Besos

Ok, so i have just ordered this first out of the 6-7 Carners I want. Not because it’s my favorite because I don’t think it is and no i definitely do not have money to burn. I chose this as it is a lovely all rounder scent, that yes does smell like fresh laundry so I think it will be a good ᖴᖇᗩᘜᖇᗩᑎᑕᗴ to have that I think will get used often and won’t be one that excites me too much but that I could possibly tire of quickly. This is a good all rounder and it seems light but there is something persistent about it. I thought I was anosmic to it as I thought with the other carners too BUT I kept catching wafts of something just plain good smelling and it was me (aka besos) the same as I found with the other corner fragrances. I’ve found carner fragrances themselves to be quietly persistent but never loud or commanding and slowly losing pace. Instead they are steadfast and just simply good but they are special. My favorites are the spices, cuirs and palo santo but they will have to wait their seasonal turn as even though they’re reasonable for niche fragrances theyre still pricey for the common person in todays economic climate or someone who is just greedy for all the carners like me. Enjoy this for what it is a great easy reach on those days you dont necessarily want to smell perfumey but just want to smell fresh, pleasant and pretty and just spring cleaned the house. Edit: I think this is my favourite perfume of them all. I feel content, clean and happy in this. Beautiful subtle but somehow strong scent. Edit again: this is my favourite scent of all time. Don’t like saying signature, feels corny. This has made me realise how much I love an iris/ jasmine combination. Iris for the powdery feels and jasmine for the classy/ clean/ sophistication. Together they create something so clean and fresh but pretty. I think the reason I love this so much is because it doesn’t feel like a perfume it enhances a feeling of cleanliness and just feeling good. A feeling that I always want to feel. I love carner fragrances.

Besos is another great offering from Carner Barcelona. Besos (kisses in Spanish) starts light and musky with iris and citrus. The dry down is powdery and clean. Great for a hot summer day.

Rich, musky and powdery Besos (Spanish for kisses) has a big spicy jasmine sambac heart. The volatile carefree flower is anchored with earthy powdery iris absolu and ambery benzoin.

I do love Besos, for me it smells like body lotion so I feel creamy and have a huge summer vibe. My husband loves it a lot on my. definitely need a full size bottle.

I really don’t understand all the hate. I think this is very sexy in a cozy and Inoffensive way. Airy and intimate and really nice.

I obtained a sample of this recently because it is on sale at the boutique in my city that carries it. I didn't want to just blind buy it, so I wore the sample today. It's a nice fragrance. The opening is a bit erratic, though. At first, for less than 5 minutes I pick up the manderin and pepper with iris in the background but that fades very quickly and the iris takes center stage with the musk supporting in the background. The jasmine and benzoin mix in and as others have stated, it takes on a very strong soapy detergent vibe for the next 30 minutes or so, after that the detergent vibe gives way to just a clean, musky iris mix with a bit of sweetness thanks to the benzoin and vanilla. It's very nice in the far drydown but there is absolutely, at least on my skin, an almost unpleasant soapiness in between the opening and drydown. I think this could have been blended much better but it gets better the longer you wear it. Longevity is very good on my skin, as it's been 12 hours at this writing and I'm still catching pretty strong wafts. Projection and sillage were moderate from my skin. Smell : 7.5/10. Could be better if it were blended smoother, that 30 minutes of harsh detergent/soapiness is pretty rough. It would score higher if it weren't for that. Longevity : 10/10 12 hours and counting... Projection : 6/10 projected about 3 or 4 feet for the first two hours but 35-45 minutes of that time, you wish it didn't. Sillage : 6.5/10, the scent trails were more pleasant the actual projection but fades quite quickly. Overall : 7/10 Finally thoughts ... At first I thought I was smelling a niche version of Prada L'Homme but the blend of Besos is somewhere more inbetween Prada L'Homme and Parle Moi De Parfum Orris Tattoo. I think this is nice enough but not quite as nice as either of the others mentioned. Even though there's a special on this at the boutique, I think I'll stick with my Prada L'Homme which is soapy, clean but never harsh. I think this is worth a smell and sample. Always try it before you commit to buy!

I’m liking this brand a lot. So far Danzatoria is my favorite, but wish I could smell it on me a bit more. I think maybe go nose blind to it. When sniffing the sprayer now of that while wearing this, I love it more & can really better detect the oriental dna of that ... smells like gold & amber, champagne ... feels sexier, but I still get a little bit bored with it after a while like it’s linear. Tardes, I’ve tested twice, I think decidedly don’t like it. It gave me a headache & just didn’t suit me personally, it is a very unique & well blended perfume ... Anyway, this is very powdery but in a dry musky sort of way. I prefer the creaminess of orris. But I think it’s more complex in the dry down than people are describing here. I get hints of the mandarin. I don’t care for citrus but this brightens it a bit, adds sweetness. I’m trying to find something which smells like a lotion, makeup, clean but sexy vibe for year around. I will say this is better than a lot of the powdery iris perfumes I’ve tried so far. & so glad no rose. That to me is what makes the powder smell old fashioned in many of these ... It’s better than dedcool milk which to me smells more like laundry & cheap. This is definitely more like in the vein of what I’m searching for once it is drying down. I’ll have to continue to test. I also want something for a young man to sniff me up close, like a pretty skin scent. I wanted something more feminine than Danzatoria. This one is. I’m just not sure if this makes me feel sexy or too innocent or too old yet. I still just love Danzatoria & need a big bottle of that so far. This may be one to purchase also ... time will tell. Update: I’m testing today bc I’m craving clean girl lotion smell for fall & so far I’m liking this a lot today. It’s cooler today & seems like it isn’t SOO powdery, more creamy. My nose is trying to make sense of it more. I’ll prob need a full bottle immediately. I’m layering with Phloria lotion for extra white floral powdery lotion skin scent vibes.

I really like this. It isn't my go-to or my favorite, but it's nice. On me it smells like clean laundry, Dove deodorant, and black pepper. These are all good things in my book. Is it sexy? No. Is it groundbreaking? Nope. But when I want a shower-clean scent, and a bit of Sunday-morning-doing-the-laundry nostalgia, this is great. I live somewhere very hot and very humid, and so perfumes can be obnoxious during summer if I'm not careful. This projects without punching anyone in the face, and within 2 hours it is only detectable within arm's length or if I walk past. Lasts a good 4 hours on me before I need to reapply, but probably would last longer on someone else. I don't smell the vanilla, mandarin, or jasmine in this, really. I only get the benzoin, iris, and pepper. I suspect the vanilla, mandarin, and jasmine are in the formula to warm it up a bit, without being detectable notes themselves. All in all, I'd say that this would be a safe blind buy for anyone looking for a Dove deodorant dupe, or if the sound of kinda spicy laundry appeals to you.

It's pleasant enough but on this clouded over Saturday morning, it get all the basenotes and none of the top or middle ones. It's musk, and it's vanilla, so it smells clean and homely. I like it, but I don't love it. I would accept it gladly as a gift, feel no remorse in using it as a pillow spray, but wouldn't spend money (when there are so many more exciting things to buy!) I miss the Iris, which is what I was looking for, and I really miss the jasmine - the combination of advertised notes (mandarin plus pepper and jasmine) would have been something exactly right for summer, but I can't detect it, so this fails for me. Update: this is all topsy turvy basenotes first and top notes later - the mandarin (or citrus fruit in any case) comes through after an hour), encased in the warmth and cleanliness of the musk and vanilla.

Predominantly a synthetic iris fragrance, which I'd hoped would be nicer, but it hits the nose like an afront in the supermarket laundry product aisle. In fairness, perhaps I have a sensitive sniffer. If the benzoin and vanilla would just temper it with some sweetness it might help but their effect is so miniscule. I mean shouldn't a "kiss" be sweet(?) Can't. Instant headache. ✨

Very nice scent. This is all about a deep musky iris with strong benzoin note and strong jasmine. There is also a mild soap vibe. The orange with the spices are shortlived. Completely unisex scent for mild weather (although it leans slightly towards feminine scents), spring, fall, day and night. Also it would be nice for cool summer evenings. Performance is moderate overall.

Oh my baby wipessss water (the opening) The dry down is Full of LUST! Like Vanilla-Musk Powder that turns me on 🫦💦 My 50 ml bottle is EMPTY now! Is there anything similar to this (cheaper please 😋)? Let me know 🤪

This one is very light, sweet, slightly sticky, and aldehydic, like a gentler Channel :) I smell mostly orange, benzoin, and jasmine with musk.

Cozy, fluffy, powdery. Baby shampoo and a cashmere blanket.

Soapy, more accurately like shampoo bubble scent.

Well this is definitely not a favorite, and I get the cold, pavement feel particularly as it settles onto skin. I have only used it sparingly in the past 4-5 years of owning it, never pulling the plug on it completely and that is... strange for me. It is *unique* and odd. Yet there is something about it that simply tickles my fancy even if it is somewhat banal (or even a bit off-putting). It is exceptionally soapy clean, almost astringent at first, and then powder. Musky, soapy, powder. Layered it today with Del Mar from Day Three and it was absolutely a winner; neither perfume, imo, are particularly excellent on their own, and both have a bit of something funky to them which can certainly turn some noses completely off. But I found the combination to be effervescent, clean, refreshing; the heat of the day lended itself towards toning down the stuffiness of Besos while highlighting the citrus-florals of Del Mar. Not sure if I am doing an about-face on Besos but this was certainly a much welcomed (and much more enjoyable!) development.

Besos' scent profile spells a dream fragrance for me. A powdery, musky, vanillic amber-iris concoction? Please sign me up. But...it is more appropriate as a linen spray or body care scent. As a scent on the skin, this is something I'd want to smell on and associate with someone else. A grandma, an aunt, a best friend. Wearing it myself just doesn't feel RIGHT. Very lotion-like. I think if the pepper were turned up a bit, this would have far more potential. If there were any occasion when I could or would spray it on myself it'd be directly after a bath. But still, I have better scents for that.

I'm not a big fan: once again, I have this synthetic jasmine aspect that I hate, as well as a weird tangerine one, and that gives an astringent/bitter/rough or even household product side to the perfume. I think it ruins everything pleasant in this perfume that is supposed to be powdery. The vanilla and the iris, I don't feel them. I really don't read anything that would pull on the amber/spicy, nor strictly speaking on the earthy/organic. On the contrary, it's a perfume that I think is overall chalky, inanimate, and cold. Not a big fan: something bothers me.

I’m sorry but it smells like a nail polish remover...

It smells good but it makes me feel sick