Description
After great success with Chloe and its successors, the house of Chloe is presenting a new collection of three fragrances which are arriving on the market in February 2010.
The collection was named Chloe Eau de Fleurs and it encompasses Neroli, Capucine and Lavande packed in elegant glass flacons with a silver stopper. They resemble luxurious edition Chloe Lisy from 2009.
Chloe Eau de Fleurs Capucine is the second fragrance of the Eau du Fleur collection. Its composition is based on green notes and its creator is Louis Turner. The fragrance arrives in a 100 ml EDT glass flacon. Colour of its fluid is olive-green.
The nose behind this fragrance is Louise Turner.
burbidon – :
After the spray I smelled something like rotten grass and regreted that I would put stuff like this on my skin. But I left it there, covered with sweater and came back to sniffing it after a couple of hours.
Let’s just say it’s very green citrusy scent, almost herbal. Definitely very unique with a bit of spiciness. There’s certainly something about it. I can imagine having a hand soap smelling like this but wouldn’t spray it on myself. I believe it has a lots of fans but it will have to remain as a dislike for me.
otk – :
After reading all review I thought I will get Chanel no 19 or safari Ralph Loren it was blind buy it was cheap so I made purchase but what if it a very faint Lily of the valley and faint jasmine touch doesn’t last and no comparison with no 19 0r safaris or any green petfume yes it has no longtivity may be 10 minute this true no fake
misha444 – :
great reviews archivist. couldn’t agree more with your first review. as for this scent, I’m still making up my mind whether to try it or not. It sounds like something I’d like but on the other hand, No 19 is No.1 in my book and I have several others that are not far behind. Love a good green floral or chypre floral. So do I need this if it’s not more than just okay? I admit it’s not often that the words “need” and “perfume” appear in the same sentence in my world! Nevertheless the jury is still out on this one.
Ilidan – :
This is absolutely gorgeous when first sprayed.
It has a lovely green freshness to it, and it is quite unique.
However as a previous writer has noted,after 30 minutes there is nothing left: On me nothing at all.
Such a shame, and disappointing for an expensive fragrance.
I plan to return it for this reason.
Снайпер X – :
I’ve been wearing this scent for about a week now. First this is a superb green scent!! There’ aren’t many reviews for Capucine so I’ll try to write up a summary of what everyone said and touch up with my personal experience.
The Capucine experience is definitely about showcasing the raw qualities of galbanum, a type of grass resin. The scent opens with loud, prickly galbanum that evokes smell of fresh cut grass and crushed vegetation. The clary sage and juniper berries added vegetal spiciness to the galbanum, rounding and smoothing out the bitterness that would otherwise be overwhelming. During the several days of wear I have not noticed any citrus notes, so either they are very well blended with the other top notes (making it a “tea note” like other reviewers described), or that they are weak.
The fresh, energizing blast of green vegetation goes on about 1 hour before it dies down to a skin scent. This is the time that the white florals supposed to appear, but they don’t (or at least I haven’t detected them). The scent becomes a little more soapy from the rose-musk combo of Chloe’s, but it’s not recognizable unless I deliberately search from it after looking at the note pyramid. The pleasant grassy-musky skin scent then stays linear and finally disappear after 7, 8 hours on me. By hour 5 I’d be able to safely layer other scents on it. The overall experience is an understated, unisex but very elegant presence. I think it’s a perfect scent for spring and summer, and would work extremely well on rainy days.
So, Capucine is simple. Yet I cannot emphasize enough that despite the lack of complex concept and development, Capucine is far from being a “boring” scent. It belongs to very niche category of green scents which, instead of capturing the instant beauty of blooming flowers, attempts to deliver a full picture of the natural history of the plant. I find the smell almost like paying a humble tribute to the great outdoors. It is for this exact reason I adore this big olive bottle in my wardrobe.
maichePah – :
I am surprised at how similar Capucine is to Peace, Love, and Juicy on me. They are not an exact match but are definitely in the same vein, perhaps because they both have Amalfi lemon at the top, jasmine in the middle, and musk at the base. While I like Capucine, I love Peace, Love, and Juicy possibly because it has a touch more floral and better longevity. It’s also interesting that they have both been discontinued. (Good heavens, what does this say about my taste in fragrance?) I agree with another reviewer who mentioned that the bottle design feels very niche. I think it looks beautiful on my vanity.
rajendra – :
Wow! This is so different than scents I normally choose. I have a small coffret of this brilliant perfume trifecta & love to revisit them every Spring.
If you like Estée Lauder Private Collection or Mark Earth you will undoubtedly enjoy and appreciate this. It is grassy, pungent, soft, herbaceous, green, spicy & divine. You won’t smell like anyone else around you wearing this. The dry down is the smell of your natural skin after spending a Spring day at the Park.
Cheers!
halford – :
They have this on clearance at myperfumesamples right now. This is so beautiful for spring, and I love florals and green fragrances so this is right up my alley. Definitely stocking up 🙂
sad0x1nvv – :
initial blast – grass oil, love it
30 minutes – totaly disappeared (maybe i was immune to whatever note surfaced)
1 hour – a very gentle and very clean skin scent *swoon*. i’m starting to notice that the house of Chloe very expertly combines rose and musk to achieve this lovely scent
10 hours – intoxicating soft musk drydown, sits very close to the skin
would wear this exquisite fragrance on an intimate date 😉
slaukolich – :
A wonderful and classy scent with herbal and green rea notes. Smells natural throughout all the stages of this perfume, which makes me doubt any comparisons with Sisley freen scents – they smelled downright artificial in the drydown.
My Capucine starts with bergamot, sage and yummy green tea. Then green tea steeps and becomes stronger, with a touch of juniper berries. Out the notes of the pyramid that’s all I get – no flowers at all – nicht, nada. Oh, and the most pronounced note of green tea is not indicated somehow…
This a beautiful well-balanced green and herbal scent that somehow makes me think of Yoga. Capucin has the same tranquility and closeness to nature as I associate with Yoga.
I’m very relieved that Louise Turner had decided to create a green scent without the watery aquatic notes, that are falsely tied with freshness and greenness. So what we have is a very wearable naturalistic green scent that is perfect for daytime in spring and summer. I sprayed my wrist once at 3 pm, and at 10 pm I have faint grassy drydown, but a couple of hours ago the scent was still noticeable when I waived the hand gesturing.
This one is very easy to love and wear, it’s undemanding, but has character. A keeper.
rbhbkk – :
Urban park in a bottle!!!
This scent is very fresh, light and smells better and better with time. It reminds me of urban parks for some reason.
Impressions:
Initial spritz – this smells like lime scented mosquito repellant
1 min – wow this smells like mosquito repellant mixed with freshly cut grass
5 min- still grassy and limey
20 min – good the harsh mosquito repellant note has begun to die down, the most prominent notes are green tea and lime
2 hrs later – this scent has really softened….it smells fresh, balmy, soft and feminine, and warm, the harsh green tea and lime tones have disappeared
11 hrs later – very soft, barely there, still fresh, slightly creamy and feminine
12 hrs later – what is left is creamy, soft and slightly floral…no musk on me yeah!!!
My skin type: oily / youthful
Projection: sits close to the skin
Potency: Light (5 or more sprays are necessary)
Longevity: 12 hrs
Office safe: Yes
Timing: spring & summer / anytime of the day
Price: $56 (red tag sale) for 100 ml / 3.38 oz at Winners/ TJ Maxx
Will I Repurchase: undecided
Disclaimer: my experience may be different from your experience based on my skin type, my chemistry, the season, and my personal tastes
pao847Negeltzex – :
I sampled this today and I found it very cold and metallic. It is not green in the manner in which I am used to (fresh, kind of zippy). I do not dislike it, but I do not like it enough to purchase it. Beautiful bottle – feels very niche.
zolot9876 – :
What an odd creation Chloé EAU DE FLEURS CAPUCINE is! I was expecting something altogether different based on the reviews I had read. To my surprise, this perfume opens very similarly to EAU DE CARTIER. I am baffled, actually, as to how there could be no violet leaf listed among the notes!
Once I regained my balance from the blast of what I took to be violet leaf, I began slowly to notice other key components of this creation. First, neroli, then lily of the valley. After a few minutes and a real effort to identify what precisely it was that I was smelling, it dawned on me: the synthetic base of CAPUCINE smells very similar to Thierry Mugler MUGLER COLOGNE. It’s got to be the laundry musk which ties them together, or peraps the synthetic ambroxan is helping, too. The proverbial “green notes” and neroli are probably not hurting the association either. Anyway, the last thing that I would call this composition is natural smelling, because the base is completely synthetic–and that is how it smells to me!
I do detect a fairly heavy dose of pepper (or reasonable facsimile) in this composition as well–also not listed among the notes. All in all, when all is said and sniffed, I must own that this is not a boring fragrance, although I cannot say that it is my favorite anything (floral green, LOTV, etc….). It certainly is the only perfume which reminds me as vividly in the opening of EAU DE CARTIER as it reminds me in the drydown of MUGLER COLOGNE. The color matches that of extra virgin olive oil.
In a word: weird.
jeylee – :
Blind bought this… VEEEEERY green and natual … unique smell, like green pepper… can’t detect any floral… linear and very soft dry down (hardly noticeable)… weak lasting power… beautiful and elegant bottle… overpriced
wylf131 – :
OMG, is this one obselete from the market? I have been using this for some time, now i can’t find an equipvalent. Louis Turner, please help me!
truelove3 – :
Very green opening. Contrary to melancholybab, I don’t think that it fades quickly. It stays prevailingly green for quite a while until the floral notes softly take lead. After a few hours, I can smell a nettle. Perhaps there’s pepper in it? This perfume has indeed some unisex potential.
sanuch555 – :
I thought I liked it but then test-sprayed it (by now I usually do that always before I buy/especially with the expensive ones). While the opening is nice and floral, the drydown on me was so very green that I didn’t think about purchasing it anymore.
Psychonaut – :
I have to agree with Jae. This is indeed one of the nicer, more pleasurable green florals on the market today.
Eau de Fleurs Capucine is a green scent without the harsh watery and grassy accords. This fragrance opens simply with zesty bergamot and lemon, and an added hint of orange blossom, jasmine and lily of the valley. This fragrance is quite soft, hence the reason why it smells quite natural and pretty on the skin.
Towards the heart, this fragrance revels in revealing delicate and clean floral nuances, that are thankfully not too soapy nor too powdery. There’s also a subtle touch of herbaceousness throughout this composition which gives this fragrance character.
It does have a slightly masculine feel, however that doesn’t put me off the scent entirely. Eau de Fleurs Capucine reminds me of sunshowers and shy romances. It’s pleasantly mellow and somewhat imaginative.
The sillage is intimate and very discreet. It brings me to conclude that this fragrance is very lady-like and reserved. I like it that way. I sometimes wonder why Chloe decided to make these fragrances limited editions which are relatively difficult to find. I much prefer the Eau de Fleurs series over and above the new Chloe and Chloe Love.
lubimov_76 – :
Wow… What a floral green this is!!! I LOVE it! The bonus is that this is totally unisex on my skin. I could name countless popular green fragrances that I prefer this one over, even Chanel No.19. This is one of THE best green perfumes I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. The longevity is amazing and the sillage is excellent. It’s so fresh, floral and green all at once. Of all gender-benders, this is one of my favorites. My Un Jardin Sur Le Nil finally has a green perfume worthy of standing next to it in my collection.
stalker-228 – :
The splendid scent on the summer , the spring and sad days.
I chose him from among remaining of two sisters : Lavende , Neroli.It not was easily. But in this scent I have all : a little herbs , beautiful Neroli, the Galbanum. Not meeting well lies on my skin. I plan the purchase this in spring. I instruct trying all these of 3 scents. There are very original and elegant. I already chose : my Capucine 🙂
Bottle are very beautiful.
bli777z777nes – :
Lovely crisp green opening, which very quickly fades into a non-descript vague sweetness. Glad I tried before I bought! Definitely not an interesting scent.
kiss-ka0311 – :
as with Neroli, i am disappointed with this one too… again, it started lovely green with characters, but then the dry down was flat and so-so floral…
toi123 – :
ochen’ miliy zapah, no deistvitel’no bol’she mujskoi chem jenskiy….. i nikakoi nasturzii ne obnarujila…
trancelvania – :
These are definitely interesting creations – however, too masculine smelling for ladies who prefer to smell like, well, ladies. Especially the Capucine one. In fact, when I mentioned this to the sales laday in the department store where I was tasting the new Chloe scents, she said she had a few men come in and purchase these for themselves. I understand, if I were a young stylish man I’d buy it. But I’m a woman and I’ll look for more fiminine scents, thanks!