Bellodgia (1927)
by Caron

The first time I wore it my spouse commented immediately on the "florist shop" aspect of this fragrance. And it does go on quite fresh and floral. I was slightly disappointed as I'd wanted heady and powerful with carnation dominating. I used to love Roger & Gallet's carnation soaps! I love carnations in the raw. I wanted more...

Day 2: Enchanting. I can't stop sniffing my wrist. A Pied Piper of a fragrance. Sweet. Almost gourmand in sweetness but NOT gourmand. Vanilla fudge? No, too obvious, too crude. I would never have thought this was a fragrance with such a long pedigree. Someone has said it has a timeless quality and I think that's true. My Shalimar is of its time. My L'Heure Bleue also. I love them but they are "dated" (not in a bad way..) Bellodgia has made me curious about Caron. Next stop for me may be Yatagan.

I'm busy working my way through the Caron wardrobe of perfumes. Started with Narcisse Noir (gorgeous in the original formulation, quite nice in the new), Nocturnes (still trying to love it), then Bellodgia. Utterly gorgeous - big bunch of carnations - clean and spicy. I'm glad I went for the EDP as I've found the EDTs in the other scents don't last well. What next? Happy to follow any recommendations!

Surprise you with a flash of mastic like note which is replaces with a loud ozonic vintage laundry odor. In the middle note comes carnations full and comforting; with and cheerful illusion of old style coke. Base note is a powdery smooth carnations in caron style. What is artistic about it is the all notes are variations of carnations which play illusions on our nose. Though it is over 80 years old, never shows the age. I think this is a good compliment about a fragrance too.

Bellodgia EDT smells a lot like Après L'Ondée to me, but just a little sweeter and brighter. It's not strong, but has a good staying power, not like so many others that "disappear" on me, and I like its richness and warmth. It's new to me, so I'll say it has a good *potential* to be an everyday frag to me. Love it!

This is in my top five of favorite Carons. It smells like the pink carnations in my grandmother's garden and there is rose... Rich, yes, but it's still a clean light floral scent on my wife's skin. Nice sillage and a very dreamy creamy drydown. I can't imagine this one disappointing anyone.

As a BPAL fanatic, the first thing I thought of when I smelled this fragrance was "ALICE!", with its carnation and sweet milky notes. I actually like Bellodia better. It opens very crisp, like carnations fresh out of the florist fridge, but dries out powdery and creamy soft. It feels innocent, in the way that a Victorian woman who has birthed 7 babies is innocent.