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Balenciaga L'Essence(2011)
Balenciaga · Olivier Polge · Floral
At a glance
Created by Olivier Polge for Balenciaga, L'Essence opens on bergamot and carnation, moves through a heart of violet and iris, and closes on cedar, patchouli, musk, and amber, offering a refined, powdery floral composition.
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.
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