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Balenciaga

Designer · Spain

La Fuite des Heures (Fleeting Moment)

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

  • French labdanum in 300 perfumes
  • Birch in 555 perfumes
  • Lilac in 751 perfumes
  • Aldehydes in 1,374 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • anis in 591 perfumes
  • aldehydic in 878 perfumes
  • mossy in 1,978 perfumes
  • violet in 2,722 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: violet, anis, mossy, aldehydic, leather, iris, violet, Leather, Aldehydes and Birch.

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

Floral

Family

WomenProfile

1949

Released

Main Accords

floralwoodyvioletanismossy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

floral100%
woody91%
violet82%
anis73%
mossy64%
aromatic54%
aldehydic45%
powdery36%
leather27%
fresh18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
Aldehydes
Heart Notes
GeraniumirisJasmineLilacviolet
Base Notes
BirchFrench labdanumLeatherMusktobacco

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

27%
Winter
100%
SpringPeak
32%
Summer
35%
Autumn
80%
DayPeak
19%
Night
Winter27%
Spring100%Peak
Summer32%
Autumn35%
Day80%Peak
Night19%

Profile Matches

6

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

Сардоникс (Sardonics) 2

Новая Заря (The New Dawn)

Сардоникс (Sardonics) 2

Uncategorized
No. 4 Nappa Noir

Six Scents

No. 4 Nappa Noir

Leather
Cuir de Nacre

Ann Gerard

Cuir de Nacre

Uncategorized
No7 Violette

Prada

No7 Violette

Floral
Gemini

Strange Invisible Perfumes

Gemini

Resin
The Cobra and The Canary

Imaginary Authors

The Cobra and The Canary

Leather

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6

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

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Panache

Aromatic
Aimez - Moi

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Aimez - Moi

Floral
Cabochard

Gres

Cabochard

Woody
Les Exclusifs de Chanel Cuir de Russie 1924

Chanel

Les Exclusifs de Chanel Cuir de Russie 1924

Leather
Reckless

Roja Dove

Reckless

Woody
Ландыш серебристый (Muguet Argente)

Новая Заря (The New Dawn)

Ландыш серебристый (Muguet Argente)

Floral

Reminds Me Of

4

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

Bezgrijie Cerveno

Evterpa

Bezgrijie Cerveno

Floral
Estée Lauder Beyond Paradise Summer Waters For Her 2005

Estee Lauder

Estée Lauder Beyond Paradise Summer Waters For Her 2005

Floral
Arpege Eau Delicieuse

Lanvin

Arpege Eau Delicieuse

Floral
Charlie Instinct (Charlie Insight)

Revlon

Charlie Instinct (Charlie Insight)

Floral