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2 months ago - 05/30/2025
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Substitute! [Not exact copy]

Substitute! [Not exact copy]

Balmain had launched this deep, smokey, woodsy gourmand for men. We are talking about a secret hype and a serious gem. Carbone (2010) Carbone homme As you can see it wasn't such an old launch.Only Balmain despite its success at sales discontinued that.

For those who were in love with Balmain Carbone homme (2010) Al Haramain has recently launched something unisex and very similar without the ivy note and without vanilla nor vetiver. This new edp provides you the accord of Carbone homme (fig fruit, violet leaves and incense)with cedar and amber. A bit clearer ,less smokey, very similar notes. Let's present Azlan Oud Saffron Edition with accords of fig fruit, olibanum, violet. post scriptum: have you ever smelled the fur of a cat when it is asleep? It smells of cedar and olibanum!

Last updated 06/02/2025 - 05:19 PM
5 Comments
LouBeLouBe 2 months ago
Hi tanks for your post! I heard #Graphite by Montana (which I own) was close to Carbone? Do you agree?
TzapanTzapan 2 months ago
Similar yes, not identical. But I feel Montana Graphite is not that strong, dense. As for the Al Haramain I present it ain't as smokey as Carbone homme, but the accords are there and are fig fruit, violet leaves, incense!
LouBeLouBe 2 months ago
And I read they are both by Nathalie Lorson!
OmnipotatoOmnipotato 2 months ago
So I’m guessing the 2024 version of Carbone by Balmain has nothing to do with the old one.
TzapanTzapan 2 months ago
@Omnipotato Entirely different thing!

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