Caravelle Epicee Frapin for men

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.

A complex, spicy interesting blend that teeters between "like" and "dislike". Feels unisex.

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.

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.

One of my favourites for autumn and winter. This one is all about spice! Warm spice. A very sophisticated, refined scent for elegant men. Unique! It`s worth the money!

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.


9/10

My number one favourite fragrance. I've had lots of comments from men about how good the fragrance smells when I wear it. I must say that I didn't know it was a "man's fragrance". I think you have to like lots of spice and wood flavours to enjoy this perfume. It is a strong perfume, but has a uni-sex feel to it. I love the cigar-smoke effect it gives after a little while. Very happy with this perfume.

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.