Histoires de Parfums

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.2

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This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.2, signed Histoires de Parfums, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on green notes and pepper, reveals lilac at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, vanilla and white musk.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Green notes · Pepper

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Lilac

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · Vanilla · White musk

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Lilac: a niche material, declared by only 7 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Woody, spicy, gourmand and musky: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 1 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

If This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.2 by Histoires de Parfums seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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