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pahtеt24 – :
Found a nearly full 25ml bottle of this at a jumble sale, liked the look of the Italian logo & bottle so bought it without testing. I can’t say for sure it hasn’t turned but as it is its a strong soapy floral that lasts for hours & reminds me of my glamorous grandmother breezing back from her painting holidays in Italy. Very nice though a bit more mature than I would wear right now. Might consider swapping.
Vovcka64 – :
Beautiful white sparkly floral . No aldehydes so it’s not as soapy . The carnation note in this gorgeous . It has a hint of sweetness nothing cloying or synthetic. Very delicate and elegant.
petushmyak – :
Mmm… a glorious floral of old school persuasion at first sniff — aldehydes provide a luminous soapy effect with hints of lemon.
Bubblegum florals that aren’t saccharine sweet start to surface: ylang ylang, gardenia, tuberose and iris in a blend that could capture a youthful spirit.
Plum and pineapple add to the fresh floral sweetness — juicy without being tart.
The finish is soft but strong like a sweet velvety carnation with a touch of orange blossom lip gloss. Fiori di Capri is a charmer for those who who lean toward modern retro florals.
addistlat – :
If this perfume was really launched in 1948, then it’s not possible that it was created by Laura Tonatto, a contemporary perfumer who wasn’t even born back then. So, either the year listed above is wrong, or this scent was created by someone else.
Anyway, this is a phenomenal retro fragrance that evokes memorable flowery symphonies from the past. Other users below were reminded of Arpege, 24 Faubourg, Rive Gauche and Champs-Elysees, but what I’m actually reminded of is L’Heure Bleue, because of its strong carnation and hyacinth notes, with iris also thrown in the mix. Aside from carnation, which is the star flower here, the strongest note in Fiori di Capri is the enchanting lily of the valley, with a sweet tuberose also lurking not too far behind.
The perfume boutique where I buy my fragrances offered a 50% discount on all Carthusia perfumes, and you bet I was the first in line to snatch this beauty! I bought an EDT, rather than an EDP, because it is crisper and less powdery. I cannot wait to wear it during the long, warm summer days.
clalaexew – :
What a glorious floral perfume it is!!! Beautiful!!!! So full of flowers and woods, it’s absolutely heavenly!!!!
flonfully – :
Profumo raffinatissimo, fiorito leggermente aldeidato. Classico, elegante e senza tempo.
Mi ricorda molto Arpège.
ballon61 – :
What, no aldehydes? It sure smells aldehydic to me. I don’t like it; it tickles my nose. I smell no amber, sandal or oak whatsoever; just a very dry, boring carnation sneezed upon by ylang ylang and coming together somehow to make a bar of Dove soap. Yes, it smells like Dove soap, and that’s not how I wish to smell. It is not sweet, not “warm spicy” and not woody. 24 Faubourg, really? This would have to smell sour for that, and it is not sour. It is excruciatingly bland but manages to give me a headache for all that.
So, if you like soapy aldehydic fragrances, you may very well find it elegant, classy yada yada yada. I prefer the indisputably elegant haunt of Houbigant Quelques Fleurs L’Original over this ho-hum, extremely austere floral concoction of unforgivable blandness.
Belcastro – :
Delicate lily-of-the-valley open up this wonderful creation to make way for a slightly powdery and spicy carnation which eventually settles into the base notes of sweet amber, woody notes and Ylang-ylang.
This perfume is impossibly beautiful in every way! She is elegant and classy and utterly delectable. She is the Italian version of Chanel No5 minus the harsh aldehydes and minus the difficulties which make No5 so hard to wear. I would say this is a sweet & powdery fume which has that delightful vintage feel to it.
I cannot get enough of this outstandingly gorgeous lady! I keep inhaling my wrist continuously and marvelling at the beauty of the well crafted and well orchestrated notes.
Silage is pretty impressive, about 2/3 feet and the longevity is good but not outstanding. I would say about 6 hours.
I didn’t think that I would like Fiori, I thought it would be too vintage for my tastes but I simply adore it!!
erurlertyo – :
Pretty nice floral perfume. Feminine and powdery, crisp and delicate. I get lots of gardenia and iris out of it. Am I the only one who thinks that this fragrance is VERY similar to 24 Faubourg, although Fiori di Capri is a little bit bitter.
cupko-daimand – :
I have an empty bottle of the EDT I got in 2004, sucked dry to the last drop, long, clear, lovely with the baubo siren on the logo and the back top and I still open the cap to smell the sprayer. How I miss this fragrance. You have no idea. So, so beautiful. One day I will have it again.
DroggrirtyMut – :
To describe a perfume of great class is very difficult.
But in one word wow!
This perfume is top class. It has some very nice notes.
And every great perfume keeps some surprises until the end. Can you compare it with some other perfume? Not that i know on the first hand.
It opens with a nice tone of gardenia’s. I see I’m the first here to notice it, but that is because I have some Gardenia plants and know the smell. It is one of the most mysterious scents there are. Surrounded with Ylang Ylang and tuberose and bergamot it is very prominent
In the dry down to the middle some floral,and spicy notes come through. Honey, iris and cloves are noticeable and give it a nice move. Then in the end the incense takes its place in the spectrum of notes as very noticeable together with cedar, musk, amber and sandalwood with the accent on the musky sandal.
And still it keeps its secrets hidden. This perfume is wonderful. It is a real masterpiece without comparison. Wow just wow. It is something thats accompanies you in specials and formal occasions.
If you read the ingredients you will see its very natural.
It is really something very special.
Gaymer – :
The top floral notes of carnation and lily are so subtle that I literally thought they’d sent me a vial of water instead of an actual sample. I pressed my nose to my wrist and couldn’t smell a thing! After about 10 minutes, the warm incensey spices appeared all upfront. Very nice. Don’t get any fruitiness in this at all on my skin, though I get a bit of pineapple when I sniff the outside sample vial. After a half hour, it turns soapy, with a bit of incense. Not much in the way of sillage, very clingy. Definitely not my thing, but nice enough for someone looking for something nice-smelling, decently complex but inoffensive/easy to wear.
alekperov73 – :
This is one of those fragrances you will wear and love regardless of what people will say. More than once I heard from young, college-aged students the phrase “old lady”, maybe I was a little too young to wear it but what was I supposed to do? Wear Britney’s perfume? Of course not! I could and would wear this every day. It’s lovely.
whiptiololi – :
My brother got me this while he was visiting capri and I am happy he did! It is a very nice floral scent.Is it my favorite? No. But still it is beautiful and pleasing.
sah77 – :
Opens as a soapy floral heavy on the orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley. After a while the carnation surfaces, but sharpened quite a bit by the LOTV. The floral scent is extremely persistent, staying around for over 8 hours, after which it turns into a light floral-musky skin scent and goes for another 6 hours or more. Not being a lover of florals, this is not for me. However, It’s a long-lasting, well-made, conventional floral for those who are interested in the genre.
Lurkopex – :
I’ve been wondering what it reminded me of until I saw this page: yes, Rive Gauche! It lacks the distinctive metal tone and powerful independence though. Rive Gauche is for sophisticated metropolitan women in sexy pencil skirt while Fiori Di Capri, as suggested by the name, is for elegant and laid-back women in white linen maxi dress. To me it doesn’t smell cheap in any way yet nothing original. Just a beautiful scent which I’d be very happy to receive as a gift but would never pay £50 for a 50ml bottle myself.
khn759Bessinepome – :
I agree with MsMaryO – unfortunately I was interested in more carnation and less mimosa. Quite a feminine fragrance.
mcduck – :
This was recommended to me yesterday by my favorite SA at my favorite perfume store, The Perfume House in Portland, OR. It is gorgeous! This lady knows her customers.
It is pretty, very feminine and pretty, and it lasts forever on my skin. Side by side with Apres L’Ondee (which I bought, yayyy!!), it lasted more than twice as long. In fact, I am still smelling the faintest hint of the dry down 16 hours later! Much quieter on the skin, but a warmer happier scent than my melancholy AL’O, for sure.
This is supposed to be all the flowers of the Isle of Capri. I get carnation, lily of the valley and MIMOSA. It’s not listed in the notes but as this gets to the heart, it bears quite a resemblance to one of my absolute favs, Champs Elysees, my favorite mimosa scent. It has a “yellow” feel to it, like the warm sunshine on Capri.
Unfortunately, it bears too much resemblance to CE, which is my go-to scent when I need a reminder of sunshine and happiness, so I can’t see buying a full bottle. But for those lovers of warm white florals that last and last, it would be a great buy. At $75USD for 50ml, it’s niche at a great price, too.
Hohol8108 – :
I do not like this scent at all. It’s annoying and pungent. It smells rather cheap and unrefined. Not my cup of tea.
igor47 – :
The only other carnation fragrance I’m familiar with, other than Fiori di Capri, is Fragonard’s Billet Doux. The two are very different, this fragrance being much sweeter and less spicy.
The scent is very pretty, nothing too out there, but extremely likable. I haven’t managed to dislike a Carthusia scent yet.
It’s warm, flowery, slightly addictive but also a little similar to the scent of an air freshner. To my nose, it’s rather classic and elegant, however I’ve read some reviews classifying it as an ‘old lady’ scent, which annoys me greatly.
I keep wanting to say pretty, because that’s the only word that comes to mind when I smell this. I have to agree with Sherapop on this one, this is far too feminine for a man to wear.
A crisp floral bouquet of ylang ylang, carnation and lily that does have a touch of powderiness, however it is nowhere near as powdery as Aria di Capri. It can be worn casually and formally in my opinion, and it’s something that should appeal to women that adore overtly feminine florals.
Unfortunately this fragrance is rather weak on my skin, although it is a fairly mild scent for starters. The lasting power is good, but the sillage leaves much to be desired. I do however adore my strong, almost cloying fragrances, so for many the sillage may be perfect.
I catch wafts of amber, musk and vanilla in the drydown which is rather, (I’m going to say it again) pretty, but nothing extremely original. Either way, I like this fragrance, just not enough to fall in love with it.
sav170192 – :
My husband loves this scent on me. We tried on all the various scents while visiting Capri. As a natural perfumery fan, this does smell a bit more chemically than the original. It does a beautiful reaction with my personal chemistry.
lozovoigena12 – :
Carthusia’s FIORI DI CAPRI is a bright, somewhat sharp and slightly green bouquet of primarily white flowers (lily of the valley) bathing in a vase of amber-saturated wood. The opening is unabashedly floral, and I have to agree with another reviewer that, although FIORI is claimed to be unisex, it would be very challenging indeed for most men to wear such a fragrance.
I bought the 2oz edt as a souvenir when I visited the isle, so it’s all bound up with memories of the bright blue sea and sky. Today, on a late afternoon filled with frozen rain, FIORI di CAPRI is somehow reminding me of the film PLEIN SOLEIL (Purple Noon), perhaps the most sizzling thriller ever to be set under the blinding mediterranean sun. (The Hollywood attempt at a remake [THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY], as usual, does no justice to the original!)
There is definitely something daring about this scent, something brash and unapologetic. Something beautiful but at the same time edgy…
netmynet – :
Fiori di Capri
Charmingly tender chypre floral. Not loud and may be transparent. Field carnations and forest lilies of the valley. Ilang and sambak. An ambery-sandal base sounds cleanly and coolly. Elegant and tender simplicity.Fragrance for own pleasure. Like a tender silk of elegant pyjamas.
bigzipone – :
Beautiful flowers. This is a strong, intoxicating scent. It’s a cross between a regal, elegant, distinguished woman and a vacation in the South of France. Lovely. But I don’t forsee men wearing this. Personally, I think it’s too feminine.