Orange and geranium do a slinky sleight-of-hand creating a phantom pineapple effect: tart, fruity, somewhat metallic. The sheer crispness is assertive and long-lasting, gradually softened and warmed by amber and woody patchouli.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a wearer who likes their freshness with edge: bright, polished, and slightly abstract rather than airy or sporty. It feels at home in close quarters where its metallic-fruity shimmer and woody drydown can register as a sharp, modern signature.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the aldehydic opening stays crisp and the woody base can unfold without turning heavy. Two to four sprays are usually enough; it projects cleanly at first, then settles into a warm patchouli-amber veil that lasts well on skin.
Who it’s for
For lovers of crisp aldehydic openings, green-floral nuance and woody drydowns with a slightly metallic, modern twist. It will appeal to those who enjoy fresh scents with character, structure and a more abstract, unisex profile.
Histoires de Parfums’s story
Histoires de Parfums builds fragrances as narratives, treating scent like a library of characters, years, poems and music. The house leans into French perfumery craft, with compositions that feel literary, conceptual and distinctly individual.
This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.1 – Abstraction’s concept
This Is Not A Blue Bottle belongs to Histoires de Parfums' conceptual series built around bold blue packaging and playful, idea-led compositions. Abstraction suggests a fragrance built on illusion and contrast: a bright, almost synthetic fruit impression lifted by aldehydes and geranium, then grounded by patchouli and amber warmth.
Extra info
This Is Not A Blue Bottle is a conceptual Histoires de Parfums line known for its bold blue presentation and playful, art-led naming. The 1.1 edition is titled Abstraction, underscoring the collection’s deliberately non-literal approach.
Orange and geranium do a slinky sleight-of-hand creating a phantom pineapple effect: tart, fruity, somewhat metallic. The sheer crispness is assertive and long-lasting, gradually softened and warmed by amber and woody patchouli.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a wearer who likes their freshness with edge: bright, polished, and slightly abstract rather than airy or sporty. It feels at home in close quarters where its metallic-fruity shimmer and woody drydown can register as a sharp, modern signature.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the aldehydic opening stays crisp and the woody base can unfold without turning heavy. Two to four sprays are usually enough; it projects cleanly at first, then settles into a warm patchouli-amber veil that lasts well on skin.
Who it’s for
For lovers of crisp aldehydic openings, green-floral nuance and woody drydowns with a slightly metallic, modern twist. It will appeal to those who enjoy fresh scents with character, structure and a more abstract, unisex profile.
Histoires de Parfums’s story
Histoires de Parfums builds fragrances as narratives, treating scent like a library of characters, years, poems and music. The house leans into French perfumery craft, with compositions that feel literary, conceptual and distinctly individual.
This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1/.1 – Abstraction’s concept
This Is Not A Blue Bottle belongs to Histoires de Parfums' conceptual series built around bold blue packaging and playful, idea-led compositions. Abstraction suggests a fragrance built on illusion and contrast: a bright, almost synthetic fruit impression lifted by aldehydes and geranium, then grounded by patchouli and amber warmth.
Extra info
This Is Not A Blue Bottle is a conceptual Histoires de Parfums line known for its bold blue presentation and playful, art-led naming. The 1.1 edition is titled Abstraction, underscoring the collection’s deliberately non-literal approach.