Bal d'Afrique
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Desert bloom, sandalwood and quiet musk
Byredo Mojave Ghost is an Eau de Parfum from Sweden, released in 2014 and described by the house as an ode to the Mojave Desert and the few flowers that bloom there. Ambrette and naseberry open it, magnolia, sandalwood and violet form the heart, and cedarwood, musks and vetiver end it. It is soft and restrained, so judging it from a blotter alone is hard.
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The composition
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
On the skin
The opening is only ambrette and naseberry. There is no loud citrus burst, so the perfume begins quietly and gently, and you notice it more on skin than in the air around you. It is a short stage that leads quickly into the heart.
The heart carries the flower idea: magnolia and sandalwood, which Byredo calls rare, with violet adding a powdery quality. The result is a floral with a woody backbone rather than a bouquet. This is the part where skin chemistry can shift the balance most.
The base is cedarwood, musks and vetiver. Cedarwood adds a dry, crisp strength, vetiver deepens it, and the musks round everything off into a soft, clean trail. The finish is woody and quiet rather than sweet, a calm ending that matches the beginning.
Testing it
Put it on clean skin at the wrists or neck on a mild day, and wear it to work or an ordinary errand, because it is made for that kind of quiet. Check it again later in the day: the point of this perfume is how the woods and musks settle on you.
Suitable for anyone curious about a restrained woody floral who wants to be sure before buying 100 ml. Byredo lists it as genderless, so choose by character: if you prefer loud, sweet or heavily spiced scents, a sample will show you quickly that this is too quiet for you.
Quiet perfumes are the hardest to judge in a shop, because the first impression says little and the character comes later. Wearing a 10 ml decant for a few ordinary days shows whether the sandalwood, violet and musks suit you before you invest in the full bottle.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
A 10 ml decant of Byredo Mojave Ghost Eau de Parfum in a glass spray vial, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample and Byredo is not involved.
Partly. Magnolia and violet are in the heart, but sandalwood, cedarwood and vetiver give it a woody backbone. A sample shows which side comes forward on you.
Hardly. The pyramid is made of ambrette, naseberry, flowers, woods and musks, with no gourmand note, so the overall impression is soft, dry and woody.
Yes. The full bottle is a 100 ml Eau de Parfum, and the sample is filled from that bottle, so you try the same concentration.
The brand
Byredo was founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Ben Gorham and turns memories and emotions into scent: a dance in Africa, a desert flower, a library, a nomadic life. The Eau de Parfums are built on a small library of raw materials, ambrette, sandalwood, violet, vetiver, and most of them stay transparent and close to the skin. That restraint is exactly why a sample helps: on paper they can seem simple, on skin they settle into something personal.
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
Great shop with a fantastic selection and fast shipping. I was very happy with my order. It would have been a nice touch to receive a little sample, especially as I ordered two full-size products. ;)
Placing the order was very easy. Shipping was very fast. I am completely satisfied.
Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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