Ivoire de Balmain (for women)

Leesee

The opening notes of this scent are cool and tourmaline green, with a refreshing, tart quality that borders on bitterness, while the drydown is all rosy, honeyed warmth -- plush and inviting. An elegant and intensely feminine fragrance.

belle de sud

Ivoire is a truly sophisticated luxurious perfume, perfect for the elegant and empowered moments of life. It's aura of complex florals and sensuous basenotes are always right for feeling classy, expensive and chic. I get many compliments while wearing this one.

Belle de Sud

Malegria

When I was 14, I tried it the very first time. It was too loud to wear everyday and even on special occasions at that age, but I fell upon it`s bitter charms and wore it to bed, dreaming about growing up. It is very complicated and bright, starts out green and shrill, but quiets down to honey and herbs. I still love it, but it started to give me a headache. It`s not cozy anymore in bed too. But - sometimes I still wear it just to feel it`s heartbeat.

esprit2fly

Ivoire was one of the fragrances that I bought "blind". It's one of the sophisticated and classy perfums I ever had.
While introducing this creation, Pierre Balmain explained that, a couple of years beforehand, during the premiere of an opera in Paris, he had had an almost abstract vision of the ideal woman, the woman of one's dreams par excellence. Amdist the red velvet in the loge, he caught a glimpse of the lumious silhouette of a woman in pale silk - elegant and distant. He retained this image in his mind's eye and began to imagine a perfume inspired by this woman.

zenzero

For my "unskilled nose of beginner", this aroma is very complicated. I like it, but it seemed to be intense and I did not dare to spray it on my wrist, when I tested. I like it, but on the same time I don't know if really enjoy this scent, as at times perfume seems to be bitter.

I feel, as if I have to study it, as difficult lesson :))
I'd like to understand and go through every note of this perfume.

Jalutschka

Ivoire - meaning Ivory - is elegant and always appropriate for any occasion.
The essence of a French elegant perfume. Thank you F_A for realizing the spelling mistake. Struck me, too.

F_A

Energising like lying on a freshly cut grass among meadow flowers. Nice scent!

P.S. There's a mistake in the spelling of name - should be IVOIRE, not IVORIE