Mojave Ghost Absolu
Mojave Ghost Absolu by Byredo is an unisex parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with ambrette seed and pear, moves into magnolia, sandalwood, violet and amyris and dries down to cedarwood, musk, amber and vetiver. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
- Pear Crisp, watery and green-sweet. Clean and modern.
Heart
- Magnolia Lemony white floral. Bright and clean rather than heavy.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.
- Amyris Soft, sweet, sandalwood-adjacent. Often stands in for the real thing.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
Smells like this
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