Vent Vert Balmain 1947 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1947

Vent Vert (1947) (Eau de Toilette) by Balmain

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8.6 / 10 116 Ratings

A popular perfume by Balmain for women, released in 1947. The scent is green-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Green

Floral

Fresh

Chypre

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Galbanum

Gardenia

Lemon

Peach

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley

Hyacinth

Iris

Jasmine

Rose

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Vetiver

Musk

Styrax

Perfumer

Germaine Cellier

Ratings

Scent

8.6116 Ratings

Longevity

7.688 Ratings

Sillage

6.990 Ratings

Bottle

7.588 Ratings

Value for money

7.719 Ratings

Submitted by TVC15, last update on 06/15/2025.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/14/2013

10
Scent

Belledusud
2 Reviews

Belledusud

Helpful Review 6

Vent Vert - Springtime in a Bottle

Balmain's lovely Vent Vert is my signature perfume. It is a fresh, sharp, sweet composition that smells of new greenery in the springtime, blue skies and daffodils. Longevity is good to very good, and projection is medium. Anyone who longs for the feeling of an early spring day will love VV. Very green, lots of galbanum in the opening. A favorite of Brigitte Bardot as well!

05/02/2025

videecco
9 Reviews

videecco

1

Ceiling breaker

The war is over, I've worked in pants in an arms factory and cleared rubble in my town. My girlies and I did it all without the help of men. Now society wants us to go back to the kitchen. But I keep a spirit of freedom and joy in my soul in this spring of our lives. Some of my friends wear l'Air du Temps, which came out a year apart. We are young and the new era is full of promises. A new wind, tenderly green like a young shoot, is sweeping up the past.

If I were a young woman in 1947, this would be my perfume. It bears an air of kinship with Hermès Iris Ukiyoé (Ellena, 2010) while not being the same.

I'm testing the vintage and the current side to side. Difference wise, the vintage has a more proeminent galbanum in the opening. This use of galbanum at such a high concentration was a first with Cellier being a ceiling breaker in the world of perfumery. Without being flippant, yes, the vintage is better.

My favorite vintage so far in testing some of Les Cent Onze Parfums Qu'il Faut Sentir Avant de Mourir.

Smells like the colors: green and orange. Vibe: light, young, and cheerful.

06/15/2025

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

MrsGuerlain
443 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

1

Evergreen

According to Cambridge University Dictionary ‘evergreen’ means something ‘always seeming fresh and popular’.
Vent vert is one of the best green fragrances I have met. I love Chanel No 19, a beautiful green with a lot of sharpness and good floral heart. I adore Tendre Poison, a favourite for many years with its sweet, floral take on the green. I admire Isabella Rossellini’s Manifesto, a blast of green on a spring day. And I sometimes crave SJP’s Covet, a mix of green and chocolate. All three wonderful and appreciated in my collection. But Vent Vert… well, that is a totally different story.
Vent Vert is a fragrance with many faces. At first spray it has the chalky note that I love so much (galbanum). It boosts the whole fragrance - wonderful lift off. Another thing I notice is that whenever I wear it, I experience moments when the flowers become dominant. In whiffs. Suddenly I think that I am wearing a different fragrance. It surprises me every time. Even though this is not the most long lasting fragrance it still makes me pay attention due to the complexity. Always. Now that’s a good perfume!
Wonderful bottle! I love the top detail with the grass-like shape. Not feminine - not masculine. This, in my opinion, could be unisex. The bottle tells you what you are about to experience.
If I had to choose between my greens - I would choose Vent Vert.
Year 2, 32/365

05/02/2025

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 10
Scent

Noturfave
90 Reviews

Noturfave

1

New life.

Unforgettable Vent Vert, the most carefree of the green florals. The blast of bitter galbanum is strong and swift, but the freshness of lemon and the powdery sweetness of muguet and rose make this fragrance far from stiff upper lip. Not a Miss Dior or a Bandit - a L’Air du Temps type, signaling a springtime and a new feeling of hope after the war.

04/21/2024

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 10
Scent

Tofuwachtel
35 Reviews

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Tofuwachtel

Top Review 23

When ....

.... green mist
Falling in the morning air

When cool dew shimmers
On soft grass

When the sun gently
Warms the earth

When herbs quietly
Whisper spicy

When silky wood becomes
Freshly greened

When buds break open
Very gently

When young moss is so fresh
Shines in the shade

When the beginning lets
The new life sprouts

Then it goes
The green wind

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