Bibliothèque 2017 Eau de Parfum

Bibliothèque (Eau de Parfum) by Byredo
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7.3 / 10 539 Ratings
A perfume by Byredo for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is fruity-leathery. It is being marketed by Manzanita Capital.
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Main accords

Fruity
Leathery
Sweet
Floral
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PlumPlum PeachPeach
Heart Notes Heart Notes
PeonyPeony VioletViolet
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather VanillaVanilla PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
7.3539 Ratings
Longevity
7.4451 Ratings
Sillage
6.9445 Ratings
Bottle
7.8416 Ratings
Value for money
6.0247 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 02/11/2025.

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Bmblbee

11 Reviews
Bmblbee
Bmblbee
3  
sickeningly sweet and heavy
As others have said...not actually for people who love books, libraries, and the scent of those things. Opening reminds me of Marc Jacobs Decadence. I love plums and other stone fruit in real life but apparently not in perfume. I felt like I was being dragged down by a dark, oppressive cloud of sweetness. Sickening and not in the good way. Gave me a headache and I could not wait around for the dry down. Scrubbed it off.

In general Byredo fragrances are too sweet for me and this was no different. In theory I like the fruit notes. I wish they were juicy instead of smothered in high fructose corn syrup and synthetic leather. I imagine a leaner, fresher, less opulent interpretation would those notes shine.
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5
Pricing
10
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
5.5
Scent
Philyrae

21 Reviews
Philyrae
Philyrae
2  
Check the weather if you want to wear this
Be warned that this is a fall/winter scent as heat affects the scent very much. Bibliothèque becomes very sweet and fruity and the notes are flattened in warmer weather but if worn during cooler days, you’ll get everything it promises to deliver.

I find the notes listed are incomplete. For me, the opening is a burst of peach, patchouli and bergamot. 10 minutes later, it’s a pronounced parchment and musty old books, an old bookstore that has taken over. The vanilla and leather appear and interweave with the old books, plum and raspberry in the background. I get hints of incense and vetiver. The problem for me is the drydown where a peony powderiness takes over. No leather, no fruit, no smoke. Just old books and Victorian bathroom talc.

Overall, Bibliothèque is a dry, dry, dry scent. As with most Byredo fragrances, the notes are detectably synthetic, which may or may not be a deal breaker for you. Just make sure to keep it cool if you plan to wear it.
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7
Pricing
7
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Psmellsnice

3 Reviews
Psmellsnice
Psmellsnice
2  
Love.
This scent is wonderful and evokes two strong images for me, and so I will share those rather than delving into the notes.

The first and probably the reason I love it so much... My grandpa was a cigar smoker and this scent reminds me exactly of a humidor. The old wood mixed with dry tobacco leaves is a scent that brings me joy and this fragrance, presumably accidentally, NAILS it like nothing I've smelled before. If you know what a humidor smells like and enjoy it, regardless of whether you are a smoker, you will enjoy Bibliotheque.

Second, and probably more to what Byredo was going for... anyone remember that episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender where the gang visits the ancient library hidden below the sand in the desert? This fragrance smells like that library. I'll leave it at that.

Lovely.
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5
Pricing
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
9
Scent
Byrehoe

127 Reviews
Byrehoe
Byrehoe
2  
dark academia darling
A gothic still life. A Caravaggio chiaroscuro of overripe plums, brandy snifters, inkwells and fountain pens. Bibliotheque is the fine art PhD twin sister next to the avant garde concept artist one that is Pulp. She's fruity in an almost fermented way, like a splash of elderberry schnapps, but freshened with a bite of violet pastilles. I’m also getting an “antique shop” accord; a patina of dust sugaring tufted armchairs of dark chocolaty leather. And I love it. Her longevity is solid and sillage appropriately treacly. If Bibliotheque smells like a library, it’s a dark fantasy library – a Guillermo del Toro’s imagining of Beauty and the Beast. Her companion candle is just as good, too.

Mental Snapshot: a Dark Academia boarding school drama. Ivy League Hermione Granger. Carmilla and Laura meet-cute at Le Rosey. A Donna Tartt classics major love interest. Tweed overcoats, black lace petticoats, knee-high riding boots. A silver hip flask of plum wine, swigged amidst stacks of leather-bound mysteries. The plot somehow involves a talking magpie and a magic Birkin.

tl;dr: Dark Academia darling
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4
Pricing
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Kohaku

15 Reviews
Kohaku
Kohaku
1  
Eau de Dark Academia
Opens with a crisp peach, much more than the plum for me. The violet adds that oddly comforting note that when combined with patchouli and leather smells just like it does in the book stacks of the library. As a graduate student, I’ve spent so many years in them that it’s a scent I absolutely crave for comfort and concentration. The leather has a bit of smokiness to it; like vintage leather-bound books read for years by candlelight rather than fluorescent fixtures. I’ve not found another fragrance just like it. A pity, I do find Byredo rather overpriced in spite of how much I like this.
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FakeblondeFakeblonde 1 year ago
Fruity candy first! Then lovely papyrus dry-down
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ItchynoseItchynose 5 years ago
9
Bottle
7.5
Scent
Much closer to a candy shop than a bibliothèque in my book. Smooth and comforting after the drydown but with a mind-numbingly sweet opening.
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JssfranchJssfranch 8 years ago
6.5
Scent
First impression, a bit cloying?
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AdrianPapakiAdrianPapaki 1 month ago
7
Bottle
5
Sillage
7
Longevity
6
Scent
Lipsticky plum & fuzzy sweet peach with some powdery background, no reason to be called library, I expected it to be woodier, but its nice.
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ExigiExigi 2 months ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
5
Longevity
9
Scent
I don't detect any sweetness at all—just dried plum, leather, lipstick, and the scent of a dusty wooden library.
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Fraghead7Fraghead7 4 months ago
6
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Dusty book, dried fruits, a Floral aspect comes out to play shortly after; their leathery friend says hi then shies away like an introvert.
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EinfinkenEinfinken 4 months ago
6
Bottle
1
Sillage
1
Longevity
8
Scent
On paper and skin love everything about this. But it poofs away and vanishes in seconds. Disappointing.
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GeorgeReidGeorgeReid 1 year ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
A palatable fruity leather scent. Less library, and more sweet shop, but I enjoy the scent.
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DalilaBDalilaB 3 years ago
Not to be confused with whispers in the library from Maison Margiela! A sweet fruity opening, failing to see the library connection.
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RagasRagas 5 months ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent
I love the opening which is gourmand. Settles into a dusty smell - a true library
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