Casablanca Lily Night Veils by Byredo: Notes, Longevity and Review

Casablanca Lily Night Veils by Byredo is an Extrait de Parfum from the Night Veils collection, the house's line of high-concentration evening scents. It celebrates flowers at night, when their scent is strongest: gardenia and plum open the composition, carnation and Indian tuberose form the heart, and rosewood with honey settle the base. Lush, white-floral, and quietly opulent, it is Byredo at its most romantic.

What does Casablanca Lily Night Veils by Byredo smell like?

It smells like a garden after dark. The opening pairs creamy gardenia with juicy plum, a white-floral brightness with a fruity, almost tropical edge. The heart is pure indulgence: Indian tuberose, rich and heady, wrapped in spicy carnation, the kind of floral intensity that only blooms at night. As it dries down, Brazilian rosewood adds a warm woody depth and honey brings a soft, golden sweetness that never turns sticky. The overall impression is sensual and enveloping, a white floral with real warmth underneath.

Notes breakdown

The official pyramid is:

• Top notes: plum, gardenia
• Heart notes: carnation, Indian tuberose
• Base notes: rosewood, honey

Gardenia and plum give the luminous opening, tuberose and carnation drive the intense floral heart, and rosewood with honey create the warm, lasting base.

Longevity and sillage

As an extrait, it performs well. Most wearers report around 7 to 8 hours, with the tuberose and honey base lingering through the evening. Sillage is moderate: it creates a beautiful aura in the first few hours without overwhelming, then wears closer to the skin. Two sprays are enough for an evening out. The high concentration means a little goes a long way, and it sits beautifully on warm skin.

Best for

Evenings and nights are its natural setting, and spring through fall suit the white florals best. It is made for date nights, weddings, and warm-weather evenings when tuberose can fully bloom. It leans feminine but the honey and woods keep it wearable for anyone who loves white florals. For the darker Night Veils sibling, Reine de Nuit Night Veils offers a smoky rose-and-incense take on the night, while Bibliotheque Byredo explores a completely different, leathery Byredo mood.

Frequently asked questions

Is Casablanca Lily very strong? It is rich and heady, especially the tuberose heart, but the extrait wears with polish rather than aggression. Two sprays are plenty.

Is it unisex? Yes. Byredo makes it for women and men, and white florals with honey and woods work across the board.

What is the Night Veils collection? It is Byredo's line of extrait-strength fragrances inspired by the mystery of night, each built around intense, high-concentration compositions.

Where can I read more Byredo extrait guides? The fragrance guides at DNA PERFUMO cover the Night Veils line in detail.