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Sublime Balkiss by The Different Company

For: women Designer: The Different Company Olfactive Group: Chypre Floral
Sublime Balkiss is a feminine chypre-floral perfume introduced in 2008. It was created by Celine Ellena, and composed it of Italian bergamot, black currant bud and leaves, forest fruit and blueberry. A heart is comprised of Bulgarian rose, Egyptian violet leaves, lilac and lily of the valley, while base notes add patchouli and leather. The perfume is available as 50 and 90 ml EDT, in five different leather cases, in red, brown, black, Bordeaux and pink.

Fragrance Notes

top notes
Forest FruitsBlueberryCassiaBergamot
middle notes
Lilacviolet leavesLily-of-the-ValleyBulgarian Rose
base notes
LeatherPatchouli

Sublime Balkiss Fragrance Reviews:

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Mellyhelly
Mellyhelly
What a scent! Very interesting! I sprayed from tester and was immediately hooked! It's not my usual type of scent. I actually don't feel it as pretty, floral, intense, feminine and the alikes. It's not elegant in a classical way. I would say that it is a "sophisticate and complex run in woods". It smells very unisex. I didn't notice it was a chypre before reading here. It smells like raw fresh wood (living trees) and it has a vague smell of vegetable humid thick leaves and some flower. It reminds me a bit of enchanting Dyptique L'Ombre dans L'eau, but not as much nostalgic and dark. It is like the sunny side of the dark pond in the forest.
Extremely true to its nature in every stage, very longlasting and clinging to fabrics, I agree it's a chamaleon and phantom scent. It's intriguing and could be suitable for man or woman in the same way.
01/29/10 04:57:54
Kterhark
Kterhark
I've been trying to wrap my head around this one... Do I like it? Yes.

What is it similar to? Kurkdjian's Lumierre Noir pour femme, another floral chypre with a patchouli/rose accord.

Does it last? mid-range, but it's a peek-a-boo fragrance- the scent comes and goes throughout the day.

Is it interesting? This is where i get stuck. I do like hte opening with the blueberry and forest berry combo, it isn't a sweet, juicy fruit of an opening, but more like the bark of the fruit tree. Nice. Dry down is lovely too. But any floral or fruity chypre is held next to Mitsouko for me. With this one I keep wanting a 'little more', more sillage, more oomph, more dark notes in the base.

I think if you sniffed your way through a row of expensive, high quality floral chypres this is not one you would remember.
12/17/09 14:00:40
Dixie
Dixie
A citrus with some depth. This isn't a super sweet fragrance and the patch isn't overwhelming but blends well.
09/24/09 04:27:35
yzqrvpx
I agree with Mellybee, this does not have the standard characteristics of a chypre floral, and yes, thankfully, the patchouli does not overwhelm. This is a refreshing, sparkling fragrance well-suited to summer days and spending time in the sun. The middle notes of lilac, lily of the valley and leaves are a joyous combination with the berry notes. making this a sweet, soft scent and one that seems to last all day without overwhelming you or those around you.
05/23/09 23:42:54
mellybee
mellybee
I have to admit that I'm dying for chypre perfumes so it was an absolutely must-try for me. Especially as The Different Company describes Sublime Balkiss as a chypre, but a modern chypre, which uses two types of patchouli instead of oakmoss.

Those who, like me, might be scared by the patchouli in the description of Sublime Balkiss, fear not; the accord is very soft.
I am also unable to smell the leather here.

So, what one really get? I'm pretty sure that it opens on a sweet elderflower note even though it is not mentioned amongst the notes. The elderflower is combined with soft creamy flowers.

Although Sublime Balkiss is classified as a chypre I think of it as an aquatic floral - it took me quite a while to figure it out -, it permanently makes me think of a summer day near the sea lounging in the sun, sipping icecold teas and doing nothing…

However, for either category I find it light as opposed to heavy and very easy to wear, it works beautifully as a spring or summer-time fragrance.

A fragrance I hope never be without.
04/05/09 08:21:00
 
Gemini
Gemini
Perfect summer fragrance. Fresh and elegant. The best citrus-lime parfum i've ever known. I want it!
08/01/08 00:16:11

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