06/19/2019

Taurus1967
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Taurus1967
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Cut and stab resistant
What do Taurus and Balafre have in common? Of course the year of birth 1967 - as already mentioned here and there simply an excellent vintage. Maybe it doesn't necessarily apply to everything that saw the light of day within this time window, but I wouldn't let anything come of Balafre, even if he almost landed on the sidetrack.
There has been a reformulation for some years, but this commentary deals with the vintage version. The opening is quite classic, with bergamot and cypress floral notes, but rather warmly inviting, less coolly distanced.
What quickly follows is a little greeting from the forest with coniferous impressions and neat oak moss, which underline the masculine sensual character of Balafre without appearing rough. At least there's a hint of leather on the side.
Towards the end musk and amber play a smaller role again, but the main actors are undoubtedly the not too exaggerated pine needle in cooperation with oakmoss and the initial lemon-bergamotte combination. I didn't even notice camomile - for whatever reason.
For me, Balafre clearly conveys to the wearer the aura of a person who is experienced in the world but at the same time down-to-earth. So superior, but not arrogant.
When classifying perfumes, one often asks oneself when a fragrance is more suitable for older people. In this case it is definitely true, almost in the same league as many other classics like Habit Rouge, Giorgio for Men, Jules von Dior etc., which seem rather inauthentic on U30 carriers.
If you would ask me how else Balafre could be described or which well-known scent it reminds of, I can clearly give Cacharel pour L´Homme as an answer. Both share not only a lot of ingredients, but also the same perfumer. Maybe it's hard evidence.
There has been a reformulation for some years, but this commentary deals with the vintage version. The opening is quite classic, with bergamot and cypress floral notes, but rather warmly inviting, less coolly distanced.
What quickly follows is a little greeting from the forest with coniferous impressions and neat oak moss, which underline the masculine sensual character of Balafre without appearing rough. At least there's a hint of leather on the side.
Towards the end musk and amber play a smaller role again, but the main actors are undoubtedly the not too exaggerated pine needle in cooperation with oakmoss and the initial lemon-bergamotte combination. I didn't even notice camomile - for whatever reason.
For me, Balafre clearly conveys to the wearer the aura of a person who is experienced in the world but at the same time down-to-earth. So superior, but not arrogant.
When classifying perfumes, one often asks oneself when a fragrance is more suitable for older people. In this case it is definitely true, almost in the same league as many other classics like Habit Rouge, Giorgio for Men, Jules von Dior etc., which seem rather inauthentic on U30 carriers.
If you would ask me how else Balafre could be described or which well-known scent it reminds of, I can clearly give Cacharel pour L´Homme as an answer. Both share not only a lot of ingredients, but also the same perfumer. Maybe it's hard evidence.
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