Pour Une Femme de Caron

Une Femme by Caron 2001 1.7 oz bottle edition reviewed. If you look at the Caron Cannon of fragrances over the years from a distance, there are certain relations within it. Sacre was a hit for Caron in 1991, which brought a oriental peppery rose to the forefront. One could say that Poivre/Or et Noir were the great grandmothers to the inspiration of Sacre in 1991. Une Femme (2001) seems to be the daughter of Sacre, forgoing the peppery spice notes but keeping the incense rose and mandarin facets. A more softer take on mother Sacre. What is interesting to note, it ushered in the incense rose idea so much is used in niche perfumery today. So if your not sure you want to smell like an Arabian princess, this is the lighter, interesting option in a French aesthetic and at a great price point. Une Femme isnt a mature fragrance, but it is adult in nature. It opens with a bity mandarin/orange then the orange blossom emerges to smooth it out. A large puff of frankincense immediately envelops the orange moment, almost a boozy gran marnier accord then the trademark Caron rose surfaces to harmonize everything. Benjamin (Benzoin) and Amber accords add a rich organic vanillic undertone, while sandalwood adds a woody facet for texture. Vetiver is the smoky kind that piggybacks off the incense. I wonder if its the vetiver from the base that triggers the opening bite. This is a timeless perfume and almost any season. I think its a geat buy on the secondary market if one loved Opium, Coco, Samsara and wanted an update or someone starting into Niche but cant afford the price tag, You wont find everyone wearing this, and if the notes appeal to you, it could be a signature scent.

Pour Une Femme is a most unique, unusual fragrance. Warm temperatures amplify the orange and mandarin fruit notes, pushing them to the forefront. Soon, incense covered roses swirl to totally envelop the oranges, turning the oranges and mandariins into sweet thick ambered orange syrup, instead of a bright refreshing sharp citrus accord. At first spray, this frag is mostly sweet oranges wrapped in musky, ambery incense. Then the oranges soften to the background, as the most beautiful warm dark wet roses appear, wrapped in incense, sandalwood, vetiver and amber. On skin, this perfume alternates as you wear it. Heat encourages the oranges to stand out more. Cool temperatures calm the oranges and bring out the gorgeous roses. Every note in this frag is completely encased in deep spicy incense. One might think "spicy incense and oranges" equals "orange spiced tea flavor". NO, not here. THIS incense is musky, rich, and thick, NOT at all like spicy tea. Pour Une Femme is probably best suited for cooler weather. It is NOT a refreshing, citrus snappy bright, summer frag. The fruits here are more like hot spiced orange cider, or warm thick spiced orange jam, more syrupy, best served in Fall and Winter, while sitting next to a crackling fire. Roses immersed in musky ambered incense here are lush and smouldering. Due to the ever present sweet oranges accord, this is not a really "sexy" perfume. It is however, pleasant, rather sultry, warm, intruiguing, very strong and very long lasting. Less is more with Pour Une Femme, so you can use it sparingly.

How could I forget this jewel in the middle of my collection of perfumes?! I can not forgive myself for this, because Caron Pour Une Femme represents with praise the Maison that in her creations for the universe of perfumery, I do not know that I have erred one day, up to here. Simply in the first contact with the skin you perceive a fine fragrance, which emerges refinement and ostentation of "behaved" power. A ripe floral, well-aligned and trimmed to the edges, unmistakably, with citrus bursts and splashes of wedding bouquets on sunny days, reverberating on all sides within a radius of about five strokes. A mature and convinced evolution of what is intended, with smoked Roses, but the touch of roses does not languish, each movement appears more alive, glorious, as if they had been cultivated and in return the beautiful flower compensated with its vivid aroma , however, amidst a fragrant cloud that fills in a unique way all interim. Its amber background allows it even after the bath remains in the skin, the Vetiver is very present here and with earthy bottom, but without losing the timeless and ultra refined footprint that the same refers to since leaving. I love the Musk knock that I feel on him, making him rather sensual and making a bed to the sandalwood wood that appears here heated and eminently sturdy. Fixation and projection worthy of applause standing in the church! I have a bottle, I'm happy for this!

I have the edp. and a parfum mini of this scent. The bottles are so cool, and look great on my vanity, like little glass sculptures. The fragrance is beautiful too. A boozy Mandarin orange and amber-dipped smoky rose. The incense seems to swirl around the rose, never overpowering it, and the amber is giving this a honey aspect, that’s slightly sweet. The orange blossom is the spicy kind, and brings to mind the spiciness of Orientals, though much, much more subtle than that. The sandalwood and vanilla add a beautiful depth, and the musk a softness, with just the barest trace of powder. The vetiver here is not the earthy kind, but is smoky, and contributes to that incense accord. Despite being classified a chypre, I don’t think it’s very dry. The combination of orange and amber is almost making it juicy to me. Silage and longevity are really good. It was still going strong after 5 hours but became a skin scent after that, though I did get wafts of it here and there when I moved around. I could still smell it up to the time I took my shower. I think this is going to become a staple for me and quite possibly one of my top 10. Overall, I think it’s a very mysterious and seductive scent. PS - For some reason I think of the festive holiday season when wearing this.

(Parfum review) Let me start with a visual of my reaction to this parfum. I usually try new scents in the evenings or on weekends, when I've changed into my workout clothes. It's Friday night, and two hours after putting on Pour Femme my SO asked if he could take me to a four star Turkish Restaurant. By then I was so utterly in love with this scent that I chose to step out in a blue T-shirt riddled with holes made by my parrots than change my shirt; for the sole reason of not losing this scent. Yes I could have reapplied, but that would have taken away from another day's wear. I've come to believe that it is impossible for Caron to make a stinker. But Note: I only try the parfums, never the EDT or EDPs. It appears from other reviewers that those strengths lose hte magic. This opens wiht a big, fat, luscious fruit note that I assume is the orange. After a few hours it morphs into something with an edgy, electrifying kick. I want to say it's spicy, but not in the 'oriental spicy' sort of way. The incense 'crackles', if that makes sense. And it's paired wiht rose, so it's gorrrrgeous. my one complaint: What's up with choosing an ass as the marketing face???