Russell Westbrook x Byredo "Westbrook" Fragrance

Aside from Russell Westbrook’s infatuation with fashion and all things style, the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard and trendy high-end fragrance brand Byredo have more than that one thing in common. Byredo’s founder Ben Gorham is a basketball player-turned-perfumer, so Westbrook and Gorham naturally hit it off. Their partnership resulted in a collaborative scent simply dubbed “Westbrook,” a Barneys exclusive. According to Gorham, the scent was a result of the “duality that I found in Russell’s character. The first part of it was really related to him as an athlete and what I’d seen and experienced in terms of him playing basketball, which was this immensely fierce competitor. On a personal level, he was very humble, very soft-spoken, very interested, and very creative. So to me, there was, I wouldn’t say a contradiction, but a contrast. And with fragrance, to capture that contrast was interesting.” The unisex scent features hints of bergamot jin accord and osmathus for a fresh burst, while its middle and base notes consist of black violet, tobacco leaves and Haitian vetiver. Overall, the sent is fresh and clean with bold undertones, housed in Byredo’s sleek and minimal glass casing. A long lasting scent that is equally wearable on court and off, “Westbrook” is available at Barneys for $350 USD.