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SlicsBefsycle – :
Melancholy by Edvard Munch (1894)
micUphomimi – :
Another beautiful creation from Frapin house with beautiful smell but limited performance. Longevity is moderate but thr sillage/projection are soft. All I get only after 1.5 hours is mild caraeay, nutmeg, amber, tobacco, corriander and faint sandalwood. Great versatility though due to limited projection/sillage.
symba82 – :
Another fun entry from Frapin, Caravelle Epicee blends the easy duo of tobacco and amber with touches of pepper, coriander, and caraway over a bed of woods to create an effortlessly masculine option. It’s easy to wear, serious enough but still relaxing like a comfort scent, and while probably more apt for the cooler weather, is porous enough that it can be enjoyed in warmer weather, as well.
Unfortunately, Caravelle Epicee suffers from the same lack of performance as 1270 (and L’Humaniste, for that matter), another somewhat boozy scent that might be regarded as wonderful if a bit bolder and stronger, but is really only “good” not “great” otherwise.
7 out of 10
igor.melnikov42 – :
A gorgeous spice laden composition that hardens to sea bound voyages of the past with ships (caravelles) laden with spices from the East, this is yet another classy offering from Frapin. The perfume opens with a spice burst of nutmeg and coriander. As it settles, mone can detect chili pepper, pepper, caraway and guaiac ( may temporarily cause expectoration in sensitive airways). Finally upon dry down, a woody masculine and somewhat powdery base of sandalwood, amber, patchouli and tobacco remains on the skin. The scent has a very historical air to it. It is not a fresh citrusy fougere and its spice wood laden radiance requires a certain distinguished and confident gentleman to carry it off. Moderate to strong projection and good longevity. Enjoy!
Galenripx – :
It is the best Spicy -Boozy fragrance that I smelled.
It’s scent is rich, luxury and very nice.
A masterpiece .
8.5/10
Sasha-kems – :
This reminds me a tiny bit of Serge Lutens. In the top there is a lot of incense note. The caraway gives that kind of cumin top note his are known for. This is spicy like a cross between Chergui and Ambre Sultan but lighter. Ie reminds me also of Tauer’s Eau d’Epices. This isn’t as good as those but it the same family. It is not a substitute nor a copy. In the base, it is a lovely rounded amber and patchouli but is a skin scent in the way you rub your nose up your arm for Jul et Mad’s Amour de Palazzo. I like it but wouldn’t drop the dough for a full bottle. In the final drydown it has that cola myrrh note similar to Annick Goutal’s Myrrh Ardente.
дерендяшка – :
The main thing that comes to mind with this is pungent. It may be the strong pachouli – I suspect that it is, I often pick up on that as something not so nice and cheap (to me – I think I have bad associations) however I checked a lot of the perfumes I love have pachouli in them so it might just be more prominent here. I can’t imagine what else it can be maybe the caraway. I don’t get a huge sense of spice because the pungentness is overbearing.
Definitely won’t be on my buy list, but some might like it. Doesn’t project / last amazingly though.
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ford09 – :
This is a really well-blended, cosy, soft and spicy scent. The notes that stand out most on me are nutmeg, pepper and sandalwood, which makes the composition sweet and perfectly unisex to me (I’m a chick and I dig it).
However, it’s not full bottle worthy, partly because of the poor longevity, and partly because I own a close relative, Black Angel by Mark Buxton. Black Angel is a citrus/nutmeg combination, but it’s just as pleasant and lasts longer.
macs27 – :
The first thing that came to my mind after applying Caravelle Epicee was the scent of a confectionery store.
Caravelle Epicee has a dominant note of nutmeg that is warm, spicy and rather sweet. All other notes evolves around it. There’s a beautiful creamy sandalwood note very well-blended with amber and coriander. The whole composition is masterfully formulated. It has a feminine vibe to me reminding a kind of lipsticky and soft winey note.
I wish it had more longevity.
It can be very appealing and sensual to younger guys in the mood of modern metrosexual scents but it’s not my cup of tea.
اولین چیزی که بعد از استعمال این کار به ذهنم اومد بوی شیرینی پاپیونی قدیم و در کل بوی شیرینی پزی بود. یک بوی شیرین با نت های مشابه بوی زنجبیل و نارگیل و زعفران در شیرینی ها .البته طبیعی هست چون نت غالب این کار جوزهندی هست که در خیلی از دستورات شیرینی پزی استفاده میشه.
جوز یک بوی گرم و ادویه ای و نسبتا شیرین داره در این کار. بقیه نت ها حول محور جوز هستند. من بوی کرمی صندل رو که با امبر گرم و شیرین تر شده و با تخم گشنیز جذاب شده رو به خوبی حس می کنم.
می دونم این کار برای کسانی که دنبال روایح مدرن و جوانانه هستند بسیاز جذاب و سکسی هست اما به هیچ وجه رایحۀ رسمی و جنتلمنی نیست.
یه ته بوی شراب مانند و ماتیکی هم داره که اون رو به سمت زنانگی متمایل کرده.
تنها مشکلش دوامش هست که راضی کننده نیست اما پخشش بد نیست.
کیفیت کار خیلی خوبه اما مجددا بنظرم این سبک کار ارزش 500-600 هزار تومن رو نداره.
danilov.oleg2009 – :
This is a country craft store in a bottle…wood, faint leather, homemade seasonings and potpourries…if only it would project and last a little bit longer. I do really like this scent, being my first Frapin, and could easily see myself wearing this in any casual situation from fall to spring, or at the office. There is a definite Holiday spice quality here, making it very appealing.! Thumbs up!
198005 – :
I tried this blind from a sample. At 1st I thought, “wow! What fun nutmeg, zesty freshness, and maybe clove, a few other spices, + woods? Delightful!”
But as the hours passed I admit that my thoughts towards it grew far less innocent and playful. As the cumin tone rose on me too, I kept burying my face in it to get another whiff. The tiny sweetness left of the nutmeg, the fresh woody zest were still there to draw me closer but up close! Oh the bodily glory of the cumin scent! Still, somehow there’s a hint of freshness to the top that floats just above the skin, beckoning. It’s so perfect for me.
This is a fun, dirty blend of juxtapositions. Immediately went to ‘love’ for this lover of skanky spice. I feel like this would be a great, sneaky 3rd date scent, if you get my drift. Starts off lighter, fresher, and playful, but reveals the adult side of the mix an hour or so in. Mmm… I for one am captivated.
Hitsgrils – :
Unlike Mr. Duchafours take on similar spicy frags ( Timbuktu, Traversee du Bosphore..) which i just can’t stand and for some reason are totally cloying, with this one i don’t have those problems and can breathe easily without disgust. But this is far from a proper frag imho nothing special.
315477 – :
I imagine people that like this might also like something like that desert marocain scent. But didnt do anything for me. Very warm, spicey, hot pepper, woody. As it dries down it gets better. But at the end of the day just feels like ive put some sort of seasoning on my body. Another frapin bites the dust for me!
qwerty678 – :
there is said a lot about notes. I want to say that despite belonging to oriental group of frag Caravelle Epicee is real elegant not overwhelming first off all French style perfume.
almost all frags can be named oriental, because of ingredients… but the way how they develop, the delicate silage, the intelligent notes playing..,- definitely this is France/Paris charm fashion style of perfume. very sophisticated!
of course, someone can say it’s a spicy bomb. but, remember, this is EDP, two spritzs are enough!!! and you are keeping be elegant )
Mostly for fall/winter time as for me, however it depends… More over, I would say this is Perfume of the Days Off when you are wearing in warm soft comfortable sweater sitting with loved one in cafe… or for theater evening.
it’s great and more masculine layering with perfume for women Santal Blush from Tom Ford or Aoud Safran. try! ))
nestoras – :
I wonder why Frapin Caravelle Epicée is being marketed to men? Must be the nutmeg, which is definitely dominant. But nutmeg features in a few made-for-gals scents as well (Calvin Klein Secret Obsession comes to mind…), so I would not say that nutmeg alone is sufficient to put a fragrance in the men’s cologne camp. I’d definitely recommend this creation to those who like the idea of Secret Obsession but can’t get past the opening fumes.
In fact, this perfume, as advertised, is a very tightly blended ensemble of many different spicy elements! A perfect cold weather composition, Caravelle Epicée gets better and better as it heats up on the skin. I’d thought that there might be a touch of leather in here, but looking at the note pyramid, perhaps it is the ambergris which imparts the dark, ever-so-slightly animalic quality.
Mostly, I find this to be a solid oriental perfume–and completely unisex. Neither sweet nor flowery, but also not stereotypically made-for-men. No “cologne guy” here! Some reviewers have complained about the “sweaty cumin” in this composition, but I don’t notice it at all, and I’m usually quite sensitive to that note. Not at all dominant here to my nose. Is it even detectable? Perhaps it’s being blocked by the nutmeg?
Of course, the fact that I don’t smell it does not mean that others will not. I’ll have to ask around: do I smell like sweaty cumin? I hope not!
slavakostuk – :
Rich, spicy, aromatic fragrance. Suitable for colder days all year round. Develops beautifully on my skin. One of my favourite spicy fragrances.
Lantan – :
Caravelle’s Epicee is a mannish version of Amouage’s Lyric Woman The Similar Powdery Texture of Spice Lyric
Focuses on the Rose Epicee it’s aim Woods Guaiac and i noticed a note that is not in the scent cards Oud,
it’s opens with somewhat of a opaqueness due to the presence of Gauaic with an Tincture of Black pepper,
In a Few Minutes Epicee turns a bit Boozy also not
in the Cards Rum a warm full bodied scent with an sweetish Undertone of Vanilla and Scrapings of Oud
to add a Dark and Esoteric Touch of Epicee, Like an
Lavish and ornate Moroccan Souk Under a Sheltering Sky
in a middle of Empty Sun Scorched Dune,
The Drydown turns Epicee from a harsh bitter herb of
black pepper to a sweeter but fiery note of Red Cinnamon to add a delectable pep of Epice,
Black Tobacco finishes this off not dominating but
but lets you know know that he’s present Like a Grandfather smoking his pipe around a fire his grandchildren dozing off from one of his Bedtime Stories,
Caravelle Epicee warms you even in the coldest damp and grayest of rain and the cold of snow The Security Blanket of Fragrance.
alexgrom – :
Although it didn’t quite work for me, I still find this lesser-known Frapin a very interesting choice.
It opens with a unique spice explosion. Big woody-nutmeg blast. Too much in fact. Plus some honeyed sweetness and a boozy note. A whole raft of the spices jump out, very strong and bold at first. This is definitely a full-bodied fragrance. But nothing like the harshness and dryness of the similar sounding Lutens Ambre Sultan. I prefer this, more sweetness and a relaxing soothing vibe to the whole mix that make it very intriguing instead of downright offensive.
Eventually two accords or notes dominate but sadly not the ideal ones for me. A strong wood (cedar-like) mixed with probably clove/nutmeg and cumin give a very strange effect. Sort of drowned out what other notes may have been going on, which annoyed. I did also get some caraway and maybe cinnamon. And pepper. There’s an unrelenting effect of heat throughout this scent, this must be the pepper/chilli and nutmeg accord. It will simply be too spicy for some, including me. There are simply no cooling notes to balance this heatwave. Rather, just more spices as listed in the notes above!
All in all, the blend did not move me as much as I was expecting but still had some balance and quality.
The dry-down is again the star for me. The whole blend calms down much more. Very sexy smooth, sweet amber is what being niche is all about! I did not quite get any tobacco sadly. Unfortunately the preceedings couldn’t match up, but this can still be a very appealing choice for the correct person and so is very underrated at that.
Scent: 5/10.
Quality: 8/10.
horod – :
I have heard many times the following phrase ”sweaty caraway” but I never had the chance to smell how caraway or its similar cumin can be sweaty. Caraway is one of my beloved notes,considering that my signature scent is Arabie which is a cumin bomb! Caravelle Epicee is a full rich spicy perfume which opens with caraway and spices in general.After a while I get caraway with patchouli which makes it really sweaty.I suspect that it’s not the caraway alone but the combination of patchouli and caraway that produces this effect(in fact sweaty feet effect on me).It’s fresh spicy,not really warm spicy meaning that when it dries down it doesn’t provide the warmth and thick spicy layer of Arabie. I find it more suitable for men,it has that ”macho” characteristic which turns me off sadly..Nice try though and good lasting power.
zaxspb78rus – :
This is yet another scent I tested blindly, so I had no idea that it is marketed to men, and at no time in my sampling did I ever suspect that. So truly unisex.
When I sample blindly I tend to focus on emotional and sensate experiences, rather than tryign to identify listed notes. With Caravee I felt ‘intellectual centering’. Strange, huh? But I really did get clarity of thought when wearing this, and I”m keeping it around for when I need to do revisions.
Spicy. I too suspected cinnamon and was surprised to see it not listed. There are two notes in perfumery that surprise me every time as ‘jiving’ on my skin. Pepper and tobacco. What I shake on my pasta and run from in public is difficult to imagine in fragrance. But both of these, when done well as they are here, really snap. Oi, glorious!
I tend not like to like Oriental spicies because it’s rare that they work for me, but this one is a sizzling exception.
papa0912 – :
A beautiful spicy amber ruined by an overdose of cumin. Sweaty, curry cumin overpowers the whole mix. If your skin doesn’t amplify cumin, this might be a great scent for you in that it’s warm and spicy and rich. But that cumin, argh!Not for me.
apemnalfusnep – :
Reminds me Alamut from Villoresi but I prefer wearing this one due to less powdery. Alamut is more femenine than this one. So I prefer this one only for that…
Alamut and this are different ones. Both are great.
17 sept 2013: My mind changed and I prefer Alamut (5/5) over this one.
4,5/5
grzzz – :
In the opening, the combination of coriander, chilli pepper, amber,and nutmeg creates an accord that proclaims, ”CINNAMON!” This cinnamon note is tenacious through the drydown. Nevertheless, the guaiac wood, sandalwood, patchouli, and tobacco anchor the spiciness and sweetness just enough to prevent the fragrance from being too gourmand. It is, indeed, a lovely, spicy, sweet, woody fragrance.