Top Notes 
Mandarin orange blossom
White hyacinth
Heart Notes 
Jasmine
Sweet pea
Ylang-ylang
Base Notes 
Indonesian patchouli
Osmanthus
Indian sandalwood
07/28/2025
MrsGuerlain
473 Reviews
MrsGuerlain
1
Crisp and green
A Carven that I would like to own, just for the bottle, is Variations (1950]. Right now I only have two Carvens: Ma Griffe (1946) PdT in a mint box and Le Parfum. Ma Griffe is a beautiful green/fresh and quite modern still. I have a tester from another parfumista and am waiting for the day when it is time to finally crack the seal and open the box. It has to be on a special day. I dare say that Carven Le Parfum is another successful try to make a good and modern smell for La Parisienne, the chic Parisian woman. The idea of a woman, that keeps inspiring designers to make new outfits and fragrances.
When we talk CLP, the beginning, the first sniff, keeps amazing me. It is so crisp! So fresh! So green! So Paris in the late spring. It is a few minutes later that I notice that it is the flowers that make it smell like this. There is a cleanness to this, a citric element and it is absolutely fabulous. Amazingly made. Not a lot changes during the hours. It actually keeps this expression whereas a lot of other fresh scents seem to shift to a lower gear.
The chubby, heavy bottle is really good looking. It has a ribbon around its neck, which add a slight cuteness to it without being too girly. A Parisienne is never girly. She has a maturity that is supported by her self confidence. So is Carven Le Parfum.
Year 2, 75/365
When we talk CLP, the beginning, the first sniff, keeps amazing me. It is so crisp! So fresh! So green! So Paris in the late spring. It is a few minutes later that I notice that it is the flowers that make it smell like this. There is a cleanness to this, a citric element and it is absolutely fabulous. Amazingly made. Not a lot changes during the hours. It actually keeps this expression whereas a lot of other fresh scents seem to shift to a lower gear.
The chubby, heavy bottle is really good looking. It has a ribbon around its neck, which add a slight cuteness to it without being too girly. A Parisienne is never girly. She has a maturity that is supported by her self confidence. So is Carven Le Parfum.
Year 2, 75/365
