Animalique 2023

Animalique by Byredo
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7.9 / 10 216 Ratings
A popular perfume by Byredo for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is leathery-powdery. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Leathery
Powdery
Woody
Floral
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LemonLemon BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
White suedeWhite suede VioletViolet MimosaMimosa
Base Notes Base Notes
SandalwoodSandalwood AmberAmber TobaccoTobacco

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.9216 Ratings
Longevity
7.7184 Ratings
Sillage
7.1185 Ratings
Bottle
7.9181 Ratings
Value for money
6.5147 Ratings
Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 03/15/2025.

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Uncrated

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Her perfume on his jacket
WHAT IT IS
A man's suede jacket after he lets his girlfriend wear it on a cool spring evening. The citrus upfront is lightweight before opening into a *beautiful* gray suede layered on top of spiced & sugared pipe tobacco. The first thing that came to mind was a suede bomber jacket that's been worn over a sweet Azzaro men's fragrance and an ethereal Chanel-like women's floral. This is among the cleanest, most mercifully restrained (4-5hrs max) leather fragrances out there and a home run for cool weather.

WHO IT'S FOR
You don't like leather fragrances, but wish you did. Almost masculine up close, but feminine in the sillage... as though a woman wearing Coco Mademoiselle has just hugged you. Skews youthful, not young.

ALTERNATIVES
Hawthorne's Play Wild and Botanic is the more masculine version of Animalique; suede and moss in a cool forest without any of the florals. Tom Ford's Ombre Leather and Diptyque's Eau Rihla are both similarly clean leathers, but are fruity instead of floral (and less wearable due to their strength). Tom Ford's White Suede comes closest, but the sharpness from the saffron is missing here.

FINAL THOUGHTS
Whether it's "for me" is less important than the fact that Jerome Epinette has created a fragrance that evokes a very specific and (I think) pretty common situation: at some point, many of us have smelled Coco Mademoiselle's sweet mimosa *and* the scent of leather from a jacket, handbag, or car in the same breath. For me, this is every art gallery opening, birthday happy hour, and night out with some new clothes - and somehow, now it's in a bottle. Beautiful work.
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Omnipotato

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What I thought Dior Homme Parfum would smell like
DHP was a huge disappointment. I was hyped on it after enjoying the other iris-y Homme flankers, namely Dior Homme Original (2011) Eau de Toilette and Dior Homme Intense (2011) and thought that it was going to be a leathery version of the same DNA. It ended up having a weird cheap cleaning solution/"fresh" smell that I wasn't expecting, and not much leather at all.

But here in Byredo Animalique of all places, the woody powdery iris and leather come together at last. It does take the DNA in a more feminine direction. There are more floral aspects and a light soft musky undertone that makes it seem more femme, but I think it is perfectly unisex and the right guy can absolutely pull this one off. I still prefer the scent of Dior Homme Original (2011) Eau de Toilette as a superior woody-iris scent (unfortunately the performance is subpar), but Animalique is a close second. Really nice well-balanced soft unisex scent.
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Annabraucht

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Symbiotically enshrined - owned forever!
First of all: this perfume is my favorite discovery and best acquisition from 2024! I took part in a sharing. Violet, mimosa, sandalwood and white suede... some of my favorite notes were screaming my name! "This is either going to be a direct hit or really disgusting". Actually, Byredo always manages to combine the notes beautifully; but I was kind of unsure about this one.
The sharing bottle arrived and I sprayed it once on my arm. Hmm, nice but quiet. Very nice and very quiet! I sprayed again. Soft, neat, mild, nothing more. The sleeve of my sweat jacket wandered over the test zone again and the fragrance was gone. Even during the day - hardly any sillage.
After a month, I sorted out some samples and the pretty Byredo Animalique bottling fell into my hands. "I'll test you again before you move on!". I sprayed the fragrance generously. Certainly 6, 7 sprays....

.....Sky!!!!!! Stars, bells, harp sounds!!! Is that how the sky smells? It was all over me.

Buttery soft leather fluff, clouds of violets, the softest sandalwood. This fragrance is SO PERFECTLY blended. A masterpiece.

A continuous soft leather note rounds off the fragrance. The violet adds that certain something; a kind of powdery floral. And the sandalwood provides the most beautiful warmth and security. Soft and buttery.
A kind of pure understatement.

I am embraced by the fragrance. It actually comforts me too, makes me feel good. Feeling really good. Also well-groomed.
I'm always asked about it.

Of course I had to get a bottle. I spent an extra hour and a half in the car for it. I celebrated this purchase!
Something important about the sillage: I've owned this masterpiece for almost 10 months now. The liquid has darkened from colorless to a very light beige/pink. The fragrance is now much more intense than at the beginning. The longevity has also increased considerably.
It is now perfect. And it will ALWAYS be bought again. It stays.
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Seifenmond

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The complex layers of my spiritual animal
PROLOGUE:
Animalique, what does this name stand for? Is it about "anima", Latin for soul, or does the perfume smell animalistic? Curious to find out what's behind it, I read a quote from Ben Gorham, the founder and Creative Director at Byredo:

"I wanted to explore what all humans have in common: our primal nature and our primal instincts. The idea is that beneath the complex layers of our true selves resides a spiritual animal."

So a complex fragrance that brings me closer to my Spiritanimal? What else does Byredo write about the fragrance? "Animalique taps into components that all humans share: our authentic essence and our primal instincts. The feeling of euphoric dancing under disco lights, the feeling of inexplicable physical attraction, the feeling of being carried away by the pull of certain vibrations."

It's consummate marketing poetry, but damn, I finally want to know what - at least for Ben Gorham - primal instinct, soul, disco, euphoria smell like together.

THE FRAGRANCE ON ME:
First I spray on a strip. Hmmm, citrusy, creamy, good. At least not animalic. I get braver and ask if I can test it on my arm: the saleswoman presses the spray button twice all the way down, 2 centimetres away from my skin, I wait until the puddle of perfume dries. And there it is: Animalique. On me. "Wait 15 minutes," the saleswoman says to me, with a knowing gleam in her eye.

I walk out of the store, Animalique swinging with me: Kaufmann's children's cream (brand name/unpaid advertising), suede jacket, vanilla crescents. Yes, I like it. I get on a bus. Suddenly I'm surrounded by campfire smoke, pungent, intense. Now I have an inkling of what was meant by the complex layers of our selves, an inkling of why the sales clerk gave me such a knowing glare.

At home I want to: get rid of the smoke. Wash my arm once, twice. The smoke remains. At some point, it quietly drifts away. What remains is a wonderfully creamy fragrance that reminds me of children's cream with its mild citrus. Only somehow more complex, more interesting, more grown-up. Perhaps because the suede is still delicately perceptible.

The next day, I have an evening date with a friend at the Barberini. My Spiritanimal keeps showing itself like a deer that hops past from time to time. Even though I've showered. Even though I haven't sprayed it on, Animalique is still clearly there. My girlfriend also notices the scent. And somehow it's this comforting, creamy envelopment that lingers for a long, long time that I've fallen in love with.

Thanks to the lovely perfumer @Jolene, 25-30 milliliters of Animalique are coming to me for an extensive test. And what can I say: if I only spray once, the smoke phase is also much more subtle and pleasant. I like the facets. For me, there is no euphoric disco, it smells cozy, comforting, creamy, delicate. Longevity for me is enormous: for me, one spray is enough for Animalique to stay with me the next day.
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Olivia1985

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Animalique by Byredo - A fragrance I didn't have on my radar
I like Byredo. Many of the brand's fragrances appeal to me, and even the make-up convinced me. Bal d'Afrique was already in my collection, Blanche almost ... and La Tulipe? Beautiful, but a little too florist for my taste.
On the whole, Byredo manages to create stylish, not too niche fragrances for a broader target group.

Animalique did catch my eye, but - fatally - the name put me off. Animalic fragrances are simply not my thing. But that's exactly where the mistake lies - and not mine, but Byredo's. Animalique is not particularly animalistic. Or the Byredo marketing team has its own definition of "animalic".

It's interesting that the associations with this fragrance vary greatly - both on Parfumo and in my environment, I think. My husband calls it "Ganymede for young ladies", while others draw parallels with Rosendo Mateu No. 5 or even Iris Pallida Extrait 6.

I understand these comparisons, especially because of the saffron-like leather accord. But for me, Animalique stands on its own. The leather prevents the violet from drifting into a cloying, trivial floral world. The fragrance is sweet, yes - but not sticky and gourmand. The longevity? Pretty solid by Byredo standards. The powderiness and creaminess are rather subtle, so it neither smells like body lotion nor looks old-fashioned. Rather modern, with a touch of coolness.

I wear it all the time at the moment - and my environment reacts to it. Even when I'm not wearing it, I'm asked: "Don't you have your fragrance on today?"

I love this lovely floral note, which is given a certain edge by the saffron-like leather
Not actually wanted. Just tested for the sake of order.

But then? Quite a crush.
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Ch03npCh03np 1 year ago
On my skin I’m getting something that I can only describe as milk tea. Fluffy, pillowy suede with a sweet edge? So, so strange. I like it.
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EaudeJoyEaudeJoy 8 days ago
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You find a pack of those violet mints at the bottom of your thrifted suede bag. Sweet! Now Mom will never know you smoke!
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Sigma1gsSigma1gs 3 months ago
Sensational
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CeesieCeesie 5 months ago
Smooth leather with floral undertones. Rather nice, I can see a biker-lady wear this.
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AcantheaAcanthea 1 year ago
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Good violet and leather for those who are not into these notes. Cold at the start with a bit of warmth from mimosa later.
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SmellGoodGuySmellGoodGuy 1 year ago
First impression: Feminine leaning, unisex, violet leaf dominant, scent. I think the name is from the strong petrol scent this gives off.
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DeadnoseDeadnose 28 days ago
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▼ (F6) Obnoxious/nuclear loud powdery violet grandma (drydown). The only breathtaking feature is its exorbitant price.
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3aloosh3aloosh 1 month ago
A soft, wearable leathery scent with moderate longevity. Elegant but lacks uniqueness and strong performance.
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PurpleKatPurpleKat 2 months ago
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A little leathery, a little smoky, a tad powdery... not unpleasant but also not that interesting to me.
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ScentToolboxScentToolbox 5 months ago
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The white suede note makes this a super bright leather scent. Velvety smooth, creamy and uplifting. Pleasantly surprised with this scent!
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