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Michelle Cristobal Balenciaga for women

Michelle  Cristobal Balenciaga for women
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female 25- 25+
male 25- 25+

I have it: 49 I had it: 14 I want it: 38

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Michelle, created in 1979, is an eternal classic of the house of Balenciaga. It is an intense, floral and oriental fragrance thanks to tuberose in the top notes. Michelle is recommended for romantic, evening occasions. The nose behind this fragrance is Francoise Caron.

Perfume Pyramid

Top Notes
Aldehydes Gardenia Coconut Green Notes Peach

Middle Notes
Carnation Tuberose iris Orchid Jasmine Ylang-Ylang Rose

Base Notes
Sandalwood Musk Benzoin Oakmoss Vanilla Vetiver

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Michelle Fragrance Reviews

parsleysagerosemary&thyme
parsleysagerosemary&thyme

smells like lighter fluid to me

Dec
08
2012
MrsLetterO
MrsLetterO

I happened upon michelle because of a frag "what is your name, what is your perfume" thread ages ago. I wondered what it was like, and I would probably have never known had it not been for a sample from the lovely smelling_gr8. I was never a great fan of tuberose.. the whole luau thing is just too happy for me. Michelle however is another thing, it's a powerful opening, the tuberose is doing a samba and I'm dancing. It dances all day and night, and in the morning she eats a breakfast with you too. Beautiful smooth coconut and flowers with a hint of spice, heaven in the drydown is the creamy best heart of it. It's love. I want to wear shoulder pads and call myself Alexis.

Oct
21
2012
Elen70
Elen70

jennycollins: I've seen it at the perfumeemporium.com, but only a mini was there.
Perhaps on ebay?

Sep
18
2012
jennycollins
jennycollins

I love Michelle but have a lot of trouble locating the perfume. Anyone know where I can purchase it

Jun
18
2012
Bandit
Bandit

Lush and buttery fruity heaven. The epitome exotic smell. Long lasting. Unique unique unique.

First I get a blast of aldhydes, tuberose and coconut, like an exotic cocktail, than it morphs to buttery ylang ylang, jasmine and some carnation (that little spicy hint), tuberose still present, like standing in a garden on an island in the South Seas, until the vetiver emerges and let's me think of fruitful earth. Mandarines, anyone? I sniff them, although they are not listed.

Why on earth they stopped creating perfumes like this? They take you on a journey, they tell a story, they make you dream.

I adore Balenciaga. By the way: Are the oldschool Balenciagas skyrocketing these days? They surely earn it, but it is fun to watch the prices rise and rise and rise...

Jan
15
2012
Action
Action

Belongs to the FIDJI fragrance family! Very unique and daring!!

Aug
26
2011
mahanta
mahanta

Very strong and in-your-face type of fragrance. Topnotes are a blast of aldehydes and slightly unpleasant gardenia, which quickly turns into carnation (I've got a weird skin chemistry that usually amplifies carnation - too bad for me 'cos it isn't one of my favourite notes). There is one (rather long) stage when Michelle reminds me of Norell (1:1 practically). It dries down to a mossy, dirty earthiness with strong vetiver and tuberose accents and tropical flowers/fruits (I guess it might be a rain forest smell - although I haven't been in one;)Like with many older creations, I appreciate it but don't think I'd wear it...

Mar
17
2010
guest_peewee
guest_peewee

One of my favorites . Michelle is intoxicating, the way I like my perfumes. Very powerful and sweet .

Nov
19
2009
CaraMia
CaraMia

What can I say about Michelle? First let me be clear that I own this in both the EDT and the extrait versions. And both are quite the same except the EDT has more sillage.

Michelle is quite a contradictory perfume and that is her main charm. She is tropical coconut gardenia and sunny peaches, bright freesia and sultry ylang, and just when you think you have a tropical floriental, you start noticing something green and lifting which I am supposing to be the vetiver.

Another nice thing is that the tropical oomph of Michelle makes it a fine summer oriental scent for those who think of orientals as winter thing. It absolutely blossoms and soars in the warm weather. The florals become more intense and the vanilla less so.

I was surprised to see it here as I thought it was a discontinued marvel.

Feb
20
2009

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Michelle by Cristobal Balenciaga 4.13 out of 5 based on 47 ratings and 9 user reviews

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