This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 Histoires De Parfums

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2017

At a glance

Is This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 Histoires De Parfums worth trying?

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 by Histoires de Parfums is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Casual, Office wear in Spring, Summer
Performance feel
Moderate longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile
floral, fresh, yellow floral with Ivy, Pink Pepper, Ylang-Ylang

The first impression

This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 by Histoires de Parfums is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are Ivy and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Ylang-Ylang, Lilac and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Vanilla, White Musk and Sandalwood.

What shapes the scent

floral 100%
fresh 85%
yellow floral 70%
sweet 60%
green 50%
woody 40%
musky 35%
vanilla 30%
powdery 25%
white floral 20%

The perfumer behind it

Luca Maffei

Luca Maffei

Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for his work with Acca Kappa, creating scents like Black Pepper & Sandalwood and Tilia Cordata. He also composed Amnesia Rose for Aedes de Venustas and Ambre Gris for Alyssa Ashley. Maffei's style often blends natural ingredients with modern sophistication. His portfolio includes a range of floral, woody, and aromatic compositions.

Notes pyramid

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Ivy Ivy
Pink Pepper Pink Pepper

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Ylang-Ylang Ylang-Ylang
Lilac Lilac
Lily-of-the-Valley Lily-of-the-Valley

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Vanilla Vanilla
White Musk White Musk
Sandalwood Sandalwood

The mood it creates

The Alchemist Archetype: Portrait of This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.2 Histoires De Parfums

Essence

This Is Not A Blue Bottle is the Alchemist’s paradox-a fragrance that transforms simplicity into intrigue. They see ivy’s green twist as a riddle, vanilla as a code to crack. The scent’s play of pink pepper and lilac mirrors their mind: part scientist, part poet, forever distilling wonder from the ordinary.

Style & Aesthetic

They wear structured minimalism with a twist-a lab coat styled as a trench, glasses that catch the light like ylang-ylang’s golden hue. Their workspace is a curated chaos: vials of lily-of-the-valley beside sketchbooks, white musk’s cleanliness against ink stains.

Philosophy & Values

They believe in hidden layers-that sandalwood holds secrets, and lilac’s sweetness is a mathematical equation. The fragrance’s unisex nature reflects their rejection of binaries. Values? Curiosity, precision, the courage to question even their own hypotheses.

Relationships

They bond over shared puzzles, lovers who appreciate how the scent shifts from pepper’s sharpness to musk’s embrace. Friends are fellow experimenters, relationships built on late-night debates about whether green notes smell more of growth or grief.

Lifestyle

Their days are a series of controlled reactions-morning coffee timed to the minute, evening walks to observe how light changes ivy’s color. Even leisure is research: cataloging cloud shapes, testing vanilla’s mood-altering properties on rainy afternoons.

Shadow

The risk is analysis paralysis. The white musk’s purity can become sterility, a life too curated for spontaneity. They must remember that some transformations require mess.

Conclusion

This Is Not A Blue Bottle is a hypothesis in vapor form-a reminder that every scent, like every truth, is provisional. To wear it is to embrace the experiment, to find the extraordinary in the unassuming.