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Carnal Flower
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Carnal Flower by Frederic Malle is a floral fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2005, the nose behind this composition is Dominique Ropion. The top notes are eucalyptus, melon, bergamot, and galbanum; the heart features coconut, neroli, jasmine, ylang-ylang, and orange blossom; while the base reveals white musk, animalic notes, and amber.
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Salida
eucalyptus
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Corazón
coconut
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Base
white musk
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6,625 votos
- Positivo 79%
- Negativo 13%
- Neutral 7.2%
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Hi, I’m new here but a veteran at heart when it comes to perfumes. This review is very personal, not technical. Carnal Flower is brutal, voluptuous, and perfect; so intense it demands a setting and a personality to match. At first, I thought it was too much for me, but now it’s the jewel of my collection. Over time, I adapted to it, just like you adapt to a cat: she doesn’t change, you do. Worth every penny. It’s impossible to describe without mixing sensations. It opens with something green—leaves, stems, mint, or lemon balm, maybe rosemary or thyme. A citrus touch leaving a trace of camphor or eucalyptus, very soft. It reminds me of a morning in the forest with dew and the chill of the night. Then come warm notes: peach, summer fruits, vanilla, and a hint of coconut—not sunscreen, but shredded coconut, a soft warmth that awakens the neroli. It’s not just neroli; it’s the flower open, with its buds, stem, and the earth around it. I don’t quite recognize the ylang-ylang or orange blossom; maybe the neroli is covering them. The sun has set, the white flowers shine, and on the skin (around 3 PM) it leaves a soft woody, slightly animal tone, like a caress. It’s like having been in the forest, lying on neroli, with the sun-warmed humus, the taste of the trees, and the running of animals pressed against your body. It doesn’t resemble anything I’ve felt before. It’s the queen, my most prized piece. It’s made to draw attention and requires someone willing to do the same. It’s a sillage perfume that leaves a memory after a few minutes. It demands a strong personality; it’s intrusive without being overwhelming, perfect, harmonious, and sexy, sometimes sweet and sometimes cold. It’s strange, intriguing, and disorienting, but that’s what makes it unique. If you try it, do it. I’m not saying you should buy it, as it might be too pricey and strong for many. I bought it blindly online, waited almost two months, and it didn’t disappoint; it’s so much more than I expected.
Hi, I’m new here but a perfume veteran at heart. Carnal Flower is brutal, voluptuous, and perfect; so potent it demands a setting and a personality to match. At first, I thought it was too much for me, but now it’s my most prized jewel. Over time, I adapted, just like when you get used to a cat: in the end, you adapt to her. Worth every penny. I can’t describe it without mixing feelings. It starts green with leaves, stems, mint, lemon balm, and thyme. A citrus touch with a breath of camphor and soft eucalyptus. It reminds me of a morning in the forest with dew and the chill of the night. Then come peaches, summer fruits, vanilla, and shredded coconut (not sunscreen)—a soft warmth that awakens the neroli. It’s not just neroli; it’s the flower open, the stem, and the earth around it. I don’t quite recognize the ylang-ylang or orange blossom; maybe the neroli is covering them. The sun has set, the white flowers shine, and on the skin (around 3 PM) it leaves a soft woody, animal tone like a caress. It’s as if we’d walked through the forest, laid on neroli and warm earth, knowing the scent of the trees and the running of animals pressed against the body. It doesn’t resemble anything in my collection. It’s the queen, made to draw attention and requiring someone willing to do the same. It leaves a trail and a memory. It demands a strong personality; it’s intrusive without suffocating, harmonious, and sexy, sometimes sweet and sometimes cold. It’s strange, intriguing, and disorienting, but that’s what makes it unique. Try it if you get the chance. I’m not saying you should buy it, as it might be too pricey and strong for many. I bought it blindly online, waited almost two months, and it didn’t disappoint; it’s so much more than I expected.
What I love most is how realistic it smells; the originality of Carnal Flower comes from that eucalyptus and coconut. The neroli and jasmine are perfectly placed. To me, the eucalyptus feels soft, but sometimes it seems a bit forced—that’s the only thing I’d take away. Dominique Ropion did a great job.
Carnal Flower is a jewel that only Ropion could conjure, a hymn to life and a gift to Malle. Its green opening is the wildest, most chlorophyllic I’ve ever tried—so luminous and aquatic it plunges you into a tropical jungle splashed with bergamot, coconut, melon, eucalyptus, and a pure jasmine. Then, the most voluptuous, narcotic flowers like ylang, jasmine, and neroli take over. The musky drydown keeps that magic alive with incredible longevity and projection. Neroli is the king, a hypnotic white flower. For me, it’s a new species: ‘The Vital Flower,’ with its own heartbeat and unique soul disguised as a masterpiece. Rating: 9.6/10
Carnal Flower is a masterpiece that only Ropion could sign, a vital hymn to life and a gift to Malle. Its green opening is wild, chlorophyllic, and the most powerful I’ve tried: luminous, aquatic, and Amazonian, plunging you into a tropical jungle splashed with bergamot, coconut, melon, eucalyptus, and a pure jasmine. Then, the most voluptuous, narcotic flowers (ylang, jasmine, neroli) intertwine in a lasting musk with brutal projection and top-tier quality. Neroli is the king: a hypnotic white flower. For me, it’s a new species, ‘The Vital Flower,’ that beats with its own heart and soul, disguised as art. Rating: 9.6/10
CARNAL FLOWER: The border between the carnal and the lush. A very realistic aroma, a huge planting of neroli where the herbal notes add freshness to a bright, young neroli, freshly caressed by rain, creating the illusion of wet, perfumed earth with a subtle, distant sweetness. Ideal for festive summer nights; if you overapply, you’ll be the center of attention and turn half the world around, for better or worse. Great presence and character, not for shy people, but for passionate ones who know what they’re wearing. A fragrance for an intimate evening where the passion of this carnal flower will emerge.
An organic and hyper-realistic neroli, with lush green and floral tones and a touch of sweetness. You can appreciate the quality of the ingredients even if you’re not an expert. Quality, voluptuousness, and lushness in equal measure. For lovers of bold-floral scents. Longevity and projection match its name, creator, and price.
The composition opens with heavy green notes of leaves and citrus branches. As the tuberose develops, the green nuance shifts to ylang-ylang, which softens the opulent flowers without intrusion. The fruity nuances of melon and coconut give it a light gourmet vibe. Luxury and quality. The muse was Frederic Malle’s aunt, the famous actress Candice Bergen, who starred in Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson.
I tried it today, and while I liked it, I was slightly disappointed because I expected something intense and ‘fierce’ based on what I read, but I found myself with a white floral centered on jasmine that fell short compared to others today. Good longevity and sillage, but I already had space occupied. Scent: 7/10, Longevity: 10, Sillage: 8, Value/Quality: 5, Versatility: 9, Overall: 7.5. Update: the previous note was in-store with other perfumes. Today I wore a free sample on my skin and absolutely loved it. It has fabulous performance and evolves into something exquisite. I got a compliment! Correcting my previous notes 🙂
Today I tested my sample, and while I liked it, I was let down a bit. I expected something intense and bold according to reviews, but I found a white floral centered on jasmine that fell short compared to others I tried today. Good longevity and sillage, but it’s still just jasmine. I like it, but I already have space taken. Scent: 7/10, Longevity: 10, Sillage: 8, Value/Quality: 5, Versatility: 9, Overall: 7/8.5. Update: the previous review was in-store on skin with other perfumes. Today I wore the gifted sample on my skin and absolutely loved it. Fabulous performance and the scent evolves to be exquisite. Got a compliment! Correcting the notes:)
Radiant my 10ml vial of Carnal Flower. The initial greenery mesmerizes me, and those neroli notes seem fleshy, real, summery, and fresh, as if the sage poured from the leaves smelled directly of the perfume. It’s spring-like, perfect for summer afternoons with your partner, friends, or pet; no one is bothered. Unless you’re a very smart bee attracted to its natural sweetness. And when the coconut starts to show… I fall over backwards. Beautiful, absolutely stunning. Ideal for a fresh, natural bride walking barefoot in icy streams. The perfect perfume for a groom challenging himself to feel free. Dominique Ropion, if I could.
I tested my 7ml mini of Carnal Flower and I agree with Emorandeira: after the green opening, it just smells of neroli. No coconut or melon. With 4 sprays (without overdoing it), it shows potential, but atomized it should perform much better. I’ll take it as an olfactory experience. The only downside is it makes me hesitate to buy Musc Ravageur and opt for something like Gold Rose Oud by Tiziana Bois d’Oud from Perris Montecarlo instead.
This fragrance has been my personal hype, so expectations were through the roof. Being niche and expensive, I expected giant quality, and it more than delivers, though taste is subjective. It’s impressive how the notes emerge and fade. My gripe: the coconut swallows the floral part (neroli, jasmine, ylang-ylang) too much. Sometimes it smells like ‘Hawaiian Tropic’ sunscreen, then the melon and neroli appear. It’s floral-fruit balanced. It’s not a sillage bomb, which is good so it doesn’t suffocate, but it radiates and lasts from morning to night without issues.
Deep flowers and verdancy. It suggests a flower blooming, opening up, and smelling like fresh plant matter, as if you just popped the calyx to get the aromatic juice. It smells like raw neroli material, jasmine, and a hint of eucalyptus. It’s floral, herbal, and natural, a scent mark I absolutely love, even if the price is a shock. Maybe the hair mist is the solution to turning us into Poison Ivy.
I tested Carnal Flower by F.M. alongside Nishane’s Tuberoza, and they’re like sisters with distinct personalities united by neroli. The first is feminine, young, fragile, and delicate; the second is mature, strong, and realistic, dominated by a raw neroli. I prefer Carnal Flower even though it lasts less: it’s less intrusive, more versatile, and wearable year-round. Plus, there’s the price factor: it’s about $60 more expensive than Tuberoza in a 50ml format.
For me, one of the best florals on the market. I own three bottles, and I must say the new batches have less longevity and projection, though they’re still decent; the first ones were duration bombs with infinite longevity and projection that filled rooms, leaving kilometer-long trails. If you catch an old batch, grab it; it’s worth it. The scent is a non-sticky tuberose, herbal and green, cheerful, jovial, and spring-like. Paired with ylang and coconut, it gives delicious, lively tropical tones, probably boosted by hedione to enhance the flower. It’s the go-to spring-summer scent: it never fails, gets compliments, and pleases everyone, especially women. Totally unisex and versatile, wear it always. It’s pricey, but the bottle pays for itself with the dose of joy it brings. 10/10, flawless. A total treat.
One of the best florals on the market, period. I own three bottles from different batches, and here’s the deal: the newer ones have less projection and longevity than the original batches, which were literally bombs, filling rooms and leaving kilometer-long trails. But fair warning, the new ones aren’t garbage; they work well. The tuberose here isn’t sticky; it’s herbal and green, cheerful and spring-like, with ylang-ylang and coconut giving it a delicious tropical touch. I guess it has hedione to boost it. It’s the king of spring-summer, never fails, gets compliments, and everyone likes it, especially women, but it’s unisex and versatile. Yes, it’s pricey, but it’s worth every penny; it brings joy and the money pays for itself instantly. 10/10, no complaints, pure joy.
Beautiful fragrance where the development of all its notes is appreciated, although fortunately I don’t perceive the coconut, resulting in a fresh bouquet of white flowers, something praiseworthy given that neroli is the protagonist. For me, an absolute disappointment in longevity and projection, especially considering the price and taking into account that I’ve been reading for years that it was a bomb, a real beast. On my skin, average longevity leaning towards weak and soft sillage. I debuted it at my son’s wedding and luckily I brought a mini atomizer because I had to reapply on a scorching July day. I read that Calvofe says recent batches suffer from that lack of performance, and I’m glad because I was doubting my sense of smell, but it indignes me that this happens in niche perfumery and at these prices.
The opening is very green, dominated by eucalyptus. At 10 minutes, the neroli emerges, fresh and green, as if smelling stems and leaves, not just the flower. Accompanied by a touch of sweet, creamy cantaloupe melon and perhaps coconut with ylang. It’s fairly linear and creates a sensation of voluptuous vegetation, like a tropical greenhouse. Potent sillage but not overwhelming, lasting about 10 hours. A white floral unisex that is both narcotic and fresh, usable all year (unless it’s cold), but its moment is hot summer nights. The first impression was that, while not similar, it had an overwhelming quality like Alien (also by Ropion). Once I understood it, it became a wonder and my favorite tuberose. I don’t use it daily, but I’d love for someone in my circle to wear it. Pleasant: 9/10, Interesting: 8/10, Versatile: 7/10, Original: 8/10.
The opening is very green, dominated by eucalyptus. At 10 minutes, the neroli appears, which, despite being indolic, maintains a fresh and green profile, as if you smelled the stems and leaves in addition to the flower. Accompanying the neroli, I notice a hint of cantaloupe melon that adds sweetness, and something lactonic and creamy, which could be coconut alongside the ylang. The perfume is quite linear once the notes evolve, generating a sensation of voluptuous and throbbing vegetation, like a greenhouse of tropical flowers. Its sillage is powerful without being overwhelming, and its longevity revolves around 10 hours. White floral unisex that manages to be narcotic and fresh at the same time, usable all year (if it’s not too cold) and on any occasion. Its moment is the hot, humid summer nights. The first impression was that, without having a similar profile, it had an overwhelming quality that reminded me of Alien, which I understood when I discovered it’s also by Ropion. It cost me to understand it, but once I did, it seemed like a marvel and has become my favorite tuberose. I don’t think I have the profile to use it daily, but I’d love for someone in my circle to wear it. Pleasant: 9/10 Interesting: 8/10 Versatile: 7/10 Original: 8/10
(Tuberose lovers. chapter 10) 🧚 Stunning masterpiece by Dominique Ropion. In the limbo between soliflore and traditional perfume, with countless masterful facets and easy to wear. Undoubtedly, my favorite white floral. Wearing this on a humid summer night like in Levante transports you to an exuberant jungle. With the heat of the skin, it emits an intoxicating vapor, like a narcotic drug that leaves you trapped, barefoot on the moist substrate, while vines with slightly camphoraceous greenery creep up. It’s in this spell that the forbidden flowers appear: carnal, voluptuous, and opulent neroli, worked in an abstract way; intermingled with tiny white flowers, citrus touches, and creamy, sweet exotic fruits, making you feel in a dance between purity and sensuality… between earth and sky. 🍀
Perfume with tons of neroli, musk, and white flowers. A delight. If you don’t like heavily floral unisex-female profiles, stay away from this.
At first, I didn’t like it much; I reject neroli, especially if everything revolves around other white flowers. But after using it two more times, I’ve ended up liking it, although I wouldn’t buy it. I detect neroli, jasmine, and ylang-ylang at the opening… but what really hooks me, and shouldn’t by notes, is a creamy note, almost lactonic, that takes me to soy milk coffee. Unbelievable, but that’s how I feel. It has a sweet undertone that makes it very wearable, even for me. It’s very well balanced, nothing is excessive. I see it as versatile for all year and a bit more feminine. Long-lasting and medium projection. Great scent.
For me, it starts with a “green” touch on a floral loaded from start to finish, then it becomes more lactonic and the green disappears. I got the bottle blind, but I must say that while it’s not bad, my favorite neroli remains Hundred Silent Ways by Nishane.
This fragrance isn’t floral… it’s the flower itself. It’s like falling asleep and waking up in a bed of giant petals with curtains made of other flowers. It’s the flower on its best day, nothing withered or dried, surrounded by forest and some curious squirrel. It shows a young flower, even if it’s 70 years old, with presence and fresh as a fairy. If you want to be perceived this way, this is it. Of all the florals, except for Eau de Magnolia by Frederic Malle, this holds its notes better without abusing the sillage. You can clearly smell the bergamot, neroli, jasmine, orange blossom, a bit of eucalyptus at the start, musk always, and ylang-ylang at the base. I’ll use it again. It’s expensive, but a drop or a spray inundates the body. Everything measured and perfect, balanced like a flower.
For me, indisputably, it remains the best in its category. I say this as a lover of the note who has tried many perfumes: it’s still “the king,” not dethroned by any other, even though there are other very well-executed ones. If I could only keep one, it would be this (not even Nishane, Nicolai, Crivelli, Amouage, or Dyptique). Plus, it comes with body butter and shower oil declinations, and it’s simply spectacular.
Lover of white flowers, were you looking for a quality niche with natural jasmine or tuberose to treat yourself? I know it’s a Ropion masterpiece with a laborious and beloved process. I tried everything… but it’s not like that. Terrible disappointment. The decant gave me a potent camphoraceous opening; the next day, the clothes smelled great of jasmine. I tried using it all up hoping that camphor would pass and the flowers would arrive, but on my skin, it doesn’t happen. It hurts so much and I regret buying it. If anyone is interested, I’ll sell it. Don’t buy blind, and if you like sweet or ethereal florals, this isn’t for you.
It’s a photorealistic masterpiece. Hypnotic, sensual, and captivating. Although intense florals aren’t usually my thing, this is a before and after. I can’t help but see it as feminine due to my cultural bias, but I wear it and escape this decadent, superficial world.