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Cologne Bigarade

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Green · Fresh.

4.08 / 5Rating · 378 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

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Brand origin: Frédéric Malle / Twentieth anniversary · Checked 2026-09-21
The official anniversary history describes the first boutique at 37 rue de Grenelle in Paris, opened in June 2000.

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Year2001
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Cologne Bigarade by Frederic Malle has a listed citrus, green, fresh profile, with notes of Bitter Orange, Rose, Grass, Hay, Cedar.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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Heart notes

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de cologne · EU listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Limonene, Fragrance (parfum), Hexyl cinnamal, Linalool, Coumarin, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Citral, Geraniol, Tocopherol, Bht

Source: Frederic Malle official European product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44384

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.60 / 5

130 votes

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category average, not hours

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24
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40
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12
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12

Projection

2.15 / 4

168 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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30

Value perception

1.95 / 5

64 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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25
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25
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These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

333Own it
164Previously owned
521Want it
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135

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Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Cedar and Rose. Explore Cologne Bigarade’s citrus direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Cedar and Rose. Explore Cologne Bigarade’s citrus direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does Cologne Bigarade smell like?

Cologne Bigarade by Frederic Malle has a listed citrus, green, fresh profile, with notes of Bitter Orange, Rose, Grass, Hay, Cedar.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Jean-Claude Ellena.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.60 out of 5, from 130 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Cologne Bigarade?

Its listed notes include bitter orange, rose, grass, hay, cedar. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Cologne Bigarade

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Frederic Malle Cologne Bigarade bottle
Leading accords
citrus
green
fresh
rose
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Bitter Orange · Rose · Grass · Hay · Cedar

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