Balmya
Perfumer: Alexandra Jouet
20 ratings
From your scent profile
Balmain Balmya is a floral, sweet women's fragrance that pairs passion fruit with coffee and vanilla; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: The flowers do the talking, the rest listens.
How does it perform?
From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
85% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
PowderyWhat does Balmya smell like?
It opens with passion fruit, bergamot and pink pepper, a bright, lightly spicy fruitiness softened by violet leaf and angelica. The heart brings jasmine, coffee and vanilla, and the scent turns gourmand and sweet. The base leaves a woody, powdery floor of sandalwood, iris and cashmere wood, with a cappucino note running through it.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. It reads feminine, and its sweet, oriental build suits cooler weather best. Rochas Rochas Man Intense and Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Passion fruit
- Angelica
- Pink pepper
First hours
- Coffee
- Jasmine
- Vanilla
Towards evening
- Sandalwood
- Iris
- Cappucino
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 39%Spring
- 26%Summer
- 22%Autumn
- 13%Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter- Daytime36%
- Casual25%
- Office21%
- Evening14%
Least picked for evenings.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
59% matchRochas Man Intense (2002)
Rochas · 2002
58% matchWinter Kiss
Naomi Campbell · 2006
56% matchSweet Harmony
Alverde · 2011
56% match1947 Dahlia
Eric Buterbaugh Florals
54% matchManifesto
Yves Saint Laurent · 2012
54% matchMauboussin pour Elle Elixir (Eau de Parfum)
Mauboussin · 2013
54% matchStarlight
Aigner · 2008
51% matchCašmir (Eau de Parfum)
Chopard · 1991
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Last updated: October 26, 2026