| Pierre Balmain born on 18.05.1914 in Savoie, France; established Maisón Balmain in Paris in 1945; first perfume 'Elysées 64 83' was launched in 1946. Perfume business bought by Revlon in 1960. In 1982 Balmain died and in the same year the company was sold on and since 1991has been owned by Erich Fayer | ||||||
| Elysées 64 83 | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1946 |
Created by Germaine Cellier; named after his telephone number; a parfum | |||
| Eau d’Ivoire | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 2000 |
A green floral fragrance with notes of bergamot, raspberry, green freesia, mandarin, ylang-ylang, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose and amber | |||
| Eau d'Amazonie | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 2005 |
March. Launched to coincide with their 60th anniversary. Created by the French perfumer Marie-Aude Couture, a floral oriental parfum with notes of mango, pepper berries, gardenia and passion flower, vanilla pod and wacapou wood. |
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| Ivoire | Parfums Pierre Balmain | The simplied name of 'Ivoire de Balmian' used after c2000 | ||||
| Eau d'Amazonie | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 2005 |
April. As above but as edt | |||
| Eau de Vert Vert | Parfums Pierre Balmain | |||||
| Ébène | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1983 |
Alternative spelling 'Ebony’; an aromatic citrus masculine edt, classified A5m | |||
| Jolie Madame | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1953 |
Created by Germaine Cellier of Roure; a crisp woody oriental chypre parfum with top notes of gardenia, artemisia, neroli, bergamot and coriander with heart notes of jasmine, jonquil, orris and rose. Base notes of patchouli, castoreum, moss and leather, classified D7f. Presented in a simple square modernistic bottle originally designed by Pierre Balmain in 1947, on the base there is the ‘S G D’, the trademark for the Saint Gobain Desjonqueres glassworks. Re-launched in 1992 | |||
| Jolie Madame | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1953 |
As above but as an edt | |||
| Verveine Citronelle | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1949 |
A masculine fragrance | |||
| Balmain de Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1998 |
October; a fresh green-woody chypre fragrance with top notes of bergamot, galbanum, black pepper and black currant, heart notes of jasmine, violet, cabbage rose and orris on base notes of patchouli, oak moss, sandalwood and vetiver. Presented in a simple square modernistic bottle designed in 1947 by Pierre Balmain and updated by Xavier Rousseau | |||
| BalMan | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 2004 |
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| Balmya | Parfums Pierre Balmain | Created by Jean Jacques and Alexandra Jouet Moneger, a woody oriental fragrance | ||||
| Caravane | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1959 |
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| Eau de Monsieur Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1964 |
Alternatively ‘Monsieur Balmain’; refer there for details | |||
| Fleur d'Été | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1959 |
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| Ivoire de Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1979 |
Created by Florasynth; a soft fresh green floral fragrance with top notes of marigold, bergamot, galbanum and camomile with heart notes of jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, jonquil and neroli on base notes are frankincense, vetiver, sandalwood and amber, classified B7f. Presented in a square shaped flacon designed by Pierre Dinand. Later marketed as just 'Ivoire' | |||
| Madame Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | Created by Germaine Cellier of Roure | ||||
| Miss Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1967 |
A feminine leather-floral-woody chypre edt with green top notes, heart notes of jasmine, lily of the valley, rose de France, jonquil and narcissus on base notes of musk, patchouli, vetiver, amber and oak moss, classified D7f. Presented in a simple elegant round clear bottle with a round black stopper with a deep pink bow around the neck. | |||
| Monsieur Balmain | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1964 |
Also referred to as 'Eau de Monsieur Balmain'; this is the re-branded fragrance 'Verveine Citronelle'; created by Germaine Cellier of Roure; a rich citric edt with top notes of mint, lemon, bergamot, verbena and pettitgrain, heart notes of rose, pepper, ginger, nutmeg and rosemary, on base notes of mosses, sandalwood, vetiver, sage, amber and musk, classified A1m. Re-launched in 1990 | |||
| Vent Vert | Parfums Pierre Balmain | 1945 |
(Green Breeze) Created by Germaine Sellier of Roure, the first ‘green-floral’ fragrance in perfume history; an edt with top notes of agrumen oils (citrus), bergamot, neroli and violet leaf, heart notes of basil, galbanum, lily of the valley, freesia, rose, jasmine and hyacinth on base notes of sage, sandalwood, oak moss and musk. It was re-launched in 1990 with a revised formula as a classical green fragrance with the heart notes strengthened to include hyacinth, rose and jasmine and the base notes with sage and sandalwood, classified B4f. Presented in simple square clear bottle with a green top reminiscent of a clump of grass bent by the wind | |||
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