Small Flower

Small Flower opens on a vibrant, slightly tart burst of blackcurrant and tangerine laced with spicy saffron, the zesty-spicy overture that gives Byredo's Lil Fleur its cool edge. At the heart, an opulent damask rose meets a smooth leather note - the central rose-leather accord that defines the original - before a base of ambergris, blond woody notes and vanilla rounds it into a warm, faintly smoky-sweet finish. Byredo's original is a polarising oriental floral, sweet yet spicy and infinitely cool, wearing well past seven hours; this budget interpretation captures that rose-leather-saffron signature faithfully and the community rates Perfume Parlour's Byredo copies highly, though here the leather reads a touch more synthetic and the drydown a shade less refined than the niche essence. The longevity is good for the price. It remains a chic, sensual rose-leather suited to autumn, winter and cooler spring days for evenings, dates and refined daily wear.