Is Alexandria UK Africano a dupe of Byredo Bal d'Afrique?
Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
| Body Spray | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2009 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Africano EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Bal d'Afrique
- Africano
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
A luminous, woody-floral that balances soft sweetness and vibrant freshness with a distinctive powdery-violet edge. Effortlessly chic, versatile, and quietly unique-a signature for the creative and cosmopolitan.
Africano echoes Byredo's Bal d'Afrique with a similar neroli-marigold opening into a spiced, vetiver-patchouli base, but the marigold's tea-like tang is muted here and the composition feels flatter and less textured than the original's contrast-driven complexity.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Bal d'Afrique shines in spring and fall, when its blend of bright citrus, delicate florals, and earthy woods feels both uplifting and substantial. Its freshness can work in summer, but the vetiver and woody base are less suited for cold winter air.
Occasions
Its moderate projection and distinctive, clean profile make it excellent for the office, casual, and date settings-memorable but not overpowering. Less suited for sport or the most formal black-tie events, where something either airier or weightier would work better.
Seasons
Community season votes for Byredo Bal d'Afrique, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and autumn.
Occasions
Wearers put Byredo Bal d'Afrique, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for the office, date nights and casual wear.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 3 of its 10 notes, including Vetiver, Bergamot, African Marigold
Adds cardamom and geranium, drops buchu and cedar
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Import charges may apply
These shops deliver to the United States from Italy. How import charges work
Import charges may apply
These shops deliver to the United States from Italy. How import charges work
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