Aria di Capri

I have this, Mediterraneo and Io Capri and I have to say that all three have a similar vibe. Which is: bright citrus aromatics to wear on your summer holidays. All three start citrus-sharp and a bit spicy. Aria is the sweetest and most floral of the three, probably due to the sweet non-fecal jasmine and pinky rose, which are there even in the original citrus burst. Bay, cedar, and musk are present at the gate as well - bay especially strongly. This is not a bouquet scent, but a brisk and aromatic citrus, heavy on the pith, with florals sprinkled around the edges. Compared to Mediterraneo and Io Capri, though, it's much sweeter and leans more feminine. It reminds me of an Italian villa surrounded by lemon and bay trees, the sun shining in a blue sky and a vase of flowers on a table outside. This is definitely an outside, summery scent. The smell of sunshine and light and green things growing. I'm on my second bottle.

In 1983, I traveled to Italy for the first time. My cousins took me to Capri. As a souvenir I bought a tiny bottle of Aria di Capri. I loved this perfume so so much. I would wear it infrequently to save it. I searched for it many times, including on a trip to Ischia where I thought I would find it (didn't get over to Capri that time). Then in a boutique shop they were selling Aria di Capri. I thought how wonderful that I can have this scent once again. It is not the same as the 'original' I bought many years ago. The original had a sweetness to it that the new version does not. The new formulation is more acrid and chemical. Still a great fragrance that I wear when I want to smell summer. p.s. I still have the little bottle in the original box, with a paper description of why and how the monks made Aria di Capri. I will photograph it and post it on my profile if I can.

Aria opens like an aria . It starts subtle and not overwhelming. Its character appears in the long-run and dry down. After the citric fresh start it gets louder and projects strong. In the middle there is a solo of a spicy green scent mixed with flowers that stays until the end. Aria has some class but subtle and y can smell the policy of carthusia to work with high quality ingredients and natural scent. No aldehyde as someone proclaims in her review but honest non toxic ingredients. Carthusia uses the Mediterranean flower and spicy culture as was know in the 18th and 19th century (read the history of this house). It is the real Capri smell y also can find in the Italian gastronomic tradition. Again a great and natural unisex perfume form this special and great house. When to wear? I think in spring and fall it is at its best and yes in all events.

I've worn chanel exclusif 1932 as a signature scent day and night for well over 9 yrs until my perfume friend suggested I smell this perfume she had and she was right. If you like chypre. Aldehydes. That has this old Hollywood glamour feel. I was so crazy about it especially the dry down that gives a completely different journey than the opening and middle. Immensely enjoyed it that I almost emptied the bottle bought it june almost emptied august. Spraying day and night. Would I buy it again? Mmmmm not sure, as it needs a certain mind set and vibe to be in. Definitely worth a try if you like this classic glamour aldehyde chypre feel. Price point is also amazing for the quality, silage, and performance.

This beauty starts with a modern vintage aldehyic floral green salty aura. After a while fruity and perfectly blended animalic, not dirty, like civet or castorium accords are coming through, perhaps from Jasmin, it has jammy and milky undertone too. It’s still have beautiful aura around my hand I just cant stop sniffing even after few hours. This creation I would expect more from gorgeous Sarah Baker creations not so from Carthusia but nonetheless it is a beauty. A unisex fragrance suited for people who dont to want smell like every third person. Something vintage with modern twist but still irresistible and unique.

Although in Floral Aldehyde group, to my nose this fragrance is far more soft and wearable than many other aldehyde perfumes. It has a shade of raw hazelnuts and warm wood, which covers cheerful notes of yellow flowers. It is not heavy, as if there an air (or rather, a warm salty breeze) in it - and this is an essential difference comparing to Chanel nr. 5, which is too heavy for me. The composition is round, with many shadows. It is very well balanced and has got that recognizable Carthusian code. However, my man does not enjoy it as much as I do, his nose associates aldehydes with elderly age.

I hit the love button because this is a beautiful, classic feminine perfume with a prominent mimosa and an easy jasmine floral mixed with citrus and very light aldehydes. I agree with at least one other person below that Aria di Capri is not really about aldehydes, and the resemblance to Chanel No 5 is only slight in my opinion. This Carthusian is far more wearable. Even though I love it, it’s also not quite my style. Lots of respect, though, and I feel Aria di Capri conjures appreciation for people looking for a timeless, wonderfully complex perfume.

Compact, elegant, polished, distinctive, quietly brisk, neither bitter nor sweet, smiling and well-mannered. I find it even delicious, borderline ̈drinkable ̈, but certainly it is a matter of personal taste. A gem. If you need to stand out from the burntsugarcandyflossfrutchulifakeoud crowd, wearing Aria di Capri is an intelligent way to achieve it. It radiates both competence and femininity. Excellent value for money to say the least.

I considered buying this fragrance, but it was beaten by Fiori di Capri by a very narrow margin. This is a gorgeous aromatic-floral fragrance: the strongest notes are jasmine and mimosa, offset by citric notes in the beginning, and green leaves as the scent settles down. The duo of jasmine and mimosa makes this a very powdery, mildly sweet and very feminine fragrance.

I do agree with Evin: feminine and classy, though not exceedingly sophisticated. I have a bottle that I have bought on a trip to the island of Capri, many years ago, but I completely forgot about it. I have just rediscovered it on a shelf and started using it again. It has something of a timeless scent: very harmonious and beautiful. 5/5

totally unique; huge aldehydes, mimosa, citrus, soapy, musk with the petitgrain and bay leaf adding a bit of bite and bitterness to the sweetness; I'm surprised tea is not listed as a note

Henriette's review nails it. I had a more emotional experience, and I had a hard time deciphering the fragrance, but the more I wear it the more my nose appreciates it and the more I love it. My experience: I bought an older style box of the perfume off eBay to try. Immediately I got a bitter, aldehydic burst of bergamot laurel and peach with a creamy partner of peachy mimosa-iris powdery sweetness tempered by a barely there violet. Big sillage for 30 minutes then about 3 inches of projection thereafter. (In hindsight there is a powdery sillage that goes on for a couple hours that I initially couldn't detect). Close to the skin is a classic chypre, vintage Mitsouko on vacation (I have a bottle of 60s extrait, very similar in its peachy aldehydic spicy fruit, this one is also a little bitter). Above the skin it's a cloud of powder--the mimosa and iris--that the peachy aldehydic spicy chypre wafts through. Like fruit trees in a fog. I would definitely call it a mimosa iris fragrance, but I would also say its got a fruity bergamot so intense that it shades into orange as it develops, and initially I perceived it far more than the powder to the point that I didn't realize that the powdery cloud was such a long lasting and important player in the fragrance. As I've worn it more I've come to better identify the mimosa iris, which is subtle but distinctly present. Now they seem like equal players, and I am loving the composition! When I first started wearing it, the perfume conjured an era of partying from the 1960s, right before the hippies and rock n rollers started taking over the show. It felt like a tipsy but sexy 1960s woman with a 'done' hairstyle, heavy eyeliner and pastel eyeshadow, in pale coral lipstick and a strappy white jacquard form-fitting summer dress, wearing bakelite jewelry and drinking a cocktail in a hand whose fingers are sporting several cocktail rings with gigantic stones, ones I'd love to collect. Maybe she'd fall for a pass from an unavailable man. Or her husband's friend. It's sensual and sexy and a little twisted and old fashioned all at the same time. I've gone beyond that initial impression. I think it's a lovely perfume, more than the sum of its parts. A little schizophrenic but such a talented composition. It's got great bones and even though it may seem old fashioned (it's the fruity aldehyde with amber oak moss feel in the base) it's very cool if you can pull it off. Also I keep wearing it because for some reason I can't believe it exists, and therefore it keeps drawing me back...

This is my first foray into the Carthusia perfumes, and I'm impressed! The more I wear this the more it brings to mind a soft breeze drifting across the hills to a sun-warmed Mediterranean villa. Apprently George Clooney wears a Carthusia (not this one though) and I can picture him looking iconically film-starish on an Italian terrace. (Or imagine The Talented Mr Ripley scenes in Italy before everything goes wrong!) I'm not a fan of big aldehydes myself, so I was pleased to find that this didn't have a big dose of those. Though the opening is aldehydic it balances out with a certain softness very soon. This does feel old fashioend because of the aldehydes though, the associations really. I'd say Aria di Capri leans toward feminine, unless you're used to perfume being very sweet or fruity. It could be worn easily by a man seeking a soft spring/summer scent that isn't sportsy though I definitely get the mimosa - a note I'm just becoming more familiar with through various perfumes. It lends a milky/soft/sweet quality, which is what makes this spring-like perfume different from the eau de cologne scent you might expect from the notes involved (citruses, bayleaf, petitgrain particularly). It is citrussy and sunny though I don't find this perfume too old fashioned in an obvious way (for point of reference, I find perfumes such as the Guerlain classics such as Apres l'Ondee or L'Heure Bleue quite vintage. I wouldn't personally wear those). But pleasant as it is, I find it dated in feel. Sillage moderate, longevity good, especially on clothes

Before this one I've only tested bright, summery scents from Carthusia, often with a hefty dose of citrus. Aria di Capri is quite a departure from that, and from my own usual tastes as well, but I like it as well - it's a different, less obvious kind of mediterranean. The opening is challenging, though: it's nice, but both extremely soapy and extremely musky, which makes it quite sharp. It reminds me strongly of a piece of floral-scented soap made with animal fat, albeit a very luxurious, expensive one. Which I guess is an unpleasant way to describe what's actually not a bad scent by any definition - just rather oldfashioned in a good way. Based on my personal taste, I wouldn't consider going beyond sampling at this point, but I do appreciate how well this opening is made. And then after a while the musky sharpness settles down a bit and is joined by a lovely sweet note that makes me reconsider whether I shouldn't add this one to my wish list anyway. I'm not sure, but I guess this wonderful note must be the mimosa - and whatever it is, I kept catching whiffs of it and thinking "wow, who smells so good around here?" before realising it was me. And best of all, this part last for hours. Who knows, next spring might see me with a little decant of Aria di Capri on my shelves after all.

There seems to be quite a lot of disagreement about Carthusia Aria di Capri. To me, this creation is obviously a classic floral green chypre with a big dose of soapy iris. Very classic, I reiterate. It reminds me a bit of the original Shiseido Zen, in fact--which is very different from the new versions! I do not regard this as a floral aldehyde perfume, but some other reviewers certainly do. I was actually convinced that there was galbanum in this composition, though it is not listed among the notes. I rather like this creation, and the next time I'm in Capri, maybe I'll make Aria di Capri my take-home souvenir bottle.

Aria di Capri is a fresh, soft and at the same time harsh floral. Mimosa, iris, jasmine and bergamot are prominent. Yes, it has hint of aldehydes at some stages. The bergamot is a fresh, harsh and bitter one softened by the flowers and gives the fragrance a greenish effect. It is perfect for spring and summer time. It reminds me of some Chanels: 1932 for a while and then Cristalle Eau Verte or even Bel Respiro. Long lasting and office friendly.

A great introduction to the brand from my perspective Such an elegant fragrance with nostalgic vibes that reminds you of the great aldehydic era What even greater is the performance of this scent And it pumps around you for a good while I enjoyed wearing it and it wasn’t an issue at different climates I’m sure it’s not something groundbreaking but it definitely delivers and gave me a good introduction to this house looking forward for more

This fragrance seems to be no unisex at all, it's quite feminine. On me it's creamy and very slightly aldehydic. It reminds me a luxury handcream when sniffed far from the skin. On the skin it's floral-aldehydic and a little old-fashioned. I can't say it's something original or outstanding, but still it's a quite pleasant scent, not overwhelming good for everyday and evening use and it lasts long enough.

In my opinion it is a timeless beauty. I totally agree with serchina that there is this Chanel vibe to it. Due to the loud aldehydes bang in the beginning it reminds me of Chanel 5 edt. It is classy, elegant, high end scent. Italian hols in a bottle

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