Balenciaga Fragrance review

Balenciaga Cialenga Parfum – A Green Chypre That Still Commands Attention

Name: Balenciaga Cialenga Parfum – A Green Chypre That Still Commands Attention
Item: Balenciaga Cialenga Parfum
Author: Vivir

By Vivir · November 1, 2026

Accords

woody earthy green mossy warm spicy white floral aromatic powdery iris yellow floral

Top

Green NotesBlack CurrantCitruses

Heart

IrisYlang-YlangLilyCloveJasmineTincture of Rose

Base

oak mossVetyverVirginia CedarSandalwoodPatchouli

Cialenga is an excellent example of a classic, old-school chypre. Inky-dark, mossy and richly floral, it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as its more famous compatriots.
I'm completely in love with it. It’s mysterious, woody-earthy kind of perfume that you feel powerful when you use it.
A wonderful warm and spicy fragrance, dry rather than sweet. Love it. What a remarkable combination of notes.

All I get is wilted celery. Not the kind that you are sauteing in a pan with herbs, but as in: you left it in the fridge for too long and it is turning brown.
Smells like an old wooden cabinet full of old medications. I dislike it. Very medicinal, strong, smells almost like paint/something from homedepot.
Very masculine trending, sugar and fluff free. A skillfully blended chypre, maybe a little bit dated, C. is worth a try.