Miss Balmain for women by Pierre Balmain

Pierre Balmain

Miss Balmain for women

earthy aromatic · 1967

aldehydescoriandergreen notesgardenialemoncarnationorris rootnarcissusrosejasminelily-of-the-valleyleatheroakmossvetiverpatchouliambercoconuttonka bean

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Good
Reported sillage
Strong
Typical occasion
professional
Typical season
spring

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Aldehydes and green notes lift a gardenia-carnation heart over leather, oakmoss and vetiver. It has a woody-leather chypre depth, medium-warm and dense, with the poise of a classic feminine style.

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How Miss Balmain for women smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Miss Balmain for women keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss.

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Warmthtemperate0.48

Miss Balmain for women sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Projectionmid-range0.63

Miss Balmain for women sits mid-range on projection. That is 82nd percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.50

Miss Balmain for women sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturesheer0.32

Miss Balmain for women sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss. That is 21st percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Miss Balmain for women keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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