Balenciaga Cialenga
4.2
Overall
Accords
woody
earthy
green
mossy
warm spicy
white floral
aromatic
powdery
iris
yellow floral
Notes Pyramid
Top
Green NotesBlack CurrantCitruses
Heart
IrisYlang-YlangLilyCloveJasmineTincture of Rose
Base
oak mossVetyverVirginia CedarSandalwoodPatchouli
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ 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.
