Kelly Calèche (Eau de Toilette) by Hermès

Bottle Design:
Philippe Mouquet

Kelly Calèche Hermès 2007 Eau de Toilette

7.0 / 10 265 Ratings

A perfume by Hermès for women, released in 2007. The scent is floral-leathery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Leathery

Fresh

Powdery

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Grapefruit

Narcissus

Lily of the valley

Heart Notes

Rose

Mimosa

Tuberose

Base Notes

Leather

Iris

Perfumer

Jean-Claude Ellena

Ratings

Scent

7.0265 Ratings

Longevity

7.3196 Ratings

Sillage

6.3159 Ratings

Bottle

7.6168 Ratings

Value for money

6.734 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/04/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/07/2014

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

DarkMatter
24 Reviews

DarkMatter

Very helpful Review 9

Vintage '50s Calf Leather Gloves

Kelly Caleche has to be up there in my top five favourite fragrances. Very often, I think it is my favourite. So please bear with me because my review is so very, very biased!

I had always liked rose, but had never considered that it could be the perfect complement to soft buttery leather. Here in Kelly Caleche we find such a partnership made in heaven. I think it is true to say that one needs to have a love of lily of the valley and iris to fully enjoy Kelly Caleche. However, if one isn't a particular fan of the difficult tuberose, do not despair! The tuberose in Kelly Caleche isn't urinous or fecal as it can be in some perfumes. It gives a floral depth to the rose and lily of the valley but never overpowers them. I cannot say that I can smell any narcissus, but the grapefruit is a particularly well blended note here. It gives a slight tart sourness that tempers the floral notes to ensure that Kelly Caleche never becomes too sweet.

What about the leather, I hear you ask. Imagine a beautiful soft calf leather glove, perhaps a vintage pair from that elegant era, the 1950s. A strong, yet beautifully feminine woman is wearing them and in her hands is a small posy of velvety pink roses. As you bend to take in the aroma of the luxurious blooms you cannot but notice the slightly animalic leather fragrance blends seamlessly along with them.

Kelly Caleche is a strong, independent woman confident in her own femininity.

04/20/2012

5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 6

Mr Ellena creates a new fragrance genre: Pink Leather

Kelly Caleche is quite strange. To my nose, it's a harsh leather scent with pink floral undertones.

I find it quite consistent in being a blend of both softness and sharpness. I applaud Jean-Claude Ellena for being so daring in his approach, however this blend leaves me a little dumbfounded.

I find myself being rather drawn to it, yet its occasional hints of masculine soapiness turns me off it slightly. Especially towards the drydown however, the soapiness vanishes and is replaced with a delicate and feminine powderiness.

Hermes creations often have a very distinguishable vegetal quality in their fragrances. I initially thought that this quality was absent in Kelly Caleche, yet I must admit I was wrong and that the vegetal smell comes across rather strongly with the leather in the opening. I can't say I'm a fan of this smell.

While the leather in Kelly Caleche is mild when compared to the likes of Gres Cabochard and Robert Piguet's Bandit, it is certainly present and quite loud alongside the florals. The longevity is wonderful I must say, and this is for the EDT version.

Overall, I recommend Kelly Caleche based on its uniqueness, however for those that like leather scents to be highlighted by woods rather than flowers, I'd probably skip this.

01/30/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Lola82
361 Reviews

Lola82

Helpful Review 5

The Iris Triad

Irises are well known for their Cold sharpness of scent and Poised Elegance of Flora, But what i'm about to discover that Irises like Roses can have a
Varity of Textures and Volume ;Ie Dior's Midnight Poison to Pale Rose of Chloe eau de Parfume,
The Fragrances of Hiris, Kelly Caleche & The thrid
Prada's Infusion d,Iris Is sort of a Trilogy All three are not alike but what they all have in common
Irises and the personality of each Perfume,

Kelly Caleche is the Middle Child of the Iris Family
Not as Autocratic Like The cold and steely Hiris
But a bit more dolled up then the Casual and Earthier
Artisan Sister of Prada's D'iris, If Hiris is the ice
Princess of the Irises And Infusion is the
Earthier Side Kelly is the Fire that tries to break
the Inner surface of the icy Muse A Woman who years for Adventure and yet Keeping her Refindness Kelly Calche Balances Out,

The Opening starts off with the vigor of Lemon then The centerpiece of this scent is the Iris Note brings an air of Old World Elegance of Musty Leather bound Books aged by time Green Tea Steeping to the senses Conjours images of Haughty Dowergers sipping Tea on 18th century Antiques, Rose adds a Lady-likeGentilness Suble and yet Definded it stands on it's own with the Dominate notes Kelly Ends with
finest of Leather Not Synthitic Just pure Leather
Finishes This Beauty.

04/29/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 4

Open Sack of Flour in a Livery--I Guess...

After a five-second citrus opening, KELLY CALECHE rounds out into a lasting powdery lightly floral-leather layer. I was pleasantly surprised to encounter a detectable leather note in this edt, having recently reviewed a couple of fragrances that claimed to contain a leather note but which was too faint for my nose. On the other hand, KELLY CALECHE does not come even close to, say, CABOCHARD, the leather note of which is rather drastic.

KELLY CALECHE is a fine quasi-linear lightly leathered powdery scent, which smells to my nose as I imagine an open sack of flour in a livery would smell. Although this fragrance is not at all complex, the suedish-leather note makes it stand out from the crowd--I definitely cannot think of anything that smells even vaguely reminiscent of KELLY CALECHE. The only question, then, is: do I really want to smell like this? I think that in my rather rare leather moods I may prefer the complexity of MISS BALMAIN or even the bluntness of (reformulated) CABOCHARD.

Although I do not find KELLY CALECHE to be disagreeable, I rarely reach for the 15ml purse spray of this perfume which I acquired after my initial testing, so a full bottle does not lie in my future.

12/12/2020

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Interdit
58 Reviews

Interdit

Helpful Review 2

Sassy Rose

I had both, and although they are equally nice I do prefer the EDT to the EDP.

In the latter the rose and violet and mimosa notes are more prominent, the powdery finish they gift the leather with is therefore heavier. And I don't like much rose in my perfumes, it got me bored to death in scents.

In the EDT the grapefruit is a constant presence throughout to drydown, which makes the fragance less evening scent, and more day wear. Also, the leather is subtler though persistent. For me a definite better combo, much more uplifting and delicate.

Kelly is uber classy, sophisticated and the epitome of grace. I absolutely love the EDT.
Longevity and sillage are worth every penny for this summery winner. Not a winter scent, it doesn't perform as well in cold or wet climates.

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