Carthusia · 2011
Carthusia Lady EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
floral
powdery
romantic
powdery lilac and roses, softly sweet woods
Scent Notes
Floral
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Carthusia Lady comes across as powdery lilac and roses, softly sweet woods. It opens with ylang-ylang, camellia and lilac, moves into carnation, violet leaf and white peach and settles on oakmoss, Tolu balm and ambergris. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 2011.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and powdery for date nights.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $155.
Explore more: More from Carthusia · Floral perfumes · Ylang-ylang perfumes · Lilac perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Carthusia
Carthusia is an Italian perfume house founded in 1948 on the island of Capri, whose formulas trace back to a Carthusian monastery's flower-distillation tradition. The house name references the monks (Certosini) whose recipes seeded the line. The Carthusia range on Scendira is 24 perfumes, roughly $50 to $173. The Carthusia names that come up most in fragrance communities: Carthusia Terra Mia, Carthusia Mediterraneo and Carthusia A'mmare.
What is in the bottles
On Carthusia Terra Mia (Eau de Parfum, 2017), expect creamy coffee with vanilla, rose, and soft musk; it starts with bergamot and neroli and settles on amberwood, ambroxan and vanilla. Carthusia Mediterraneo (Eau de Parfum, 2003) reads as bright citrus and mint air, with clean white musk, opening on lemon and bergamot and drying down to white musk. Carthusia A'mmare (Eau de Parfum, 2021) is described as briny sea air, rosemary, mint on clean cedar, with salt and rosemary up top and white musk, cedarwood and gaiac wood underneath.
The scent families these picks sit in: Fresh perfumes and Gourmand perfumes. Other houses: all brands on Scendira.
More from Carthusia
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like powdery lilac and roses, softly sweet woods. It opens with ylang-ylang, camellia and lilac, moves into carnation, violet leaf and white peach and settles on oakmoss, Tolu balm and ambergris.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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