HISTOIRES DE PARFUMS · EAU DE PARFUM · 2026
The 8th chapter of This Is Not a Blue Bottle refuses named notes entirely, describing itself instead through three emotional concepts: a spark of freedom, unshakable confidence, and a quiet, permanent strength.
Official French price checked 22 August 2026 for the 115 ml Eau de Parfum; also available at 60 ml (€135) and 15 ml (€52). Price and availability may change; verify at the boutique before purchase.
SECTION 01 · PORTRAIT
Sold Out! is the 8th chapter of Histoires de Parfums' This Is Not a Blue Bottle collection, named after Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." True to that reference, the brand publishes no conventional note pyramid here — only three emotional concepts: freedom, confidence, quiet strength. On skin it reads closer to orange, lavender, cedar and jasmine, but none of that is officially confirmed.
An image of a bottle that insists it isn't one — and a scent that insists it isn't notes.
— Parffolio interpretation
Performance and perception vary by skin, climate, application and formulation. Sample before buying whenever possible.
NO NOTES ARE GIVEN — ONLY THREE FEELINGS
This is the brand's own official "top note" — not a material, but the exact phrase Histoires de Parfums publishes in place of one. The actual opening reads bright and citrusy, though nothing here is officially confirmed.
The official "heart note" continues the same refusal of named materials — confidence and authenticity stand in for whatever actually sits at the center of the composition. The heart carries jasmine and a rosy, spiced warmth, though again, unconfirmed by the brand.
The official "base note" closes the same way it opened — with a feeling rather than a formula. The drydown reads dry and almost cakey, something between coumarin and soft patchouli, though this remains an outside impression, not a brand-confirmed material.
FROM FIRST SPRAY TO LATE DRYDOWN
This is the entirety of what Histoires de Parfums itself publishes about the composition.
A worn impression describes bright orange, lavender, cedar and a soft vanilla — not brand-confirmed, but a genuine account of the fragrance on skin.
The same account describes the drydown as almost dessert-like — a dry, almond-adjacent coumarin warmth with a whisper of patchouli.
QUENTIN ROUSSEL AND GéRALD GHISLAIN BUILT A FRAGRANCE MEANT TO RESIST DESCRIPTION
Histoires de Parfums credits Sold Out! jointly to perfumer Quentin Roussel and the house's own founder, perfumer and creative director Gérald Ghislain. Rather than publish a conventional note pyramid, the two built the fragrance's public description entirely around feeling — instinct, freedom, confidence — leaving the actual materials undisclosed by design.
“SOLD OUT! is not about notes, pyramids or categories. It's about feeling confident, free, strong.”
— Histoires de Parfums · official Sold Out! product page · verified quotation
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