Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain, released in 2010, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain: amber, aromatic and balsamic, about 6h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 5/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The four closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Presents an elegant blend of spicy woods and resins reminiscent of the smooth balsamic profile of Carbone de Balmain.
It shares its woody, fresh spicy and aromatic accords with Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain, lasts about 7h against 6h and carries 278 community ratings.
Features a sweet, spicy violet leaf and balsamic base that touches on similar woody facets.
It shares its aromatic, woody and fresh spicy accords with Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 751 community ratings.
Shares the stark, inky vetiver and cypress dry-down that underpins the woody structure of Carbone de Balmain.
It shares its woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords with Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 24,523 community ratings.
Evokes the dry cedar, peppery violet leaf, and resinous incense character of Carbone de Balmain with remarkable finesse.
It shares its woody, fresh spicy and amber accords with Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 321 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Natura Essencial Estilo, at about $25 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 50% less than Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain.
Natura Essencial Estilo, at about 7h on skin, against about 6h for Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain.
Montana Graphite, at 91% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Natura Essencial Estilo saves you about $35 a year against Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 4 last a full 8 hours. Natura Essencial Estilo comes closest at 6.5h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain notes, performance and price
AltScent is also free on the App Store and Google Play.
Updated 2026-09-17.