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Balenciaga

Designer · Spain

Ho Hang

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

  • brazilian rosewood in 441 perfumes
  • Basil in 1,548 perfumes
  • carnation in 1,866 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: Lemon, Lavender, Benzoin, Tonka Bean and Basil.

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

Resin

Family

MenProfile

1972

Released

Perfumers

J
Jacques JantzenView perfumer profile →
Raymond ChaillanView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

amberwoodyaromaticfresh spicywarm spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

amber100%
woody92%
aromatic84%
fresh spicy75%
warm spicy67%
fresh59%
citrus51%
floral43%
sweet34%
vanilla26%
musky18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BasilBergamotLavenderLemonOrange
Heart Notes
brazilian rosewoodcarnationCedarGeraniumPatchouli
Base Notes
AmberBenzoinLabdanumMuskTonka BeanVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
100%
Spring
100%
Summer
100%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
100%
Night
Winter100%Peak
Spring100%
Summer100%
Autumn100%
Day100%Peak
Night100%

Profile Matches

6

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

Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme

Aromatic
Signoricci 2

Nina Ricci

Signoricci 2

Citrus
Monsieur De Rauch

De Rauch

Monsieur De Rauch

Uncategorized
Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur

Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur

Spice
Boucheron Pour Homme

Boucheron

Boucheron Pour Homme

Citrus
Wild Country

Avon

Wild Country

Aromatic

Users Also Like

6

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

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Enigme

Woody
Gucci pour Homme (2003)

Gucci

Gucci pour Homme (2003)

Woody
Passion for Men

Elizabeth Taylor

Passion for Men

Spice
Witness

Jacques Bogart

Witness

Spice
Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme

Aromatic

Reminds Me Of

4

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

Catalyst for Men

Halston

Catalyst for Men

Spice
Jaguar For Men

Jaguar

Jaguar For Men

Aromatic
Vendetta Uomo

Valentino

Vendetta Uomo

Resin
Erotic

Franck Boclet

Erotic

Resin