This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 is a resinous, spicy amber with an aromatic edge, released by the French house Histoires de Parfums in 2018 and composed by Gérald Ghislain and Sylvie Jourdet. It is worn by anyone.

Lavender and artemisia open it with a cool, herbal, slightly bitter freshness, sharpened by cardamom. Ylang-ylang brings a soft, sweet floral note to the middle, but the scent's real character lies in its resins: benzoin, opoponax and labdanum give a warm, honeyed, balsamic richness that builds as it dries down. Tonka bean adds an almondy sweetness and patchouli an earthy depth, so the finish is dense and enveloping.

This is a cold-weather scent, best suited to autumn and winter and to evenings. Anyone who likes resinous ambers with a herbal opening rather than a gourmand one should find it worth trying.

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 — unisex fragrance by Histoires de Parfums (released 2018). Notes: Artemisia, Benzoin, Cardamom, Labdanum, Lavender, Opoponax, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database