One of the most anticpated fragrance releases this year is Balenciaga Paris. It seems like it took forever to finally arrive.Billed as a violet chypre it's mostly violet. Not a sweet violet, it has many green stem notes and no powder. This is good but it lacks enough chypre. It's rare to find a good chypre though, and that anyone is attempting to market a semi one is something in itself.
The thing is this should have been edgy. The current Vogue( Feb.) has an article quoting Nicolas Ghesquiere and Charlotte Gainsbourg saying how they wanted edgy, or in his words, weird, and how she herself picked the stronger of the two. In reality it should be even stronger, with a touch of leather maybe, or the furniture wax smell that Ghesquiere stated he loves, as well as more oakmoss .
Now I love violet. A lot. So this does appeal to me, I just lament what could have been . It is very pretty , not the same as every other scent out there . Besides the violet and green notes there is a slight metallic edge and some of the moss of a chypre. Other notes include cedar and distilled woods. It's a good mix .
Sillage and lasting power are very good.
Balenciaga Paris will be in stores here beginning next month .
Balenciaga Paris will be in stores here beginning next month .
EDP 1.7 oz $95.00
EDP 3.4 oz $130.00
Body Lotion 6.7 oz 50.00
Shower Gel 6.7 oz $40.00
UK is £42 for 30ml at Harvey Nichols, and 75 Euros for 50ml at Sephora France
UK is £42 for 30ml at Harvey Nichols, and 75 Euros for 50ml at Sephora France
*press sample
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