Histoires de Parfums · 2017
This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3 Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lastingabout 3 in 5 of 36 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 32 people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
floral
romantic
What the community says
From blood orange to leathery
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 36 describe how long it lasts, 32 how far it projects and 13 how it smells. Most other posts only name This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3.
How long it lasts36 people
Leans long-lasting
about 3 in 5 say it lasts a long time
In words
Ask people how long This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3 lasts, and about 3 in 5 say it lasts a long time.
How far it projects32 people
Projection varies
about half say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
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Summary in words
Histoires de Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3: what people say about it.
In short: From blood orange to leathery.
Worn by everyone.
Leans long-lasting (36 people): Ask people how long This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3 lasts, and about 3 in 5 say it lasts a long time.
Projection varies (32 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 50+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Histoires de Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.3 comes across as Bright blood orange, rose petals, leathery patchouli. It opens with blood orange, moves into rose and saffron and settles on leather and patchouli. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. A good pick for date nights. Released in 2017.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for date nights.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $170.
Explore more: Floral perfumes · Blood orange perfumes · Rose perfumes · Saffron perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Histoires de Parfums
Its most discussed picks run from a thyme-and-amber to a powdery rose and plum and a leathery herbal scent. Scendira carries 31 Histoires de Parfums perfumes, from about $55 to $237. It is a Paris house founded in 2000 by Gérald Ghislain.
A closer look at Histoires de
Ambre 114, 1889 Moulin Rouge and 1740 Marquis de Sade come up most for Histoires de Parfums.
Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114, an EDP from 2001, smells like warm amber syrup with woody herbs and a soft vanilla haze, opening on nutmeg and thyme above amber, vanilla, benzoin, tonka bean and musk.
1889 Moulin Rouge (Eau de Parfum, 2010) is powdery rose and plum with sweet spice, from plum, cinnamon and mandarin down to iris, fur, musk and patchouli.
Herbal bergamot leather with warm spice and smoky resin describes 1740 Marquis de Sade, a 2000 Parfum opening on artemisia and bergamot over immortelle, leather, French labdanum, elemi resin, birch, vanilla and Virginia cedar.
For similar notes see amber perfumes and leather perfumes; the brand directory has the other houses.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Bright blood orange, rose petals, leathery patchouli. It opens with blood orange, moves into rose and saffron and settles on leather and patchouli.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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