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ase584Bessinepome – :
Fascinating scent. Calamus, otherwise known as Sweet Flag, is a plant with long sword shaped leaves, that usually grows in wetlands. It has a sweet smelling aroma and is used both for it’s scent and its medicinal qualities. This perfume not only celebrates this relatively unknown plant, but recreates the milky, wild scent of the sap. Augmented by a powdery green accord, this has a faintly spicy uncultivated smell. Like harvesting the wild leaves while wearing talcum. A nature experience enhanced, highlighting the beauty of this marsh greenery. Lovely, with moderate sillage and longevity.
PORTUHALEC – :
Woody and sweet, very green and fresh with just a touch of powder to keep it from being too sharp. It’s got a bit of humidity to it as well, and the earlier review that mentioned it smelling like reptile house is not far off – it reminds me of a muggy forest in a place like Singapore.
I’ve got a sample of this one, probably all that I’ll need as it’s quite pretty and unique but not exactly something I’d wear daily. It is also true that it fades very quickly – round about 3 or 4 hours for me. It’s nice when it lasts though.
lyf547InsuffBooni – :
One of the most awesome perfumes in the world and now I can’t find it on any site or shop.
tarasan – :
I only have a tiny decant of this, and to be fair and square I do not wish for a full bottle. Why not? Well, I do love the scent. It’s the freshest non musky non lemony non minty scent I have ever experienced. It’s smells like paper, papyrus, bamboo, lumber, pencil shavings. Clean, pure, serene, amazingly natural. But the silage and lasting power are non existent. If it was under $10 for a bottle, I would buy… it is more of a body mist than a perfume. So I will spray freely this decant I have until it’s done, and forget about it. A beauty that is way too diluted and not recommended.
son_alex – :
Unfortunately this does not work with my skin chemistry. I get none of the greenness or earthiness that other reviewers mention. I get a very powdery sweet scent from it that never develops into anything else – nothing reminiscent of leaves at all. Disappointing.
Patriot-iCon – :
Love Calamus Comme des Garcons.
It is all about bamboo and some soft undertones that complement it beautifully. This is green but very contemporary and unique. It reminds me of a smell of very nice tropical resorts. This really doesn’t feel like fragrance, it is just a warm, clean, tropical breeze, a scent.
I really wish it would be a little bit stronger, then I would be in heaven.
krasnoperov – :
Bright, a little warm, a little fresh, and a little green. Pleasant and likeable.
The best application of ‘Calamus’ that I’ve come across. Unisex but more of a feminine scent.
Good longevity with moderate projection. Overall: 7 out of 10.
Alebastr – :
The word “amazing” gets thrown about a lot these days, but it’s that word that came to my mind the first time I smelled Calamus. Me: “sniff, sniff.” My Brain: “AMAZING!”
One reviewer thought it too wild, too green and too natural but I respectfully differ – there is no such thing as too wild, too green or too natural. I feel like a woodland sprite wearing this…my feet are bare, my hair is wild, my perfume is the sap from green plants, rain-kissed leaves and the forest floor. This is nature’s tonic and it is perfect. Sillage is good, a little goes a long way. The scent lasted throughout the day. It never turned sour much to my relief, and the notes seemed to revolve versus evolve, which was really interesting. I had my nose plastered to my wrist all day. Mmmmmmmm.
EDIT: after having worn this several times, I’m sad to find that after the 2nd time of wearing it, it faded quickly, and continued to do so in subsequent applications. So disappointing, as I really love this scent. If it were less expensive I would keep buying it, however it’s not a good investment in my opinion due to its poor lasting power.
abekoiwapl – :
One of my all-time favorite scents – haven’t experienced anything else like it.
Green, milky, sweet and irresistably huffable on your sleeve. I would hook this scent up to my showerhead and bathe in it if it were possible.
The only downside is the price and the ephemeral quality – it doesn’t last long on my skin at all. A few hours and you’re back to zero again.
More of a very relaxing dream than a fragrance, but wonderful for all that.
Miss.mixee – :
Tempted by the “Calamus” name, I would love to try this but… Why would a combination of notes be called Calamus if there is no actual calamus (root) in it?
As a child, I spent many summers at the lake, with my parents. When I think of these vacations, many wonderful fresh and outdoorsy smells come to mind but one scent in particular, that of a fresh Calamus (latin: Acorus calamus), is the one I always loved…
This scent is an enigma in itself, invigorating and calming at the same time; it makes you feel alive yet relaxed and composed.
Apparently, the root contains a compound that can produce hallucinations, but I never experienced anything of that sort while just sniffing the fresh Calamus.
Back in the day, we used Calamus root “juice” as an excellent hair and scalp tonic; it made our hair strong, soft, and growing in fast-forward 🙂
So… if this scent *really* smells like the real Calamus, and you have a sample to spare, PLEASE PM me. Also, if you can recommend a frag that does contain Calamus (Acorus calamus) preparation, I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject.
helen2525 – :
This is a fantastic scent – sweet, milky, verdantly green and very approachable. A must-own if you like green/herbal, cool scents.
q_zmich – :
This reminds me of the reptile house at the Toronto Zoo. I was expecting more fresh cut grass but am getting boa constrictor eating frozen rat in humid green house.
kkk – :
Calamus is my antidote for the kind of cabin fever that comes with working in an office building where the windows don’t open and fluorescent lighting is everywhere. It is a small dose of the great outdoors that dispells the smell of burnt coffee and copy machine toner. I’ve never been fortunate enough to sample the now-discontinued Seve Exquise, but Calamus is what I imagine it would smell like: new, green shoots bursting out of the soil covered in dew.
Granted, Calamus is more of a scent than a perfume proper, but what a sublime green scent it is. And if you work in a conservative environment as I do, Calamus is just the ticket. Low sillage on me, but quite long-lasting. My only criticism relates to the packaging, which is functionally fug.
igmal – :
i would love to THANK Tankgirl for the sample at 1st
starting with ” Um not a green fan , but well made scent always capture my senses ”
walking at my school garden its January , rainy gray wet day that i totally love , i can smell green fresh clean leaves with MUD , yes; mud .wet dust and mud
that freshness at the early morning with a cold wave . would be great with layering some musky sprays .
it could be a great air freshener 🙂
bytryd – :
A very well captured scent of wet leaves, quite impressive. i woudlnt wear it has a perfume because it smells like dirt, rain and leaves but its amazing for therapy!
vigor333 – :
Big thumbs up for Calamus! The first time I tested it it was in 2000 when it originally came out and totally got impressed. I got myself a bottle and used it on a daily basis for several months. After that I decided to move to other kind of perfumes and so I completely forgot about it till a couple of months ago when a good friend of mine came to visit while wearing Calamus. I hadn’t smelled it in years but my reaction was the same I had 10 years ago: love at first sniff! This is exactly my type of green scent (together with Victrix by Profumum). A great opening with dry bamboo surrounded by bitter citric notes and vivid peppery/green undertones. Very distinctive (it’s not easy at all in this kind of scents) and unique but at the same time weightless and easy to wear. Honest and simple yet genuinely fascinating. A favorite!
Rating: 7.5/10
nazvan – :
The first spray of Calamus is not very invising. the fragrance is quite sharp and almost too green; there is something quite unconfortable in its freshness.
It’s great quality, but it also contains something that at first made it a bit unpleasant, a bit too wild, a bit too natural. I think it’s one of them fragrances that smell like a real garden sort of, but rather than carrying a memory of a real scent, it’s the garden istelf, with all the weeds and gerbs and seeds. But it’s just a bit too muc of a good thing on me.
The drydown is fantastic, spicy-green, and the sharpness is gone. But all in all Calamus is a bit too green for me to wear…
Grot_81 – :
This is exceptional. It’s a great green earthy floral scent. It has a tart freshness but is quite warm and does have a milky sense to it. It doesn’t last very long but is still deserving of a place in my collection.