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Cristobal (2025)(2025)
Balenciaga · Balenciaga in-house perfumers · Floral
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A 2025-era reissue of Balenciaga's Cristobal, sharing the fragrance's aldehydic mixed-floral structure with its established musk-sandalwood-amber base, named for the house's founder, Cristobal Balenciaga.
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This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true.
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Cristobal (2025) is a fragrance from Balenciaga, released in 2025 and composed by Balenciaga in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Musk, Sandalwood, and Amber.
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