ATEEZ PERFUME REVIEW: BALMAIN — VENT VERT
disclaimer: this is not meant to be a serious perfume review; this is something fun for me to do as I love perfume. each and every one of us have different tastes and preferences when it comes to fragrances. what works for me might not work for you, vice versa. I’ll try my best to describe the scents, but I will always suggest for you to go and smell them yourself before purchase. if you want to try these perfumes, please test or get a sample before committing to the bottle. picture credits to all owners.
ateez member: hongjoong
fragrance family: floral green
notes:
vert de mandarine, jasmin, blackcurrant, galbanum essence, calypsone, soft musks, basil, spearmint, fig leaf
my scent experience:
the fragrance opening is very fresh, green, and heavy on the fig leaves with a slight sweetness from the blackcurrant. one of my favorite notes in perfume is blackcurrant, so smelling that made me happy. as it settles, it's now this lovely white floral scent from the jasmine. once the scent dries down, it becomes earthy, leafy and there's also a citrus element from the mandarin. I'm not too sure what calypsone is but they described it as sea breeze which I couldn't detect unfortunately. it smells like picking blackcurrants in a white floral garden with the blackcurrants next to a fig tree, if that makes any sense. it's a wonderful green fruity scent that's perfect for spring and summer.
the projection is moderate and for scent on the lighter side, I think it's perfectly fine. the longevity is long as it lasted about 9 hours and it's by far one of the longer lasting earthy fragrances I've tried. I've been into green fragrances for a moment and while this is on the fresher side of green perfumes, I really like this and it's one of my favorites from the collection. this was very refreshing for me especially after testing out Sel d'Ambre which almost knocked me out from its intensity.
additional notes from me:
this is one of the four reinvented classics in the collection, and it was originally released in 1947 as one of the first green fragrances in the market. I haven't smelt the original, but I could imagine it would be a lot greener than the new version and maybe one day, I would like to test it out. I never mentioned this in the earlier reviews but the packaging was inspired by their first ever fragrance that was released in 1946 and I love the bottle it's just so beautiful and can we talk about that color? absolutely divine. I would actually purchase a bottle of this the next time I'm in Paris but when will I visit Paris again? maybe in the distant future.
who would I recommend this to?
anyone who likes green floral fragrances with a slight sweetness.
those who want something light but sophisticated for the summer.
anyone who wants to try out Balmain fragrances.
if you've made it to the end, thank you for reading this review! out of all the perfumes in this collection, I was the most excited for this one and this did not disappoint. this might not be an exact copy of the original, but I really like it. I hope you enjoyed this review and let me know what your favorite fragrances are!
review written by librarisxng 2025
