Fiori di Capri

Name: Fiori di Capri Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Carthusia

Carthusia · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 1948

≈ $155 · 100ml · approx. retail

The house's founding scent and its signature: a big, old-world white-floral bouquet of gardenia, tuberose and ylang lifted by cyclamen and citrus, with wild carnation and clove giving it a spicy backbone over oakmoss, sandalwood and amber.

Floral White Floral Powdery Warm Spicy Woody Amber Mossy / Chypre

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Ylang-Ylang Gardenia Tuberose Orange Blossom Mandarin Cyclamen Damask Rose Bergamot

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Carnation Hyacinth Honey Cloves Iris / Orris Violet Leaf Plum Nutmeg

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Oakmoss White Musk Sandalwood Amber Labdanum Cedar Patchouli

Best for

SpringSummerDailySpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Laura Bosetti Tonatto

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Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

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Ysatis

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Passion

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Fidji

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First

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Ivoire de Balmain

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