Balenciaga

Ever since Luca Turin gave this a glowing review, I just had to revisit this scent! Wow, it really is marvelous! It is quite deep and complex and takes time on the skin to unfold. I found a...

I find Cristobal intoxicating, in a way that I do not find Angel. When I first bought it I could not stop smelling my arm. Also, this scent lasts *forever* on me - I can still smell it in the...

in the same family as chanel no 5 and guerlains liu. aldehydic floral with a distinctivie violet note. smells of all the pretty girls from long ago, all forgotten now.

Rumba is described as a fruit and floral blend with exotic notes of light wood, musk and vanilla. I bought this unsniffed in winter, but at that time it smelled like too much of a heady floral for...

Background & notes: Created in 1994. Talisman by Balenciaga opens with a fruity-floral accord of lychee, dried fruits and osmanthus enhanced by a rum effect and davana. A blend of rose, jasmine,...

This is a lovely spicy oriental scent from Balenciaga. It was launched in 1982 and according to Parfums Raffy, the notes are:<p> Top Notes: Aldehydes, bergamot, orange, pimento Heart Notes:...

I was happily surprised by Cristobal. I like figgy fragrances, so it had seemed nice from the start, but what's so fun about this fragrance is the scent that I get about 15-20 minutes after I put...

The scent has dried down to a deep and intoxicating smoky oriental, a bit remniscant of Angel, but not quite. It is just as intense, but the scent differs a bit. This one is definitely for evenings...

This is what I would call a "suit fragrance" -- something I would wear, for instance, to a client meeting. In my current incarnation, I do not attend client meetings or wear suits; I live in the...