Ganymede Extrait by Marc-Antoine Barrois

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Ganymede Extrait Marc-Antoine Barrois 2023

6.0 / 10 226 Ratings

A perfume by Marc-Antoine Barrois for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is spicy-leathery. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Leathery

Synthetic

Woody

Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Akigalawood®

Safraleine

Frankincense

Mandarin orange

Everlasting flower Myrrh

Myrrh

Perfumer

Quentin Bisch

Ratings

Scent

6.0226 Ratings

Longevity

9.2198 Ratings

Sillage

8.7195 Ratings

Bottle

8.0182 Ratings

Value for money

5.3147 Ratings

Submitted by Dfh · last update on 10/29/2025.

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Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/02/2023

8.5Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Rorschach
4 Reviews

Rorschach

8

The magic is in the dry down

Ganymede extract has a very different output than normal Ganymede. I was initially surprised because I was expecting a fully boosted Ganymede, but this one goes a different way. The extract is more bodied, denser, warmer, and that mineral/metallic note that the normal Ganymede has is replaced by notes of leather and incense.

As it dries down, it recovers Ganymede's DNA, and here yes, the dry down looks more like an empowered Ganymede. Even so, that warm spicy part with a touch of citrus (mandarin) is noted in the extract. I also slightly perceive an undeclared note, which is coffee.

I see the extract more for autumn/winter, when the normal version would use it throughout the year.

I recommend trying it before buying, because it can disappoint, but I think that the magic of this fragrance is in the dry down, which is where it shows all its cards.

03/18/2023

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

VTrancoso
34 Reviews

VTrancoso

Helpful Review 6

Gold over Blue

Quentin Birsh manages to perfect the first version of Ganymed. If the EDP version was already fabulous, Extrait is even more extraordinary. Denser, warmer. I found no difference in sillage or duration. It suits all seasons of the year. No aromachemical bombs to bother you.
He significantly toned down the floral side by removing the violet leaf and Osmanthus, adding Myrrh and Frankincense which further underline Immortelle's golden burst.
The end result is a simpler, more masculine, spicy and earthy fragrance. With direct entry to my Top 10 surpassing the EDP version.

I am an unconditional lover of the scent of Everlasting flowers.
Not because the Greeks used it to crown the images and statues of Apollo since the plant symbolized love. Just because of the beautiful and unforgettable olfactory memories that I associate with it.
When at the end of the afternoon I returned from the beach along the dunes of the Alentejo coast, in front of Pessegueiro Island (Porto Covo - Portugal), I was blessed by a warm breeze that carried the comforting smell, at the same time spicy and relaxing of the “ Immortelles” of small golden yellow flowers.
A natural and serene fragrance where we take refuge. A sea breeze with the scent of herbs and flowers.
At the end of the afternoon our skin becomes a field of "immortelles".
The return of a time when everything seemed to be fine in Nature and within us.
Gold over Blue.

05/16/2023

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Landshark321
751 Reviews

Landshark321

2

Like B683 Extrait, this is also a great follow up to EDP

The latest release from Marc-Antoine Barrois is Ganymede Extrait, the follow-up the award-winning 2019 release Ganymede (EDP). Like the change from B683 EDP to Extrait, the “change” from Ganymede EDP to Extrait involves a predictable increase in density but also a similar boost in sweetness and resins, at least to my nose. But its balance is overall fairly similar to the EDP, just intensified in a few key ways. It’s still essentially a sort of dry, semi-sweet, resinous blend of citruses/florals/woods, and like the EDP, done with excellently delicate taste.

At $380 for 50ml (sold at great boutiques like Perfumology), it’s quite pricey, the priciest of the line so far by a good margin, so I’d say that only those that love it should even consider buying a bottle, but that said, I think it’s a superb fragrance in terms of innovation, utility, performance, and (with the exception of the EDP) uniqueness.

8 out of 10

12/08/2024

6Scent

Telekinec
522 Reviews

Telekinec

2

An indian kitchen or a homemade spicy spaghetti sauce?

If there was ever an unbalanced fragrance, this might be it. The notes are amped up so much that the whole fragrance loses its original identity and becomes another fragrance altogether.

By reading other people's reviews, I finally understand why I feel this fragrance smells like spaghetti sauce: the cumin note is the culprit. The spice is overwhelming. I get such a sharp, searing cumin note: it's vegetal, green and synthetic too. Just too much. Underneath it, there's some honeyed floral, and some resinous leathery notes, but those notes get absolutely crushed by the cumin.

If I was indifferent to the EdP I'm pretty certain this one will never be going into my collection. It's way more challenging than the EdP ever was. If you want a cumin fragrance with some underlying honeyed florals and leather, this could be a great choice. Unfortunately for me, this is not my kind of thing. I might have to remove it from me as the smell reminds me way too much of savory spaghetti sauce (or an inidan kitchen as so many people have mentioned).

08/13/2025

1.5Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

Moyji
14 Reviews

Moyji

1

This is the strangest fragrance I’ve ever tried

I got a free sample of this with a purchase from SkinLife Perfunery in Lisbon, and the first thing I thought when I put my nose on it was ‘what on earth???’. I’m not sure if I can blame this on a bad batch anymore. This is the most savory perfume I have ever tried, and that’s putting it very lightly. Smells like barbecue seasoning, not quite sure what MAB we’re going for with this?

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