Caravelle Épicée by Frapin

Caravelle Épicée 2007

Souhsza
08/21/2013 - 01:32 PM
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10Scent 7.5Longevity 10Sillage 10Bottle

The Comfort of an Old Wine Cellar

Dear fragrance community and friends of Caravelle Epicée,

Do not be misled by my title, higgs, ... no, I am not drunk!

When I smell this fragrance, I am transported underground to a wine/cognac cellar somewhere in France. I think, for example, of a vineyard in the Bordeaux region, where the wines can age for a very long time. I see ancient oak barrels in front of me, it is cramped down there, there is little light, the air is humid. Somewhere there must be a puddle of spilled wine, because the scent of old wine combined with the smell of the old walls fills the air and makes it sultry and intoxicating. It is a mysterious enveloping atmosphere. Almost like in the womb of the earth.

This is Caravelle Epicée for me.

CE provides comfort and warmth. It is the answer to the longing for unity with creation. It stops time and allows us to taste a moment of eternity.

CE is an autumn fragrance, like for the harvest festival, that honors the fruits. It has the power to highlight the beauty of ripeness. In doing so, it pays homage to the journey of development that has taken place.

The impending winter is not denied by CE. Therefore, to us as wearers of CE:

We, who waste so much energy of our lives struggling and fighting with our conditio humana, are calmed and soothed here. The golden light, the colorful leaves, the fruits of autumn are positive signposts. So is CE a remedy for the midlife crisis?

CE, a promise that everything will be alright, everything has its meaning even if it is not yet recognizable to you. You re-enter the cycle, you are welcomed back, human, you become one with everything.

This means CE is not a superficial perfume, it is profound and insightful. The fact that its scent development is steady and does not offer olfactory fireworks only emphasizes its groundedness.

It goes without saying that such a fragrance has nothing synthetic.

The bottle is beautiful! It is already a tactile experience to touch the wooden cap made of dark ebony. But that is not even necessary. The wood is so finely polished that I feel the sensation of touching it as soon as my eye falls on the bottle.

So a clear 100% from me!
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7 Comments
SouhszaSouhsza 12 years ago
Yes, I feel like it gets more beautiful the more I smell it. It kind of grows on you. :-)
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CaractaCaracta 12 years ago
I was finally able to test it (thanks to Amandan) and I find it beautiful, definitely wearable for me as a winter fragrance!
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SouhszaSouhsza 12 years ago
Dear Yatagan, after reading a few of your comments, I must say it feels like an honor to receive a trophy from you. I think we both share a love for scent-related stories that spark our imagination.
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SouhszaSouhsza 12 years ago
Sure, just send it to my inbox if you want! Then you can let loose.
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SouhszaSouhsza 12 years ago
Nothing, I just felt that no one can read the changes because the system only notifies about new comments, but not about significantly changed old ones...


But you obviously read them beforehand. That's nice! :-)
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LovisLovis 12 years ago
What's new about that? Besides the new 'time slot'?
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YataganYatagan 12 years ago
Well then, good luck! ;)
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