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Pierre Balmain

Designer · France

Carbone de Balmain

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

  • Cassia in 240 perfumes
  • Balsam Fir in 290 perfumes
  • elemi in 661 perfumes
  • galbanum in 1,415 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes
  • ozonic in 1,906 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: balsamic, smoky, ozonic, green, Benzoin, Incense, Balsam Fir, black pepper and Cassia.

Of the 28 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1946 and 2016.

Eau de Cologne

Concentration

Resin

Family

MenProfile

2010

Released

Main Accords

amberaromaticbalsamicwarm spicyfresh spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

amber100%
aromatic91%
balsamic82%
warm spicy73%
fresh spicy64%
woody54%
smoky45%
fruity36%
ozonic27%
green18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
Bergamotblack pepperCassiaelemiJasmine
Heart Notes
Balsam Firgalbanum
Base Notes
AmberBenzoinIncenseLabdanumVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
41%
Spring
30%
Summer
86%
Autumn
72%
Day
74%
NightPeak
Winter100%Peak
Spring41%
Summer30%
Autumn86%
Day72%
Night74%Peak

Profile Matches

6

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

Alpha

House Of Matriarch

Alpha

Resin
Lumiere

Aftelier

Lumiere

Resin
L'Eau de Paille

Serge Lutens

L'Eau de Paille

Green
Fate Woman

Amouage

Fate Woman

Spice
Atlantic

Strange Invisible Perfumes

Atlantic

Resin
Invincible

FL Parfums

Invincible

Resin

Users Also Like

6

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

Abjar

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Abjar

Woody
Youth-Dew

Estee Lauder

Youth-Dew

Spice
Vintage Collection Incensi

Lorenzo Villoresi

Vintage Collection Incensi

Resin
Atlantic

Strange Invisible Perfumes

Atlantic

Resin
Incensi

Lorenzo Villoresi

Incensi

Resin
Aqua di Aix

Absolument Parfumeur

Aqua di Aix

Spice

Reminds Me Of

4

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

Minister

Solstice Scents

Minister

Resin
Rite Volume III

G Parfums

Rite Volume III

Resin
Catalyst for Men

Halston

Catalyst for Men

Spice
Ivoire de Balmain

Pierre Balmain

Ivoire de Balmain

Aromatic