Byredo
Byredo
483 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A crisp, almost tart assault of rhubarb and cyclamen cuts through the air with green-tinged brightness, whilst freesia adds a honeyed counterpoint that keeps things from becoming too sharp. Within moments, you're enveloped in the scent of a hothouse's cool, slightly damp atmosphere—green, fresh, vaguely botanical.
The tulip finally reveals itself as a soft, almost colourless floral anchor, serving more as a harmonic foundation than a prominent voice. The rhubarb tartness mellows considerably, allowing the freesia's sweet-spicy character to bloom gently, whilst a subtle herbal-woody undertone begins emerging from beneath the petals.
Blond woods and vetiver take command with quiet authority, creating a clean, slightly cool woody base that feels more like pale cypress and fresh-cut stems than traditional sandalwood warmth. The fragrance becomes increasingly abstract and minimalist, a whisper of green vetiver and pale timber that lingers on skin without projection.
La Tulipe Byredo occupies a curious middle ground between botanical precision and impressionistic softness. This is not a tulip fragrance in the literal sense—rather, it's an exploration of the green, slightly tart atmosphere surrounding the flower itself, rendered through a masterclass in restraint. The cyclamen-freesia-rhubarb triumvirate in the opening creates an almost vegetative sharpness, with rhubarb's oxalic bite cutting through freesia's honeyed whisper and cyclamen's peppery, almost soapy undertones. As the composition settles, the tulip heart doesn't suddenly bloom into traditional floral sweetness; instead, it acts as a gentle diffuser, softening the green edges whilst maintaining an elegant, almost austere quality.
What emerges is a scent for those who appreciate botanical restraint over floral theatre. The blond woods and vetiver base—earthy rather than aromatic—anchor everything without imposing themselves. This is a fragrance that whispers rather than announces, appealing to someone who dislikes competing with their own skin chemistry. The green-to-woody progression (76% green, 64% woody) creates a consistent thread of naturalness, though the moderate sweetness (52%) prevents it from becoming aggressively herbaceous.
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