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ddaamm – :
I’ve been wanting to try this for well over a year… maybe 3!
Finally got a 3ml sample.
Not good lol.
An old barbershop smell? Well, I get an 80s hairspray smell, also that smell in a salon where LOTS of women’s hair has been heated to near combustion point with hot-tongs… almost burnt but not quite.
Then a vinegary smell. After a few days wear, I realized it was more like a urinal deodorizing block (that has been urinated on a lot)
There’s also a vague pickled onion smell… not a full jar smell, but like an individual onion cut in half and sniffed.
And also a quite strong hint of nail polish remover.
On dry down, it smells a bit like 1/4 strength Olibanum, a Profumum scent that I own and love.
And it gets to dry down very quickly, like a couple of hours.
Total pass. Shame, I really had high hopes for this based off the description and concept.
andriushka2010 – :
Wow, the formula that I am sampling is remarkably cheap-smelling. Like a drug store shampoo or $5.00 men’s fragrance, the scent of alcohol combines with very thin citrus aroma chemicals in the top to create that very familiar “cheap cologne” scent. It gets a little better when the alcohol dries and the almond is revealed. But at this price, there is no excuse for this low level of quality. Especially if you compare this to something of good quality and same genre like MDCI Invasion Barbare or 1725 Histoires de Parfum. I do not recommend this one at all.
kisom007 – :
هذا العطر لا يستحق تقرير 🙂
Antico Caruso Profumum Roma for women and men
يمكنك فقط أن تقول أنه مشابه بدرجة كبيرة جدا لعطر
Pegasus Parfums de Marly for men
وأكاد أجزم أنه به فانيلا غير مذكورة ضمن المكونات
الغلبة في هذا العطر ليست لأخشاب الصندل
وإنما للـ “لوز” الذي لم أجد عطرا
يجعلك شذاه تشعر يقينا أنك تأكل لوزا بهذه الصورة
ربما لأني لست من عشاق ومحبي بيجاسوس فالعطر لم يرق لي
لكن لو كنت عاشقا متيما بعطر بيجاسوس
فأنصحك بتجربته
darkhuntera1 – :
Profumum Antico Caruso is advertised and purported to be a classic men’s scent, not necessarily a fougere but rather a soapy/citrus/woody blend. Fresh and tangy, yet woody and serene, sophisticated and classic. Certainly vaguely in the vicinity of the barbershop type of scent but without any lavender. And the soapiness isn’t via neroli, apparently, just the combination of orange blossom and lemon,
The lemon and orange blossom are certainly detectable at the top but remain part of the mix in the dry down, which exposes the almond, sandalwood and amber, though I don’t get much amber.
Almond, to me, is always a note I have a difficult time putting my finger on. In the case of Antico Caruso, the almond blends in pretty seamless with the other elements, so for me it isn’t such a burst of almond as it is a citrus/floral/woody blend with hints of almond, and that’s probably a good overall thing if you’re not crazy about almond, as you might need to be to enjoy, say, Confetto, also by Profumum.
I imagine some women could pull this off but this seems overwhelmingly to be oriented toward men, and not very young men, not that it smells of an old man, but rather that I could see it being more of an acquired test, a reserved but still-powerful entry.
Comparisons to JPG Le Male, which I’ve seen from a couple of sources, are fair but only in a vague, abstract sense—the note breakdowns between LM and AC are quite different and upon application they’re really quite different enough.
Performance is mostly up to Profumum’s standard power but while superb on longevity, it’s not quite as substantial in the projection category, as the bar is set pretty high by the house. Still, a great classic men’s scent that should be sampled by all men.
8 out of 10
Cyxarev2009 – :
“Old School”
Floral,citrus, and nutty are the main notes I can detect in Antico Caruso. The dry down is a bit sweet, but nothing throat scratching or sickeningly. It is classic, soft, and soapy.
It is a good product, but I don’t recommend it at this price. Save the money and go with Acqua Di Parma Colonia if you want old barbershop or soapy fragrances.
Not recommended.
lexac – :
🙂 Antico Caruso; the perfumer made a new scent and thought “oh dear it is a old masculine scent..mmmmmm.., lets name it Antico Caruso, that sounds promising”
Antico Caruso is a very ordinary male scent with a very nice dry down. It is like you kissed your favorite grandpa goodnight.
alukard-fandorin – :
I am getting a nice clean lavender scent with a nutty almond floral base. All this balanced well but on the masculine side . The more you explorer this scent really that’s all one will get. Not to complex here and has been done many times I feel. Not what I am looking for in a $250 composition, though the ingredients here do feel of high quality and seem to last long on skin as most juice from this house seems to.
Overall a honest 7.5/10
civ68 – :
Scent – almonds.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 7hrs consistently.
Manesta – :
This one used to be my favorite of the house. Some time around this year a got a decant(I mostly run on decants) of this and it smelled different. Before it was smooth, with the almond clearly noticeable. The last decant I got had a very strong and sharp citrus with the almond barely noticeable and the citrus would turn sour!! Has anyone else had this experience?!
paymbommuppot – :
I’ve again attempted to expand my (very limited) perfume and EDT wardrobe. Sigh…I guess I do not do well with change and apparently there IS a very good reason I have such a limited “go-to fragrance wardrobe”–smile.
As others have stated, this is a non-complex scent and on my skin, it essentially landed as two notes…well, actually ONE note…powdery amber…period.
Trying to avoid doing so, I definitely detected the “barber shoppe” aroma among the opening notes. I detected an herbal & nearly medicinal accord in the opening notes, perhaps some citrus, too. Within minutes, the scent rapidly transitioned on me and I definitely detected some almond that was pleasant enough…just not PRESENT enough for my tastes.
And finally, sadly on me the dry-down of this fragrance landed as a simple, very ordinary linear note…not almond (as many have stated) but to my senses, the final note was AMBER…and a soapy amber, I’d say! Maybe I’m sensing sandalwood (which I like quite a lot) and not amber. But I think I can detect sandalwood from amber. Antico Caruso definitely landed as amber…simple, non-complex, kinda ordinary amber.
On the plus side, longevity seems GREAT with this fragrance ’cause I applied it several hours back and it still smells quite song. Silage also seems to be quite strong as there are wafts of this stuff throughout my entire house right now. I actually caused one of my poor cats to sneeze when I hugged him a few minutes ago-lololol.
Nonetheless, I do not like the end results of this one. Traveling with it from its opening notes to its end was pleasant enough. But in the end, this fragrance feels (smells) too ordinary and way too masculine given my current preferences. Think I’ll pass this on to my dear husband and see if he’d like to try if out for a while.
capcarapa – :
A very underrated perfume from the house, it’s actually one of the most unique scents I’ve tried so far. It opens with a blast of lemony citrus and soap but it quickly develops into an unmistakable almond (the only part I don’t particularly like is the almond.) but then in the drydown it smells like soap again with hints of almond. I don’t detect amber nor sandalwood. I took the sample and layered it over an initial spray of Comme des Garcons Series 4 Anbar because that thing is weak but has a constant neroli scent. The result, excellent long lasting neroli with almond and citrus! I could wear it to work every day.
Update: I find myself going more and more for this one than for any other frag from this house from my sample collection. The reason? It is safe, clean and lasts forever. Patchouli and Ambra? I love it, but I don’t think anyone else does so I avoid it when I know I will be having a meeting that day. I also find myself layering Neroli type fragrances on top of this, gives the orange blossom an extra punch which I love.
nekromanger451 – :
Antico Caruso is initially a powerful citrus blast, but give it 30 minutes and it turns soft, powdery, with a hint of floral and the tiniest touch of almond.
megarob25801 – :
Instantly I thought this smelled like a lavender, almond and vanilla combination which is very pleasing. How about this Antico Caruso is an elegant blend of the best bits of from three well known fragrances.
A ménage a trois of sorts between Le Male, Givenchy Pi and Amouage Reflection. I think that’s the most concise set of comparisons I’ve ever made during a review.
It’s what Le Male should smell like but goes awful on my skin and it has the deep almond accord of givenchy Pi without the sour edge. Finally it has the class and sophistication of Reflection without the relative complexity.
This is a nice fragrance that has phenomenal lasting power it really is impressive.
If you like any of the fragrances I’ve mentioned and want something similar for whatever reason then I’d recommend you get it, I won’t be.
undeliolueK – :
Just received my sample and oh boy is this citrucy! Just like others mentioned, the barbershop feel – very masculine with my chemistry, and absolutely no almond, which I was hoping for. Unfortunately, this is not for me since I do not want to smell like a guy. Too bad. Otherwise, excellent sillage as with all Profumum. All their frags are extremely high in quality and long lasting.
frofAxort – :
Yes… Le Male- that’s what it reminds me of! I couldn’t place it before. The top-notes are slightly-different, however… but the drydown is that same suede-y roundness- leather is more-pronounced here, however, than in Le Male. Very manly. Actually, it reminds me of a cross between LM and Tauer’s Lonestar Memories… It also reminds me of Bvlgari Black. I like this one only enough for a decant.
Update: the drydown after 18 hours+ is very interesting- lots of white musk! Rather lovely… and I think it is here that it really stands out from any others like it! This is one of those rare frags that transforms from day to evening wear seamlessly.
romeo-_-vlad – :
There are definite similarities between this scent and JPG’s Le Male. No, it’s not the same as Le Male. It’s an almond, vanilla, amber, wood scent. Le Male is a synthetic, sweet vanilla scent that is over-powering.
Profumum’s Antico Caruso is a classy, slightly sweet, complex scent. Sweetness and almond up top then they fade and blend well with everything else to create a deep and classy smell. There’s a lot going on here and it changes and develops over time. It starts out like a sweet almond soap, something luxurious and antique (ahh!) like shaving soap. It mellows and softens through the day until in the afternoon you have something that gives a close to the skin ambience of classy luxurious scent. It’s expensive because you want it and because people who want it want exclusivity. I don’t want you to buy a bottle.
sanat_12_94 – :
The smell for the perfect, classy gentlemen…
Meksx734Diobtetty – :
My previous review was a little harsh and I apologize for that. I appreciate Le Male, but it’s not something I’d ever wear. I feel like you have to be a certain kind of person to wear it. Either way, Antico Caruso ups the ante by adding the pepperiest, spiciest neroli note ever – think of a neroli so spicy that it’s like roasting Szechuan peppers or something. It’s not dry, just spicy and sultry. If they could have made that neroli note last longer, and perhaps made the almond element stronger, then I would have certainly given this a better review, but at this point Antico Caruso is Le Male with a beautiful neroli on top. SO close to greatness…
ShumGunny – :
the citrus seems more prominent if you get the bottle as opposed to a sample
denicc1 – :
It’s supposed to smell like an old fashioned barber shop, and after dumping a ton on my wrist, it did. At first, I applied modestly and got a wonderful soft woody musk. After other reviews and realizing I was missing the whole ‘barbershop’ thing, I slathered and THEN I could see it: The barbershop wood, old style cologne and herbal tonic, faint leather of the seat covers…it’s there if you look. Lovely and unisex (I’m female), warm and comforting. It is by far softer than Le Male, but I can see the similarities Grottola remarked on. Still, this is much better in my opinion as it lacks the loud shouting Le Male can get up to if you over apply. I’d buy this for my own use in a hot second if it cost less. Much much less. Geez, why is it so expensive?
drunja – :
I’m probably going to get scolded for this, but to me, Antico Caruso smells just like Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier. Really, I can’t discern any differences, so I would just buy Le Male and save your money.
I don’t like Le Male, and at $240 for 100ml of Antico Caruso, I definitely won’t be buying any of this.
Alenka1983 – :
Soft,classy attractive from the first sniff.That’s how a man should smell in my opinion.It’s oh so pure and sexy at the same time.Freshness,clean clothes with good old sandalwood soap dried in the sunny countryside.