Barynia

Barynia! Lost in time like so many others, hardly ever mentioned when 80’s perfumes come to mind and as of now fairly cheap to find. But it’s not something I would go out of my way to repurchase. Edp review, 200ml splash from first release. Barynia reminds me of many other fragrances, it doesn’t stand out, and while nice it doesn’t seem to offer something different. It’s under the radar and I can understand why. The opening is a bright beam of aldehydes, piercing in their blinding sparkle. Along them shines a beautiful jasmine that recalls First, and for the first half hour it almost smells like a brighter version of it. The similarity is uncanny. Soon after the rose appears, and along the carnation, it adds some spiciness to the retreating aldehydes. What’s left is a spicy and piquant veil that reminds me of the sudsy smell of the original Maja soap. The heart is a white floral bouquet. Tuberose along gardenia take prominence and the scent that emanates reminds me of another white floral, Michelle, albeit the latter has more personality (for me). Barynia doesn’t have much development after that. The drydown, with all its heavy notes feels smooth and lingering but nothing stands out. Oakmoss, sandalwood, civet (at times very noticeable in the opening, at times sadly absent), musk...they all appear kind of muted, like the last remnants of yesterdays perfume. I wish they had more presence to anchor it on skin. And I don’t think it’s a matter of degradation; my box was still cello sealed and the brightness and freshness of the scent is a testimony to its preservation and how well it was made. Back when quality mattered and existed. But as the “first fine fragrance from Helena Rubinstein” I expected more. Not everything can be an Opium, or a Poison, or an Ysatis, but honestly in all its beauty (it’s a gorgeous spring and summer fragrance) there’s little personality. It’s that beautiful stranger that doesn’t stand out of the crowd, no matter how hard she/he tries. I don’t regret owning it, the sillage is quite potent at first but slowly calms down to a very decent longevity, but once my humongous bottle runs out that’s it. My Michelle and company will suffice. Still, I do recommend it for lovers of vintage fragrances, and particularly those who feel a special attachment for late 60’s up to the late 70’s scents; Barynia would have shined back then!

Barynia is what I would call a "dirty rose fragrance" if there was such a category. Floral aldehyde? If so, very very light on the aldehydes. Floral? Strangely, of all the floral notes above, all I smell is rose. Well, allright then, maybe some jasmine, a touch of tuberose... but mostly rose. The rose is spiced up with some woods and civet which gives it slightly dirty undertones. Thus: Dirty Rose, and it falls in the same cathegory as Rabannes La Nuit and L'Arte di Gucci. But this little gem is so much milder and not in your face about anything, so you can easily wear it to work. It's a simply adorable fragrance for us who loves the dirty roses. (pure perfume) edit: The pure perfume does resemble Joy pure perfume, with a little less civet and an interesting twist from the vetiver.

If you don't like vintage from the eighties you might consider even tiny doses of aldehydes and civet as too much. If not, you're more likely to appreciate the gentle beauty that is this classy rose. This is not a dense composition, as the red rose is a star served by an airy accord of earthy vetyver and the fresh lemon & gently sweetened by hints of violet and sandal. The civet adds complexity, suggesting a body to go with this rose's cool dignity. The power of this scent is not volume, but integrity. Good longevity, moderate sillage.

While this is not my 'type' of perfume, I can appreciate it as an under-rated, complex beauty. It strongly reminds me of Guerlain's Nahema, so if you like that, you will likely enjoy this too. For me, it's hyacinth, benzoin, yellow flowers, carnation and tuberose but the 'civet' initially spoils it and makes it sickly. It's heavy in a 'perfumey" somewhat old school way (think Ysatis, Patou Joy and Guerlain Nahema) but does still have the airiness of Nahema that makes it wearable. I am not keen on this as the top and middle notes evolve - and evolve it does, this is not linear - but the dry down eventually becomes lovely, often some 10 hours later.

I got a 5ml sample of this. Hmm. Disappointing. It has been reformulated with some harsh and sneeze inducing chemicals I reckon. After an hour you get an acceptable rosy powdery dry down but this is not the classic jewel that it used to be.

08. november 2016 So finally today i have reached for this fragrance that like a lot of my bottles got lost within hundreds of others and i never ever got the chance to try it. Before i ever tried it i had an imaginary projection in my mind about this scent, i thought it would be in vein of Paco Rabanne ́s La nuit, but more rosey, but the opening got me very much confused. I didn ́t smell any rose, just dirty civetta with aldehydes and tuberose. It smells very outdated even to my nose. I see that it had it ́sown audience in the 80ś when it was launched, but this perfume contains that accord which scares me off - a sweaty accord. I haven ́t figured yet out which notes make this happen, but i have several perfumes that act same way and now i simply cannot wear them often. The more it sits on my skin, the more rose i begin to smell and i also begin to smell a shy resemblance to "La nuit", but still it is not that animalistic and sexy as Rabanne ́s creation. This perfume makes me think of vintage velvet heavy curtains in an old palace, in a ball room where people were dancing, the candles were burnt and tension was in the air. I repeat, that this smells quite outdated even for me - a lover of vintage fragrances and especially 80 ́s era. I honestly cannot see myself wearing this fragrance anytime soon, so i think this has to go and find a better owner to appreciate it. This one is just not my type of scent, even though the notes sounded promising. Update (03.03.2017) i have discovered that it smells very alike the very first Bogner fragrance which is not in database yet (Bogner femme red cap). They even share the red lid,but while i wear and enjoy Bogner, Barynia is just not my type at all. Still too dirty and skanky for my taste. Bogner is instantly that smells for which i have to wait in Barynia for a long while.

Not sure what the market was for this perfume, but it doesn't seem to get mentioned too often when people are reminiscing about 80s scents. The only reason I had a bottle of this, is I bought it at Harrods on a school trip to England. I didn't know of anyone else in my age group back in the States who had this, so I felt unique wearing this. When I was 14-15, there were a few others, but mostly I alternated between this, Magie Noire, and Tatiana, and considered this to be the "lightest" of the three. Funny, because it seems like such a classic, old school floral aldehyde now (in a good way), and it's strong! One drop lasts all day. This perfume is really lovely. It has a touch of citrus in the top notes from the bergamot, the florals are all there and well blended, so I don't detect any particular one as standing out (carnation, rose, jasmine, orchid..all of the ones listed). There's a touch of green from the vetiver, and there's a woody/ muskiness in the dry down. Classic floral-aldehyde-woody-green. Not many people seem to be hunting this one down, so you can get a mini for a good deal on Ebay. I really like this one.

The notes looked amazing, full of vintage floral promise. The reality from my small 5ml sample was a blast of harsh, headache inducing aldehydes, followed by a synthetic mish mash of ingredients which I can't single out and identify and a hairspray kind of vibe which is hard to come to terms with. I am assuming that my little sample is the re formulation, which like all of the greats like EL Private Collection, Shalimar, Clinique Aromatics, Lancôme Magi Noir, etc. etc etc....has been stripped, beaten, de perfumed and had all the soul removed from the fragrance. Oh I could go on and on!! What has happened to the perfume industry? I could cry. Is there anything out there and I mean ANYTHING, that is actually perfume, and not some strange, soulless watered down monstrosity posing as a fragrance. As you can gather, unless you can get hold of the vintage formula, don't bother!! Rant over!!

I was shopping for air sickness pills in an online pharmacy and came across a 5 ml sample of this (you had to spend a certain amount to get free postage...My excuse for hunting down perfume samples!) This one seems to have completely passed me by in the 1980s, but it's lovely. I'm a great fan of powdery violets and rose, and this is a lovely warm combination of my favourite notes. The violet is rather stronger on me than rose, but this is such a warm, rich, rounded tone. Warm without being spicy, strong and full without being earthy or muddied. It dries down beautifully powdery on me. Well worth looking out for if you like vintage style scents, it's not a fresh airy sort of style, it's more evening wear for sultry sirens!

I stumbled upon this in a job lot of minis where I thought Clandestine would be the star. Turns out Barynia is more to my liking. I agree with Passionata that this has an outdated tone and I love La Nuit too but find this more delicate, feminine and clean. This is a strong floral aldehyde reminding me of the rose and civet nuances of Joy. The fun side to this scent is the hyacinth in the opening which gives the entire thing a brighter green floral touch reminding me of Clair de Jour. If you're after a rose driven aldehydic floral that is both pretty and dirty then this is a winner.

Like glitterlust I too stumbled across this one, for me it was a gift set of random minis. I'd never heard of it before this and was thrilled to find it in the database. Thank you Fragrantica. A big old fashioned floral aldehyde in true 80's style. Thankfully I don't get the powder, just a big warm cosy hug that really bloomed in the heat of the car. Temperature outside was near 0 degrees but in the heat this blossomed. A hidden gem.

this was given to me when i was 12 . it was the 80's, id huff it like crazy, i remeber it being somewhat sharp or electric something would zap your nose and then something dark and broody, even exotic.. couldnt wait to grow up fast, be like the ladies on vogue magazine . mine had the burgundy top on it and id stare it before falling asleep. wish i could smell it again

this was my favourite perfume of all time.....the smell was me. I know have over 200 bottles of perfume...trying to capture that feeling I had when wearing this perfume...but none have ever come close.I would love to have a perfume that smells just like Barynia...but atlas..nothing evokes that wonderful feeling like Barynia.

Fabuloso, duradouro, elegante! Lembo-me de ser adolescente e usar umas gotas do perfume da minha mãe. Durava um dia inteiro uma pequena gota! Hoje encontrá-lo é uma raridade, e infelizmente alguns que estão à venda foram abertos e estão usados. Se alguém tiver um selado favor enviar mensagem. Grata.

thanx for adding!:) i remember this scent being distinguished floral, strong but soft somehow, ladylike. it was a combination of opposites but complementing each other in a beautiful way. hyacinth and lemon, musk and vetiver, making poetry.