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Balenciaga

Designer · Spain

Balenciaga L'Essence

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • cucumber in 230 perfumes
  • Watermelon in 452 perfumes
  • violet leaf in 1,658 perfumes
  • Plum in 1,862 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • ozonic in 1,906 perfumes
  • violet in 2,722 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: green, ozonic, violet, aquatic, earthy, Grapefruit, Coriander, cucumber, Geranium and Green Notes.

Of the 28 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1947 and 2016.

Woody

Family

WomenProfile

2011

Released

Main Accords

woodygreenpowderyozonicviolet

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

woody100%
green88%
powdery77%
ozonic65%
violet53%
aquatic41%
aromatic30%
earthy18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotCorianderGreen Notesviolet leafWatermelon
Heart Notes
CedarcucumberGeraniumGrapefruitSandalwood
Base Notes
CedarMuskPlumSandalwoodWoody Notes

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

30%
Winter
42%
Spring
65%
SummerPeak
56%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
0%
Night
Winter30%
Spring42%
Summer65%Peak
Autumn56%
Day100%Peak
Night0%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Contact

Daniel Hechter

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Aquatic
Violetta Novella

West Third Brand

Violetta Novella

Floral
Garden Dewdrop

Vartan Perfumes

Garden Dewdrop

Uncategorized
Balenciaga Paris

Balenciaga

Balenciaga Paris

Floral
Violette

Outremer

Violette

Floral
Pink Conch

Seajewels

Pink Conch

Uncategorized

Users Also Like

6

Community favorites — people who enjoy this perfume also rated these highly.

Contact

Daniel Hechter

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Aquatic
He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood

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He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood

Woody
L'Eau de Concombre

Phaedon

L'Eau de Concombre

Green
Cacti

Regime Des Fleurs

Cacti

Green
Flourish

Drift Parfum de Terre

Flourish

Woody
Mirror

Regime Des Fleurs

Mirror

Woody

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

B-Free

City Parfum

B-Free

Woody
Voile de Violette

Sonoma Scent Studio

Voile de Violette

Floral
Derek Jeter Driven Rush

Avon

Derek Jeter Driven Rush

Citrus
Lightscape

Ulrich Lang

Lightscape

Musk