Carine Roitfeld · 2019
Kar-Wai Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
floral
romantic
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Carine Roitfeld Kar-Wai comes across as soft floral tea, leather, and cardamom on skin. Key notes are leather, tea and Turkish rose. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 2019.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for date nights.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike leathery fragrances.
Around $55.
Explore more: Floral perfumes · Leather perfumes · Tea perfumes · Turkish rose perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeld, the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, lends her name to 9 eaux de parfum on Scendira, each priced at about $290. The most discussed are Forgive Me, Carine and Kar-Wai, three very different florals.
Forgive Me, Carine and Kar-Wai
Forgive Me (2023) smells like creamy white florals with a spicy resin glow, opening on pink pepper, Tunisian orange blossom and tangerine over patchouli, labdanum and olibanum.
Fresh green florals spiced with gardenia petals describe Carine (2022), which dries down to patchouli, cashmeran and vetiver.
Kar-Wai (2019) is soft floral tea with leather and cardamom on skin, with Turkish rose and osmanthus in its notes.
Floral perfumes includes Carine. Patchouli perfumes carries Carine as well. More houses sit on the brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like soft floral tea, leather, and cardamom on skin. Key notes are leather, tea and Turkish rose.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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