En Avion 1929 Eau de Parfum

En Avion (Eau de Parfum) by Caron
Bottle Design Félicie Wanpouille Bergaud
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En Avion (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Caron for women and was released in 1929. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Alès Groupe. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Resinous
Leathery
Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
OrangeOrange NeroliNeroli
Heart Notes Heart Notes
LilacLilac JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
OpoponaxOpoponax AmberAmber

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8.4106 Ratings
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8.386 Ratings
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7.883 Ratings
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7.713 Ratings
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16paws

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Wind north/east, runway zero-three
that's how the song "Über den Wolken" by Reinhard Mey from the 1970s begins and for me it fits perfectly to En Avion, which is said to be dedicated to the pioneers of aviation. It is not known whether the courageous pilots actually wore this scent. But I am sure that the pilots didn't smell themselves before they climbed into the cockpit. They will have different priorities. Studying the weather forecast, checking the oil pressure etc., as well as the check up before the start might have been more important to them.

The courageous ladies were probably not enveloped by perfume, but rather by the smell of leather, lubricating oil and fuel during their flights. An aura of coolness and sexyness should have surrounded her in any case, which "En Avion" also captures perfectly.

The aldehydes hum with the propellers of the old engines and the plane bumps over a badly asphalted runway before it takes off. Hardly in the air, one is surrounded by cloves - it is a flight with turbulences. The plane has fallen into an unexpected bad weather front. Storm, rain and thunderstorms. The plane wobbles in the weather chaos, but the pilot keeps her nerves and steers her plane safely and with full concentration. Jasmin flashes again and again, to disappear just as fast also again. The flight becomes quieter, but not boring.

En Avion did not write decency on the wings, because it is a strong, powerful fragrance, which in my opinion can also be worn by men, if they are addressed by this fragrance. I can't see carnation or neroli at all, but all the more cloves and a tiny hint of nutmeg. The jasmine also only plays an extra role, because he always has only one very, very short appearance. Another smell that I attribute to the Opoponax underlines the character of this perfume enormously. For me it smells like a mixture of petrol and old leather.

En Avion is not a trip in a holiday plane to Malle, but a flight in a biplane, a scent with corners and edges, but wonderfully composed and absolutely harmonious.
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Larimar

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Larimar
Larimar
Helpful Review 7  
En Avion - Homage to Hélène Boucher and Amelia Earhart!
I confess that the opening of En Avion is my absolute favorite in perfumery (that I have experienced so far)... it's ravishingly beautiful, daring, sexy and breathtaking.
En Avion in extrait (there is no point in getting the EdPs of a Caron urn fragrance IMO as they are fairly expensive and second class, although the En Avion EdP is rather nice.) is what I call a leather "illusion" as the orange blossom and spicy orange with the greenish rose and dark Caron carnation really create a perfect leather vision after cooking for a while on your skin. I am very picky about my leathers (with very few exceptions they are only real cuir-de-russies), but this is a very satisfying beige soft leather, if you get the idea. En Avion is on the sweeter side, produces initially a lot of sillage (diva-style!), which is also why I usually dab it as it renders the extrait slightly darker in mood and a bit closer to skin. The drydown is again heavenly beautiful as it really resembles soft and sweet skin out at the fresh air and sun and lingers on literally forever. This is both a very old-fashioned classy parfum (also in the way it takes time to develop and progress), but it is timelessly stylish... a highly underrated and maybe today misunderstood crown jewel! It's definitely in my top five!
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EN AVION VINTAGE VS. NEW

1990s vs. 2011 extrait
Same rough, splendid opening, same main contributor after the initial burst, which is a green rose to my nose.
Three hours into my wearing I have to confess, my untrained nose does not smell any difference at all. There were short moments I felt the 1990s jus had a slightly more pronounced chypre (oakmoss) tone, then the other moment I felt it was not the case. I don't smell any difference with regard to sweetness in the drydown either. They both progress exactly the same way to me, same pace, same intensity. I could maybe be talked into a nuance more chypre touch of the 1990s extrait, but then, it would make me think about what the fifteen years meant for the sensitive notes that En Avion mainly consists of. Ageing would always bring the chypre undertone slightly more to the foreground IMO (from oils disintegrating...). An average 15 years age difference between the two extraits is not much, but still I'm talking only of nuances here anyway. Same situation for the deep base lingering on, same longevity, same sillage.

1930s extrait
I smell turned notes in the opening.
I am very familiar with the 1930s Lanvin classics and as such, Rumeur is my reference chypre and smell of the era's style. This does remind me of Rumeur apart from the orange tree and spicy orange notes, which is probably what I am smelling. This is rather a different fragrance in feel and wear compared to the two newer extraits - a hardcore chypre very much in the style of its time. The orange accord reminds me quite a bit of an old bottle of orange bitters I have, which is the bartender's little helper apart from the Angostura bitters. There was a point I could smell a mentholated fresh note, which I last smelled in 1930s Djedi two weeks ago. It is a note that is not uncommon in these vintage fragrances. I too wonder whether this is an actual note or a sort of chemical reaction in the vintage jus? This does not last and the medicinal, bitter orangey accord remains, a rather linear development overall.
I was in for quite a surprise when after six hours the 1930s extrait, after the chypre predominance had died down, rather closely approximated the sweet intoxicating deep base of the new extrait. Same level of sweetness... so much for the claims that today's extrait was so much sweeter than the 'vintage'.

En Avion in the newer extrait forms is much more a floral oriental to my perception - has always been (I can recognize the chypre character more in its sister fragrance Tabac Blond), whereas the 1930s is very much a classic chypre of its time with the special orange theme.

I think Fraysse is doing an excellent job... if he cheapened the ingredients, as some claim, congratulations, I don't smell it.
However hard I try, I have yet to smell one of those dreaded Caron reformulations!
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Pipette

63 Reviews
Pipette
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An elegant perfume in the Caron tradition
This scent - I believe it was created in memory or honor of an aviator. Anyhow, this is a well made perfume. This is how a perfume should smell, just a little dab of the extract goes a long way.
The opening is a bit jarring but segues into powdery flowers, mainly carnation. While "Montaigne" by Caron seems like a steady stream, "En Avion" swirls, with the green edge lifting the heady oriental feel. The carnation note mingled with others lasts for quite a long while, finally settling down softly into vanilla and opoponax. I feel the leitmotiv of the house of Caron - the Caronade - in the dry down of this classy scent.
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Florblanca

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Florblanca
Florblanca
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Bumblebee flight
When winter is over and the warm days become longer and brighter, they crawl out of their nest and fly in search of food. I love these little animals and offer them something to collect in the spring with blooming rosemary, then lavender, thyme, oregano and sage flowers. Watching them is simply wonderful. They diligently collect nectar from flower to flower, their little legs are yellow and full of pollen. I try to pet them and sometimes it works when they stay with a flower for longer. They are so absorbed in their search for food that they don't even notice. They feel soft and fluffy.

After testing En Avion at least 8 times, I still think of a little bumblebee looking for food every time.

First the flight goes over flat mountain slopes, with many wild herbs that are not yet in bloom, but whose foliage gives off a spicy, bitter, green scent. Then we go through pine forests, whose resin-covered trunks, warmed by the sun, let their resinous, woody scent rise to great heights.

Bumblebee's destination lies behind these pine forests, she has already discovered that and is flying there purposefully: large fields of carnations blooming in bright colors, fragrant in the sun.

They are managed by a few farmers whose few houses form a small village. A jasmine bush grows up on every house, covered in small, white, fragrant flowers. Its scent takes away the penetrating, opulent note of the cloves and complements the scent of the cloves to create a creamy, soft accord. Pine trees also stand here and provide shade for the houses, as do the orange trees, which bloom several times a year and bear wonderful, juicy fruit. The resinous, woody scent of the trees mixes with the soft floral accord and rounds off the scent.

En Avion is a wonderful perfume for which I am still grateful to Ernest Daltroff today. A fragrance with so much sensitivity for details, so many surprising facets and accords, a fragrance that was made for me. I gave it a long time, in the dark closet in its beautiful white box. But now the Extrait can accompany me more often. I love it!

The silage is close to the body and very pleasant, the longevity is good. Only after hours do I have to dab a little again and my wrists are always there, so I can sniff it myself more often.

For me, Caron is definitely one of the best perfume houses of all time. En Avion is once again a Caron that makes my heart swell. If planes actually smelled like that, I would probably only be found up there.
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ScentFan

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Opopanax Dream
For me, the main note here is opopanax, a sharp, sweet resin with a green edge (i.e., balsamic). A relative of myrrh, it comes through immediately and remains prominent. Blended with the best carnation, the best jasmine, the best neroli a nose ever smelled, opopanax makes En Avion a standout perfume. This morning I put on Caron's Accord 119, but it became too strange for me over the hours. Had to wash it off. En Avion is a distinguished and beautiful replacement, the kind of fragrance to wear all day (the longevity is great ). Not sure exactly what makes a Caron smell like a Caron. My Caron catalog alludes to it: "The pursuit of an original and balanced harmony and the synergy of notes that is emblematic and reminiscent of the Caron history." A secret signature base? I used to think it must be am amber/musk/vanilla combo. Cryptically, the catalog mentions "Bulgarian roses, jasmine and mimosa, orange blossom and ylang ylang." Maybe that's the secret base on which main notes ride. Hmm. Time to experiment. Gathering 5 pipettes, going to my notes kit and mixing two drops of each into an empty vial. Darn, I'm missing mimosa! The four I have smell too green together. Oh, I used the Turkish rather than the Bulgarian Rose! The Turkish Damascene is definitely greener. Starting over. Okay, this mix is much more promising! Wow, it actually makes me think "Caron" as it dries. Ordering in mimosa. I'll update this review when it arrives. Bottom line: if you like opopanax, En Avion is intoxicating, whatever the secret base.
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Can't find this listed on the Caron perfume website. Hope it hasn't been discontinued. Oh bother. I'll keep an eye on the discount sites.
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