Kelly Caleche (for women)

Mysticalili

I confess my first impression was something like "another feminine perfume made for men" but thank god that was just a 1st impression. All I can say about it now is "GOD! There´s nothing like this perfume. It´s really UNIQUE!" I can easily smell the flowers on it and tell you that´s feminine for sure! The powdery scent makes me dream...

Must have it! =)

Wristsniffer

I received my Kelly Caleche prize today, which I won here at Fragrantica, and I'm so excited! It's such a fabulous perfume and so easy to wear!

After reading "The Perfect Scent," by Chandler Burr, which chronicles one of the works of Jean Claude Ellena, who designed Kelly Caleche, I was very eager to smell it and was definitely not disappointed. This perfume is airy, citrusy, light, and yet complex enough to add mystery and intrigue in all the right places.

There is leather in the heart of this fragrance but it is very subtle; nothing like the loud, spicy leather in Coco Chanel - think soft, luxurious Italian leather - that is what you get in this fragrance. To my nose, the notes that stand out the most are grapefruit, leather and iris and they mingle together very well.

Jean Claude Ellena is known for his minimalism and I think he does a great job of getting straight to the point with his creations. That said, I find subtle, unexpected nuances and whispers of something darker lurking in the shadows of this scent. Its notes, whose good graces make for polite conversation and pleasant banter have a very happy vibe, but there's something mysterious about the way Kelly Caleche speaks - the mystery lies in the things she doesn't say. As I mentioned, I think Mr. Ellena brought his point directly home with this one, but he said much more in the things he left out, than he could have conveyed with additional notes that would have made the perfume seem more directionless. It's clean, yet it's not soapy or aquatic; it's woody, yet it's not masculine; it's musky, yet it refrains from smelling artificial or being too warm. The iris adds just enough powder to take a scent that would otherwise be almost unisex and make it invitingly feminine.

I think this can easily be worn in hot weather and I look forward to making good use of the juice housed inside of this beautiful bottle this summer! It could easily be worn in an office environment, too; it seems to make one smell good, instead of smelling as though she's wearing perfume.

ArtELLE

I adore this perfume! I generally like odd perfumes, and I must admit on my skin this smells strange, but very interesting. Fresh and intimate in the same time! Absolutely lovely! I love to wear it in spring( end of march till end of april).

asilverfire614

I have sampled this three times now and have had the same results:

In the opening, I adore the fresh grapefruit and I also get a hint of tangerine, even though it's not listed in its notes. I can't detect lily-of-the-valley at all but do smell some type of white floral, probably narcissus. It's beautiful - fresh, classy, and discreet.

After about two hours of these lovely notes, I get a faint trace of leather. Very, very faint. And nothing else at all. I am half-convinced that I must be anosmic to the leather notes in this particular fragrance because so many reviews rave about it.

Has anyone else had this problem? I am sampling an EDT, not an EDP. Maybe that makes a difference. Hermes fragrances usually last six or seven hours on my skin, but this one lasts three or four.

Mitsouko

Kelly Caleche very please me, Properly " it please me" is too small. It seduce me, but simultaneously intimidate, because KC is very exclusive and magic. In note of head sparkle grapefruits and roses, in heart, and in note of base is cool, but soft iris which contrasts and makes leather subtle. Leather smells moments as elegant suede. Though these perfume changes all time, are elegant, quiet. Though are warm, are makes distans. This smell requires careful haircut, elegant clothes and ...elegant manners ;) Kelly is a bit nostalgic, referring to times, when time floated freely, people did not so run, not so hurrry. But it is not smell retro. It is fine, modern classic. Important polish magazin about beauty in 2008 has conceded Kelly Caleche title "The best smell of year". And I... I have grown for already Kelly Caleche :)

ktv0926

I like Kelly Caleche a lot. Great unique fragrance!

In the beginning - fresh herbs with citruses, almost manly, but in such a delicate way. Flowers afterwards with leather notes in the background. Finally, base notes are just gorgeous, tender leather is beautiful!

lillybee

I agree with pitbull friend. I had the same experience except I got more rose with a leather undertone. Otherwise, Kelly Caleche was reminiscent of Un jardin sur le nil the fresh grapefruity - rose notes being practically identical. I liked Caleche as a light, rosy scent made interesting with the addition of leather.

pitbull friend

It makes no sense to me, but this smells almost exactly like Hermes Un Jardin sur le Nil on me. It's a lotus/reed aquatic smell like sur le Nil with just a hint of iris/leather. I double-checked the notes and they really don't overlap that much. I sprayed them on side by side and they're almost identical on me. I think the Kelly Caleche suits me a bit better because the iris/leather facet is kind of grounding to the otherwise very aquatic scent. Either of them would be suitable for summertime business wear - I can easily imagine them with a linen suit. Lovely and cooling.

sorbearmui

The dry down of this perfume on me is really unique, I got hundreds of different perfumes but I really can say none of them simular to this, that's why I got to have it. But depite it's uniqueness, I also found it is a very deep floral note with real leather scent which makes this scent so special. It's so Hermes, a high class blend!

Lorilavira

Oh yeah i think it's a love it or hate it scent.I read some review's here and it's strange how different the people interpret this fragrance.
I really fall in love with this unique fresh,leather and mint scent.
The first sniff is fresh and clean you smell the soft flowers and the grapefruit,then you can smell the tuberose and the leather and it smells like Peppermint/mint tea or something(really good)it also smells a bit like dry grassland i like these natural scent, maybe this smells for someone like stable.There are strong notes but the fragrance is really light and refreshing.It last not such a long time on me that is pity,match better to mature womans.A fragrance for the spring and fall time.The Bottle is very nice and the concept match good to the scent.

Vickalena

I suppose, if one compares a PERFUME to cowsh**, they've never smelled last one.
Let's not forget, that every perfume is a result of work of many people!

index

(NuriaRose, your not alone! On my skin this also smelled like cowsh**!)
I know leather from other perfumes, but this is really too much! Maybe it´s the combination with the iris...Definitely not for everyone, try it on your own skin!

Lunohodik

Got a tester several days ago, on the first day I thought that it too strong and heavy, powdery and unpleasant.
On the second day it appeared to be much fresher as my nose got used to it. however now I didn't like floral notes...
I must say that I really like leather perfumes, but I don't get much leather here, I'd reccomend Serge Lutens Daim Blond or Chanel Cuir De Russie instead...
I'd rate it as 2 out of 10

Malegria

Very weird. At first - a splash of lemony freshness and daffodils galore. The lily of the valley, and pretty much everything else listed in there doesn`t stand a chance though, because suddenly and completely out of the blue it starts to smell like a sheep coat.This is a pretty "fell-on-the-butt" leather in here.

veruska

Kelly Caleche bores me a lot. I suspect that you look in terror and you curse me for that but i tried to love her, but nope it didn't happened. It starts green and unfortunately piercing and it continues with a subdued whit-ish floral part, that ends in a grey whispering leathery memory. Too little of anything substantial, so subtle you can easily wear in the E.R.

tessture

Fresh picked chamomile from the side of the sun-lit road. Plus Iris. Lovely.I get very little leather, and only if I really slather it on, but it's light and really nice. It's also very different from other perfumes I've tried on the market lately, and that alone makes it worth a sample spray.

woogyjones50

This fragrance lasts forever on the skin. The opening note is somewhat sharp with the grapefruit scent. Strangely, I smell leather when I first spray this one on which is a little surprising as it is not listed in the top notes. It has been on my skin for several hours how and has blended into a powdery leather scent. I, too, find this one to be unisex particularly after it has been on the skin for a couple of hours. I think that this is a sophisticated, grown up scent. It is very unusual and the drydown is a bit too powdery for my taste but I enjoy wearing it and it smelled lovely on the scarf I was wearing today.

rheea oana

Never has a fragrance surprised me more than Kelly Caleche!!!
Everything is just a constant wonder for me! From the first featherlike soft smell of fresh grapefruit...to the more dusky smell of gingerly rose and delicate white flowers embracing an astounding leather smell...That is as surprising as the iris smell in the basenote!Wich makes the perfect balance!

By no means a unisex fragrance...just a rebellious scent for all the ladies who want to fell the smooth gracefulness of independence!

trueperfumelover

i don t like it at all.it is indeed an interesting fragrance ,but not for me.only for those who like this kind of scent.

loveperfumes

Great for me at the office as perfectly keeps the distance and translates businesslike refined air when needed. Irreplaceable for ambiguous situations, helps keep it cool. Sophisticated, dainty, slightly arrogant and high-class. It is transparent but impenetrable, that's an incredible combination. I can't wear it too often though and regurlarly switch to more " turn face not back to the rest" scents. Anyway, I always come back to this masterpiece.

PávelHenry

Perfume inovador e aventureiro! Quer dizer, inovador demais c/ couro em demasia!! Saída verde e pungente... quase que insuportável! Evolui bem, para uma base especiada: puro couro! Cheiro de roupa, bota e calça de couro...
Prada Amber masculnio tem uma camurça sutíl e presente... Kelly Caléche é mais masculino do que muitos perfumes ditos "For man", "pour homme", "per Uomo" e "Homme" por aí!

Aysu

Too much leather.. I fell in love with Kelly Caleche in airport duty free, opening was perfect, citrus, mimosa, nice floral, not boring, not ordinary, very high quality.. But then after an hour, I started to feel leather which is TOO MUCH.. Strong leather notes makes me feel sick, like the smell of the gasoline in gas station.. I wish it had a milder drydown, woodsy instead of leathery maybe.. I ended up giving my bottle to my friend who likes masculine fragrances.. Now I enjoy this fragrances on her..

anne

I don't smell cowshed or stables, just flowers and yes leather. On my skin it developes into lavender! strange

mellybee

I agree with NuriaRose in a sense, it smells like a stable... This might smell nice on someone else, but not for me.

Vickalena

I like very much Kelly Caleche for its tender flowers, also there is something beautifully-imperceptible in this aroma. But for this perfume is not easy to guess a right weather - last 2 days I didn't feel any leather. Today I tried to wear it together with Caleche, and duet was wonderful - the suede aroma became distinct, while the flowers were still very tender and bright.

kiselina

Unusual fragrance, different from the mainstream. I love it, there is lemon, there are flowers and leather, and also something, which is impossible to describe, probably the remarkable "Hermes" signature.

Vickalena

Kelly Caleche is an aroma-chameleon.
It opens different every day. Sometimes it seems that this is you, who should listen to the moods of perfume...

In hot weather it was flowery (an iris and a gentle rose), quite flat, slightly soapy... As if a perfume wished to push you away...

Now, in cooler temperature, flowers became simply magnificent. And finally a perfume opened it's biggest secret - a suede aroma, delicate, as a whisper.

Delightful!

NuriaRose

After i read your good reviews i rush to order one big bottle by the internet
Again..the same mistake...buying a perfume withoue smell it before - its have strong smell of Leather- really not my cup of tea

Jillian

I love this fragrance. I received as a tester with a recent purchase and used before the two new bottles I was so excited about! I haven't received this many compliments from the opposite sex since my middle school experiments with Jovan White Musk:) - even my very uptight boss commented on 'how good I smelled'. Definitely develops and expands on skin. Sexy, daring and unapologetically feminine. I'm in.

afraafra

I didn,t like the opening, a little synthetic, but the drydown is leathery and great.

Vanessa Olivatti

I love it the Kelly Caléche.
It is chic, sexy, versatile and compartilhavel.
It has notes of rose, iris and leather in evidence.
Vai be part of my tops of perfumes!

Marianne

This is a very unique fragrance...what struck me was the strong burned note, maybe the leather. You can smell flowers as well, but it's something I never smelled before. I understand if people maybe get sick from it, it's something that doesn't suit everybody.

jeca

I like the first Caleche very much. This is another perfume among Caleches that I like from the first sniff. :-)

At the beginning the scent is citrusy fresh, then I smell violet and flowers with leather scent, which is not sweet at all, dry and smooth and like a vintage handbag. Very light, but very long lasting.

solocha

this perfume is great. whenever i've smelled it, once from a paper strip from the magazine and once in the shop, I always can smell fresh violets, ad some leather too. it is very modern scent and suitable for most occasions.

takemyhusbandplz

I'd actually rate Kelly Caleche a 2-1/2 star of fragrance. In my opinion the original Caleche ranks above this one, with Caleche Delicate ranking 3rd. I own this fragrance & have tried it many times. While I won't become a Kelly Caleche fan, this has to have the most REALISTIC LEATHER note that I've EVER SMELLED! It's not a warm, buttery, suede Italian leather. It's a cool, smooth, slick & even bordering on cold leather. Much like a very expensive & elite case or purse. Just like a Herme's leather purse in a bottle! So, the perfumer really got the notes he was going for.

The notes of Kelly Caleche are listed as mimosa, iris, climbing rose and leather. On my skin the mimosa & rose never develop. It's pure leather on my skin.

Kelly Caleche could also easily be marketed as a Unisex fragrance. A man could very easily wear this. The lasting power is good, but not near as good as say 24 Faubourg, Rouge or Un Jardin Sur le Nil. I will end up giving my bottle to a friend as Kelly Caleche is definitely not me, but I'm sure some ladies will absolutely love it!

Urban Skies

Leather and powedery flowers, with a slight hint of evergreen boughs. Clean, fresh, and sophisticated. Another masterpiece from Jean-Claude Ellena!