Fiori di Capri

To describe a perfume of great class is very difficult. But in one word wow! This perfume is top class. It has some very nice notes. And every great perfume keeps some surprises until the end. Can you compare it with some other perfume? Not that i know on the first hand. It opens with a nice tone of gardenia's. I see I'm the first here to notice it, but that is because I have some Gardenia plants and know the smell. It is one of the most mysterious scents there are. Surrounded with Ylang Ylang and tuberose and bergamot it is very prominent In the dry down to the middle some floral,and spicy notes come through. Honey, iris and cloves are noticeable and give it a nice move. Then in the end the incense takes its place in the spectrum of notes as very noticeable together with cedar, musk, amber and sandalwood with the accent on the musky sandal. And still it keeps its secrets hidden. This perfume is wonderful. It is a real masterpiece without comparison. Wow just wow. It is something thats accompanies you in specials and formal occasions. If you read the ingredients you will see its very natural. It is really something very special.

This was recommended to me yesterday by my favorite SA at my favorite perfume store, The Perfume House in Portland, OR. It is gorgeous! This lady knows her customers. It is pretty, very feminine and pretty, and it lasts forever on my skin. Side by side with Apres L'Ondee (which I bought, yayyy!!), it lasted more than twice as long. In fact, I am still smelling the faintest hint of the dry down 16 hours later! Much quieter on the skin, but a warmer happier scent than my melancholy AL'O, for sure. This is supposed to be all the flowers of the Isle of Capri. I get carnation, lily of the valley and MIMOSA. It's not listed in the notes but as this gets to the heart, it bears quite a resemblance to one of my absolute favs, Champs Elysees, my favorite mimosa scent. It has a "yellow" feel to it, like the warm sunshine on Capri. Unfortunately, it bears too much resemblance to CE, which is my go-to scent when I need a reminder of sunshine and happiness, so I can't see buying a full bottle. But for those lovers of warm white florals that last and last, it would be a great buy. At $75USD for 50ml, it's niche at a great price, too.

If this perfume was really launched in 1948, then it's not possible that it was created by Laura Tonatto, a contemporary perfumer who wasn't even born back then. So, either the year listed above is wrong, or this scent was created by someone else. Anyway, this is a phenomenal retro fragrance that evokes memorable flowery symphonies from the past. Other users below were reminded of Arpege, 24 Faubourg, Rive Gauche and Champs-Elysees, but what I'm actually reminded of is L'Heure Bleue, because of its strong carnation and hyacinth notes, with iris also thrown in the mix. Aside from carnation, which is the star flower here, the strongest note in Fiori di Capri is the enchanting lily of the valley, with a sweet tuberose also lurking not too far behind. The perfume boutique where I buy my fragrances offered a 50% discount on all Carthusia perfumes, and you bet I was the first in line to snatch this beauty! I bought an EDT, rather than an EDP, because it is crisper and less powdery. I cannot wait to wear it during the long, warm summer days.

Delicate lily-of-the-valley open up this wonderful creation to make way for a slightly powdery and spicy carnation which eventually settles into the base notes of sweet amber, woody notes and Ylang-ylang. This perfume is impossibly beautiful in every way! She is elegant and classy and utterly delectable. She is the Italian version of Chanel No5 minus the harsh aldehydes and minus the difficulties which make No5 so hard to wear. I would say this is a sweet & powdery fume which has that delightful vintage feel to it. I cannot get enough of this outstandingly gorgeous lady! I keep inhaling my wrist continuously and marvelling at the beauty of the well crafted and well orchestrated notes. Silage is pretty impressive, about 2/3 feet and the longevity is good but not outstanding. I would say about 6 hours. I didn't think that I would like Fiori, I thought it would be too vintage for my tastes but I simply adore it!!

This is a wonderful "old-fashioned" perfume. Not "old" in the sense that only your grandmother would wear it. It's a young, charming, and subtle scent; old-fashioned in the sense that when I wear it, it's hard to tell that I'm wearing anything at all. And it is carefully fashioned. The top notes hit right away and fade almost as quickly. The base notes are very quiet. I usually avoid patchouli because it tends to go "skunky" with my body chemistry. Not this one, I can't even tell it's there. So what I'm left with is a soft amalgam of strawberry, carnation and a hint of the spices. The sillage is on the quiet side. It is definitely in the long-lasting catagory. Definitely something to wear in the spring and maybe into the summer, if your idea of summer is lazing in a hammock with Mediterranean breezes blowing.