Balmain Beauty 2012 EDP

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Ivoire

by Michel Almairac , Jacques Flori

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Balmain Beauty Ivoire is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012, created by Michel Almairac and Jacques Flori. Ivoire opens with Mandarin, Violet Leaf, and Galbanum, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Iris, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Vetiver, Patchouli, and Vanilla. It lasts about 6 to 10 hours on skin, carries to about arm's length and is best in spring and autumn. Balmain Beauty's Ivoire carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

Violet leaf and galbanum open onto iris, rose and ylang-ylang, then vetiver, cedar and vanilla. A clean, soapy, powdery floral of timeless elegance, now discontinued and worth hunting.
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  • Elegant
  • Clean
  • Classic
  • Relaxed
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Ivoire Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

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Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

On the skin

Presence
Arm's length
Skin close to overpowering
Longevity
Long
Very short to very long
Changes during wear
Changes clearly
Steady to transforms

Its character

DistinctivenessIts own twist
MoodCalming
CharacterSerious
SentimentIn between

Ease of wear

Mostly easy

What people think

Divisiveness
Broadly liked

When To Wear

Seasons

Spring Autumn Summer Winter

Time of day

Occasions

  • Casual Best
  • Office Best
  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Sport Also works

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Ivoire opens green and fresh with violet leaf and galbanum, brightened by mandarin. The heart is a soft floral set of iris, rose, jasmine and ylang-ylang, powdery, delicate and distinctly soapy. In the base, earthy vetiver and patchouli ground it, with cedar and vanilla adding a clean woodiness. It lasts a good while and stays at a polite middle strength. Calm, ladylike and quietly formal. It has been discontinued, which makes it a little harder to find.

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