Talisman 1994 Eau de Parfum

Talisman (Eau de Parfum) by Balenciaga
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7.6 / 10 57 Ratings
Talisman (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Balenciaga for women and was released in 1994. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Dried fruitsDried fruits LycheeLychee OsmanthusOsmanthus RumRum
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FreesiaFreesia HyacinthHyacinth CyclamenCyclamen JasmineJasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Base Notes Base Notes
BeeswaxBeeswax SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla PatchouliPatchouli

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.657 Ratings
Longevity
8.144 Ratings
Sillage
7.042 Ratings
Bottle
7.454 Ratings
Submitted by Lissy, last update on 29.03.2024.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Pricing
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
10
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Lauser93

312 Reviews
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Lauser93
Lauser93
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A great fragrance with a never ending shelf life
Yesterday morning I applied quite "bluntly" and without expectations the Talisman Eau de Parfum. My vintage miniature seems probably perfectly matured and quite extracted. At least, I can't otherwise explain this exceptional longevity on my skin. After 24 hours and a shower on my part, the skin still smells - WOW! The sillage must, in my humble opinion, also not hide. And the fragrance has done it to me anyway :-)

The top note starts thanks to osmanthus fruity-floral with a beautiful peach aroma. This is joined by lychee and sweet, almost caramelized dried fruit. It also makes me think a bit of a fruity jam. The heart notes offer a beautiful, fresh and floral soapiness with a bit of powder. I detect mostly freesia, cyclamen, iris as well as jasmine flowers here. The base continues to smell floral, sweet, soapy but also woody, creamy and balsamic of acacia honey, bourbon vanilla, amber as well as sandalwood.

It probably explains itself that I will keep this miniature. I would never have thought that times so many women's fragrances in my collection romp, from which I do not want to separate.
0 Comments
10
Scent
Smellsogood

75 Reviews
Smellsogood
Smellsogood
Helpful Review 3  
Balenciaga Beauty
This has a bit of everything going on. Take a large pot and mix in dried fruits, rum, coconut, caramel, honey, etc. In fact anything you can lay your hands on. What do you get? An olfactory mess? Quite the contrary! This is warm, elegant and sophisticated. In fact, I think it's to die for and Balenciaga should resurrect this wonder. Immediately.
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7.5
Longevity
7
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
Helpful Review 3  
A Random Note Generator?
When I first wore TALISMAN, with no knowledge of the notes, I was wondering 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. Later it all became clear with the benefit of the note pyramid.

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...
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10
Longevity
8
Scent
PBullFriend

308 Reviews
PBullFriend
PBullFriend
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winter warmth
Talisman is exactly what I need to get me through some bitter cold winter days. It's bold without being obnoxious; the strong davana note is sensuous but doesn't cross over into being boozy or gourmand. (Reading the notes, you would think it smells like fruit soup or liqueur, but it doesn't.) Another Balenciaga masterpiece!(010510)
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