L’Eau de Toilette

Another splendidly beautiful Carven perfume! I love it ALMOST as much as Carven Le Parfum, which is my signature scent. I adore them both. I think Carven is wonderful. I love these bottles, and the colour of the liquid is so fine and perfect, and perfectly expresses the feeling of the perfumes. Carven L'eau de Toilette is so fresh, so scintillatingly spring-weatherish, so crisp and gentle, and such a lovely sweet pea, peony and juicy lemon scent. I feel always happy and calm and enlivened at the same time when I wear it, which is often. It is so sweetly yet crisply refreshing. The white hyacinth gives a lovely smooth and alluring feeling to the whole, and the woods and musk soften and earth everything. And as always, the very lovely freesia adds its own special aura of sweetness and light, and what can I say about the wonderful smell of wisteria? An amazing, slightly spicy lilacish scent. Totally beautiful. The brilliant Francis Kurkdjian has done it again! What a divine genius. He and the House of Carven are a beautiful gift to perfumery.

This is a flanker of Francis Kurkdjian's Le Parfum EDP for the same house a few years ago. While his Carven Le Parfum EDP was elegant, sexy and sophisticated, this 'take' on some of the same notes is a wholly different creature, a gossamer fairy enrobed in some of nature's finest, most delicate fragrances. Airy, sheer wafts of sweetness capture your heart; it's truly a spring time/innocent maiden sort of feel playing out here. There are some nice woody notes to ground the scent as it wears over time, and some touches of musk.But overall it's lightness and effervescent beauty is what steals the show. This is perfect for warm weather, easy to wear and easy to love SIlage is moderate, longevity at least 9 hours so far. I love it. Not for young maidens only! This 63 year old adores it too.

I love this scent! Normally edt's are not strong enough for me, but I was shocked I sprayed this on and although it has light sillage, it lasted for hours - 6+ and I kept getting soft wafts of it. To me its light and airy, green smelling with tons of citrus - I thought it was grapefruits or mandarin. It reminds me a bit of victoria's secret bombshell - the original version. Citrus and fruity, but definitely higher quality and much longer lasting. I prefer this to the Carven Le Pafum. I got samples of both from a recent saks fifth avenue order, and this one is just superb. Definitely not something I would ever imagine myself really like, but I just couldn't stop sniffing myself lol...it evolves and is just lovely.

L'Eau de Toilette by Carven smells like potently fresh and fruity shampoo like Garnier Fructis or the equivalent, combined with very ripe juicy and sweet lychee fruits. Definitely a modern-smelling composition. In fact this perfume would most likely result if you combined the two things I just mentioned. I actually can't detect much else. I'm baffled by all the flowers listed in the notes. This perfume is extremely strong and energizing. Perfect if you want to smell CLEAN like fruity green fresh shampoo all day long. The sweet powdery sandalwood base reminds me a lot of Hanae Mori.

Oh dlane1953!! I completely, totally agree with your beautiful review - and I'm 65!!! Carven L'eau de Toilette lasts a good 12 hours on me, and I adore it! It's so light and fresh and sparkling! Beautiful!!! It is for any woman, young or old, it doesn't matter. A woman is a woman. And Carven L'eau de Toilette is a dream perfume, for any woman who loves perfume!

Pure luxury! So elegant and timeless, you wouldn't even believe! It's almost a bit unisex, with some masculine notes in it. I don't mind at all. So fresh, and smooth with a twist. I just had to have it! It's one of my absolute favorites!

Beautiful, crisp, elegant. Plush and reminiscent of a warm summer morning in the flower garden. I am getting a juicy green apple and, surprisingly a pear note too. Unexpected longevity. My new summer favourite.

There is only two words to describe this smell, very beautiful. Highly recommended. It has a freshness about it that reminds you of spring in all its glory. I JUST LOVE IT.

This a very beautiful perfume. I love how it smells. Very fresh and elegant! A nice everyday perfume!! Absolutely gorgeous in warm weather.

Searching for a spring scent, found it in this. Wanted something, fresh, light, clean, floral with a BIT of sweet and this hit all marks. Passed it over many times since it's launch, as I thought it would be the weaker version of the EDP, which I own and only wear during the cooler months starting in fall. SA at Nordstrom was quick to point out this is a completely different fragrance, despite the same name and same bottle. (Why do they confuse us like that?) They should rename it Le Carven Eau Fraiche. Just bought a rollerball yesterday, 5/24/15. Wearing for first time today. Not sure it will wear well during the heat of the summer months, but could be a very nice bedtime fragrance until next spring rolls around. ( Something in this also reminds me of Bottega Veneta's Essence Aromatique. This one smells more floral and sweet where the BVEA smells more green and aquatic). I find it refreshing and soothing at the same time. Very pretty fragrance. For me the white florals and citrus seem to be what are prominent. I definitely disagree with it being a woodsy. Wondering about its longevity. May update my review after some time wearing it. Thinking now that I want a full bottle. Note: although this fragrance has a soft quality about it it is strong upon application. I can see where other reviewer's compare it to a shampoo smell, but there are some shampoo/conditioner smells that I absolutely would love to wear all day. Sometimes you just want to smell fresh and clean and no fuss. This one may fit the bill.

This perfume is pretty lovely really, but poor sillage and longevity mean my month's supply is almost gone after 2 days. Scent profile is somewhat similar to Romance, with more of an effervescently youthful soapiness, and a sharp citrus head. Its light and refreshing, and if you're looking for a scent that is welcome in all environments, this is your pick. The notes are very young and bright - perhaps too bright for my taste, but nonetheless pleasant. Longevity, again, is far too brief, which I believe, is my biggest cause for disappointment. Sillage could be dazzling, if only it would last long enough to have a decent fragrance experience. The floral and citrus are refreshing and effervescent, but at times become one note. Kurkdijan does not disappoint, nor does he impress, with this addition.

As someone mentioned it before, it is a watery and greenery scent with a hint of citrusiness, probably because of the mandarin or grapefruit note. It is not really floral to me though I can smell a bit freesia and peony scents(but these two flowers have light floral scents). It is more of a light, airy, dewy scent with a bit sweetness of fruits. As its name suggests, it is like water with some fruity sweetness which smells so fresh and so good to me. The lemon is quite sharp but blended well with probably sweet pea(I am not familiar with this note) which creates a hue of sweetness with an undertone of freshness and cleaness. It is also quite greenery but I cannot find any green notes in the ingredients list. It would be a great watery and greenery perfume for spring.

Fresh, floral, green, no bitterness and easy to wear. Reminds me of Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche but doesn't last as long nor does it have the same luscious and womanly drydown. I get the topnote peony and sweet pea, a delicate and fresh citrus without bitterness probably due to a lack of bergamot, not much depth in the drydown, and then it's gone. More of a skin scent than a perfume. Almost regretting getting a big bottle as I have to drown in it for it to last and wondering if I should have gotten a big bottle of Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche instead, Versace Eros pour Femme or Bvlgari Crystalline which it reminds me of...

It's say, it's a very good perfume for a young girl. It's so NICE and sweet and inoffensive. I mean, it's cute, it doesn't taste sweetish. It's light, it's dewy (freesia is that "wet" smell), it's very slightly fruity. If I was in school, I'd be happy to get it, it's perfect for a teen. But it also boring in its niceness and inoffensiveness. I'd say, for the girl I was it would be a safe blind buy, but I don't really know what type of fragrances are fashionable with today's teens. To me it smell of early 00's or late 90's tastes.

Vacationing in Arizona, I stepped into Nordstrom with some time to kill. I was waiting for my sales lady to decant some samples for me when I smelled the most clean, perfect summer scent being sprayed by another sales person. Not my usual favorite notes but it works in the Arizona dry heat. It's just so fresh. It reminds me of how the Arizona desert smells at night; like ozone, desert jasmine and a some kind of sweet melon or pear. Not sure how it will translate once I return to humid weather but for now, it's a win.

EDT 1 FL OZ I like this scent because it's a spring combination of flower and woody notes, where lemon provides freshness but no harshness. I love warm florals and this one is perfect. This scent is all about delicacy and elegance. At first I smell a bright flowery mix, which is then warmed up a little by my skin, letting sandalwood and light woody notes express, again, gently. I find it very easy to use, very safe and inoffensive, subtle and elegant. lasting power: 3 hrs. sillage: soft. repurchase: yes.

It's unique, as others have said here. I can't put my finger on what the dominant notes are in this fragrance on my skin. Something reminiscent of a mixed fruity alcoholic beverage--almost like grape must, or something like a rum mix, sweet. Vaguely soapy. I don't get much lemon at all. I can pick up a sweet pea note. It's overpowering at first; hard to ignore for the first hour or two. It settles into a lovely warm scent on my skin, but those first few hours for me are too overwhelmingly sweet.

I almost didn't test this one because I expected it to be a close variation of Carven EDP - which I tried and didn't like at all. I totally don't get why they didn't give them names that differentiated them more, since the scents are so totally different. Very confusing IMO! Anyway, Carven EDT surprised me by being refreshing and light. I'm surprised aquatic isn't in the notes, because it came across to me as being a very gentle floral aquatic. Lovely.

For some reason this one and the original just satisfy me so well! I read someone say it smells like a musky old wardrobe. It does! The original more so. This one is lighter and as such I think more date-appropriate. I got it with the moisturizer as well and I think I prefer how the scent lasts with that. It's unique but not so different that it's offensive. I love it and I love the cute bottles!

David Jones in Sydney has this on sale - 30ml $30, 50ml $40, 50ml with body lotion $40 and 100ml for $50. I bought the 50ml with body lotion. We are in the middle of winter here so I'm going to save it until the weather warms up. Reminds me a little bit of Mariah Carey Lollipop Bling (the blue one) but without the cheap musky dry down.