Favorite Carnation Perfumes from my Collection (sometimes best things go out of style)

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Does it get more underrated than the scent and beauty of a carnation (aka dianthus)? I’m here to tell you that this note is wonderfully unisex, and though increasingly hard to find in perfumes, it is worth your love and search. Today I talk about:
-Old spice (you read that correctly): rummy carnation
-Oeillet Sauvage by L’Artisan: honeyed carnation
-Infusion d’Oeillet by Prada: powdery, slightly medicinal carnation
-Noble Carnation by Royal Apothic: gorgeous, edible carnation
-ASJA by Fendi: clove-y, incensey carnation
-Evil Temptress by Alkemia: slutty, boudoir carnation
-Green Carnation by Alkemia: just cut from the garden carnation

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XO,
Amy

[michadawn]

I came here specifically looking for perfumes that smell like carnation. I love that spicy scent. Honestly in my opinion, the overwhelming floral scent at funerals is chrysanthemum. Good information. My dad’s scent was English Leather and Winston cigarettes. He has been gone since 1984. Just finding your channel today. I enjoyed!

[chayenne]

Fellow carnation lover here. Love your energy. Thank you for this video and sharing memories of your dad. Had no idea old spice was a carnation scent! We all have our loved ones who wore it back in the day.

Carnation isn’t a sexy flower - I think because it’s so cheap in the grocery store and dyed synthetically it doesn’t have the same appeal as a rose or something harder to find. Who knows. We love it and that’s all that matters - maybe it will be next year’s hot flower but I kind of like that it’s under the radar.

Recently tried Hiram Green Vivacious I think it’s called, smelled very literally of a wet carnation. Nice for spring. Also love and wear frequently vintage red cap by dolce and gabanna- there’s a velvet version that is supposed to be carnation forward as well that is discontinued which I am going to pick up.

[elizabethkirby]

Old Spice! My grand dad wore it, my dad wore it, & so did my boyfriend!
I LOVE carnation. It reminds me of a Spring dance that I went to.

[SarahBattersby_HappyMedusa]

Absolutely love carnations & scent of sweet William, and all dianthus or “pinks”. Strong memories of my grandmothers garden. My fave is Bellodgia. And you are right, why do the best go out of style??

To pronounce Oiellet Sauvage, say Oy-yay Sew-vaahj.

[Featherfinder]

I’m only a few fragrances into this video but I just wanted to say that I like you so much already! And I’m going to subscribe 😊. I’m so happy I found you.

[saraatomisethis]

Hi Amy! So thrilled to see carnation getting some love! I immediately went to check out Noble Carnation, and I see it’s back! If you didn’t already know, I hope this makes your day! ❤️ I’m going to pick up a bottle on your recommendation. Full trust! ☺️ Speaking of great carnation scents, I recommend Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood if you haven’t tried it already. It’s discontinued, and prohibitively expensive now, but sometimes you can pick up a 5ml mini.

[anaistwin]

ii'm so glad you did this video, because i love carnation scents! i'm not sure why it's unpopular, besides that people may consider it 'old fashioned' but i think that's just silly. i have found many more oils with carnation than commercially produced scents, though i did try oeillet sauvage by l'artisan and really liked it a lot. lady disdain by poesie perfumes is a favorite, and BPAL does some great carnation blends. i have been trying alkemia for a few years and they have some really intriguing scents. i tried evil temptress, and sadly it didn't really work on me, but have not tried green carnation, and now i must add it to my to-try list (along with a few others here, thanks.)

[raraavis]

I clicked so fast. 😁 Had to pause and go dab on some Belle Chasse. It’s by Hové. It’s about carnation, but also has some rose and jasmine. It is retro (like most of their scents), but not overly stuffy feeling. Also, not as spicy as their soliflor Carnation.

[katemontlack]

First, when you talk about your dad and Old Spice 😭. Second, slutty carnation 😂. I laughed, I cried. 💓

[likelyjey]

Love carnations flower. They still my fav. Yea it falls out of style. Great list and review. Here showing love. Let's connect

[amyb]

A great cheapie carnation scent is Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt. Great dry-down. Powdery, feminine. Maybe a bit dated, but beautiful nonetheless. I like it as an evening/bedtime scent. Another great video! ☺️

[lisanmartin]

Great video! I love carnation scents! A great, very gentle scent was Billet Doux by Fragonard which was sadly discontinued. A scent you might like for sentimental reasons is Sweet William by Carner Barcelona!

[Turquoise]

Thanks for this carnation explosion--I've taken notes! I'm wondering what you think of Bellodgia by Caron, and why you didn't include it here. It was always my favorite--so of course it's not around any more! 😭🤗

[raraavis]

I don’t care what anyone says- carnations are my favorite flowers. Also love lily, but because I have a feline roommate, too paranoid to bring those inside.
I think a lot of carnation dominant perfume are either extremely powder or spicy- arguably also out of style? Though I love carnations I’m mature, most perfume iterations are too cinnamon-clove for my tastes...or too warm and powdery. I don’t mind a little powder, but I need it to be cooler as opposed to very warm.
The only exception in Opium. Parfum and Secret de Parfum. (I don’t care for the current formulation edt and edp.) TBH, those are really incense frags.
I think the closest I’ve come to my ideal is Santa Maria Novella’s Garofano. It’s crisp, green, cool and refreshing.
That Green Carnation seems like something I need to try!

[craft-o-matic]

You missed out on Roger and Gallet's Blue Carnation back in the 1970's. It was my signature scent when I was in junior high and high school. Sadly, it was discontinued in 1976. It was so lovely, rich and smooth! The fellows loved it too! I have even been lobbying Mahsam Raza of Dua Fragrances trying to convince him to create a dupe of Blue Carnation. Thus far, to no avail. i am on a mission to make this happen, so if you are so inclined, I would suggest joining the Dua Facebook group and bombarding Mahsam Raza with requests for a Blue Carnation recreation! Cause ya' know, it's got to be profitable for Dua.

[longchamped]

Yes, yes, yes! I was just thinking the other day why Carnation is so out. I LOVE Carnation. Love the carnation in Lauren by RL. Etro, the italian company - has a frag named Dianthus. Have u tried?

[Gadgetlily]

I love 💕 carnations too. Thanks to you and this video, I was able to track down an Oeillet Savage. I love it. I am curious about your trip to Paris a few years back. Can you do a video on it? I am sure you did perfume shopping. I would love to hear about it. I too love visiting Paris and did a solo travel video about it. But not in the video were many stops at perfumery and fragrance counters looking for the perfect scent. I did find a carnation perfume at Fragonard, but when I return to get more, it too was discontinued. So sad. Oeillet Savage is close to it and just a little spicier than the one from Fragonard but lovely. I really enjoy your videos and your fragrance knowledge. I will share one of your videos in the near future with my viewers if I have your ok. Thank you.

[rripley]

Hi Amy...and thanks for this video. I dig your vibe. :-) I recently really got into fragrance collecting and one of my first scent memories is, you guessed it, carnation. I LOVE that scent and have always wondered why there isn't more if that note in today's fragrances. I did not realize that it was more popular back in the day. Still, I have been on a quest to find a great men's carnation fragrance. Aside from Old Spice - would you say that any of your other choices could be unisex? In the depths of my imagination - I can envision an amazing men's carnation forward (and modern) fragrance. Someone really does need to bring it back (maybe Roja or Zaharoff?) Thanks again - be well.

[MarcellinaMoon]

I just ordered noble carnation and wanted to let you know it's back up on the royal apothic website! I think it might smell similar to the lotion "potion" by lush that was discontinued long long ago that I have never forgotten. Potion was a carnation lotion with rose and a spicy scent as well, I think it might have been black pepper or something. It was just such a magical lotion and had a lot of memories with it for me. I know noble carnation will not smell exactly like it, but it sounds like a fantastic perfume and I just can't wait to get it now!

[yogabeeutiful]

I picked up samples from Solstice Scents based on your recommendation, one was Lace Draped Scepter, it’s a carnation scent, gorgeous. I went back to get it and it’s not available at the moment, but I think you would love it if you have not tried it yet.