No way! I love its metallic, green start, its non sweet floral notes and its complex and wonderful dry down. It must have smelt wonderful on Audrey as a sedate, elegant and pensive older woman, dressed impeccably in black and neutral colors, taking long walks in her garden. Vintage EDP: It's a cross between Windex and skunk spray. Avec Sephora, le parfum est bien plus qu'une fragrance ! Côté flacon, le contenant original d’Ivoire a lui aussi été modernisé. For example, I don't think original Ivoire smells like vintage Chanel No.19 at all, but perhaps reformulated Ivoire smells like reformulated No.19, as some people state. His response stuck with me because he was right, it is beautiful. Reminds me a little of the vintage Dunhill for men. Following a slightly soapy smelling phase, it softens quite powdery on my skin and is a fragrance I choose when I want to feel pampered and elegant. Fragrantica® Trends is a relative value that shows the interest of Fragrantica members in this fragrance over time. It'a a timeless masterpiece. The oakmoss does not overshadow the flowers or spicy notes like the carnation. Aussi, c'est précisément cela que l'on retrouve dans le parfum Ivoire de la maison Balmain. 4.10 It was a July day in a magnificent garden of flowers and dewy greenery, sultry but sophisticated, florid but fresh. It doesn't smell like grass from Chanel No. The ripe raspberries from their bushes and their humid green leaves. Maybe it's the incense. Véritable chef-d’œuvre d'élégance et de féminité, celui-ci est né d'une rencontre fugace. En 2013 il porte le même nom que la version Eau d'Ivoire de 2000. Energising like lying on a freshly cut grass among meadow flowers. It was so nice to smell something that wasn't an Opium spinoff. )and an initial blast of narcissus akin to 'First'. I found a pre-refromulated bottle and was stunned by its compostion. Oh My God.... Got a sample of the vintage version and I am in love. I'm just so disappointed. That’s the chamomile and marigold! I smelled it on some of my husband's own secretaries but on them and not him thank God lol I adore this perfume. There's als some incense. It is my third dissapointment after rediscovering "jontue" by Revlon, and "magie noire" by Lancome. This has a nice dose of it. I am sorry but I don't like this one. I can see the rationale behind this: the fragrance is crisply elegant, sophisticated and mysterious, rather than overtly sexy. It's reminiscent of golden summer fields after the hay has been cut. Gosh, I usually can't stand aldehydes due to their spinstery strictness but Ivoire- it's divine!! Are they the pre-reformulation bottles? What a shame. my body chemistry just ruined everything.... :(. Il me reste en mémoire son chapeau et son parfum… » Celui-ci est donc à la fois chargé de sentiments et d'émotions tout en étant intemporel et follement élégant. It smells sophisticated, elegant, refined and simple. Whoever made this perfume made it with a real undemanding of what makes a perfume a perfume. Agrandissement. I find it hard to tell them apart, so strong is the powdery note. It's not for sissies! (My cats gave me dirty looks and left the room.). Wow, funny to say, funny to smell. I became weak at the knees. Ivoire de Balmain was launched in 1980. It is very complicated and bright, starts out green and shrill, but quiets down to honey and herbs. It's boring to repeat again that great perfumes have been destroyed by their reformulation, but I have to admit it. Ivoire, with your elegant rapsody of flowers, spices, woods, greens and a pale hint of fruit. It is one of the most beautiful, feminine, classy and elegant fragrances I have ever smelled, very similar to K de Krizia .... that is the only thing available now that the vintage Ivoire de Balmain is impossible to find unless you're willing to fork out a lot of money. Soapy was probably a hard sell in 1980, so how on earth has this survived the intervening years? It's been changed dramatically! The colour is also lighter. My friend said it reeked of an armpit mixed with cheap deodorant. This may be a case of body chemistry, but most perfumes wear well on me. I would definately try it first before purchasing. A work of art but one that can go everywhere as they say anytime anyplace. It has a sweetness to it, but it's not cloying, or sugary. Je l’ai croisée un instant au pied de l’escalier de l’Opéra avant qu’elle ne disparaisse dans la nuit. Structured, chic, slightly cool and just this side of aloof...and yet I can't keep my nose out of my arm. Ivoire par Pierre Balmain Parfum pour femme créé en 2012 Eau de parfum - Atomiseur La maison Balmain revisite son mythique Ivoire, pour « dépoussiérer la formule sans la trahir », selon les mots … What I mean is, a sort of animalic B.O. Achat immédiat +6,00 EUR (livraison) PARFUM IVOIRE DE BALMAIN … I went back and tried a friends decant from a reliable perfume blog. Choose From. Right after I walked by him he yelled back to me "What perfume are you wearing?" The hesperidic notes open this green clean masterpiece. I do however find it a bit too strong for a hot day and prefer to wear this in cooler weather at night. There is that sweet raspberry again! i really wanted to love this! This is more like Aliage and Chanel No. I love it -- both long and short list versions. It's combination of floral top and middle notes combine beautifully with it's more sensuous base notes. It smells like wet leaves after a rain. Does anyone know what difference there is between the edp and edt ? Ivoire found me-thanks to Fragrantica. Il est recommandé de … I wore it when I was sick with flu and it did nothing but comfort me. The aldehydes are a little much in the beginning, but wait a minute or two and it calms down and a beautifu fragrance emerges. The initial opening can feel like a synthetic blast, like the aldehydes want to get out of town. There are very few fragrances today that smell like this one. Very deep dark smoky scent! Its beautiful and curves to the oriental scents according to my nose. Despite the fact that people call this fragrance mature, old lady perfume or a standard chypre, it's not. Also being inexpensive must help. Description : Le nouvel IVOIRE est un hommage à la beauté des femmes, un parfum sensuel et indomptable à l'image de la mode BALMAIN.. En ouverture, l'éclat de l’essence d’orange illumine la douceur poudrée des feuilles de violette. Starts as a very smooth floral-herbal scent, slightly aldehydic, with a definite green, weedy note. I've had my reformulated bottle for one week, and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. C'est donc aux parfumeurs Michel Almairac et Jacques Flori qu'a été confiée la tâche de réinterpréter cet opus parfumé d’antan. Very 70- 80s style. I remember something rather green and woody very sophisticated. Ivoire De Balmain was launched by the design house of Pierre Balmain It is recommended for casual wear. My "two cents" say it is ! Ivoire incarne désormais l'image de la nouvelle femme Balmain. It was strong but not offensive. What a perfume, what a masterpiece, what a vision this is. Found some small bottles at a thrift store in the glass case, with my sister-in-law. | Deutsch | Español | Français | Italiano | Русский | Polski | Português | Ελληνικά | 汉语 | Nederlands | Srpski | Română | العربية | Українська | Монгол | עברית | Luxois Watches | Ivoire est un jus à … I’m fond of it thanks to thorny, bitterish greenness without even a hint of sugar, but with a drop of salt (first half of the scent’s life on me, lasts for about 8 hours), and I do like the gentle, nice and very much alive flowers it has for me (second half of the scent’s lifespan on my skin, lasts for about 10 hours). Ivoire de Balmain is an aromatic green galbanum scent not for the faint of heart. Maybe I got a bad bottle, but I don't think so. You could hardly detect the pepper, the aldehydes weren't screaming, I could smell the lemon, a hint of spice, and something "plummy" for lack of a better term--the tissue smelled terrific. A fragrance is never to be judged upon opening notes but I liked so much the elegant way bitter notes glide on citruses that I decided vintage Ivoire was a must have . It's a bit too much for me to wear in the top, but I do appreciate its beauty and subtle complexity. ivoire de balmain women 3.3/ 3.4 oz eau de toilette edt spray tester as pictured C $46.25 Ivoire De Balmain-Pierre Balmain Parfumes Balmain France 15 g/ml 50% full spray 3.3 Ounce. Beautiful, distinguished fragrance it's a grown up lady's perfume and Perfume it will be. Ivoire sparkling like a diamond casting light and colours around me every time I took a breath. Who said this is not easy to wear ? I imagine this is what Heaven smells like...so smooth and well-blended on me, in cool damp weather it's so dreamy that I cannot stop smelling myself! The spicy note faded as time went by, leaving a scent that I thought was rather close to the skin -- floral in the classic way with lots of carnation and a dark brew of ingredients that I couldn't analyze. 19 although this perfume has been compared to it. How do I find ones with just a few ingredients listed? It is making me nausious. I have had many compliments over the years. @diego.lesgart Ivoire de Balmain works very well on a man. Beautiful. But I am instantly enamoured.....Definitely a fall/winter flavor. À la fois robuste et fascinant de beauté, il incarne tout autant l'élégance que la détermination. If a perfume can bring such strong images and feelings to you, it's not your every day a run-of-the-mill perfume. Elegant, sophisticated and romantic but never over-dressed for the party. Intensely complex and constantly evolving, the vintage version of Ivoire is fantastic if you can handle this sort of floral bouquet. Talk about getting my money's worth for the vintage Ivoire on Ebay! Of course fragrance has no gender, it's just marketing that wants it to. Surprisingly this is a little bit like my actual signature scent Bijan for Men. There is a bit strange start and then it seems a bit retro, bitter, but after ten minutes becomes perfectly blended with the skin, lasts a long time although EDT. Found the bodycream on Ebay for a steal, never used. If it could be expressed in terms of materials, for me it is a rusty metallic scrapyard after flood covered with a heavy mud. The current version is nothing like the original ... a completely different perfume. My responses to Ivoire therefore differ from many reviewers. Oakmoss carries through from the start to finish. out of Though it doesn't go on as strong and doesn't have the longevity of the vintage, it is so similar that it's hard to tell the difference between the two. It's a beautiful leafy, green and woodsy scent. Yes! Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . She was wearing it in the 1980's in the final decade of her life, a far different animal than her first floral/fruity fragrance L'interdit created for her by Givenchy in 1957, when she was in the prime of her youth. This floral chyrpe is very well blended. The fragrance has a lot going for it with this many notes but it has a moderate projection, it's hardly detectable and does feel like clean green soap and a patchouli oil. However, I did spill some from the sample and had to clean the mess with a tissue--and that tissue smelled sooo good. De même, le galbanum ne fait que renforcer cet effet de sa présence végétale et mordante. But as harsh and unforgiving as the top of Ma Griffe can be, what emerges from it's cocoon of bitterness is a beautiful, sweeter floral delicacy. When I asked for recommendations on a Balmain scent to try, multiple Fragrantica members responded with this suggestion. First my review for the vintage Ivoire, the opening notes are a green blast, she soon becomes a dreamy, soft, musky darling. Exprimez votre personnalité avec une eau de toilette florale ou une eau de parfum puissante pour un reflet évocateur de … The chamomile comes into play, soothing and taking me further into the day. bottle. I purchased a vintage eau de toilette which is quite amazing and my review is just overkill when we look at how many people have loved and talked about this scent. Ivoire De Balmain is a Trademark by Pierre Balmain, S.A., the address on file for this trademark is 44, Rue Francois 1er, 75008 Paris 19, a clean green earthy herbal galbanum based cologne. 33 notes at least!!!) This will be good news to those who have loved Ivoire for decades. :-). Ivory are great, are difficult to describe - associated me with luxuorious soap and with garden after the rain, with the smell .... porcelain dolls too. Dans la collection de… When I look at Fragrance sites, I do not see this original bottle now. This is a masterpiece. Nope. I am very happy to bought a 100ml bottle a few years ago at $50. I decided to order 3.3 oz. Well, I think I figured it out. Ran upon this at a fragrance discount store years ago. Ivoire has become part of my life - for more than 28 years now, it has been my favourite fragrance and still is. How did I forget I had this? Ivoire de Balmain EdT 50ml box. It’s a beautiful opening. Ivoire de Balmain by Pierre Balmain is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women. They don’t make perfumes like this any more. I never thought I'd wear something like this but I'm so proud to make it part of my collection. As it warms, the spices and florals develop, with the sweetness of the orange and violet balanced by marigold (like movie blood would smell) and musk. Total scrubber. It doesn't small like it's turned at all. Ivoire de Balmain by Pierre Balmain is a chypre floral fragrance for women. I am a teacher of small children. Very classy but strong in her mind and vigorous Woman in her 70 ties. One doesn’t have to be ‘in the right mood’ for it. It's a melancholic fragrance which can suit an intellectual writer or artist. There are a lot of us out there scrubbing this off. Achetez en toute sécurité et au meilleur prix sur eBay, la livraison est rapide. I think I bought my last bottle two years ago in a small, back-street chemist for about £9 sterling! type aroma starts to develop. I recommend Mitsouko for a lovely, earthy fragrance. It also has a chamomile tea type of feel to it. I’m chronically untidy and picked up my bottle of vintage Ivoire because I couldn’t find Brand X. However, Ivoire, to me, suggests Grace Kelly more strongly than Garbo. L’accord du bouquet floral de jasmin et de rose habille d’un voile charnel le cœur de … There is always some bitterness--they list asafoetida as a top note, so of course. Now normally I would run to the hills if I smelled BO. Once the heady asafotida dies down (about 3 hours), the scent is very reminiscent of 80s overly confident perfumes. To me, Ivoire de Balmain smells like a flower garden after a summer shower. Ivoire de Balmain by Pierre Balmain is a chypre floral fragrance for women. I received this perfume today and it is a lovely floral classic. It's got a lot going on and packs a punch: aldehydes, violet, galbanum, artemisia, chamomile, asafetida, patchouli and oak moss. Ahh, so that was the strangely spicy, borderline garlic-sweat note in here. This perfume has a serious, dignified "Church" like quality. For me it smells like a mix of outdated vintage perfumes which expired. To an afternoon picnic in a beautiful park. 5 out of 5 stars (175) 175 reviews $ … En revanche, celle-ci est plus poudrée et lumineuse, formant un énorme bouquet floral. Ivoire's beauty is cold and aloof. When I tried it on my skin, it quickly turned to a smell of sweat. This is a beautiful womanly scent, creamy. Right now it's summer holiday and I'm having a great time going through decants again, and now the time has come to vintage Ivoire :). I hope this fragrance will never be discontinued as it is a real olfactory treasure. It then turned herbal like chanel. Customers also viewed these products. It only says Ivoire written diagonally. So I would just proceed with caution and not end up losing money that could be spent on a fragrance that might be better for you. Don't let that innocent little bottle with the white cap fool you. It's relaxing and soothing with a note of chamomile like a calming green tea, herbal, therapeutic and serene. We are talking a sister of Ysatis, Arpege, First, Paloma Picasso, Knowing and Aromatics Elixir, you get the picture. I received this today in a swap expecting it to smell similar to the EDP. La violette est ici associée à de la fleur d'oranger ainsi qu'à du jasmin et de la rose. I absolutely adore initial aromatic blast of marigold, chamomile and artemesia (my favourite note) slightly sweetened by mandarin or orange. It's balsamic, oily, resinous, spicy, herbal, and aromatic. What an elegant scent. You definitely hit my taste on the mark :). I will wear this with love as it was clearly made with love. Balmain is a small house that made little noise. My guess is Balmain started with the Worth then filled in some holes with artemesia, vanilla and carnation. The "Old Lady" label, many of Fragranticans used in here, is good way to describe my blindness...I can feel her in this one too. Just not my cup of tea. It's got everything. Vintage? I still cannot believe the kindness of the fellow Fragrantican who gifted me this scent. Ivoire de Balmain is a wonderful fruity floral fragrance for women, which contains top notes from aldehydes, asafetida, chamomile, violet, mandarin orange, marigold, Artemisia, lemon and … With a touch of carnation. Concentré unique d'une personnalité, le parfum femme dévoile toute sa grandeur et sa puissance au contact de votre peau. Eau d'Ivoire est un parfum ludique et un peu sportif à base de fruits frais, de fleurs délicates et de chypre. Every now and then I have tried other fragrances belonging to the same family, composed of comparable ingredients. But this never seems to lose it's bitterness on me, and I do not see the appeal in that. Il a simplement été réinterprété et réajusté pour les femmes de notre époque. Green, Sharp and very classy. It would baffle me that this fragrance could be improved, because it was perfect to begin with. So much of what was most popular in the 70s/80s with women would be labeled either as unisex or masculine today due to trends. At first it smells fresh and after a while is has this annoying musky smell. Achetez Balmain - Ivoire - Eau de Toilette Vaporisateur - 100 ml: Amazon.fr Livraison & retours gratuits possibles (voir conditions) My first reaction upon spray was, oh, another green clean dated fragrance. However with this one somehow it turns into this niche quality scent that becomes somewhat sexy. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. I love Chanel No 19, love green vintage fragrances, and love galbanum. Nope. But there's nothing like Ivoire! The scent develops further into a very nice woody oriental/chypre base that makes me think of Anais-Anais - my grandmother's signature daytime scent. Ivoire de Balmain was launched in 1980. Actually it couldn't be more different. This shopping … Les notes de tête se composent de bergamote et de … Gorgeous, complex scent, with many facets. It can be worn alone without layering with the edt. It`s not cozy anymore in bed too. As always, the friendly perfume lovers on this website are full of good advice. No, I would rather say it's simply chyper and that's "not-in" nowadays. I find myself wearing it for a few years, putting it back, then bringing it out again. It's what my young mind thought a woman would wear at the height of her powers, creatively and sexually, the White Witch to Opium's Dark Witch. D'occasion. Un style très pointu et des volumes soignés sont la marque de fabrique de chez Balmain… It's aura of complex florals and sensuous basenotes are always right for feeling classy, expensive and chic. Feels creamy vanilla, but not loud, more like a shadow. Lasted 4 hours unfortunately. If you're not into challenging retro scents, you probably aren't going to like Ivoire. My bottle is in the black and gold striped box, btw - this is definitely vintage and still fresh! I have worn it since it was introduced in the eighties, and it instantly became a favorite. I was crossing the street and passed a man going in the opposite direction. I am testing the vintage EDP. It was citrusy, mossy, but not agressive. Ivoire de Balmain was launched in 1979. instead of the 1 oz. I had this... as 'anomie and ivoire' reviewed: Ivoire De Balmain wore me and announced its arrival to all those in a 3 metre radius. Please read the Terms of Service and Privacy policy. The opening is lovely and sweetly flowery, oozing innocence, but without mature personality. One of my few disappointments. Ivoire is a woman's inner core. A ghost is closer for Ivoire. It is dawn and citruses burst with their cold freshness. I believe this has more notes in it than Opium, but while Opium (in my opinion) is cloying, brassy, and overpowering; Ivoire is a careful balance of a complex melange of notes. I love the vintage Ivoire. But: it changed a little bit. Now wait don't let this deter you. Maybe the previous poster can help me on this one. From shop VintageBoxBoutique. An elegant and intensely feminine fragrance. It had great sillage and surrounded you with elegance. De la mandarine vient également compléter cet assemblage d'un dynamisme fusant et acidulé. It keeps being a WHOLE thing during heart phase and in the drydown, so much is going on but you see/smell just One face of a beauty. But all that theory aside Ivoire de Balmain is very suitable for men, so go ahead and rock it! Somebody I knew must have worn it. Je l'ai croisée un instant dans l'escalier de l'Opéra, avant qu'elle ne disparaisse dans la nuit.\" Pierre Balmain Quintessence d'un rêve, IVOIRE … Very nice. 4.0 out of 5 stars 79. As usual, I am reviewing the vintage Ivoire. No worries, if you like gentle fresh floral notes, you would find it perfect. I still have several sealed bottles, although haven't used it for years. A combination of great notes, amongst which I detect aldehydes and lilly of the valley especially. Does anybody know if it has to do with "Reformulation"?? It is not animalic, it is sweaty. And sadly many sad changes in a perfume world when art creations like you started to sadly disappear faster and faster. When I first sprayed, I got a rich succulent yellow floral. Today I gave it a full wear including a respray when I came home from work. It does remind me of'Camay' in a lovely retro way - visions of blondes with pinned up hair bathing in 70's style - flake chocolate bar optional!! I suppose that being out of fashion could actually make it more likely that you’d survive the trends of the day. Then it gets a tiny bit warmer with white flowers, rose and and vetiver. Top notes are Aldehydes, Chamomile, Galbanum, Marigold, Asafoetida, Artemisia, Bergamot, Violet, Lemon and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Orris Root, Carnation, Narcissus, Nutmeg, Turkish Rose, Pepper, iris, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Neroli, Cinnamon and Raspberry; base notes are Oakmoss, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Incense, Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk, Tonka Bean, Amber and Vanilla. I purchased a vintage EDT , and realized as soon as I sprayed it that I recognized it from many years ago. So vintage, elegant and delicate, something a real 'lady' would wear. That is one spicy opening!!! Pity. I've always been fond of Chypres and discovered this one in the early 80's when everyone was wearing sweet orientals. Nope, it's asafoetida, which is used to lend foods a garlic note. It was a great signature scent as hardly anyone was using it. I believe what gives the animal scent is spice and I smell cumin although not listed. With the reformulated version, I now know why I got lucky and found this gem at Winners. It's just as overwhelming and screechy as when I first sprayed it. Beauty Almanac |, Copyrights © 2006-2021 Fragrantica.com perfumes magazine - All Rights Reserved - do not copy anything without prior written permission. It didn't last as long either.

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