis note is fleeting, just a quick hit. Overall really beautiful, and I think it lives up to its name. The notes swirl up in your sinuses, like a rush of fresh air. It feels like you're looking out onto a landscape with no eyelids to limit your periphery.

Opening I get the strong Pomelo (smells like grapefruit) and a whiff of cannabis. The Pomelo dominates most of the journey. Then it dries down to a very nice Vetiver and Palo Santo woodiness. Good for outdoors and summer, but really quite versatile. You can feel the high quality of the ingredients (especially the woods) and they work so well together once it all settles down. Projection/sillage is moderate so a lot can be used. This is a light, subtle fragrance and not incredibly long-lasting. Like its name suggests, this is simple, calm, wistful, and uplifting.

It's very hard to describe the Cannabis in this. It's a certain strain or variety of it (indica sativa or something like that) I'd have to find an enthusiastic stoner to try identify it but it's the type of weed that smells Earthy, "spicy" ugh! I can't word it accurately. but if you've been around the Marijuana scene you'll know what I'm talking about, certain strains produce smoke that smells almost identical to Byredo Open Sky. In my view they've done an excellent job on the realistic Cannabis note

Have only worn this once so far but wow, this really does smell strongly of weed I was actually a little self conscience about it haha I really love the way this smells once this settles and the pepper comes through, it smells expensive in an alternative way. But there are some rough periods in the beginning with the marijuana and the citrus note that is too harsh. I wish there was less of that and more of the rest