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Byredo Future Memories was launched in 2026 and sorts out to be a green vanilla. Created by Quentin Bisch and Givaudan, it has notes of aldehydes, galbanum, blackcurrant, vanilla, iris butter, labdanum, orange blossom cream liquer, Bourbon vanilla, ambrofix and musk. Byredo Future Memories is and EDP, eau de parfum.
From the brand -
Future Memories is the scent of something new: not simply a beginning, but the precise instant when life shifts and now becomes forever. It shows life as a sequence of quiet turning points, where the scent becomes a marker in time. Future Memories invites us to live fully, to choose deliberately, to imprint the present with intention. Held like a quiet mantra at the back of the mind, one question remains: What do you choose today, to remember tomorrow?
An ambery green musky fragrance built around a modern, textured vanilla, Future Memories opens with the vivid green snap of galbanum and the juicy brightness of blackcurrant, diffused by a luminous veil of aldehydes — it's the instant fully inhabited, where sensation is heightened and possibility feels infinite. At its heart, powdery iris unfolds alongside labdanum, resinous and warm, as the moment slows and engraves itself quietly into memory. The base belongs entirely to vanilla: rounded, enveloping, and radiant, infused with addictive Ambrofix and an intimate veil of musks that lingers close to the skin. Not a memory that fades, but one that lives on in subtle permanence.
Founded in 2006 in Sweden Byredo perfume's creator Ben Gorham (former basketball player) wanted to create perfumes of quality while keeping their production in Sweden. Gorham had been fascinated with fragrance much of his life. When he meet Pierre Wulff, a perfumer, Byredo came into being. Currently Gorham works with Olivia Giacobetti and Jerome Epinette to create his line of perfumes.
Reddit - "I’m not a vanilla-forward lover, and really like how it’s a background player here. to me it’s Galbanum, supported by soft musks, a lil pop-rocks sugar, and miles away… honeydew? Clean vibes. It’s feels quite Summer-y, but I could see it working all seasons. It’s like a more versatile cousin to Alto Astral. "
Reddit - " I think it's a green vanilla and similar in category to Guerlain's Angélique Noire and Dries Van Noten's Camomille Satin. The opening is really fresh and a lot more green than I think some people would expect, but the dry down does become a much more musky vanilla over time. "
Fragrantica - "One of the most interesting vanilla fragrances I have come across so far on my fragrance journey. The slight smokiness and spiciness making it that much more interesting. This is not your average in your face, sweet vanilla. It is unique and transitions from a dark vanilla smokiness to an addictive clean, vanilla musk with some backbone"
Fragrantica - "I tried it out today and it smells kinda similar to gentle fluidity gold by MFK and Byredo vanille antique, although not nearly as dense and antique smelling. "
Fragrantica - "HOLY SHIT. I own around 1,240 fragrances, I bought this today in West Hollywood, and it’s immediately worked its way into my top 5 most chic fragrances for life!! Right after buying it, I went across the street to get some Levi’s at Redone, and both of the girls working were raving about “you smell good”. Dreams & prayers coming true over here lol, an eternally cool VANILLA from Byredo..."
V A N I L L A I say!!!
