Card A shareable image comparing these two fragrances - verdicts, profiles and what they share. Save or copy it to post anywhere.
Bal d'Afrique Body Spray bottle Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
Body Spray Concentration EDP
U Gender U
2009 Year -
££ Price Tier £
Bal d'Afrique - No.21 Eau de Parfum bottle Bal d'Afrique - No.21 EDP

ScentArt

View Liquid → Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
View Liquid → Bal d'Afrique - No.21 EDP

Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
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.
Favourite
Our Verdict - Bal d'Afrique - No.21 EDP
No.21 follows Byredo's Bal d'Afrique through its citrus-violet-vetiver arc, but the dupe's woods sit flatter and less resinous, the violet reads thinner, and the whole thing dries down to a simple musk far sooner than the original's slow, skin-hugging warmth.
Acquired

Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
Bal d'Afrique - No.21 EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Bergamot 34% vs 28%
Only in Bal d'Afrique - No.21
Lemon 25% Neroli 25% Marigold 21%
Shared Notes
Violet 51% vs 39%
Cyclamen 48% vs 26%
Only in Bal d'Afrique - No.21
Jasmine 35%
Shared Notes
Vetiver 57% vs 27%
Cedar 42% vs 25%
Only in Bal d'Afrique - No.21
Amber 25% Musk 22%

Accords

Bal d'Afrique Bal d'Afrique - No.21
95%
Woody
70%
80%
Aromatic
75%
Earthy
60%
Floral
50%
Citrus
60%
50%
Powdery
45%
Fresh
40%
Green
Musky
40%
Woody shared
95%
70%
80%
75%
Floral shared
60%
50%
60%
50%
45%
40%
40%

Performance

Bal d'Afrique Bal d'Afrique - No.21
Long (6-10h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Moderate
Projection
Moderate
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Bal d'Afrique

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Autumn
Also Works:
Summer

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

Best For:
Office Date Casual
Also Works:
Formal

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.

Bal d'Afrique - No.21

Seasons

Also Works:
Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Occasions

Also Works:
Office Date Casual Formal Sport

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
63%
Key Similarities

Both lean woody, floral

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Bal d'Afrique Body Spray
Bal d'Afrique - No.21 EDP
also worth checking

ScentVerdict earns a commission from purchases - this doesn't affect our verdicts.

Compare Another Pair

VS