Decanted to order · 2ml · 5ml · 10ml

Bal d'Afrique

Eau de Parfum·Woody

Bergamot and African marigold meet violet over vetiver and amberwood. Warm, woody and distinctive.

Price

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£9.95

The original fragrance decanted by us

Choose your measure variant · 3
Size
Authentic fragrance
Professionally decanted
Premium atomiser
UK based
Our atomiser

What you will receive

Your selected measure of the original fragrance, professionally transferred into our premium atomiser. The house's own bottle is shown for identification and is not included.

How our decants work

A decant is a smaller measure of the original fragrance. Choose 2ml, 5ml or 10ml and your fragrance is prepared in our atomiser, giving you the chance to wear it properly before deciding whether you want the full bottle.

Fragrance profile

See the full fragrance profile further down this page.

Delivery & returns

Delivery options and estimated timings are shown at checkout. If there is a problem with your order, contact us and we'll help put it right.

No. 01 — The fragrance

A Grounded, Woody Signature

Bergamot and African marigold open the fragrance, moving into Violet and Cassia at its heart, before settling into Vetiver, Musk and Amberwood.

As an Eau de Parfum, it sits within Byredo's independent, niche collection — for anyone who prefers fragrance that isn't filed neatly into one gender.

The notes

Top · Heart · Base
Top01
Bergamot
African marigold
Bergamot · African marigold
Heart02
Violet
Cassia
Violet · Cassia
Base03
Vetiver
Musk
Amberwood
Vetiver · Musk · Amberwood

Fragrance profile

Scent family
Woody
Character
Woody · Fruity · Floral
Best worn
Fall / Winter
Occasion
Evening / Date night
Perfumer
Jerome Epinette
Release year
2009

No. 02 — Provenance

This measure's four steps.

The same four steps behind every decant we sell. Documentary photography, no certificates, no claims we cannot show you.

Source 01
A full retail bottle

Your fragrance is measured from the house's own bottle. Nothing is blended or inspired-by.

Record 02
Noted before opening

The bottle's own markings are written down and kept with everything filled from it.

Decant 03
Measured by hand

Glass to glass, in clean conditions, in the measure you chose and no more.

Seal 04
Closed and named

House, fragrance and measure written on the atomiser before it leaves us.

Our position

What leaves us is the same liquid that left the house — only less of it.

Read our story

What a decant actually is

If the word is new to you: it simply means a smaller measure, poured from the real thing.

01
The original fragrance

The fragrance begins with the genuine bottle.

02
Measured out

You choose how much you want to experience: 2ml, 5ml or 10ml.

03
Into our atomiser

The smaller measure is prepared in a format made for wearing and carrying.

04
Ready to wear

Try it properly, then decide whether the full bottle deserves a place in your collection.

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