Scents of Man
Perfume: Ballure Allure
Perfume: Ballure Allure
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Ballure Allure -
Extrait or Eau de Parfum


Ballure Allure contains the following oils, resins and absolutes:
Citrus: Bergamot, petitgrain.
Floral: Cyclamen, jasmine, rose, neroli.
Wood: Cedar-wood atlas, oak, patchouli.
Spices: Clove, pimento.
Musks: Coumarin, vetiver, myrrh.
The Evolution of Ballure Allure
Petitgrain and bergamot wind around myrrh-scented rose. An opulent rich, spicy floral/wood with resinous cedar notes, an expansive tuberose and pimento berry. The intense heart notes eventually soften to reveal a beautiful, aged patchouli with nuances of spices, nuts and a sweet vanilla oak. The dry-down is long-lasting and smooth. For an alternative woody scent, Sky Hill contains a variety of aromatic woods. Godred is rich and sumptuous, less woody that Ballure Allure, with a greater emphasis on winter fruit. Somewhere between these two is Ancient Forest is a deep, woody-fougère. Druidale keep the woody theme in abeyance with lighter heather, gorse and sweet grass dominating.

Sillage: medium
Longevity: 8 hours+.
INGREDIENTS: Alcohol Denat., Parfum, Isoproyl myristate, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Citral, Coumarin, Cinnamyl alcohol, Hexyl cinnamal, a-Pinene, Amyl cinnamal, Eugenol.
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I had to experiment with this fascinatingly crafted perfume, which I own as an extrait. I love niche perfumers’ work, because they follow their uncompromised vision, designed for a smaller audience - and Ballure Allure (probably referring to a place by the sea on the Isle of Man, Ballure) is such a composition. For me, it’s full of contradictions (fruity/spicy/woody, patchouli against vetiver and neroli, warm, slightly bitter, complex), which I found beautifully weird at first. But I like what it does, and being with this non-linear spiel of allure and resistance has become a real pleasure.
I like this a lot, not one for the wallflowers out there. There is a big old mix of spice and wood that stays the day and never gets dull.
Thank you for writing; glad you like Ballure Allure.