BDK Parfums · Mathilde Bijaoui

Gris Charnel

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
BDK Parfums asks about $252 for 100 ml
50 mlabout $157
100 mlabout $252

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Fig, black tea and cardamom over powdery iris and earthy vetiver, settling on creamy sandalwood and tonka.

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The drawn Gris Charnel bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Gris Charnel’s scent picture, a draft: fig, tea, cardamom, iris, vetiver, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Gris Charnel, top notes: Fig, Tea, Cardamom, Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Gris Charnel, heart: Iris, Vetiver, Labdanum

Dry-downwhat stays

Gris Charnel, dry-down: Sandalwood, Tonka (coumarin), alpha-Isomethyl ionone (violet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

10 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For about the same

Alto AstralByredo · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Gris Charnel$330 for 100 ml

“Smells a bit “rich” and sweetly modern like Baccarat Rouge 540 or Gris Charnel with more sunscreen notes and fruit flavor.”

Reddit comment, r/FragranceStories, 2025 · 4 votes

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Classic BlackJaguar · shares tea, cardamom, vetiver, sandalwood and 1 more
LustreAmouage · shares cardamom, orris, sandalwood, tonka and 1 more$475 for 100 ml · about twice Gris Charnel’s about $252
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares cardamom, orris, vetiver, sandalwood and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.