Perfumer: Nicolas Beaulieu
Bataille is inspired by the contrasting natures of water and fire and the energy of their interaction. This is reflected in the notes choice: warming sparks of saffron, ginger, pink pepper and patchouli meet cooling sage, and the imperceptible hedione veil.
The formula is quite minimalist: it contains 32 ingredients. A classic perfume can contain up to 300 ingredients.
Natural ingredients corresponding to the notes (95%):
Bergamot (citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil)
Virginia cedar (juniperus virginiana oil)
Davana essence (artemisia pallens flower oil)
Elemi (canarium luzonicum gum)
Labdanum/incense (cistus ladaniferus resin)
Tonka beans (dipteryx odorata bean extract)
Ginger essence (zingiber officinale root oil)
Ginger extract (zingiber officinale root extract)
Magnolia (michelia alba flower oil)
Patchouli (pogostemon cablin oil)
Pink pepper (schinus terebinthifolia seed extract)
Clary sage (salvia sclarea oil)
Vetiver (vetiveria zizanoides root oil)
Organic wheat alcohol
Synthetic ingredients (and their fragrant effects) (5%):
Amber Extreme (wood, amber)
Amberketal (wood, amber)
Ambroxan (wood, ambergris)
Cedramber (cedar, ambergris)
Cedrol (cedar)
Coumarin (tonka bean)
Hédione (fresh jasmine)
Helvetolide (musk)
IDM Ketal (wood, Musk)
Methylcyclopentadecenone (musk)
Patchouli Alcohol (patchouli )
Peonile (geranium, grapefruit)
Safraleine (saffron)
Sinfonide (amber, musk)
Trimofix (wood, amber)
Vanillin (vanilla)
Vetiver acetate (vetiver)
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and confident movement: the kind of fragrance that reads as clean at first touch, then reveals heat and mineral depth as you get nearer. It suits a wearer who prefers understated presence over volume, with a sharp, modern edge.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its salty freshness and cedar-spice contrast can stay crisp without losing warmth. Apply lightly to keep the mineral and amber facets controlled; it projects with a clean, moderate trail and settles into a dry, woody skin scent.
Who it’s for
For those who like modern woody scents with a marine twist, a restrained spice profile and a transparent, minimalist feel. It will appeal to wearers who prefer structure, freshness and a dry amber-patchouli base over sweetness or heavy opulence.
Release year
2020
The nose
Nicolas Beaulieu is a French perfumer known for polished, modern compositions that balance clarity with sensual depth. His work often plays with contrast and texture, and Bataille shows that instinct well: a lean formula built around spice, mineral freshness and a warm woody base. In this fragrance, Beaulieu uses a restrained palette to create movement rather than density. The result is a scent that feels contemporary and architectural, with the kind of controlled diffusion and clean structure often associated with his style.
Collaborators
Bastille’s founders shaped the brief around transparency, naturalness and a genderless, modern identity, giving the perfumer a framework that favors clarity and restraint. The brand’s creative direction also frames the scent as a study in contrast, with the water-and-fire concept guiding the composition.
Bastille’s story
Bastille is a French niche house built around transparency, naturalness and a genderless approach to perfumery. Its identity is rooted in fully disclosed formulas, a high share of natural ingredients, and a modern, responsible production ethos that still aims for character and emotional impact.
Bataille’s concept
Bataille was conceived as a contrast of water and fire, translating that tension into a spicy, woody composition with a marine edge. The idea draws on the energy of Bastille Day celebrations in France, with an opening that feels brisk and bright before turning warmer, drier and more racy on skin.
Extra info
Bataille is one of Bastille’s original fragrances and is notable for its unusually short, fully disclosed formula of 33 ingredients, with 95% of the composition made from natural materials. The name means “battle” in French, matching the fragrance’s tension between cool and warm facets.
Perfumer: Nicolas Beaulieu
Bataille is inspired by the contrasting natures of water and fire and the energy of their interaction. This is reflected in the notes choice: warming sparks of saffron, ginger, pink pepper and patchouli meet cooling sage, and the imperceptible hedione veil.
The formula is quite minimalist: it contains 32 ingredients. A classic perfume can contain up to 300 ingredients.
Natural ingredients corresponding to the notes (95%):
Bergamot (citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil)
Virginia cedar (juniperus virginiana oil)
Davana essence (artemisia pallens flower oil)
Elemi (canarium luzonicum gum)
Labdanum/incense (cistus ladaniferus resin)
Tonka beans (dipteryx odorata bean extract)
Ginger essence (zingiber officinale root oil)
Ginger extract (zingiber officinale root extract)
Magnolia (michelia alba flower oil)
Patchouli (pogostemon cablin oil)
Pink pepper (schinus terebinthifolia seed extract)
Clary sage (salvia sclarea oil)
Vetiver (vetiveria zizanoides root oil)
Organic wheat alcohol
Synthetic ingredients (and their fragrant effects) (5%):
Amber Extreme (wood, amber)
Amberketal (wood, amber)
Ambroxan (wood, ambergris)
Cedramber (cedar, ambergris)
Cedrol (cedar)
Coumarin (tonka bean)
Hédione (fresh jasmine)
Helvetolide (musk)
IDM Ketal (wood, Musk)
Methylcyclopentadecenone (musk)
Patchouli Alcohol (patchouli )
Peonile (geranium, grapefruit)
Safraleine (saffron)
Sinfonide (amber, musk)
Trimofix (wood, amber)
Vanillin (vanilla)
Vetiver acetate (vetiver)
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and confident movement: the kind of fragrance that reads as clean at first touch, then reveals heat and mineral depth as you get nearer. It suits a wearer who prefers understated presence over volume, with a sharp, modern edge.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its salty freshness and cedar-spice contrast can stay crisp without losing warmth. Apply lightly to keep the mineral and amber facets controlled; it projects with a clean, moderate trail and settles into a dry, woody skin scent.
Who it’s for
For those who like modern woody scents with a marine twist, a restrained spice profile and a transparent, minimalist feel. It will appeal to wearers who prefer structure, freshness and a dry amber-patchouli base over sweetness or heavy opulence.
Release year
2020
The nose
Nicolas Beaulieu is a French perfumer known for polished, modern compositions that balance clarity with sensual depth. His work often plays with contrast and texture, and Bataille shows that instinct well: a lean formula built around spice, mineral freshness and a warm woody base. In this fragrance, Beaulieu uses a restrained palette to create movement rather than density. The result is a scent that feels contemporary and architectural, with the kind of controlled diffusion and clean structure often associated with his style.
Collaborators
Bastille’s founders shaped the brief around transparency, naturalness and a genderless, modern identity, giving the perfumer a framework that favors clarity and restraint. The brand’s creative direction also frames the scent as a study in contrast, with the water-and-fire concept guiding the composition.
Bastille’s story
Bastille is a French niche house built around transparency, naturalness and a genderless approach to perfumery. Its identity is rooted in fully disclosed formulas, a high share of natural ingredients, and a modern, responsible production ethos that still aims for character and emotional impact.
Bataille’s concept
Bataille was conceived as a contrast of water and fire, translating that tension into a spicy, woody composition with a marine edge. The idea draws on the energy of Bastille Day celebrations in France, with an opening that feels brisk and bright before turning warmer, drier and more racy on skin.
Extra info
Bataille is one of Bastille’s original fragrances and is notable for its unusually short, fully disclosed formula of 33 ingredients, with 95% of the composition made from natural materials. The name means “battle” in French, matching the fragrance’s tension between cool and warm facets.