Top Notes 
Grapefruit
Green tea
Lemon
Mandarin orange
Tarragon
Heart Notes 
Blackcurrant
Hyacinth
Rose
Base Notes 
Amber
Musk
Violet
Drukfenzol
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Pure Flower Soap!
Freshly washed, ironed, and neat - this is how the people who wear Christiane Celle's perfumes are, and this is how they want to smell. In style and in the simple packaging, it all closely resembles the perfumes of the slightly more well-known brand “Clean,” which rides the same wave.
I generally do not like soapy-floral musky scents. Well, no rule without an exception! I think of the exciting Insensée Ultramarin, before it was reformulated to death by Givenchy. A soapy-floral scent for men can indeed be exciting if, alongside the soap and flowers, there is a certain something else. The Givenchy scent thrived on the special sharpness of its floral notes.
But that’s not what we’re talking about here; we’re talking about Calypso Homme. So, fans of the old Insensée Ultramarin might have a bit of fun here too - but: Calypso Homme is unfortunately anything but an exceptional fragrance. The soap musk smells like soap, and the floral note - much more sweet hyacinth than rose - is rather ordinary. It doesn’t turn heads. Citrusy-herbaceous top notes play a minor role and soon fade away. A bit of darker amber in the base struggles to make itself known.
What can one say about it? If you like it, you like it. For me, Calypso Homme is a typical representative of an unloved fragrance direction. With Calypso Homme, you smell as if the water ran out while showering. Amazing, but some people feel comfortable with such things. They get exactly what they need here, without extravagance and frills.
However, anyone wanting to test Calypso Homme should be warned. As nice and sweet as this musk variant may seem, it is equally difficult to wash off.
I generally do not like soapy-floral musky scents. Well, no rule without an exception! I think of the exciting Insensée Ultramarin, before it was reformulated to death by Givenchy. A soapy-floral scent for men can indeed be exciting if, alongside the soap and flowers, there is a certain something else. The Givenchy scent thrived on the special sharpness of its floral notes.
But that’s not what we’re talking about here; we’re talking about Calypso Homme. So, fans of the old Insensée Ultramarin might have a bit of fun here too - but: Calypso Homme is unfortunately anything but an exceptional fragrance. The soap musk smells like soap, and the floral note - much more sweet hyacinth than rose - is rather ordinary. It doesn’t turn heads. Citrusy-herbaceous top notes play a minor role and soon fade away. A bit of darker amber in the base struggles to make itself known.
What can one say about it? If you like it, you like it. For me, Calypso Homme is a typical representative of an unloved fragrance direction. With Calypso Homme, you smell as if the water ran out while showering. Amazing, but some people feel comfortable with such things. They get exactly what they need here, without extravagance and frills.
However, anyone wanting to test Calypso Homme should be warned. As nice and sweet as this musk variant may seem, it is equally difficult to wash off.
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