Okay so I haven't worn Marc Antoine Bahwah's fragrances for ages (2020) but I instantly recognized the 'cosmic incense' accords and signature trickery in the form of Akigala wood a newish (it's actually been around a while now) molecule people seem to hate!!! I think as far as irritating, overused, structural perfume base materials it's pretty mild mannered but what do I know hey?? The opening is undoubtedly Ganymedesque and the 'bleu' association is kinda pushed because it is somewhat fresh and yeah blues, and turquoises okay. and jade greens and purples, then reds... well you know the colours you don't need me to list them, Orange!??!? A whole opalescent nebula of colours swirl about this thing. To counter that, I get this off, sort of cabbage schnapps (Kids? lol) sort of thing, but that doesn't persist thankfully. The whole modern moss and diffusive resinous spangle is just too tenacious to go away and what your left with is actually a much more mellow and wearable take on the whole Quentin Bisch vibe. Where I find it differs is a much more flat, driftwood hollow feeling on the skin, it's not as annoying as Ganymede or Bois Imperiale nd I like both those perfumes to a degree but I found wearing them something of a screechy ordeal! This is more subdued, but maybe even too much so and this would likely be a criticism from fans of the genre, perceiving Bleu Infini as a pale pretender, and they may also have a point. This is a bit of a curveball to what I was saying about the cohesion of the collection, it's in keeping with the resinous, spicy, spikes and such, maybe the toned downness of what I know this sort of perfume can be, not gonna lie though this is a bit of an outlier in the collection and sticks out a touch.
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Bleu Infini, from Pierre Balmain was released in 2024. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. The notes are Akigalawood, Clary Sage, Labdanum, Lichen, Oakmoss, Rose, Salt.
Okay so I haven't worn Marc Antoine Bahwah's fragrances for ages (2020) but I instantly recognized the 'cosmic incense' accords and signature trickery in the form of Akigala wood a newish (it's actually been around a while now) molecule people seem to hate!!! I think as far as irritating, overused, structural perfume base materials it's pretty mild mannered but what do I know hey?? The opening is undoubtedly Ganymedesque and the 'bleu' association is kinda pushed because it is somewhat fresh and yeah blues, and turquoises okay. and jade greens and purples, then reds... well you know the colours you don't need me to list them, Orange!??!? A whole opalescent nebula of colours swirl about this thing. To counter that, I get this off, sort of cabbage schnapps (Kids? lol) sort of thing, but that doesn't persist thankfully. The whole modern moss and diffusive resinous spangle is just too tenacious to go away and what your left with is actually a much more mellow and wearable take on the whole Quentin Bisch vibe. Where I find it differs is a much more flat, driftwood hollow feeling on the skin, it's not as annoying as Ganymede or Bois Imperiale nd I like both those perfumes to a degree but I found wearing them something of a screechy ordeal! This is more subdued, but maybe even too much so and this would likely be a criticism from fans of the genre, perceiving Bleu Infini as a pale pretender, and they may also have a point. This is a bit of a curveball to what I was saying about the cohesion of the collection, it's in keeping with the resinous, spicy, spikes and such, maybe the toned downness of what I know this sort of perfume can be, not gonna lie though this is a bit of an outlier in the collection and sticks out a touch.