Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Byredo Bal d'Afrique

Bal d'Afrique by Byredo is an unisex eau de parfum from 2009 in the luxury price tier. These 12 fragrances cost less and smell close to it.

What to wear instead

• Commodity Bergamot designer · 64% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, violet, jasmine, vetiver and musk.
• Phlur Somebody Wood designer · 63% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, lemon, jasmine, cyclamen, cedarwood and musk.
• Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu niche · 60% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, lemon, violet, vetiver, cedarwood and musk.
• New Notes Bonbons a la Violette niche · 60% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, violet and cedarwood.
• Zoologist Cow niche · 58% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share violet, jasmine, vetiver, cedarwood, musk and amber.
• Shiseido Zen designer · 58% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, violet, jasmine, musk and amber.
• Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers budget · 58% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, lemon, jasmine, cyclamen, musk and amber.
• Floris Jermyn Street niche · 57% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, violet, vetiver, cedarwood, musk and amber.
• Byredo La Tulipe niche · 57% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share cyclamen, vetiver and musk.
• Ormonde Jayne Damask niche · 57% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share lemon, jasmine, vetiver, musk and amber.
• Lattafa Breeze budget · 57% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, cyclamen, cedarwood and musk.
• Nautica Nautica Classic budget · 56% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, lemon, jasmine, cedarwood, musk and amber.

How these were picked

Ranked by shared notes, counting rare notes for more than the vanilla and musk nearly everything has, and base notes for more than the opening. A price tier is a band (budget, designer, premium, niche, luxury), not an exact price. “Sold as a dupe” means the catalogue records it as an imitation; the rest only match on paper.

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