What I expect from a carnation note is the powdery signature that I get from (mainly) male perfumes which contain it. However, sometimes this makes me forget that the initial smell of a carnation is not only very distinctive from other florals but more green and spicy. The opening, just before it settles for the briefest few seconds is the most natural unadulterated carnation note I've smelled, truly it's like sniffing the flowers themselves. Then the drydown is more characteristic (in perfume terms at least) as it becomes one of those powdered, spicy affairs maybe with a hint of rose in there and certainly that slight clovey edge that carnation has. Its truly a very accurate presentation of a carnation based perfume but a bit weird considering how dated this sort of thing is and how contemporary and avant garde CDG are as a brand. Just goes to show they will have a crack at anything! Even though Carnation is a complex smell in itself there's not a great deal going on in here and it's just not really to my taste...I don't hate it though.
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12 years ago
Comme Des Garcons Series 2 Red: Carnation, from Comme des Garcons was released in 2001. The perfumer behind this creation is Evelyne Boulanger. The notes are Carnation, Cloves, Jasmine, Pimento, Rose.
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What I expect from a carnation note is the powdery signature that I get from (mainly) male perfumes which contain it. However, sometimes this makes me forget that the initial smell of a carnation is not only very distinctive from other florals but more green and spicy. The opening, just before it settles for the briefest few seconds is the most natural unadulterated carnation note I've smelled, truly it's like sniffing the flowers themselves. Then the drydown is more characteristic (in perfume terms at least) as it becomes one of those powdered, spicy affairs maybe with a hint of rose in there and certainly that slight clovey edge that carnation has. Its truly a very accurate presentation of a carnation based perfume but a bit weird considering how dated this sort of thing is and how contemporary and avant garde CDG are as a brand. Just goes to show they will have a crack at anything! Even though Carnation is a complex smell in itself there's not a great deal going on in here and it's just not really to my taste...I don't hate it though.