Sweet William — Carner Barcelona
Carner Barcelona

Sweet William

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With Sweet William, Carner Barcelona composes a warm and intense oriental spicy fragrance. It opens on pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and galangal and rests on a base of amber, styrax, iris and vanilla.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Pepper · Cardamom · Cinnamon · Galangal

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Amber · Styrax · Iris · Vanilla

  3. Base Several hours

    Amber · Styrax · Iris · Vanilla

What its composition says

  • Galangal: a niche material, declared by only 2 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Spicy, amber, floral and gourmand: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 4 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Sweet William by Carner Barcelona seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

Our picks

  • Dior Hypnotic Poison Gourmand Amber Vanilla Eau de Toilette · 1998

    Shares 4 accords, including gourmand.

  • Dior Poison Amber Floral Warm spicy Eau de Toilette · 1985

    Shares 4 accords, including amber.

  • Guerlain L'Heure Bleue Floral Gourmand Amber Eau de Parfum · 1912

    Shares 4 accords, including floral.

  • Sarah Baker Perfumes Peach's Revenge Gourmand Warm spicy Amber from €175.00

    Shares 3 accords, including gourmand.

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