Is Paris Corner Vibrant Vetiver Delight a dupe of Byredo Bal d'Afrique?
Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.
Paris Corner Vibrant Vetiver Delight is a close match to Byredo Bal d'Afrique. Of 20 independent sources that compared them, 19 say it is near-identical or close and 1 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Bal d'Afrique costs $330.00 for 100 ml at Luckyscent ($3.30/ml); no shop in the US has a full bottle of Vibrant Vetiver Delight in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on .
Byredo
Bal d'Afrique
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| Price | $196 50 ml | Not in stock |
| Per ml | $3.92 | - |
| Verdict | Close match of Bal d'Afrique | |
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The evidence
- Say near-identical 1
- Say close 18
- Disagree 1
Confidence: 91%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works
In their words 11
Paris corner Vibrant vetiver delight - near identical to Bal dafrique, but a little more citrus.
A Reddit post, Aug 2026, 65 points
Paris Corner Vibrant Vetiver Delight – The newest in my collection and a brilliant dupe of Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique, with better performance.
A Reddit post, Jul 2025, 31 points
Vibrant Vetiver Delight (Bal D’Afrique clone).
A Reddit post, Apr 2024, 7 points
Emir Vibrant Vetiver Delight is a spot on dupe of Byredo Bal D’Afrique
A Reddit comment, Jul 2024, 7 points
2 :Paris Corner :Vibrant Vetiver Delight ( bal d'afrique clone)
A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 4 points
Update: It looks like Emir Vibrant Vetiver Delight is a dupe for Byredo Bal d'Afrique.
A Reddit comment, Feb 2024, 3 points
Emir do a Bal d'Afrique clone which is great https://www.aromaconcepts.co.uk/products/vibrant-vetiver-delight-emir Pretty sure Aroma concepts have a US presence as well as UK.
A Reddit comment, Jan 2024, 2 points
Paris Corner Emir Vibrant Vetiver Delight is really good and supposedly clone of Byredo Bal d'afrique
A Reddit comment, Feb 2024, 2 points
Emir vibrant vetiver delight (byredo bal d'afrique clone)
A Reddit comment, Apr 2024, 1 point
Emir Vibrant Vetiver Delight - a clone/inspired by of Byredo Bal d'Afrique with much better performance.
A Reddit post, Apr 2024, 1 point
I've smelt Byredo Bal d'Afrique once in the airport and Vibrant Vetiver Delight is a pretty spot on dupe, it's a nice blend of citrus and florals with a bit of sweetness.
A Reddit comment, Oct 2025, 1 point
Community dupe lists
Lists Paris Corner Vibrant Vetiver Delight as an alternative to Byredo Bal d'Afrique.
How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.