How it smells
Main smell: warm spicy and amber. It opens with saffron and black pepper, moves to violet leaf and musk and dries down to ambroxan and patchouli.
- Came out
- 2016
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
B683 notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Marc-Antoine Barrois B683 EDP in detail
B683 EDP is made by Marc-Antoine Barrois. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Prada Intense. Base notes like ambroxan and patchouli are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Best season for B683
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to spring. Ranked by season: fall, winter, summer and spring. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
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B683: day or night?
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by amber and fresh spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and amber smells and notes like violet leaf and ambroxan. Less obvious notes include nutmeg, labdanum and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 4.09 out of 5.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €343. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience and Prada Intense.
Other versions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2020.
B683 dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience (8 shared notes), Prada Intense (11 shared notes), Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan (8 shared notes) and The Spirit Of Dubai Durra (9 shared notes).
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
Quick answers
Does B683 project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
Can women wear B683?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2016.
What is the difference between B683 EDP and B683 Extrait unisex?
The other one is the Extrait and lasts about 6 to 9 hours.