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B. Balenciaga(2014)

Balenciaga · Domitille Michalon-Bertier · Floral

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Created by Domitille Michalon-Bertier for Balenciaga, B. opens on lily of the valley, violet leaf, and edamame, moves through a heart of orris and cedar, and closes on ambrette seed and cashmere wood. Its unusual edamame note, green and slightly milky, gave the composition a distinctive, modern vegetal freshness within Balenciaga's fragrance catalog.

Did you know? This scent's violet note exists because of ionone, synthesized in 1893 to replace violet-flower oil — once one of the most expensive materials in perfumery. Read the full story →

Brand

Balenciaga

Perfumer

Domitille Michalon-Bertier

Launched

2014

Family

Floral

B. Balenciaga is a fragrance from Balenciaga, released in 2014 and composed by Domitille Michalon-Bertier. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Lily of the Valley, Violet Leaf, and Edamame, moves into a heart of Orris and Cedarwood, and settles into a base of Ambrette Seed and Cashmeran.

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