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House profile

Pierre Balmain

A house of quiet distinction, known for compositions that reward patience and close attention.

In catalog30 perfumes
Avg rating4.1
Reviews11.5k
Founded
Based in
SignatureOakmoss
House DNA — accord profile
Fig. 02

DNA over time

Family share per era

Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.

1940s
2
1950s
1
1960s
2
1970s
1
1980s
1
1990s
2
2000s
7
2010s
10
2020s
4
WoodyCitrusFloralGourmandGreenAquaticAromaticSmokyFruitySpicyChypreAmberyPowdery
Catalog · 30

All fragrances

1946 · edp
edp

Elysees 64 83

1947 · other
other

Vent Vert The Original

1964 · other
other

Monsieur Balmain

1983 · other
other

Ebene

2010 · edp
ber·lea·ced·mus
edp

Carbone de Balmain

Carbone de Balmain opens with a sharp, metallic brightness—bergamot and mandarin cut through with something almost industrial, like polished steel catching morning light.

1953 · other
lea·tub·oak·jas
other

Jolie Madame

Jolie Madame opens with a bite of green petitgrain and neroli that barely softens the flowers to come.

2016 · edp
edp

Hair Perfume Limited Edition

1967 · other
lem·jas·oak·vet
other

Miss Balmain

Miss Balmain opens with a bright flash of lemon cutting through creamy gardenia, setting up a tension between citrus clarity and white floral richness.

2004 · other
other

Balman

1998 · other
oak·iri·gra·iri
other

Balmain de Balmain

The opening cuts through with galbanum's green snap and bergamot's citric bite—a bracing introduction that recalls the classical French perfumes of an earlier era.

2014 · other
other

Extatic Intense Gold

2008 · other
amb·inc·ton·lab
other

Ambre Gris

Ambre Gris opens with sage and pink pepper — an aromatic, slightly medicinal clarity that gives the incense heart something cool to burn through.

1991 · other
ber·oak·san·lem
other

Vent Vert

The 1991 reformulation of Vent Vert arrives with a softer profile than Germaine Cellier's 1947 radical, though the galbanum still cuts through, sharp and almost metallic beneath a cushion of white florals.

2007 · other
other

La Mome

1979 · other
ber·iri·oak·iri
other

Ivoire de Balmain

A brilliant crack of galbanum and citrus announces Ivoire de Balmain with typical late-seventies bravado, all bitter greenness and bergamot brightness.

2006 · edp
edp

Eau d'Ete de Balmain Summer

2016 · other
other

Extatic Gold Musk

2005 · other
other

Eau d'Amazonie de Balmain

2016 · other
other

Extatic Tiger Orchid

2012 · other
vet·jas·iri·oak
other

Ivoire

Ivoire arrives with the green precision of the classic chypre school — violet leaf and galbanum opening into a cool, slightly vegetal freshness that belongs to an earlier decade of femininity.

2015 · other
other

Balmain H M

2002 · other
other

Balmya de Balmain

2015 · other
other

Balmain Homme

2014 · other
san·jas·ros·iri
other

Extatic

Extatic opens with a smooth pear accord that feels more translucent than sweet, almost watery in its freshness.

2000 · other
other

Eau d'Ivoire

2014 · other
other

Extatic Eau de Toilette

2022 · edp
edp

Balmain Homme Hair Perfume

2023 · edp
edp

Ginger 1974 Hair Perfume

2023 · edp
edp

Cardamom 1974 Hair Perfume

2023 · edp
edp

Vetiver 1974 Hair Perfume