Capri

I got this as a gift in a pack of 4 miniatures (Vince Camuto, Fiori, Amore and Capri) and I thought just by reading the notes that I will like Capri the most. After testing them all I do prefer Capri and Fiori. I don't know why, but Fragrantica doesn't list all the notes, here is the complete list from Parfumo (and I do clearly smell missing notes): Top Notes: Pink grapefruit, Violet leaf, Pear Heart Notes: Violet, Peach blossom, Red Frangipani Base Notes: Musk, Vanilla, Woods Capri was created by Richard Herpin. When I initially smelled this fragrance from the bottle I thought it's flat and mundane, but after testing I can say that it's multidimensional and profound, not too much, but enough not to be boring. After I went to bed with a drop of Capri on my wrist (haha, bringing perfume with me to bed always lets me see it from a different perspective, feel it better and let it grow on me, assuming it isn't a big NO from the first sniff) I can say I loved it. Loved it enough to buy a 30 ml bottle and a body lotion. It's clean and fresh, not sparkling and crisp fresh, but fresh in a very calm and soothing way. When I put it on, it's not pushing me to conquer the world, but rather enjoy the beauty around me, slow down and be happy. It's almost therapeutic. I very clearly smell pear at the opening - it's sweet, ripe, juicy and joyful. Violet leaf adds ozonic and aquatic notes. Then I clearly smell frangipani (which is why white floral should also be added to the description of the notes) and juicy, powdery and tiny bit sour peach blossom. The dry down gives me musky violet+vanilla - very calm, quiet, warm, invigorating. The only drawback is the performance. It's very weak - turns into skin scent within an hour. It could become my signature scent if it would be stronger. To feel it I need to reapply 5 times a day or right before meeting someone (I carried it with me in a spray atomizer). Also I don't like the bottle at all - it cheapens the perfume. If put in a dark blue or black tall glass bottle it would have a totally different vibe - it would remind me of walking in a garden full of blossoming frangipani on a quiet warm night when your shoulders are caressed by very calming and soothing breeze. I like putting a drop of Capri on each wrist at bed time - it's light enough not to disturb me, it's soothing and helps me to unwind, relax and slow down, brings my feelings and my mind to harmony and equilibrium.

My husband bought this fragrance for my mom for Christmas, after I spot smelled it for her and thought oh wow this is amazing. I wanted it so badly for myself, but knew it was the holidays and would ask for it as a gift. So he got for Mom and I asked for it from a dear friend. My mother got it for Christmas and adored it. Wore it several times after around me and it just lingered and wore so well on her! I of course who wanted it so badly never got it from the friend! So I waited and waited till I found a good deal on eBay and snagged a large bottle. Hands down in my 10-11 year’s of collecting fragrance this is in my top 5. Sentimental value and just the scent. It’s sheer, gorgeous, and just envelopes you with total, aquatic beauty. I get THE ABSOLUTE MOST COMPLIMENTS!!! When I wear this! Men, women! Everyone! I swear even my animals flock to me. This fragrance is a ding ding winner. The moment my bottle become’s “low” I will re-stock. Simply a winning fragrance and an absolute signature.

If you like a snazzy, light crisp scent with well done floral notes, then give "Capri" by Vince Camuto a go. I think is is one of the scents that I would like to wear with a casual white shirt or cotton blend dress with beautiful embroidery, you know. I love the violet notes in this as well, although with the other notes it seems a tad metallic. "Capri" is friendly luxury and that clean cashmere musk and vanillic dry down is gorgeous. Longevity is 6 hours or more and I have the feeling that radiation would be greater with a heavier application, so I can't say its a skin scent after so many hours of wear. Good for a gorgeous get away! Picked up this one too as part of a .25 mini packet with Vince Camuto, Fiori and Amore. Its not my firm favourite but it is a classy designer fragrance.

Capri is a floral, "clean" scent that has become one of my office fragrances since it's inoffensive. To be honest, I prefer the drydown over its opening scent. On my experience with the first spray, it smelled like something chemical so I was afraid I would not like it. Good thing it did not happen ever again. Also, I love the sprayer of this perfume because pressing down was so smooth. This has an intimate sillage and moderate longevity but if opersprayed, it can last through the whole day on my clothes, and that's when it smells the nicest.

On my 2nd bottle. First one went bad due to bad storage area & heat. BUT I’m glad to have a fresh new full bottle. It’s been a favorite of mine for many many years now. Never got the hype on any of the others but this one is deserving of all that hype and more. I’m very tempted to buy a back up bottle or 2 as well since it’s so affordable. I also bought the tiny mini bottle for decorative purposes, last night. Lol