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BAL À VERSAILLES, PARFUM - CARNATION, VANILLA & EXOTIC RESINS
Inspiration
Using only the finest ingredients, Bal à Versailles opens with a complex medley of Italian Bergamot, Italian Lemon, Tunisian Neroli, Ylang Ylang and Cassie Absolute. The heart of this classic floriental is based on rare and precious essences of Jasmin Absolute, Rose Absolute, Opoponax and Orris Specialties. To this are added exotic woods and spices: Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla Absolute, Mousse de Chene Absolute, Cistus and Incense.
Warm and richly textured, Bal à Versailles is a timeless indulgence, appealing to the most discriminating tastes of today.
Jean Desprez used the purest, most expensive natural ingredients-more than 300 of them-when he composed his masterpiece Bal à Versailles in 1962. For the past four decades, this original formula has been held in safekeeping by the perfumers at in France. They have collected and blended the original ingredients, and the result is a Bal à Versailles as majestic as when Jean Desprez first created it.
Fragrance Notes
Top notes: rosemary, orange blossom, mandarin orange, cassia, jasmine, rose, neroli, bergamot, bulgarian rose, lemon
Heart notes: sandalwood, patchouli, lilac, orris root, vetiver, ylang-ylang, lily-of-the-valley, leather
Base notes: tolu balsam, amber, musk, benzoin, civet, vanilla, cedar, resins
HOUSE: JEAN DESPREZ