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BalmainDiscontinued

Balmain de Balmain (Parfum)

1998

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Versions Timeline

1998

Balmain de Balmain (Original Release)

Price Range
$420 – $595

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Antoine Maisondieu

"Balmain de Balmain is a classic women's chypre floral fragrance introduced in 1998. Its character opens with a crisp, green and peppery impression shaped by bergamot, galbanum, blackcurrant bud, and pepper. The heart softens the opening with iris, jasmine, rose, and violet, creating an elegant floral texture. Oakmoss, sandalwood, vetiver, and patchouli form a dry, earthy, woody base with a distinctly vintage chypre character. The overall style is sophisticated, mossy, green, and polished rather than sweet or overtly modern. It is regarded as a discontinued classic with above-average longevity and collector interest."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Mild
Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Elegant
Sophisticated
Powerful
Mysterious

Occasions

Formal
Work
Dinner
Ceremony
Daily Use

Fun Facts

The fragrance combines a strongly green-spicy opening with a traditional mossy chypre base.

Its 1998 release places it among Balmain's late-1990s feminine fragrance offerings.

AI Generated

Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
GreenSpicyCitrusFruityFloralPowderyChypreWoodyEarthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

bergamot
pepper
galbanum
blackcurrant bud
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

iris
jasmine
rose
violet
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

oakmoss
sandalwood
vetiver
patchouli

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
70%

Strong

Reviews Summary

“A well-regarded classic chypre floral with a crisp green and peppery opening, an elegant floral heart, and a polished oakmoss, sandalwood, vetiver, and patchouli drydown. It is considered sophisticated, opulent, and above average in longevity, with a noticeable but refined presence.”

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