BYREDO · EAU DE PARFUM · 2021
Maté and sharp black currant open it before Ceylon black tea and violet leaves settle into a comforting, slightly smoky heart, and birchwood and papyrus ground it in a quiet, woody finish.
Checked via Byredo's own official site, which sells this fragrance in 50 ml and 100 ml Eau de Parfum, and corroborated against Nordstrom's official-retailer listing ($235–$330 across both sizes). Regional pricing, stock and assortment can change.
SECTION 01 · PORTRAIT
Byredo built Mixed Emotions around the idea of translating a tumultuous, conflicted collective mood into scent. Maté and black currant open it with sharp, comforting warmth, Ceylon black tea and violet leaves carry a soothing, slightly smoky heart, and birchwood and papyrus settle it into a quiet, woody finish that reads as more contemplative than celebratory.
It reads as a genuinely melancholic composition — sharp and sweet at once, without ever resolving into straightforward comfort.
— Parffolio editorial view, grounded in the official composition and brand description.
Performance and perception vary by skin, climate, application and formulation. Sample before buying whenever possible.
THREE MOMENTS, ONE EVOLVING SCENT
Black currant opens with real sharpness — closer to the tart, slightly green character of the actual fruit than a sweetened berry accord — while maté brings a warm, herbal, faintly smoky comfort alongside it. It's an immediately distinctive pairing that sets up the fragrance's central tension between sharpness and warmth.
Ceylon black tea brings a soft, comforting warmth with its own gentle smokiness, while violet leaves add a green, slightly bitter facet that keeps the heart from turning too soft or cozy. Together they read as genuinely reflective rather than simply pleasant.
Birchwood brings a dry, slightly smoky woodiness, and papyrus adds a paper-like, understated dryness that keeps the whole base quiet rather than assertive. It's a deliberately restrained finish, closing the fragrance on a contemplative note rather than a bold, lasting statement.
FROM FIRST SPRAY TO LATE DRYDOWN
A distinctive pairing of tart black currant and warm, smoky maté.
A comforting black tea heart kept from turning too soft by green violet leaves.
A restrained, dry woody base that closes the fragrance on a contemplative note.
Wearers consistently describe light-to-moderate longevity, with the composition staying transparent throughout rather than growing heavier.
AN OLFACTORY SKETCH CREDITED TO THE HOUSE ITSELF
Byredo's own material for Mixed Emotions does not name an individual perfumer, presenting it instead as an expression of the house's broader philosophy of translating fragmented memories and abstract ideas into scent. Parffolio records this fragrance under house authorship rather than attributing it to an unverified nose. Founder Ben Gorham has described the fragrance as an attempt to bottle the tumultuous, uncertain nature of the times in which it was released.
“We're in the business of bottling up emotions.”
— Byredo founder Ben Gorham, on Mixed Emotions. · verified quotation
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