Rouge Chaotique EAU De Parfum by Byredo

Spicy plums and and tart casiss with sweet praline, oak and oud. I would go as far as to put this in gourmand category, because of the fruity and sweet nature!
I am definitely not getting patchouli and papyrus or anything green and earthy. Saffron gives Rouge Chaotique an amazing diffusion in the air, creates a nice bubble around!

It’s a great choice for Byredo to create a line, Night Veil, that’s lasting more than 3 hours. Because Rouge Chaotique is multi layered, intense, flawlessly balanced but easy to wear. It’s not in the slightest a challenging scent, don’t be intimidated by the masculine leaning notes because I think it actually leans more feminine. It’s not sickly sweet or to heavy or too oudy or too earthy from patchouli and papyrus.

It’s a sweet fruity scent that smells in the dry down, after every note settles, like prune compote on me. Which I love to eat, so this scent is a love for me!

Also, besides being sweet and having the word Rouge in the name, I personally do not see much resemblance with Baccarat Rouge!

Now, the price of Night Veil collection scents, is not something easy to “swallow”. For 270€ per a 50 ml bottle it’s a pass for me, I am not there yet with my budget…

I am reviewing based off a first impression.
I love the colour of all night veils from byredo. Yes they stain, but in my opinion it adds richness and allure to the juice, you can see how concentrated it is.
On opening, this fragrance is strong on the saffron, sort of leathery and it reminds me of BR540 by MFK due to that fact. However, as it wears it becomes woody and has a touch of sweetness.
You can feel the presence of the Oud, but it’s not overwhelming or dirty, it just adds a bit of body to the perfume.
Byredo sells this as an “Oud gourmand”. Personally I don’t agree. While it’s fruity and has a touch of sweetness, it lacks that edible dessert like quality of a gourmand. If you’re looking for an overly sweet perfume, I think you’ll be underwhelmed.
Overall, I think it’s a good fragrance. I’m not sure it’s full bottle worthy for the steep price, but I’ll continue trying it and seeing how it changes.

Nordstrom made me a sample, and not only did I love it, but several coworkers and friends gave it a wide-eyed 10/10 response. One spray is enough and lasts from before dinner, through a night out, to brunch the next day (how I justified the high price).

A friend tried to get me into BR540. It just wasn't what I wanted; THIS is what I'd been hoping for! Rouge Chaotique is the only sugary / sweet-forward scent I've liked, and it's a complete and utter obsession!

I think it's season-less, though it's probably not great for a truly hot summer day. While it leans more toward nighttime, I don't see any reason not to wear it for a high-interaction day.

Genuinely the best scent from the entire line. Reine de Nuit is a contender but just because they are so similar (the aforementioned scent is much more incense heavy, less fruity).
Rouge Chaotique embodies the essence of a sapphic vampire. She’s biting into a tender plum; the succulent juice cascades down her slender throat, leaving a trail of cold patchouli and cassis in its wake.

An extremely meady and luscious fragrance with impressive longevity and projection. I still have the mouillette on which I sprayed the perfume, and the scent hasn't even remotely weakened. Manifesting a purchase in the foreseeable future.

P.S. Also, please make sure not to spray this on your clothes. This is a skin scent — there are so many dyes in it that it will stain your clothes.

Very heady and overpowering. A little too fruity for me but a well balanced fragrance with lots of longevity and diffusion. Just a call out that the red dyes in the fragrance could stain if you’re wearing light color clothes.