Histoires de Parfums

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.4

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.4, signed Histoires de Parfums, is an opulent and resinous amber fragrance. It opens on davana, lavender and cardamom, reveals ylang-ylang, tonka bean and benzoin at its heart and rests on a base of patchouli, labdanum and opopanax.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Opening First minutes

Davana · Lavender · Cardamom
Heart ~30 min to 2 h

Ylang-ylang · Tonka bean · Benzoin
Base Several hours

Patchouli · Labdanum · Opopanax

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
Opopanax: a niche material, declared by only 19 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
Amber, floral, woody, aromatic, gourmand and spicy: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber supplying 3 of 9.

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 Generous

fills a room

Ideal seasons

Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Time of day

Day
Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.4 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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