Gypsy Water 2008 Eau de Parfum

Gypsy Water (Eau de Parfum) by Byredo
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7.7 / 10 1135 Ratings
A popular perfume by Byredo for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is woody-spicy. It is being marketed by Manzanita Capital.
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Main accords

Woody
Spicy
Fresh
Citrus
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Juniper berryJuniper berry LemonLemon BergamotBergamot PepperPepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Pine needlePine needle IrisIris FrankincenseFrankincense
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla SandalwoodSandalwood AmberAmber

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.71135 Ratings
Longevity
6.2964 Ratings
Sillage
5.7956 Ratings
Bottle
7.7878 Ratings
Value for money
5.6556 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 07/27/2025.

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4
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10
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Bigdelofsky

2 Reviews
Bigdelofsky
Bigdelofsky
Helpful Review 8  
The perfect signeture scent
This fragrance is the perfect combination of fresh and sweet, woods, incens, lemon and vanilla are the stars here. Very unique and works in all seasons and situations.
even thou it doesn't last long or project that well, the weak performence works for this fragrance thou because it makes it more appealong and intimate for the special someone.
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5
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5
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7.5
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8
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Icekat

97 Reviews
Icekat
Icekat
Helpful Review 3  
Soft sandalwood and vanilla perfect for casual day
I love casual and down-to-earth scents which convey feeling of being outdoors, but many of them are so harsh and chemical. Gypsy Water is such a beautiful exception in this category. The scent is a natural, soft and creamy combination of woods and vanilla spiked with ever-green needles and juniper berries. It has a perfect balance of being casual but not boring, linear but not simple. Gypsy Water is my jeans and sweater companion to cuddle with on cold November nights. Lovely, easy to wear and natural, I could never go wrong wearing this scent.

The lemon and bergamot opening makes me think of a windy day outdoors – refreshing and natural. Yet, right away, the warm rays of sandalwood and vanilla shine through the scent making it soft and comforting. The iris adds just a touch of powder and pine-tree and juniper berries keep the composition winter fresh. The scent has a bit of a linear quality but it does not bother me at all, as the composition is absolutely lovely. It is a soft scent, which makes it a great every day casual scent. And though it is quite light, it does lasts for hours.

Gypsy Water is not the scent that will shock you with its super complex composition or fireworks of notes. But it is a scent that I will take with me on a winter skiing trip, a walk in the park or everyday at work. It was such a pleasure to wear that I finished my sample in no time and now craving for the full bottle. Overall score is 8.5/10
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10
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2
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1
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8
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Bossowa

20 Reviews
Bossowa
Bossowa
Helpful Review 2  
Gone with the wind...
Sometimes I miss Gypsy Water so much! So enjoyable, so subtle, so pleasent... but for its longevity it's on my black list :D Really, I don't know any other scent that lasts on skin for 20 minutes and diseapper! I know that I'm not the only one, so this is not my skin's fault. I spent a lot of time looking for a good dupe but I didn't find one yet. Such a shame!
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9AE

6 Reviews
9AE
9AE
Helpful Review 1  
Absolutely amazing and so authentically fresh and woodsy
... But dissipates quicker than any perfume I've ever tried! It truly smells like you're in a nordic forest, picking juniper berries. It smells so delicious. However, it quickly disappears. Not just the sillage disappearing, but I couldn't even smell it off my arm or even my clothes. I've never had this happened before and I've tried countless perfumes like a lot of you, from body mists to niche fragrances way out of my budget. I'm so perplexed by the poor longevity, and it's not being anosmic to it either.

I don't mind fragrances having no sillage as long as I can smell it on me, I wear fragrance only for me, nobody else. But when I can't smell it myself, what's the point? :-( So the sample was enough with this.
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5
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5
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6
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Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
Helpful Review 1  
Multigeneric light citrusy slightly sweet slightly woody vaguely floral scent
I was reminded of two perfumes upon donning Byredo GYPSY WATER: Giorgio Armani ACQUA DI GIOIA and Fresh BROWN SUGAR. It's less sweet than both and certainly better made than the former, which can become quite sticky, if liberally applied. These three fragrances are united by their citrusy-sugary freshness, with GYPSY WATER seeming to be made of the best quality materials--as it should be, at a price at least twice if not three times that of the other two.

GYPSY WATER definitely smells nice, no argument there. It reminds me a lot of the entire house of Fresh line-up and could almost be one of those perfumes except for the more nichesque drydown, which features some subtle greenish and floral elements, along with the lightest touch of incense.

I like GYPSY WATER, but probably not enough to acquire a bottle, especially since the longevity is not very good on my skin. I think that for now I'll stick with my house of Fresh perfumes when I'm in the mood for a multigeneric light citrusy slightly sweet slightly woody vaguely floral scent.
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ArtistscentArtistscent 4 years ago
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racist name, tired of people exploiting the word 'gypsy' as an alternative for 'free-spirited', shame on Byredo
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KvokaKvoka 5 years ago
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4
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3
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Nice composition, bad longevity, no sillage at all. I wanted to like it but it's such a fogettable scent.
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VioletNYCVioletNYC 8 months ago
2
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3
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1.5
Scent
After a juniper and lemon opening, Gypsy Water has the same unpleasant latex/rubber hot water bottle note as some of the Bond No. 9’s. Ugh.
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PedroCabralPedroCabral 3 years ago
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6
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7
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8
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Great fragrance. Spicy on top and woody on the base. In the transition I feel a milky aroma that I really like. Epinette does it again!
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KimJongKimJong 6 years ago
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7
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I fell in love with Gypsy Water in 3 seconds, I felt bored in 3 days. If you're hesitant to buy, it's not bad anyway, but wait a bit longer.
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ItchynoseItchynose 6 years ago
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5
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7.5
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Juniper berries sweetened with vanilla, then pine, sandalwood and some incense in the drydown. Comforting, light and close to the skin.
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Hartsy3Hartsy3 2 years ago
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6
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Reminds me of the shampoo and lotion they use at the Sandals resort in St. Lucia. Exotic, luxurious, mysterious spice blend.
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JvorlicekJvorlicek 3 years ago
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6
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7
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10
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Wonderful blend of juniper, pine, lemon and vanilla.
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KingPinKingPin 4 years ago
6
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I find this too synthetic in the beginning. After a few hours it’s really nice, but it’s a too long wait until it gets there.
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BielwenassBielwenass 5 years ago
6
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Nice sandal + juniper + lemon composition. Pretty much everyone can use this.
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It was one of the only Byredo's that didn't move me.

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