Calypso

There is SO much to say about this magnificent marvel that I'm going to have to make a disjointed review with a few facets! Firstly, it exists as a NEW GENRE - a chypre-rose-amber. Why? It possesses the austere somewhat chilly earthy understatement of the chypre (the patchouli is soft and discreet which does a good job of being rather 'oakmossy' rather than a stonking patchouli bomb). The rose is again gentle and merges beautifully with the geranium (which is not as peppery as usual, simply adds a freshness to the rose which stops it from cloying). These two aspects appear for about the first 30 mins making it initially a cool chypre. After 30 mins it 'warms up' and although the initial elements are still evident, a softening creeps in and it's heart reveals an amber with a little orris powderyness. It's not overly powdery though, retaining a freshness that is extremely natural and earthy. I'm used to smelling huge spicy oriental ambers which I adore but I am equally enamored with this 'spice-less amber', extraordinary. The dry down is a buttery rosey soft wood amber with very round edges and no corners. AS A VISUAL I am smelling an old fashioned sweet wild rose at night in a damp garden, complete with all the earthy soil, bitter foliage and sap aspects. It's a stunner! A NOTE ON PATCHOULI ROSES - Aren't they mostly disgusting? I'm thinking 'Rock and Rose, Avril Lavigne etc'.. terrible plasticky artificial stuff. I can't imagine anybody else ever creating a truly perfect one such as Calypso. A NOTE ON THE NAME - It has nothing to do with Calypso or any other Latin dance, somebody here mentioned it was more like a ballet, a great observation with which I agree. A NOTE ON THE PIGUET RANGE IN GENERAL - 2 Others have also really impressed me: VISA - Stunning oriental peachy gourmand JEUNESSE -Bright, sharp fizzy bubbling greenery and berries However, their great Icon - Fracas, for me is a vile brew of white flower putrification. Calypso has moved me greatly..

Put quite simply, Calypso is the most beautiful geranium fragrance I've ever encountered. Calypso is not the somewhat harsh fragrance of the common windowbox geranium as in the photo above. Not at all. Instead, Calypso is pure rose geranium, Pelargonium 'Graveolens', whose leaves you can rub between your fingers to transfer the essential oils to your skin. The orris root adds a mellow softness to the rose geranium, the mildest of patchouli adds a "chewy" texture (that I consider patchouli's most important contribution to any fragrance that includes it) and the suede notes create a buttery "taste" while citrus and amber combine in a way that's imperceptible to my nose except to add a certain sense of sunshine. I've worn my sample several times over the past few days and each wearing suggests a linear structure because, I suppose, it is so very well blended. While I'm disappointed in its 4-6 hour longevity and nearly non-existent sillage (it stays very, very close to my skin), I still deem it full bottle worthy because it is so incrediby beautiful. Speaking as a life-long gardener and life-long lover of fragrance, this goes to the top of my want list. Edit July 2013: It took me a year and half but I finally have my full bottle and I'm delighted to note that both longevity and sillage are much more impressive on warm skin in hot weather than in the dead of winter when I first sampled this beauty. Of course! While it was a breath of sunshine in winter, it makes sense that a sophisticated floral would smell best when its featured flower is blooming in its own season. Absolutely gorgeous!

The other day I looked up any fragrance which had the note suede as part of its overall aroma. Calypso was listed having some suede I just wasn't sure how much being a woman's frag. I remember seeing this fragrance at a sister store of TJMX, I was lucky and found a 100ml bottle EDP for only 40. Having a Robert Piguet EDP for that price was worth making the purchase regardless being a blind purchase or not! After spraying it on my skin, a blast of sweet aroma of floral notes with amber bring's it together beautifully with a warm vib. At first I thought it might be a bit sweet, after the fragrance settled the powdery scent with just a hint of suede gave it a really gorgeously islands aroma. Longevity and Silage are very high lasting at least 8hrs. My personal final throughs, I must admit that if someone told me that I would enjoy wearing a woman's fragrance, I would of told them that there @$*& crazy. Since I have been a member of this website, I have opened my mind to what's considered a "woman's" fragrance...men could enjoy it just as much if it's appealing. I now own Bandit which is much more of a herbal/spicy aroma with some leather notes perfect during the winter. Even Bandit has a real sweet appeal which makes you wonder how is it possible. Now that I own Calypso it is definitely a sweet/floral aromatic scent which is excellent. I'm glad I bought this fragrance and will enjoy using it throughout the summer/fall months. 9.5/10 :))

Hmhmhm, a fantasticly romantic new fragrance from Robert Piguet! I remember not liking reformulated Visa all that much, so I was not really enthousiastic about this one. I love suede and roses, but there are so many things that can go wrong in a fragrance that I was nto sure whether I would enjoy it. Calypso actually really surprised me. I don't know the original, but this reformulation really works for me. The fragrance is quite modern, but at the same time remained very classic. One thing I was afraid of was the the earthiness coming from patchouli and orris root- two notes that often overpower composition and spoil fragrances for me, but Calypso is not earthy at all. The fragrance is delightfully soft, slightly powdery, the rose mixes really nicely with the suede undertones. The flowery notes are not your usual boring flowers, the quality of ingredients is very fine as expected from such an established perfume house. It is one of very few fragrances where geranium really shines. A great advantage for me is that Calypso seems to suit so many different occasions, from a casual outing to an evening at the opera.

This perfume smells very special on my skin. Before reading here I didn't even notice that it is about rose geranium! It's a faint perfume at first, I can barely smell it on my wrist and it never gets loud, but it smells delicious nonetheless! There is a tad of powder but just a vague hint. Rose geranium, iris root, suede, patchouli? I have no idea. It smells none like the single notes smelled alone. It rather smells globally like a very elegant, subtle yet present feminine perfume, very attractive and almost relaxed in its beauty but knowing where it's going to! I could say it smells very "nice" but it doesn't render the right and complete idea. It also reminds me of something smelled in the '70s, a typical feminine smell, both tamed and elegant. Also addictive. If you expect a buttery tuberose bomb like Fracas, you're not on the right road! Calypso smells completely different and much less obvious to describe. It somehow escape definitions. In its tamed and subtle way it lasted for hours on my skin and I found myself smelling my wrist in delight until I decided to wash my hands!

Oh my! My ongoing love affair with Robert Piguet had me expecting a brawny floral hot with spices and leather. Instead this delicately opened with an almost shy mixture of geranium and rose that may be the most perfect floral I've ever experienced. As it's warmed the orange and suede have crept in, making it broader and lighter with that exquisite floral note being improved but not lost. The amber has a gray feeling to it: it reminds me very much of Prada ambers. (I've had my nose on my wrist so much that I now have the perfume on my lips. The taste-smell experience makes the importance of the geranium-rose balance even clearer.) The name of this perfume is a puzzle--it implies gaiety, loud music, brass and fireworks. This is a deadly serious intellectual and austere perfume that I can only describe as aristocratic or perhaps stately. If it were a goddess it would be Minerva rather than Venus. Not only do I love this perfume I respect it. Sillage: 1-2 feet Durability: several hours at least Fabulosity: Total if you can accept the darkness Price to value ratio: excellent 10/10

To be honest, I bought this blind because I have no self control, I love Fracas, and I found it for a good price. The orris, suede and rose caught my eye, so I went for it. I immediately regretted it because I was worried that it might be too "mature" or old fashioned for my taste. Upon arrival, I was not super excited to try it, but I was very curious. The first sniff reminded me of something Chanel would produce. The drydown reminded me of a Guerlain. I'm in LOVE. This is officially one of my favorite powdery scents ever. I wore it 3 days in a row. That must be some sort of record for me! haha The scent is soft, powdery, feminine, and well balanced. There is not any one note that dominates other than the orris and a bit of suede. Although I'm not sure this is the most unique scent ever made, it's just gorgeous and I'm so incredibly happy I took a chance on this! It's absolutely perfect for any occasion but especially a professional setting or a setting where you just want to smell feminine and light and not like a perfume bomb.

Calypso is one of the greatest basically unknown (for me at least) fragrances I have tried. It starts with an absolutely stellar opening of mandarin and geranium, the kind of opening that causes your mouth to drop open. It turns to a powdery chypre "light"...a mossy, amber rose/iris floral with a smooth suede like feel. There may not be any moss listed and maybe the patchouli combined with the other notes could be creating this affect but whatever it is, it is chypre like, although subtle and delicate. Calypso is understated elegance....but somehow it isn't stuffy. It remains inviting. I am a jeans and t-shirt kind of gal...and I feel totally comfortable in it even during the day. Honestly, it seems like the kind of scent that is perfect for any occasion, any season and any time of day. It is subtle but mesmerizing. I honestly can not imagine anyone just flat out not liking this. It is so incredibly well balanced and inoffensive. It is simply beautiful.

Amber ve paçuli temalı kokuları her sıktığımda genelde kendimi 80'lerdeki bol ahşap mobilyalı evlerde gibi hissederim ve bu his bana tatlı bir hüzün duygusu yaşatır. Calypso, bu hissiyatın üzerine muhteşem işlenmiş bir sardunya ekleyerek, sanki eski bahçeli bir ev içerisinde oturuyormuş havasını yaşatıyor bana. Açılıştan kapanışa kadar sardunya kokusunu hissedebiliyorsunuz. En başlarda sardunya/gül teması ön planda açılıyor ve saatler ilerledikçe amber ve paçulinin kokusu belirginleşerek sardunyaya ahşapsı bir destek vermiş oluyor. Ben bu parfümün altına, kendi yaptığım ve sadece Amber'den oluşan bir kokuyu vücuduma deodorant gibi sıkıyorum. Böylece hem koku amber ile destekleniyor hem de kalıcılığı artıyor. Calypso tende iyi denecek kadar uzun süre kalıyor ama farkedilirliği yüksek değil. Yakın temaslarda çok daha iyi algılanacak bir koku. Hafif, yaz ve bahar ayları için gayet uygun. Her ne kadar fragrantica'da for women yazsa bile kadınsı değil.

Wow wow wow i have held on to a number of samples from this house for over a year. Claypso was the first one i tried. As soon as i sprayed it took my breath away. it was intoxicatingly beautiful. i could not believe how amazing the opening was. it smelt quality and expensive. so well blended. i knew i was meeting an unforgettable masterpiece. The balance between powdery slightly sweet rose was so well matched with patchouli amber base; with suede gently stroking the air and the geranium which is usually not good for me just added something amazingly special. i just wanted to cry with joy. it was like listening to vissi D'arte for the first time. I hate soapy scents and though i understand why people mention this it really is not what this perfume is about. i ordered a bottle straight away. and cant wait to try the other samples from this factory.

My new bottle just arrived today, a very warm day, where it sat in my mailbox for a while. This was a blind, impulse buy, and I was starting to have concerns because rose is so hit or miss with me. Now I can not wait for this to settle down a bit from it's travels in the heat in order to get the full effect, but right off the bat, I get such a soft, powdery rose that I know this is a Like with the potential to become a love. Orris and suede give it that delicate appeal. Rather than pungent, the suede note seems velvety. Thankfully I do not get much patchouli. I can not tell you how done I am with rose and patch fragrances! Hopefully this will not change too much as it settles. My only wish is that with time, longevity, sillage, and projection improve because right now it's almost like the ghost of a perfume.

I don't know why I wasn't expecting much from this sample. Piguet's Baghari is one of my all time favorite scents, so it makes sense that I would find Calypso lovely. I've been searching for a wearable rose. Years of wearing Tea Rose scarred me to scents with particularly green scented roses. I love Lipstick rose, but only for special occasions. Calypso is the rose I have been looking for! The opening accord led me to believe I was in for a chypre, but on my skin the patchouli and moss faded quickly. Soon the rose and lots of soft powdery amber come out. They blend beautifully - it's soft, a little sweet, and warm. Nothing stands out too much. This is a sophisticated perfume - they don't make them like this anymore! I think a full bottle is in my future.

I really like this one. A dark red rose, brightened by geranium, that relaxes into a darker,softly powdered, sueded rose with a hint of ambered sweetness. More antique than old fashioned. Cozy in cool weather but seems soft enough to wear on warm summer nights where I suspect it might bloom beautifully. It does have a romantic feel in a gothic sort if way. Sillage is soft on this one, surprisingly, which is how I prefer most of my perfumes so it's a win for me. Other perfumes it reminds me of though not exactly smell-a-likes: Parfums de Rosine Rose Kashmirie, Tauer Rose Delight body oil, Sucreabeille Corpse Bride.

This is quite a unique fragrance. Is it timeless, classic and elegant? ...yes, it has all those qualities of vintage fragrances but with a twist. Don’t be nervous about the leathery or suede notes, this is soft and clean and the geranium is of that green fresh leaf variety, definitely not the dark or cloying note. The iris is also there, creating a powdery foundation, allowing the geranium to shine through. You can wear this during the day or in the evening, it’s extremely versatile and because it’s unusual and complex, it will create an aura of mystery. Highly recommended.

To be honest I don't have much to say, because you have to experience this beauty for yourself. Calypso is pure luxury....a beautiful bright pink powdery rose against black velevety background - that's how I visualize this scent. Very deep and feels more complex than the notes reveal. It doesn't last for half a day, but for solid 5-6 hours. I saw some reviews mentioned low sillage, but if you noticed the spay dispenses very small doses of perfume. Try to double spray it and you will easily stink up the room! This is for sure going to be a permanent staple in my collection.

The woman who wears Calypso has the Mona Lisa’s smile! This perfume is so discreet, reserved, but also so charming. It’s like a morning mist, where you might miss. I like a lot the story of this perfume - Calypso was the name of a beautiful nymph who loved Odysseus and kept him on her island for seven years. I can feel rose, geranium and a lot of powdery notes.... I guess it’s iris. And I can detect some sweet amber. But the key word of all composition is “SOFT” – seems like the perfume has been hided under a soft cashmere blanket. BEAUTIFUL!

When I saw the notes I was immediately cautious. Im always wary of fragrance with suede or leather notes. What a wonderful surprise. It opens with the citrus and rose. The suede note works really well here and is not oppressive. The orris root and amber are perfectly measured. The orris not making it too cold or the amber too sweet and unctuous. It stays bright and totally feminine. Its my go to fragrance when wearing a pretty dress. It definitely has a summer feeling to it. The feel good factor. Moderate sillage and longevity.

A very gorgeous, soft, comforting, sophisticated, elegant, feminine perfume. I love it. Lovely suede, lovely lovely rose!!! Beautiful spicy geranium and a sweet juicy mandarine which makes a lovely refreshing zing. And the beautiful powdery orris joined by really nice and sweet, and subtle, patchouli and amber, add a very smooth, soothing effect. The suede is divine. All in all it's gorgeous. Terribly romantic and seductive - my husband loves it on me, and I get very lovely compliments everywhere I am. Calypso is wonderful!

This has a soft sillage for a RP. You’d expect a rose bomb bc RP does flowers like none other. However, the rose isn’t prominent and instead the orris steals the show. Orris bursts out and then sleeps on very muted suede (not pebbled leather). Of all my RP scents this is the quietest. I wore it today in the rain — ran around doing errands in an oversized green trench and MAC Teddy lipstick — it somehow suited the mood of the scent. The sex appeal is natural, matte and mysterious. There is nothing loud or overstated here.

Look at my timeline of perfumes and decide yourself if you will be interested on Calypso, usually i don't write reviews.... but i can't do it with this beauty! Today is the first day i am wearing this perfume, yes i have parfum version, and i can't stop sniffing my arm, i enjoy smelling myself, and i know , i found a new love!