# Bal À Versailles

**Brand:** Jean Desprez · **Perfumer:** Jean Desprez · **Year:** 1962
**Rating:** 4.8 / 5 (4 ratings) · **Popularity:** #117

## Notes
**Top:** Bergamotto, Foglie e germogli di ribes, Gelsomino, Limone, Arancia mandarino, Neroli, Fiori d'arancio, Rosa, Rosmarino
**Heart:** Pelle, Lilla, Il giglio della valle, Radice di Orris, Patchouli, Sandalo, Vetiver, Ylang\-Ylang
**Base:** Ambra, Benzoino, Legno di cedro, Civet, Muschio, Resine, Balsamo di Tolu, Vaniglia

## About Jean Desprez
Jean Desprez è un marchio di profumi di lusso che incarna eleganza e raffinatezza. Fondato nel cuore della Francia, è specializzato in fragranze senza tempo che fondono note classiche con sfumature moderne. Ogni profumo racconta una storia, catturando i sensi e invitando all'esplorazione.

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — Fall, Winter — "This is a review of the EDT: Bal à Versailles is a timeless beauty. It opens with a very thick and heavy dose of civet joined by a sparkly touch of orange blossom, jasmine and rosemary. The civet note almost turns slightly sour as it combines with the resins, balsam and benzoin, giving the heart of the fragrance an almost dusky, powdery character. In the dry down the civet, resins and balsam remai…"
- ★4/5 — Fall, Winter — "Those who think this is like Salome or Tabu, what brand of crack are you smoking? Even when my fragrance collecting pal shared with me her vintage bottle of Bal a Versailles, as part of my intro to classic perfumery (this one is not even that old in the grand scheme but a classic nonetheless) all those years ago, I don't recall it as being as animal and edgey as the slabs of sex which are Dana Tab…"

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