Description
“During times of gallantry lovelorn bachelors sat to have their portrait painted with a red carnation, a Sweet William, symbolizing their search for true love. Exotic spicy notes of cardamom and white pepper mix together like poetry with rose water, ylang ylang and iris notes, composing a long-lasting richness and essence of nobility. A scent that will charm and infatuate the soul.” – a note from the brand.
Sweet William by Carner Barcelona is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Sweet William was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Rodrigo Flores-Roux. Top notes are white pepper, cardamom, chinese cinnamon wood and galanga; middle notes are dianthus, ylang-ylang, rose water and tobacco blossom; base notes are ambrarome, styrax, tuscan iris and vanilla absolute.
Dauren_kz – :
I surprise myself at what perfumes I pick out at the stores they are never the notes I typically go for. In fact carnation is on my “not my note” list. But this blend is great, I don’t get the old lady vintage vibe from this carnation. It’s sweet but not sickening, and I’d really really like to think I am getting the galanga but not sure about that. However it is somehow a bit exotic a bit tropical – perhaps the lyang (and hopefully the galanga!) As someone who loves the galanga in Tom Yum soup I’d like to think it is responsible for the exotic twist in this.
*Oh I read the description and it now makes sense! All these exotic / tropical originated ingredients – that always gets me going 🙂
I won’t be buying this however. Despite it’s exotic charms It doesn’t grab my soul and make me scream “I must have this juice right now and buy two back up bottles straight away” like (most of) the ones I own did 😀 I think this one would need a slightly tarter twist to woo me. Some lemongrass, or a stronger galanga.
ilia674 – :
Sweet William is another sample that I never would have picked out for myself, but that I ended up liking quite a lot after giving it a proper test.
The carnation note is especially lovely and lifelike in this one – or actually, I’m not sure what carnation smells like, but that one has been voted most prominent so I’m guessing that’s where that wonderful, subtle, slightly nutty blossom scent comes from. And it sits so comfortably on its bed of soft spices, too; fragrances with lots of focus on spicy notes aren’t usually what I prefer, but they’re so mellow, so velvety smooth here that I can’t help but enjoy them. The drydown is sweet and powdery and very nice as well.
All in all it makes for a great, very wearable fall scent, totally unisex and with satisfying projection and longevity too. It’s still not the kind of perfume that makes my heart beat any faster, so I’m not sure if I really need more of it now that my sample is used up. But I’m so surprised by how much I’m enjoying Sweet William that I might not say no to a decant if the opportunity presents itself after all…
Tadakacu – :
This is a very pleasant scent with a vibe of previous perfume era due to carnation dominant note along with ylang ylang. Usually I don’t like scents with strong ylang ylang but this is different. Pleasant, safe and wearable. It’s not an old school scent but it’s a modern-classic. I was hesitating from trying it due to its name “Sweet William”, I was expecting an overly sweet & feminine scent but it’s not. Totally unisex, suitable for mild weather, fall, spring and cool simmer evenings.
Dominant notes are the big Carnation along with ylang ylang, intensive spiceness from the pepper, mild and well balanced cinnamon, mild iris & cardamom, faint vanilla. There is also a faint powderness.
Longevity is moderate but the projection is soft to moderate. Try it if you love carnation.. Great vesatility.
Grey_Archer – :
I grow sweet Williams most years as they dont just look great but also smell fab. This is a weak version of their scent. Nice but disappointing. I was expecting something more robust.
I can see they have included plenty of notes to create the sweet william accord but strangely missed out the clove.
If you like a spicy, woody almost resinous scent that’s very unlikely to offend anyone then this would fit the bill. It has warmth but little sweetness. It’s cosy and doesn’t have a powerhouse sillage like for example Opium. It has moderate longevity and sillage at very best.
xadya – :
A mild floral with delicate spice undertones, smells more like an EDT. Dosen’t project well so not worth the money .
qqb808Bessinepome – :
Bitter sweet spices.
Cinnamon, cardamom, carnations, and slightly powdered black peppers. Iris, tobacco, and roses.
The cardamom, and black pepper are mixing things out in away that makes it overly spicy as i begin to sniff woody notes as well.
It’s ok, not really expressing the nobility times and searching for love!
bzx670bedyWelty – :
I get a nice spicy and fun carnation, with a touch of vanilla. It’s warm, sweet but not as in sugary, sweet as comforting. There is a hint of powdery maybe from the iris and the pistachio.
Does not project a lot, but it hovers densely close to the skin.
I wish there was a little green but that’s because I want it to smell like a carnation soliflore and it’s more of a carnation perfume.
Its sweet and intimate and a little old fashioned.
Ankapv22 – :
A dedication to gallant times (think Tudor and Holbein) when gentleman bachelors would sit to have a portrait painted. A red carnation would be featured in the painting to hint at the intentions of the model.
Sweet William is a spicy woody perfume. Pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and tobacco are mixed with a few drops of rosewater, orris butter and a pinch of vanilla.