Kelly Caleche Eau de Parfum

now I am wearing this in early quiet morning in the last days of spring...feeling as if everything is as it should be wanting to stay in this moment like forever...this is not just smelling sofisticated but a whole way of living life...with clarity, confidence, inner joy, modesty, integrity and taste. this one chooses its own person. edit: Maybe I will be the only person who says there is this lovely bubblegummy aspect to it, too. lol. this is today also a surprise for me too. have a good day everyone <3 reading your comments is the first thing when I feel burnout from life :)

I have just tried on my sample of this for the first time, and I may need a second wear. This is sophisticated, polished, a delicate combination of floral and a touch of restrained leather. I despise leather in fragrance, but this is so chic. Kelly, to me, is a young woman with some distant connections to the English aristocracy, but you'd really never know. She's old money and "quiet luxury". She drives a cream exterior vintage car with fine leather gloves and her hair is tied up in a silk scarf. She is playful, coy, elegant. Right now, she's on her way to the stables for a hack in the countryside with her warmblood. You can smell the greenery in the breeze as she drives on by. Kelly is charming, soft, unchanging, earnest. How could you not like her? The opening here is some bitter, but still juicy, citrus. Flowers are the next to follow. The leather comes on later, but it’s not a new car smell, it’s more like women’s leather gloves that are gently broken in. Update: Its been some months but I rewore my sample and it has this sour, yet powdery smarties quality to it now. Its not bad, but I don't love it as much as I did the first time I tried it.

A deeper, richer take on the original Kelly Calèche. The leather note is smoother, and the florals feel warmer and more sophisticated. Perfect if you want the same DNA but with more presence.

Kelly Caleche EDP might have no citrus notes listed but grapefruit/ bergamot is totally there in the top notes. For God’s sake it’s a Jean Claude Ellena creation! It opens glorious, bitter, fresh and zesty. KC then blooms to reveal one of the most elegant powdery floral concoctions to greet one’s nose. In the base unfolds the sophisticated, soft and supple leather- polished, and quietly assertive. Its blend of citrus, florals and an elegant leather foundation gives it a polished aura. I find it wearable across seasons and settings, with just enough personality to feel timeless yet modern. This is not the dark harsh animalic masculine leather for winter. This is a quality lady glove type of leather suitable for year round. It’s subtle yet graceful, it whispers but in confidence, it’s refined. A perfume worthy of Grace Kelly.

Kelly and I are just getting to know each other. Instantly she reminds me of a green, old garden, with perfectly mowed grass and hedges, shrouded in mist and covered in early morning dew. The scent is, in my opinion, primarily airy, then - tart and floral, and finally - sprinkled with powder. Leather is hardly noticeable, like a barely perceptible outline of a woman's figure walking through that garden in the fog; is only seen in distance. Kelly is subtle, grounding, elegant and melancholic. I think it suits springtime in countryside the best, although I can imagine it develops beautifully in warmth of summer. It lingers on your skin, but is never obvious, never loud nor offensive. There is no other fragrance I would be able to compare this one to - Kelly is quite unique. On me, it is rather close to the skin; longevity is around 5 hours - I was expecting more for that price point.

The leather is not strong. At first I thought is this hay? I expected something in your face, but it’s not. And it’s a good thing, especially since leather is not my favorite note. It’s pleasant.

I adore this scent. You will enjoy it as well if you are not looking for bold leather or a very extravagant creation. This is a leathery floral with a powdery finish. It’s elegant (I can’t imagine it being offensive to anyone’s nose) and distinguishable- I can’t think of another designer fragrance that resembles it. So if you are looking for soft, powdery leather with a touch of rose that’s exactly it.

If sheer leather was a thing... The accords do not ring true for me, here; I'd sooner call the accords green, citrus, sour, floral, and then leather. A tart, dusty green-ness dominates the early and middle stages, the flat-yet-astringent smell of pure alcohol drying down, well after the juice has actually dried. Whenever I encounter this effect, I simply call it "dusty" -- a sort of hazy, fuzzy, tickly filter over the rest of the notes. As Kelly Caleche develops, I get leather, yes, and a brightly tart, non-sweet rose. This is not the leather of saddles, handbags, driving moccasins, etc. -- it's the leather of starchy ballet slippers, waiting to be broken in: matte, pale, papery, a coating of unblemished milky pink dye. And on top of that is an herbal green-ness that seems to defy time as it retains its initially tart citrus-rind salvo. And the rose continues to bloom brighter, complementing the leather in a very balanced way. No lipstick or violet powder detected for me. Perhaps its the ballet association sending my thoughts here, but Kelly Caleche is perfectionistic, austere, lithe, gauzy, and more than a bit sharp. Best for wearing with your hair slicked back in a forbiddingly chic bun.

This opened very sour on my skin. After a couple of minutes that sourish scent subsided and turned tart. After another 10 mins it became tangy and remained like that throughout the wear. It was at that point I could sniff the florals and suede accord. I do not find it too appealing in this season and don't imagine it would do well in winter. This perhaps unfurls better in the spring/summer. Will have to wait and try it then otherwise this is not my cuppa. Kelly Calèche keeps bringing out the florals and leather by the minute. It also gives me a slight fennel aroma.However, its a very soft scent and not loud at all. Sillage is quite discreet.Very wearable by any person irrespective of gender. Wanted to add that though this is a soft scent but the juice when sprayed leaves quite an oily film which could mean that the oil concentration is quite appreciable in today's tragic market conditions where chanel has also become poor in terms of longevity My only regret is that its too soft and sour for fall and winter and even in rainy days you find it too bland. Don't know how many of you are aware but in Indian subcontinent incense is hugely popular and an everyday household item and this perfume has that kind of scent quality of some very generic fruity smelling incense. Sadly this was a bad blind buy I do get the idea behind this perfume. Ellena wanted to present his impression of the Hermès workshop where you are working on leather. A Kelly or Birkin is typically priced at 20000 dollars. So the leather note introduced into the florals gives a very sourish scent may be because of the mimosa tuberose and perhaps even the rose vanilla. But after taking a warm bath I do get the florals for much of the sourish scent has disappeared. That doesn't mean you have to take a bath 30 mins after wearing this perfume in order to wear it. Its just that its in the dry down that you see why Ellena called this Kelly Calèche and not just Kelly.

I think this one doesn’t do too good during winter. Sure , winters here in Florida aren’t real winter , but when it’s below 65 degrees the mimosa comes off a bit too sharp and tart that doesn’t go to well with the powderiness that I am getting. I get make up powder that’s been left in this white leather hand bag, leather is soft and its presence is there but not loud. The rose comes out here and there sometimes . Yeah this is a great classy scent , sometimes it does go a bit sour which is when I just can’t stand it but other days I get that beautiful smooth leather hand bag with the cosmetics and subtle tartness of the mimosa which I think is great for spring and summer. Yes I think this smells a lot better in the heat. The mimosa isn’t as sour , just a bit tart that gives this soft white clean suede more texture. Classy,boss lady, adventurous

this opens with a soft suede, iris, violet and rose. it's a dewy floral with a soft leather. violet gets stronger and stronger over time. i am trying this in late winter, and i like it, but i think it's more of a springtime scent and need to retry then. trying again in spring: i get leather and something almost sour, like a sour rose/violet. i just think maybe my skin chemistry is not having this, which is odd because i love all these notes and leathery florals in general. this should've been a shoo-in. i am not sure what is not working here. trying again on a warm fall day: ok today it worked the best. 71 degrees, 50 at night. i dunno, this one just needs the right weather to work for me!

PSA: Apparently the KC EDP isn't sold with the (just found out it works!) lock on the bottle. Mine has it and is from June 2017. If you have a bottle with the lock, take it off before you throw away the bottle! This has to be one of my favorite designer scents. I don't like a lot of Hermes' offerings, they don't work well with me. I ended up gifting Caleche to my step-mother and really liked it but it wasn't "me" so when I found Kelly Caleche, I was in love! The leather is very prominent but doesn't make it dark or heavy or masculine in any way. It's a very clean, new Birken bag leather. It works wonderfully with the florals in this. I don't get a lot of vanilla sweetness, but it is there. I feel like it's here to ground the fragrance. To give it a base to hold on to and smooth it out. It's nothing like the rose/vanilla combos that have been offered the last few years. This actually gives me the vibes that the production/promo photo shows. On my skin, there isn't a touch of powder. It really does work for every season and could go into the evening but isn't a "sultry" scent. It's a good signature fragrance! The rose isn't powdery or jammy, it's more of the rose found in Byredo's Young Rose. Also, at least for my version, the sillage and projection is amazing! Lasts on clothes until laundered, on skin I'd say a good 10 hours.

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Okay. I can say this without an apology. Hermes perfumes and I are a match made in heaven. I read a review about Kelly Caleche after buying all the 3 versions of Jour D’Hermes so I ordered a bottle without even trying it first. It arrived a couple of days ago and I can say that I love it and I will be wearing it anytime I am all glammed up. It’s everything I wanted it to be except I wish it projected more. I smell the leather strongly on my skin and I also get a lovely floral nuance. I can’t pick the rose or vanilla but it really doesn’t matter because the entire composition on me smells very rich and intoxicating. I am beginning to appreciate more refined perfumes now after wearing loud and bold fragrances for so long. Hermes knows how to make elegant scents and sometimes that’s all you need. Bravo Hermes 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Another love from me from this brand.

The EDP has something creamy floral and sweeter than the EDT, calmer, quieter, with warm milk buttery nuances. And the leather is so white and polished than isn’t a note anymore, only a well raised gloved ghost of it. It isn’t a wild (and slightly agressive) thing anymore, no sparkling citrus juice in the eyes, no windy yellow powder and no saddled pony. But it does have elegance, and not a cold one: introversion isn’t insensitivity, the scent is alive, green with depth and ambivalence, and even the tuberose’s plasticity can be voluptuous on the right skin. Ed: I find the longevity extremely short and it doesn’t project at all.

Very powdery, lacks citrus so there’s no fresh opening like in the EDT, therefore the floral accords go forward, where a predominating violet ruins this for me, sadly. I love it in Flower and Paris (cause it’s rather retained there) but can’t handle it here, although it goes well with leather. Gave it to a friend who is really into it!

I've not tried the toilette, so I can't speak for that. Kelly Caleche EDP is a sweet yellow floral - the mimosa is prominent from beginning to end. I don't get much of the other notes, nor any of the leather at all. Not my favourite - the mimosa is a little too sweet for me. It's a fine, classy perfume, but something about the sweetness of the mimosa is giving me slightly girly vibes. Projection - soft (< arms length) Longevity - average, maybe 5 + hours Polarity - feminine

Kelly Caleche parfum is the tamer and city girl version of the toilette. This is more roses, violets of a well manicured garden of a fancy estate that may or may not have horses. The leather is expensive handbags and such but not saddle leather or work gloves. The plants here are all beautiful and well taken care of but the wildness is gone. Don't get me wrong this is a really good perfume. Great florals, nice leather notes but for me the toilette really speaks to me in a way the Parfum doesn't. I may buy this in the future for my collection, but the toilette is a must have and right now. If you thought the toilette was a bit to green, fresh and wild give the Parfum a try. There is a bit of sweetness here as well from vanilla that isn't in the toilette. The way I see Kelly Caleche is this. They are a set of beautiful twin sisters. Kelly toilette is the wild, untamed child of nature, she loves the outdoors and is at home in the stables caring for the animals and loves a rainstorm, loves mud and loves the wild, the untamed, the fecund. Kelly Parfum is more at home inside, shopping, and likes the idea of nature but doesn't really want to be in it unless it is strolling around a well-manicured garden. Kelly toilette is fecund and wild. Kelly parfum is polished and precise. Both are great perfumes. You have to choose which Kelly is right for you.

I never got much leather which is a love for me. I also didn't get the smoke and vanilla I was looking forward to. This is all VIOLET on me. It seems to be eternal but just violet.

I so wanted to love this but it resembles a weird vegetal leather paired with a zesty rose. It doesn't remind me of a luxury handbag or stables, horses, hay or any of the connotations I expected. Tom Ford remains the king of leather fragrances.

Pleasant for a powdery scent. More on the mature side. It's quite basic to be honest.

this is just a classy sophisticated scent for a mature woman. Sillage is amazing and getting lots of compliments. 10/10

I love this, it is a powerhouse. I got it for the leather note, which i sort of smell… but overall it is just beautiful. Very classy.

What a delightful scent this is. Intense and transparent, passionate and algid at the same time. I do not know in any other fragrance that resembles it. Leather and smoky notes, posh and dry, softened by the most delicious rose. I use it for work and for all occasions when I want to give an impression of refined and detached elegance.

I may be anosmic to this... To me this is just a synthetic plasticky scent that is very reminiscent of aerosol insect repellent.

Elegant, arrogant, cold as ice ice-blonde. I love her haughtiness; her indifference. Pursed lips, squinting eyes, hair gleaming like lush wheat dipped in the wash of sunlight as the jealous sun finally sets... She won't care another day has passed. Not a single thread on her head out of place. Nothing less than cashmere or silk will touch her heaven-caressed skin; wintery cold must be kept at bay draped in sable furs as she slowly walks through the lush greenery of her expansive and established European estate... Yet no winter can be as cold as her disapproval. She graces a blank stare; marble carved fingers gently touch the strings of white pearls around her neck... and she moves on. She always does. She is fearsome like an apex predator who never needs to kill her own prey. She operates strict and stringent to keep the order of the world in place. She is amazing. Her beauty is eternal, and about as Earth-bound and soft as death itself.

Starts our promisingly fresh with a flirty sweet grapefruit note and quickly erodes to the smell of a dirty sheep that spent all night rolling in semen and distressingly dirty pajamas and then sat in the hot barn to bake all day. Short version: I hate it. Why do I want to smell this filthy? Oh that’s right, I don’t.

Kelly Caleche EDP is a transparent herbal rose tea fragrance in the style of some of the jardin collection. Some unique nuances but not as challenging nor opaque as I thought it would be. Still a very nice, light, fresh everyday Spring/Summer fragrance. It is 70F, low humidity today. Perhaps this will morph in warmer temps as I'm currently not sensing leather. EDIT: Wore this in 97F. Gorgeous! Strong character. Leather comes through but remains fresh. Lasted greater than 12 hours. My summer top shelf (along with Bottega Veneta Illusione).

Received it as a gift in the mail. I thought to myself "Oh la la Hermès packaging, shut up, and perfume"?! "Yes! This person knows me"!!! Well, hold my horses there 4x4, not so fast. Being the oldest sibling I'm the one that opens presents being careful not to 'damage' the gift wrapping. Unlike my younger sibling that goes to town like a locomotive rampaging through the gift wrap. As far as presentation: the bottle is heavy and very pretty, the juice is a grapefruit pink and nice to look at. I enjoy the cap twist to open rather than the cliché caps that like socks somehow manage to get lost at times. To what we're all here for: Well, that's tricky because scent if you will, is in the "Nose of the beholder". <-Like that one, eh ^_~ I'll tell you my opinion... It's definitely powdery! It opens like a talcum powder grande bomb. Let me explain why grande. When I first sprayed it, I only sprayed once inside of my elbow, and it didn't smell much for the first few minutes. I even had to lift my elbow to my nose to see if I had sprayed correctly and wondered what was going on. I then thought "ohhh, this is probably just a skin scent". Very hard to make out any notes. Within those 5 minutes I made a snack for my teen that was on a Zoon class in his room upstairs, and gave my ever so helpful kitchen helper dog a treat. How can I not?! I then went upstairs to my son's room, I placed his plate down, and opened his balcony door which oversees our pool in the backyard wide open to air out his room and keep it fresh. I'm sure any mom can relate. THEN... 5 minutes after the initial spray it went off like a grande, it went off like a powder bomb! My son and I started sniffing and looking around his room. He said said it first, "Mom, you smell that baby powder"? " I became Nancy Drew sniffing around. I thought maybe it was our neighbor since I had just opened the door. I smelled his food, then I smelled my hand. Yes, it wasn't my hand, rather my arm. I have smelled this before, but where? It almost reminds me of Marly Delina Exclusif. Which in my opinion is another rose powdery fragrance that's just loved by many, but not my cup of tea. Its nice. Its just not me. It gives me Yves Saint Laurent Paris vibes, but smoother and less obnoxious. To me, it seems like a classic made somewhat modern. As in a Black and White film now in color. It pretty for the right person. Its just not me, this is just MY opinion. ツ

This was a gift from a lovely friend. I do want to love it, but... I don't. It's strange, it's different from everything I have....