Variations

I have the original, 1971 EDT. Its green note is less sharp than other 70s greens I have (looking at you, Cachet), and reminds me more of Carven's earlier green notes, like the ones in Vert et Blanc. The green doesn't last very long, before it went to a lovely lilac, not just the flower, but like the giant lilac bush I used to explore as a kid; green, floral, with a bit of wood. It dries down to a very long-lasting, rather glorious, warm, ambery, sandalwood. It takes a fascinating journey from a gentle green floral to a woody warm spiciness.

I used to have this! and I have no idea where I came across it or how I eneded up with it, but all I know is it was gorgeous, it was very sensual, and made me feel like a woman, as I was quite a young lady when I first started wearing it. I have been trying to get my hands on it. I remeber the tea note well, I think it resembles flowerbomb a bit to be honest, but like a warmer and deeper version of flowerbomb, it is sweet and a bit tart. I long for this perfume and would like to get my hands on another bottle.

Nobody tried this yet here? It is a very modern Carven! Most of their perfumes are classics! I like it actually!

This one is quite modern for the Carven house! It is a sensual perfume.

03. august 2012 finally today i have recieved the original version of "Variations" in 30ml parfum bottle. I also have this recent version of "Variations". About this modern edition i totally agree with Olga, nice, but nothing special. Great for summer, middle notes remind me of one of the summer Escada editions. The tea note saves it here from turning into ultra sweet fragrance. Low sillage and sadly not of the greatest lasting power. Opens as a sweet raspberry with hyacint, smells a bit like bubble gum, or candy. Then a tea note helps to develope this fragrance to another level. But still after couple of hours you have to smell it close on your skin and it smells then mostly of raspberry dilluted juice (typical Escada indeed, in a way of "sexy graffiti") BUT the ORIGINAL VINTAGE version is something very different indeed!!! Don ́t know if it is because i have a pure parfum version, but it indeed smells different. Yes, it is also sweet, BUT a grown up sweety. There is a rose definitly in vintage one and i suspect that not raspberry but strawberry. Upon opening it is really sharply sweet, but after a while developes into cross of sweet and airy fragrance with lilac note i guess. It does smell a bit like lilac perfume in the middle notes. And here is that magical thing that i love about perfumes: when sniffed on a distance it smells more of strawberries (sweet) but cloder to the skin it is fresh. I slightest hint of powder is present in the drydown, but it doesn ́t ruin anything at all! Just wonderful! I actually like both versions very much.