L'essence

Balenciaga

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4.2

13 reviews
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    4.0
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    highrise

    7 years ago

    I love this, just wish it had more glomming power on me.. It's a chic androgyne fragrance with powder violet over clean ambroxan woods, and a delightfully minerally undertone that smells almost...

    About reviewer (257 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinOther, Fair, Cool

    HairOther, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    fragranceisall

    8 years ago

    Why ever was this magnificent fragrance discontinued? I was shocked when the sales woman at Lord and Taylor told me it had been since this is one of my very favorite fragrances. Luckily for me, I...

    About reviewer (92 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinDry, Fair-Medium

    HairBlond

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    HeatherLalache

    9 years ago

    This perfume is stunning. It is not shy nor is it brash, but it is STRONG. It's akin to a somewhat feminized version of YSL's La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense and, like it, features violet and...

    About reviewer (41 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair

    HairBrunette

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    yueti

    10 years ago

    Classy as hell (the fragrance is classy, I'm not, I can swear all I want). Green and violet and kinda woody, less cloying than Balenciaga Paris. Moderate lasting power, moderate sillage. L'Essence...

    About reviewer (15 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

    HairBlack, Straight, Medium

    EyesBlack

    3.0
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    AlohaPandaXOXO

    11 years ago

    L'Essence, I wanted to love you, but sadly it wasn't meant to be. I found a bottle of this at TJ Maxx and immediately had to scoop it up as my local ones rarely get recently released, higher end...

    About reviewer (107 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

    HairRed, Straight, Medium

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    hesperia

    12 years ago

    I tried a sample of this and I loved it. Hubby gave it to me for my BDay and I am ecstatic. It's a very soft scent, but not at all blah, or baby cologne. Someone described it as 'masculine.' ...

    About reviewer (703 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    rosbergs3

    12 years ago

    Here we go again. Another masculine scent for women on the market. I've reviewed several of them the past few day and now It is my pleasure to intoduce to the world another one Balenciagas...

    About reviewer (521 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinNormal, Other

    HairBrown

    EyesHazel

    4.0
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    sexygirl999

    12 years ago

    I want to love this, but I can't quite move past just really liking it. This is unusual and unquestionably beautiful - woodsy, slightly powdery, elegant yet not obnoxiously chic - but some...

    About reviewer (25 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

    HairBlond, Straight, Fine

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    mizzcindy

    13 years ago

    This perfume is the follow-up fragrance to Balenciaga Paris and features vetiver, patchouli, violet, violet leaf, green notes, sandalwood and cedar. I've smelled the original and I prefer this...

    About reviewer (44 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

    HairBlond, Wavy, Coarse

    EyesGreen

    3.0
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    princesssage

    13 years ago

    I feel very torn about this scent. The top notes are too much for me. I like the floral violet notes mixed with some powdery accents and a bit of green freshness, but the intensity of it all is...

    About reviewer (38 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

    HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    haidehh

    13 years ago

    I bought this in UK. Love it. Its heavy but still not. Very feminine and lasts a long time

    About reviewer (198 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Medium, Cool

    HairBrunette, Relaxed, Fine

    EyesHazel

    4.0
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    abfabjeanius

    13 years ago

    I purchased this fragrance on a whim after spraying it on my wrist. According to Basenotes.net, the notes in L'Essence are Violet leaves, Vetiver, Forest notes. This is the flanker to Paris, I...

    About reviewer (908 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBlack

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    luckylouie

    13 years ago

    L'essence is a new perfume for Balenciaga released in September 2011. L'essence is advertised as a green floral based on the fragrance of violet leaf, not violet flowers. When I first sniffed it...

    About reviewer (816 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBrunette

    EyesBrown

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