Byredo
Byredo
111 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Black plum hits with an immediate, almost jammy ripeness that's immediately complicated by pink pepper's sharp, almost astringent prickling. The first fifteen minutes feel almost playful—fruit and spice dancing together—before the composition's true leather-forward personality begins asserting itself, tempering the initial brightness considerably.
By the second hour, osmanthus emerges as a strange floral anchor, its honeyed whispers seemingly twisted into something dryer and more herbal alongside the increasingly dominant leather. Magnolia appears cooler, almost metallic, whilst the leather accord swells substantially, rendering the composition noticeably drier and more austere than the fruity opening promised.
The base reveals itself as a deliberately restrained affair—sandalwood provides creamy, almost buttery support whilst dark woods deepen the composition's woody-aromatic foundation. Musk settles softly beneath everything, offering only a skin-scent whisper of warmth, as the leather and dark wood accord prevail, ultimately creating a sophisticated, almost austere finish that persists as a subtle second skin rather than a present cloud.
Bullion is a fragrance that refuses the expected softness of its opening gambit. Yes, black plum and pink pepper announce themselves with a touch of fruit-forward levity, but this is merely the velvet glove before the iron fist of leather and dark woods. The osmanthus in the heart performs a peculiar alchemy—rather than conferring its typical apricot-jam sweetness, it acts as a bridge between the spicy pepper notes and an exceptionally prominent leather accord that dominates the composition with an almost austere presence.
This is not a sweet or conventionally pretty fragrance. The magnolia reads as cool, almost mineral, refusing to soften the harder edges around it. The leather—and it's undeniably the star here at 88%—carries that slightly burnt, tobacco-tinged quality that suggests wellworn saddle leather or a vintage leather-bound library rather than suede or nubuck. As it dries down, dark woods and sandalwood provide ballast, anchoring the composition in a woody-aromatic territory that feels both masculine and distinctly sophisticated.
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