Talisman Cristobal Balenciaga for women

Swear a note has emerged that reminds me of when I smoked. Wonder what combination of "ingredients" caused that? The woody notes perhaps. I'll be sniffing my hand closely to see what else develops. How nice of the eBay seller to send me this mini as a gift.

Purchased this years ago. There is something unique about it. Reminds me of a Jamacian black cake, which has soaked fruits in the batter and takes a process to make and is very dense.

This is as good as fruit can get, imho:

Dense, syrupy fruit. Like a mousse or marmelade, L'essence de fruit. Sweet and voluptous. With it's chypre heart it gives the smell class, next to it's teenage spirit. It is one of my most optimistic scents. Good mood, laughing, dancing, enjoying being on earth and living to the full. Gives me a smile the whole day long, when I wear it (which is not too often, as I really have to be in the mood to stand it's sweetness and the fruit and gourmand character).

It is very close to Rumba, but twisted, even sweeter, more 90s, and totally gourmand. It is very well blended, so don't expect to pick one of those 35 notes of the pyramid on this side.

This fruit is nowhere comparable to the watery one-fruit notes, that are often found in perfumes the recent years (e.g. all this newer Dior stuff). Those new fruity florals, or how they are called, I loathe. That stuff hasn't got class, it always goes the safe way, but Talisman is totally different.

I guess, that it is for today standards not wearable for teenagers. They crave something different. It is for us middle 30s and above, who appreciate a funky, sweet, very classy fruit treat now and then.

Just received today. It has been on for 15 minutes. At the beginning very honeyed potpourri. Don't need to spray much. After 15 mintues or so it has turned to a very pleasant rum-honey-flower blend. It's a very interesting blend that is changing every minute. I will post back soon. I like it a lot so far. I would not describe this as a loud scent but a but definately one that wants to be heard. I can't wait to see what else this little changling does. I bought EDP, FYI. Very classy but not fussy or over sophisticated. I would wear based on mood anyway as I never worry about fitting the attire to my perfumes. There is never a wrong or inappropiate time for a delicious fragrance!

saw two bottles of this a few days ago in a local pharmacy.Big regret not buying them at the time. When decided to go back and buy them today , both were gone! :(

one of the moste beautiful delicious classy and timeless modern fragrances ever... i m really impressed! Talisman is beautiful blendet, such a complex and rich blend of heavenly aromas. it sits on the skin like a layer of honey, spices, aromatic flowers and woods with a gourmand touch in a non sugary way, definitely worth to try and to buy! a real gem with this one you can never get wrong in any situation, sillage great, staying power great!

Oh, now I see. I was wondering while wearing Balenciaga TALISMAN this afternoon and evening why I kept smelling wafts here of leather, there of honey, here again of caramel, there a touch of booziness, here--could it be coconut?... Yes, all of this and more: the list went on and on.

TALISMAN is a beautiful light oriental fragrance with abiding slightly sweet vanilla patchouli and a modicum of just about everything else under the sun thrown in to induce these delightful tiny wafts of variety. Rather than having a well-defined development trajectory, TALISMAN, on my skin, seems to operate like a random note generator. Imagine those ping-pong tossing machines that mix the numbered balls using air, only here the notes are popping up instead.

Yet the composition really is light and likeable and not at all overwhelming. I actually am a bit disappointed with the longevity, to be honest, but TALISMAN is appealing enough that I could see myself spraying it on over and over again just to be able to catch some more of these nice wafts. I'd like to try this creation at perfume strength, if available...

what a glorious scent!

This perfume is one of my favourites. It is very french ; amazing, charming, gorgeous!

Rum? Litchi? Osmanthus?
I don't think so.
A very nondescript fragrance, my bottle is barely used and I'm getting rid of it.
And in my opinion it's not A BIT like Rumba which is quite openly spicy, rummy, dark and exotic, and which I love.

This perfume has the most gorgeous set of notes EVER!!
It is such a wonderful combination of the most adorable scents in the whole world.
GORGEOUS!

Wow, I think I'm in love.
Despite the numerous notes usually attributed to loud 80's frags, this one is well blended and delicious.
For some reason, the caramel comes to the front right away on me with a muted softness of flowers and suede. It reminds me a little of Boucheron but has none of the "head shop" vibe.
Unlike some other scents, I don't think I could ever tire of sniffing this one. It's perfect and goes to the top of my "buy a big bottle asap" list.
(and since when is 1994 ancient history? "Very old"? Give me a break.)

Update: Looks like it has to be layered...EDP only last 2-3 hours.

Talisman is a really sensuous and feminine chypre. It has a strong fruity-floral opening with distictive notes of hyacinth, carnation and lily of the valley. The heart is creamy and powdery with woody notes of leather and sandalwood. It's definitely a retro frag in a good way. I am not sure whether I would repurchase as I am not very much into floral chypres but it is worth the try plus the bottle is very cute.

What it is about Balenciaga I do not know, but if you have not tried one of their fragrances you are really missing out on the wonderful creations they have to offer. And the great thing about them is, that some are very affordable too. Very very classy, all of them!! I wish they had'nt discontinued some of their masterpieces like Quadrille...

Sweet coconut,rum and leather,lil bit retro but in a good way.Reminds me of Rumba by Balenciaga.
I love them both
They turn me back in time .
i want them

I have been wearing it ever since it came out. It has become my signature fragrance. However, the last 2 years have been rather difficult to purchase. the CRISTOBAL perfume and the men's cologne are quite nice too.

I adore Talisman. A very beautiful, womanly scent, ripe fruits, tropical fruits, caramel candy and a rum chaser all wrapped um in a delicious floral bouquet.

It is a heavy duty scent that somehow transcends seasons. It seems like a perfect winter scent (and it is) but the florals bloom forth in the warm weather and it morphs into less gourmand and more femme fatale floral.A development that the development of the scent took me by surprise! A counterintuitive choice for warmer weather when you want a dishy bouquet that turns summer in NJ into a carribean beach.

It's dark for the winter and sultry for the summer and lasts for about 8 hours on me.

Classical, dark fragrance. I am 30 and I wear it easily since 2 years.
Unusual mixture of leather, coconut, beeswax, cedar and rum.
I love it.

For older women than I am (I think). It was really good on me at first but than turned into this heavy mess of god knows what, till my mama asked me to go shower. I was sneezing, too. Bad choice.

For women over 40 with strong personalities. Interesting.

this one is very old but still unique as many girls don't know about it yet for that reason i may bring it again