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Rumba

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Balenciaga  ·  Sold as feminine

Rumba

3.83876 ratingsRespected, if divisive
Scent fingerprintAll 10 accords ↓
sweetwhite floralfruityfloralwoodyhoney
Rumba

How it wears

From community votes · bars are each option's share
LongevityEternal81% say long lasting or eternal
Very weak3%
Weak4%
Moderate13%
Long lasting30%
Eternal51%
SillageEnormous78% say strong or enormous
Intimate4%
Moderate18%
Strong31%
Enormous47%
Scent Profile

Composition & Character

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Jean-Claude Ellena portrait
03 · The nose

Jean-Claude Ellena

The perfumer of transparency

Jean-Claude Ellena is widely regarded as the most intellectual perfumer of the modern era — a minimalist poet whose work redefined what fragrance could be.

“Cézanne's watercolours contain areas of wash that don't overlap. I proceed in a similar fashion.”

Jean-Claude Ellena · The Diary of a Nose (2011) / Frédéric Malle bio
104fragrances
1947born
Frenchnationality

Co-created with Ron Winnegrad

Designer Balenciaga

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