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ShiseidoDiscontinued

Basala (EDT)

1993

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Versions Timeline

1993

Basala (Original Release)

Price Range
$350 – $1000

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Dominique Preyssas

"Basala is a men's eau de toilette with a complex chypre structure and a strongly herbal-aromatic personality. Its opening combines lavender, clary sage, basil, rosemary, bergamot, neroli, and artemisia for a pungent, green, and invigorating introduction. The heart develops into a spiced floral accord featuring caraway, rose, fir, cinnamon, carnation, and jasmine. Leather, labdanum, cedar, oakmoss, amber, patchouli, musk, and coconut form a broad, warm, and textured drydown. The fragrance has an unmistakably classic late-20th-century character, with a powerful profile that can feel more traditionally 1980s than its 1993 launch date suggests. Basala is best suited to wearers who enjoy assertive aromatic chypres with leather, moss, spice, and woods."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Confident
Powerful
Sophisticated
Mysterious
Ambitious

Occasions

Formal
Dinner
Meeting
Night Out

Fun Facts

Basala is associated with a pronounced lavender, clary sage, and rosemary opening.

Its drydown combines leather, oakmoss, amber, cedar, and patchouli for a broad-shouldered classic character.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
GreenFreshSpicyFloralWoodyLeatheryResinousEarthySweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

lavender
clary sage
basil
rosemary
artemisia
bergamot
neroli
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

caraway
rose
fir
cinnamon
carnation
jasmine
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

leather
labdanum
cedar
oakmoss
amber
patchouli
musk
coconut

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
70%

Strong

Reviews Summary

“Basala is generally experienced as complex, herbal-aromatic, pungent, and broad-shouldered. The lavender, clary sage, and rosemary opening is particularly prominent, followed by a spiced floral heart and a drydown of amber, leather, oakmoss, and woods. Its style is often viewed as distinctly classic and 1980s-leaning despite the 1993 release, with some comparisons to Safari for Men.”

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