77%
would repurchase
3.8/5
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ingredients

Top notes•Basil (To Middle)•Bergamot (To Middle)•Cajuput•Cinnamon•Clary Sage (To Middle)•Coriander (To Middle)•Eucalyptus•Grapefruit•Hyssop•Lemon•Lemongrass (To Middle)•Lime•Mandarin•Neroli (To Middle)•Niaouli•Orange•Peppermint•Petitgrain•Ravensara•Sage•Spearmint•Tagetes•Tangerine•Tea Tree (To Middle)•Thyme (To Middle)•VerbenaMiddle notes •Bay•Black Pepper•Cardamom•Chamomile•Cypress•Fennel (To Top)•Geranium•Ho Leaf•Ho Wood•Hyssop•Juniper•Lavender (To Top)•Marjoram•Melissa (To Top)•Myrtle•Nutmeg•Palma Rosa•Pine•Rosemary•Spikenard•YarrowBase notes •Balsam Peru•Cassia (To Middle)•Cedarwood•Cinnamon (To Middle)•Clove•Frankincense•Ginger (To Middle)•Jasmine•Myrrh•Oakmoss•Patchouli•Rose•Rosewood (To Middle)•Sandalwood•Valerian•Vanilla•Vetiver•Ylang Ylang (To Middle)

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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7 years ago

Lush as a silk-upholstered cushion, rewardingly sweet (but not gourmand), and effulgent with golden-smelling balsams, musks and sweet exotic woods, sweet vanilla/amber, and perhaps a burly tobacco...

About reviewer (74 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium, Cool

HairSilver, Straight, Coarse

EyesGreen



5.0
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9 years ago

One of my favorites. It has a hint of vanilla, but not overpowering. I know someone with perfume allergies, and this is the only one she can wear for some reason. I plan to buy more of this when I...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


2.0
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9 years ago

I am not sure about this fragrance. I have a decant from surrender to chance or APC. I tested this month's ago, and thought it was too animalic. I retested a while ago and thought it was...

About reviewer (517 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

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About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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10 years ago

I have read the reviews and have to clarify a few things about this truly legendary perfume. If it seems as though people are smelling three different scents - they are. Bal a Versailles...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

I first bought this in the EDC canister around 1980. It was on clearance at that time and I was intrigued by the name and picture of the dancing figures on it from another century. I remembered...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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12 years ago

What an intriguing bunch of reviews is generated by this fragrance! I have a small decant of the EDT, described as 'vintage' by the decant service. At first sniff I thought it had turned, and...

About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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12 years ago

Wow. Bal a Versailles is such a kitchen-sink scent, and from reading about it there are many variations between the cologne, toilette, and parfum versions. Some folks get a lot of barnyard-skank,...

About reviewer (257 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Fair, Cool

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

unique, animalic, cheap, and strong. i love it!

About reviewer (99 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Olive, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
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13 years ago

An forgottable fragrance evoking memories of passion, very honestly to me this is the one fragrance I associate with love and passion and the overdose of civet with the powderiness, the heavier,...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


3.0
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13 years ago

Cute bottle. But to me, it's just your basic vintage-y powdery orange blossom. Like Narcisse Noire but tamer, more powdery. I don't smell the spice or the skank or the civet that everyone talks...

About reviewer (414 reviews)

Age

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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13 years ago

I have worn the Bal since 1979, not exclusively, as it was discontinued for a time. It is said that HM, the Queen, wears it and 'jolly hockey sticks' she is naughty if she does. Chrystelica...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair

HairGrey

EyesBlue


5.0
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14 years ago

I first bought this at Ross in a white bottle with gold leaves scattered all over the bottle, gold cap, and the lovely French ladies in the center. It smells like love to me. My first boyfriend at...

About reviewer (37 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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14 years ago

I have wanted to try this for a very long time and finally managed to purchase a bottle of edc. First sniff made me smile as it smells very familiar, like something from my childhood. It smells...

About reviewer (121 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrown

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

I am reviewing the modern version of edt minus the civet. it is still a beautiful floriental, a deep musky amber, but alas no skank. As I remember it it was on the line of the old Schiaperelli...

About reviewer (325 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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14 years ago

I was going through a drawer of very old fragrances last night and I refound this fragrance from like probably 40 years ago! It is still clear as can be & still smells like it did, powder like to...

About reviewer (602 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen


4.0
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14 years ago

Bal a Versailles was launched in 1962. The scent is getting harder than ever to track down. I buy it on eBay sometimes, but I do wonder about the authenticity of the product. I've purchased the...

About reviewer (75 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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14 years ago

1) Quite a strong bergamot opening. 2) Skanky, but in an ancient, well-oiled wood cabinet kind of way. 3) Absolutely beautiful sandalwood note, lustrous and warm. 4) Prominent, properly tamed...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


4.0
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14 years ago

Listening to good advice, I ordered a sample of this in EDC strength and it sits at a lovely balance between a light but voluptuous amber caress and good, strong bones. My sample starts with a...

About reviewer (766 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesHazel


5.0
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14 years ago

Bal a' Versailles has stood the test of time and remains a classic in the bountiful world of amber orientales. It's well balanced and warm on the skin making it a true cooler weather fragrance. I...

About reviewer (636 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Other, Medium

EyesBrown