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Inspiration: Bal d'Afrique Absolu by Byredo (Retail Price $240)
33.33% CONCENTRATION: Extrait de Parfum 34 ML (1.1 FL.OZ)
CLASSIFICATION:
Floral, Woody, and Musk
GENDER:
Unisex
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Sparkling like champagne laughter in a candlelit Parisian ballroom, Paris 1920 Absolu opens with bright Bergamot and crisp Lemon, juicy Blackcurrant, and a warm glow of Black Amber, cultured, radiant, and indulgent.
Then the heart softens, as Violet adds a slightly powdery, romantic touch, Praline adds a creamy, refined sweetness, and Musks tie it together smooth and skin-like, making everyday moments feel truly cinematic.
As it settles, Cedarwood keeps everything polished and structurally sound, while Vetiver lends an earthy, slightly smoky edge, creating an intimate, lingering trail. For anyone searching for a Bal d'Afrique Absolu dupe, Paris 1920 Absolu captures that vibrant sophistication and deeper intensity of the original in a wearable extrait de parfum.
TOP NOTES: Bergamot, Black Amber, Blackcurrant, Lemon
HEART NOTES: Musks, Praline, Violet
BASE NOTES: Cedarwood, Vetiver
SCENT JOURNEY
FIRST SPRAY 🥂
Bergamot and lemon bring bright sparkle, blackcurrant adds juicy tang, and black amber adds a warm glow.
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ON THE SKIN 🌸
Violet adds powdery romance, praline adds creamy sweetness, and musks add a smooth, skin-like finish.
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DRY DOWN 🪵
Cedarwood and vetiver add polished, earthy, slightly smoky depth.
GENDER: Unisex
CONCENTRATION: Extrait de Parfum
Scent At A Glance
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Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 29 reviews.
First time trying Dua! I was pleasantly surprised by this. I have the actual Bal d'Afrique Absolu and I would say this scent is about 90% similar. On my skin it's fruitier and punchier than the OG, and it's a bit less powdery. OG lasts about 5 hours on me, this dupe lasts about 6-7 hours. Honestly if you don't want to spend $400 on the OG this is really solid and most people won't be able to tell the difference anyways.
Very veryyy similar to the original. Smells super good and intoxicating. I would say it unisex and a very good everyday fragrance. Almost like a go to the mall run an errand fragrance but in the best way possible.
Good stuff! Got several compliments today while out running errands. Very smooth, citrus and floral fragrance.
This smells so good. Spot on to the OG. I prefer this than the regular one. Definitely worth getting.
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Long lasting and stronger than OG
My top favorite literally goes with everything definitely worth the purchase
Absolute Fav, so fresh & clean
This is beautiful,citrus with a sweet buttery soapy start with an almost cold, muskiness, sweetness, soapy, slight pecan shell dry down. As a person who has worn both I love this one more because I didn’t buy the original because it has this papery synthetic musk in the drydown. This fragrance does it better to me. Def has nice praline note. As a person who grew up with two pecan trees in my yard. This reminds me of the smell on my hands after peeling pecans all day.
I love this one so so much it's a great compliment to the original but sweeter and more juicy.
Smells really good I want another a customer gave me this at my job I ask wow what’s that you got on and she told and showed and then said imma give this to you I done bout use it up🤩🥰
Bought to pair with the OG. Perfection!
Closest to the OG I have found. I have the OG but use this as a layering fragrance. Highly recommend!
Smells similar to the og, the only difference I find is that the og is softer at the opening while Paris 1920 absolu opens harsher
as always, DUA produces the best fragrances. theres a reason Paris 1920 absolut sells out. its that good and lasts all day, projects perfectly. absolut masterpiece.
Once again Dua nailed the DNA! This is a gorgeous floral fragrance with a deeper depth that is spot on to the original! The absolu still has that beautiful original DNA with added fruitiness and some sweet praline. This is an absolutely beautiful fragrance!
Yea it's Identical to Bal d'Afrique for the first 10-15 minutes but stronger. After that opening, you get a much fruitier fragrance with the old DNA clearly there but waving goodbye for sure. Maybe slightly more fem leaning but without a doubt not a fem fragrance. The original Bal d'Afrique is one of the 10 best smells ever known. Obviously Dua did a great job on the original and I'm sure this is as close as possible to the absolu.
Banger!!! And it smells very close (95%) to the OG. You will not be disappointed if you purchase this one.
Took Hella long to come about 3 weeks but once it came it was fire and would absolutely buy again.
This is the first bad experienxe ive had with dua, so imma give then a pass. But this definitely isnt irish green tweed at all but perhaps the bottle needs to maserate
I absolutely love how the lemon, praline and Vetiver play together. The dry down is so amazing. Easlyone of my top 3 from Dua.
The most amazing and intoxicating version of BAF … one sniff of this and I returned my original
An incredible fragrance
This one hurts me because I love the smell a lot , but I can’t wear because it dont go will with my skin chemistry, but this is nice
This perfume is amazing. I’ve never smwlled the original, but if it’s anything like this, I understand all the hype. I’m so impressed by the quality and longevity of this fragrance brand.
Nice scent, very sweet.
Smells good
Amazing! Smells exactly like the OG! Just ordered the 100ml!!
Perfection and last forever straight out of the mailbox!
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