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.

Oh wow, this smells exactly as the older Anne Klein Blazer perfume! (the Helena Rubenstein version) It's spot on with the opening notes. (The reason why I mention the comparison is that I did find an original bottle of Anne Klein Blazer on ebay a few months ago.) I ended up buying a sample of this from Lucky Scent to see if it was similar enough to Fiji. (Which is one of my all time favorite fragrances of all time.) I can already smell the classic floral chypre, within the first five minutes. It also really reminds me of 24 Faubourg, with the citrus notes, carnation,hyacinth and amber. I really hope to see how this turns out in about 30 minutes. If it stays as gorgeous as I think that it is, chances are that I am going to buy a bottle if this!

If you've visited the charming house of Carthusia on the isle of Capri, and been enchanted by the abundance and lushness of the island's flowers and the pristine sparkle of the Tyrrhenian Sea... can you still be an unbiased critic of their perfumes? I'm not sure I can be. When I was there a few years ago I felt like I'd fallen under a spell. I loved Fiori di Capri and Mediterraneo, their Sorrento lemon fragrance, and chose to take home the latter. Living then in south Florida where it's always summer, it was a great choice. I’ve just received a sample of Fiori, and it's as stunning as I remember. It's both enormous and delicate, sweet and spicy, intense and elegant. If I can't return to Capri, this is next best thing. Full bottle ordered.

Subtle, complex florals of quality that from initial spray to dry down illicit the bright morning, working day and exhaustion of evening as the life of a woman/flower. A man with leather jacket, a smile and the confidence to wear this is the most dangerous thing your precious little heart will ever know. The woman from L'Amore wears this.

This is one of those fragrances you will wear and love regardless of what people will say. More than once I heard from young, college-aged students the phrase "old lady", maybe I was a little too young to wear it but what was I supposed to do? Wear Britney's perfume? Of course not! I could and would wear this every day. It's lovely.

I have an empty bottle of the EDT I got in 2004, sucked dry to the last drop, long, clear, lovely with the baubo siren on the logo and the back top and I still open the cap to smell the sprayer. How I miss this fragrance. You have no idea. So, so beautiful. One day I will have it again.

Pretty nice floral perfume. Feminine and powdery, crisp and delicate. I get lots of gardenia and iris out of it. Am I the only one who thinks that this fragrance is VERY similar to 24 Faubourg, although Fiori di Capri is a little bit bitter.

My husband loves this scent on me. We tried on all the various scents while visiting Capri. As a natural perfumery fan, this does smell a bit more chemically than the original. It does a beautiful reaction with my personal chemistry.

Profumo raffinatissimo, fiorito leggermente aldeidato. Classico, elegante e senza tempo. Mi ricorda molto Arpège.

What a glorious floral perfume it is!!! Beautiful!!!! So full of flowers and woods, it's absolutely heavenly!!!!

The first one minute or so is heaven-like. I would pay more if Carthusia could hold on to that top notes.

Not a linear perfume, but very complex. From the bottle, it smells very cologne-y. As I wear it, after the initial citrus blast, I can definitely smell the incense - which I like but also reminds me of an Italian church. I don't think the fruity notes are noticeable, but the honey is definitely there, making it sweet. The dry-down is the best: smells like a vintage bar soap in the best possible way. For this reason, I wear this as my "clean" fragrance, when I want to smell soapy fresh. It's a creamy white floral perfume and I clearly smell aldehydes, which I personally like in my fragrances when I'm looking for a soapy scent. Luckily I don't smell the tuberose. It smell vintage, yes, but doesn't smell old - this is not a scent profile I associate with grandmas. If anything, it smells feminine and coquette-ish, like a fancy soap in a luxurious hotel. It also smells very natural and makes me think of a beautiful countryside. I don't think you have to be a certain age to like this. I am in my 30s and this is the Carthusia fragrance I decided to bring home with me (and I'm not huge on florals). I have a 25ml bottle and it doesn't have a sprayer like the bigger bottles: projection and sillage are very subtle because of this. A bigger bottle with a sprayer would be a better option if you want better performance. But I don't mind the weakness as I like to wear this for myself and to use it as an "after shower" scent due to its soapiness. Would make a perfect wedding scent in my opinion. Edit: a few days after this review, I decanted the fragrance into a cheap sprayer bottle and the projection improved tremendously. When sprayed, it's actually that strong that you can literally spray it in the air and walk through the cloud of fragrance, and it'll stick on you for hours. Try that if you are frustrated with the projection of any dabber fragrance you have!

Carthusia's FIORI DI CAPRI is a bright, somewhat sharp and slightly green bouquet of primarily white flowers (lily of the valley) bathing in a vase of amber-saturated wood. The opening is unabashedly floral, and I have to agree with another reviewer that, although FIORI is claimed to be unisex, it would be very challenging indeed for most men to wear such a fragrance. I bought the 2oz edt as a souvenir when I visited the isle, so it's all bound up with memories of the bright blue sea and sky. Today, on a late afternoon filled with frozen rain, FIORI di CAPRI is somehow reminding me of the film PLEIN SOLEIL (Purple Noon), perhaps the most sizzling thriller ever to be set under the blinding mediterranean sun. (The Hollywood attempt at a remake [THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY], as usual, does no justice to the original!) There is definitely something daring about this scent, something brash and unapologetic. Something beautiful but at the same time edgy...

I got the 10ml miniature and applied using finger to my pulse points, and as expected the top notes very very heady with ylang-ylang and other white florals but fret not because the headiness will disappear within 15 minutes or something and the middle and the base notes is something that I waited for...it was soooo yummy and creamy it has this huggy feeling. Never in my life wearing floral and experience the best middle and base note ever! Since this is a chypre floral so I thought that must be it. Also the longevity is eternal (and it should be for a niche). pros - very long lasting, amazing creamy yummy huggy feeling middle & base notes cons - very very heading opening (so apply sparingly)

An enormous cloud of mixed flowers, none quite taking the lead, all hovering in a cloud of oakmoss and white musk. Although Fiori di Capri shares many qualities with its vintage contemporaries, the musky base has a particularly clean, buttery quality that feels right at home in the contemporary world. The overall impression is one of a luxury bar of soap, and your milage may very depending on your tolerance for soapiness in perfume. As for me, I enjoy the languid fluidity of this airy bouquet, which possesses a heat-friendly lightness despite its wealth of potentially heavy notes.

Mmm... a glorious floral of old school persuasion at first sniff -- aldehydes provide a luminous soapy effect with hints of lemon. Bubblegum florals that aren't saccharine sweet start to surface: ylang ylang, gardenia, tuberose and iris in a blend that could capture a youthful spirit. Plum and pineapple add to the fresh floral sweetness -- juicy without being tart. The finish is soft but strong like a sweet velvety carnation with a touch of orange blossom lip gloss. Fiori di Capri is a charmer for those who who lean toward modern retro florals.