parfums*PARFUMS Series 2 Red: Carnation (2001)
by Comme des Garçons

This is the only scent that I have smelled that really smell like carnation. So rich and spicy. One of my all time favorites.

I like the scent very much, but I don’t think of it as carnation. This is another fragrance among many where other reviewers say “a bit of cloves” and I counter with: CLOVES! I know that the carnation flower itself has a spicy, delicate, light, and very singular aroma; and I know that there’s a little something in the carnation smell that smells a little like cloves, but a carnation note doesn’t equal cloves to my nose, especially since my nose seems to magnify the clove note. All that said I love this fragrance. There is a floral accord – jasmine and rose – that shadows the cloves, giving a floral impression to the spice. The rose note is gentle and refined and holds on for a decently long time. A red pepper is also prominent in the fragrance, and, much to my surprise, I find the combination of jasmine, red pepper, and cloves delightful. I never would have thought that I could enjoy a cloves dominant fragrance – especially one that also features red pepper. I guess it’s all in the proportion and blending… Excellent scent!

Like the other revies say, if you love carnations you'll love this scent. I dont love carnations and didn't enjoy it. It has impressive staying power though for CdG, I still detect it on my coat.

The carnation I've been looking for forever. It's spicy and clean and a tiny bit creamy and smells nothing like the plastic scents I've come across. A true, wonderful winner.

A terrifically raw and realistic carnation, reinforced with just a bit of clove and rounded out by very faint hints of white flowers. Simple, honest, and a pleasure to wear. Utterly gender neutral, too. A palpable hit.

this is better than Bellodgia from Caron. Just carnation, pure and simple. When you love the scent of this flower, this is the one!