Fragrance Friday: Byredo drops yet another very special new scent
For fans of the olfactory powerhouse, a new release from Byredo is always a cause for celebration. I am most definitely in that camp, finding each new Byredo release seemingly as bewitching as the next. The house is no stranger to employing natural landscapes as both inspiration and metaphor for its fragrances, and in the brand’s newest release, Desert Dawn, the tradition continues. Set to land at MECCA this month, Desert Dawn is described as a “warm, captivating fragrance” with a hint of spice, featuring top notes of cardamon and rose petals, heart notes of sandalwood, cedarwood and carrot seeds, and base notes of papyrus, vetiver and silk musk. According to Byredo, the fragrance’s “sweet spices of Cardamom and Rose Petals, and wood-forward notes recall the dry heat of the desert”, while the warmth provided by the sandalwood and cedarwood result in a scent that is “powdery and slightly earthy,” while the vetiver and silk musk are brought life by the “crisp, clean scent of papyrus.” As
