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This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex

Floral
Aromatic
Woody
Patchouli
Earthy
Amber
Balsamic
EDP · unisex

Histoires de Parfums is a French niche house known for exploring storytelling through fragrance, often playing with conceptual themes and unexpected twists on traditional perfumery. This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 is part of their numbered collection, where the "not a" framing suggests subverting expectations rather than delivering what the title implies.

The fragrance opens with aromatic lavender and artemisia, grounded by cardamom spice, immediately signaling something herbaceous and slightly sharp rather than purely sweet. The heart softens considerably with ylang-ylang, benzoin, and tonka bean creating a creamy, vanilla-tinged warmth. The base settles into a resinous, earthy foundation of patchouli, labdanum, and opoponax, which gives the composition a balsamic and slightly woody character. The overall effect is a floral oriental that leans aromatic and spiced rather than lush or decadent.

This works best for those drawn to scents with complexity and slight edge, rather than straightforward prettiness. It's suitable for year-round wear but leans toward cooler months when the patchouli and resin feel more grounding than heavy. This fragrance aligns with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Homesteader sensibilities.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
90%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
32%
Patchouli
80%
Earthy
32%
Amber
64%
Balsamic
86%
Vanilla
60%
Sweet
100%
Gourmand
23%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Cardamom
Cardamom
Aromatic, warm, and slightly eucalyptus-like with a spiced green freshness that is entirely its own. Cardamom is one of the most elegant spice notes in perfumery, exotic without being heavy, warm without being sweet. It appears frequently in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances and modern masculine compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Tonka Bean
Tonka Bean
Sweet, powdery, and almond-like with hay-like, slightly tobacco undertones, tonka bean is one of perfumery's most useful base notes. It shares coumarin with fresh hay and freshly cut grass, adding a warmth that feels nostalgic and comforting. Essential in gourmand and soft oriental fragrances.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Opoponax
Opoponax
The 'sweet myrrh' of ancient perfumery, opoponax has a warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like quality that is softer and more approachable than regular myrrh. It has a honeyed sweetness with a faint herbal edge, creating a rich, complex base note. A pillar of classic oriental perfumery, it adds warmth and tenacity.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match86% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Hedonist86% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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The Homesteader82% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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Scent Profile
Floral90%Aromatic100%Woody32%Patchouli80%Earthy32%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP
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histoires de parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex is $210.00. Without a coupon the lowest price is $210.00. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic histoires de parfums fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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What does histoires de parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex smell like? +
Histoires de Parfums is a French niche house known for exploring storytelling through fragrance, often playing with conceptual themes and unexpected twists on traditional perfumery. This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 is part of their numbered collection, where the "not a" framing suggests subverting expectations rather than delivering what the title implies. The fragrance opens with aromatic lavender and artemisia, grounded by cardamom spice, immediately signaling something herbaceous and slightly sharp rather than purely sweet. The heart softens considerably with ylang-ylang, benzoin, and tonka bean creating a creamy, vanilla-tinged warmth. The base settles into a resinous, earthy foundation of patchouli, labdanum, and opoponax, which gives the composition a balsamic and slightly woody character. The overall effect is a floral oriental that leans aromatic and spiced rather than lush or decadent. This works best for those drawn to scents with complexity and slight edge, rather than straightforward prettiness. It's suitable for year-round wear but leans toward cooler months when the patchouli and resin feel more grounding than heavy. This fragrance aligns with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Homesteader sensibilities.
What are the notes in histoires de parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex? +
Top: Lavender, Artemisia, Cardamom. Heart: Ylang-Ylang, Benzoin, Tonka Bean. Base: Opoponax, Patchouli, Labdanum.
What fragrance family is This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex? +
histoires de parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like histoires de parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex? +
Based on shared notes, Dolce & Gabbana The One Intense (Patchouli, Labdanum, Benzoin, Cardamom), Amouage Reflection 45 Man (Opoponax, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Lavender), Alexandria Fragrances Key Of Life (Patchouli, Labdanum, Ylang-Ylang, Artemisia), Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud Attar unisex (Opoponax, Labdanum, Tonka Bean, Cardamom), Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud unisex (Opoponax, Labdanum, Tonka Bean, Cardamom) may smell similar to This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 unisex.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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