Balenciaga Pour Homme Cristobal Balenciaga for men

bought this recently from an old lady in an old store...no it wasn't x-mas but it seemed like it...a bottle of 100 ml + one of 50 ml for 15 euro (19,6 usd) !! cos they were the last ones in her (old)store...I thanked her and said she was a keeper of tha good stuff and although she was over 80, she knew i was right and started a passionate story of the history of scents and her own little shop...now this story as such, equals the quality of the balenciaga smell...older, but full of quality,pleasure and dignity !! A classy granny selling a classy juice !!
R.e.s.p.e.c.t. !!(another old fashioned word)
;o)

bought some today...its one of my pricier frags. Im not bragging, its not my style, but sometimes there are things that you HAVE TO HAVE...and Ive wanted this fragrance for a long time.

Needless to say, you DO NOT wear this with flip flops and boarder shorts. It DEMANDS that you present your self with some fuckin' decorum, when you spray it on your person.

As far as Im concerned, this is just as relevant and classy, as all of the Creed fragrances.

This, without any shadow of a doubt is one of the greatest male fragrances I have been fortunate enough to experience.
Launched in 1990 and sadly now no longer made and seemingly rare, I realize how lucky I am to still have a sealed backup bottle once my current juice is finished.

Other reviewers have already expertly described this scent so It would be superfluous to go into the notes or an analogy, but what I can state without hesitation is that this scent will forever be one of my top fragrances and in constant rotation. Furthermore, the attractive bottle design is in a very striking white with a green/blue faux marble cap and therefore looks fantastic in my glass fronted mini fridge sitting alongside the rest of my carefully selected collection.

For anyone interested in this discontinued and elusive gem and is finding it frustrating in locating a bottle please don't despair as it still can occasionally be found online.

9/10

Got a 30 ml bottle today, SO GLAD I did,elegant, rich, sophisticated, barroque...old days topclass...Balenciaga, in 1 word

a MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!
GEM!
something here needs to be cleard up:
Balenciaga pour homme
is NOT CRISTOBAL!!!
two different fragrances .
Balenciaga pour homme is a unique warm woody scent
which I am trying to locate anywhere!!!
The one in that classy white bottle with the blue at the top...
sorry to "give lectures" but there is a missunderstanding I am afraid(all items found are Cristobal not Balenciaga p homme)

Post script: It's very similar to M7 by the end of the day, the woody incense notes fade and a sweet cherry note is left. M7 is very linear and doesn't change much from beginning to end, while this evolves all day. Very nice.

This was a blind pick up based on the reviews I saw here. Amazing fragrance. Long lasting woody scent, smooth and spicy with sweet lavender. One of my favorites now. I agree with the reviews below.

This is truly amazing - Gerard Anthony has crafted a masterpiece...one that very few know about. I don't know if words can accurately describe the sensation of wearing Balenciaga Pour Homme, but it feels totally natural (nothing synthetic at all) and so original. I have never smelled anything like it - ever! The feeling in my mind I got when I first spayed this was close to what I got when I applied Original Vintage Gucci Pour Homme - the original from the mid-70's. It is that intuition that slams your brain within a few seconds of regathering your olfactory awareness. You are engulfed in something so incredible, you pause...for a while. Time stops. You don't hear anything - you close your eyes (for anything visual should be images your mind is creating from what you are smelling). Revelatory!

To try to put it into words - Balenciaga Pour Homme is like a nice porcelain cup filled to the brim, steaming with hot spiced apple cider, a cinnamon stick swirled into it and a caramel on the plate next to it. You are sitting on an expensive, smooth, hand-made leather sofa with a mixed bouquet of fresh cut flowers and greens beautifully arranged in an expensive vase on the table in front of you. From the other room, there is burning incense - but it doesn't overwhelm...it just adds a touch. No single note in this is overly-dominant...that is the beauty. The room has an expensive persian rug and hardwood floors - everything plays a part in the composition here. I was fully taken away by this to another place.

My rating - 10/10 - for scent, originality and quality. Excellent sillage and longevity as well. A masterpiece that does not have a time or can it ever be dated. It happenend to be created in 1990, but it is as relevant and cutting-edge today as it was then. Is Salvador Dali's work dated in any way? No. This is art in a bottle and it should be considered as such. To be adorned, not worn.

Balenciaga Pour Homme is one of the best masculine fragrances I've ever smelled. It's a powerhouse and it's not offensive or urinous at all. From the beginning to the end, I get cinnamon, incense, aldehydes, a lot of patchouli, and some warm fruity boozy leather to balance it out. This is definitely one of the most unique fragrances I've smelled, as well. I can't exactly think of a fragrance that is similar per se, but the overall "feel" reminds me of Donna Karan's original Fuel for Men, along with hints of Kouros and, even a few Anise/Tea/Gourmand scents like Yohji Homme and Gucci Pour Homme II. There is no unpleasantness or cloying/overbearing nature to Balenciaga Pour Homme; it is just smooth all-around. Actually, the closest fragrance to Balenciaga Pour Homme is definitely Lapidus Pour Homme; it shares the same sweet lavender accord.

The bottle is amazing too. Tall, stoic and utterly 1990 without being cheesy, bearing an amazing green-marble finish on the sprayer.

Balenciaga Pour Homme projects extremely well, but it's not invasive. It lasts a long time, and it's so good. Besides Patou Pour Homme, this has become my favorite 80's/pre-aquatic 90's powerhouse so far in my fragrance journey.

Anyway, I'm glad to have found a bottle of this thanks to a very generous Basenoter. Unless Balenciaga comes to their senses and gives Balenciaga Pour Homme a relaunch, then I suggest you get to it before you can't. Thumbs up, five stars, and my most sincere recommendations.

Thank you for honoring my request to add this to the data base. If I have a "signature" fragrance this is and has been it for over twenty years. I am currently at a loss for words that will do this on justice. When I am able to articulate a worthy review I will honor this masterpiece accordingly. This is singular. When I thought I would not be able to obtain a replacement for my dwindling supply, I searched diligently for anything similar, tired to replicate it myself, nothing even remotely close in vibe quality lack of offensive notes presence of and balance of high quality notes etc.Tried anything that anybody claimed was similar- but never even close- they clearly did not "get" this one.

Strange! Am I the first one to review this little gem?
It's been too long since I sampled this perfume, actually I had bought a bottle for myself which later gave to a lover. I am in no position to recall it properly, but I do remember this was a very interesting and unique smell which could be the talk of the town under different circumstances.
I don't know whether it's the timing to be blamed or the low profile name behind it, but most definitely it deserves a recognition for being so very interesting and unique.
Did I say interesting and unique? That's "Balenciaga pour Homme", no doubt about it!