Capucci de Capucci

Just to give you an idea of this fragrance... Robert Capucci, a very intelligent and artistic Italian designer that is able (is he still alive btw?) to create his fragrances in an unique style. They all communicate class, complexity, non-commercial, intelligence and own identity. SUPERB is this original, in the manner of 'First' and 'Diva'. Other favorites are Ballade a Venise (impossible to get!! :-(), Opera III (of which I think will become a collectors item before we know it). I have been wanting to try YENDI for ages, as well as Filly and Parce Que. Chat Lunatique is a HUGE fan of the Capucci for men original, still available for a great price I hear. In conclusion: Capucci should be there on every shelf of all Fragrantica members..

My dear mom asked a friend of mine who went in Paris to bring me back a perfume. He brot this n I loved it so much back in the 80s. Floral n beautiful but there was a note that I could not tolerate well but i still loved n wore it often. Then I could never find it to replace my long gone bottle... til now! I just bot a bottle on ebay! YAY! I heard it's been reformulated n that's a good thing cuz now i don't have a problem w the note that bothered me in the past n I'm so glad it's mine again!! Fresh, green, floral, woody, slightly powdering n so fem. This is what perfume is meant to be! An important part of my ever expanding collection!!

I have tried both the vintage of this lovely fragrance and the current formulation. Don't throw tomatoes at me but I enjoy the current formulation better. The vintage comes on so strong in the opening it is a challenge to wear. The chypre is HUGE! I find the current more wearable. It wouldn't seem out of place any season for any occasion. They both have the same and BEAUTIFUL dry down along the lines of Joy by Jean Patou or First by Van Cleef and Arpels. It is soft, cozy, womanly, classic decidedly NOT a current offering. Think museum quality...instead of fruity smooty celeb fragrances. I love it! Happy Perfuming! ♥

For the vintage original formulation(s): A crisp and luscious chypre driven by a burst of aldehydes at its start, the original Capucci de Capucci makes a splash, all gregarious but not quite as garish as many of its 1987 peers. The usual suspects are here: the overflowing tuberose and ylang-ylang, spicy carnation and rose. There's the peach, the green contrasts, the coriander, the staples of the age. The emergent woods and leather, just a bit ripe under the surface, are well worth the admission, but the whole wearing experience is grand.

Oh, wow...this is so much better than I expected. Very along the lines of Oscar. Love it! My husband, however, who doesn't give a damn on a regular basis, disapproved it. Said " it's too overwhelming". Very strange because he likes Opium and Boucheron on me. Maybe i sprayed too much ( 6 sprays...huh? No wonder it knocked him over). 3 hours later it smells so gorgeous. 1-2 sprays well in advance prior to mingling with people is more than enough.