Reviews of Kelly Calèche (2007)
by Hermès

I think Wordbird has put it best. To me, Kelly Caleche definitely smells like the inside of a used leather handbag that has picked up the scent of tissues, face powder, fruit gum, lipstick, and other assorted frivolities that may be carried by any woman with a purse! For a lighter, smoother leather fragrance my preference still runs toward Luten's Daim Blond. Worthy of a test spritz for sure!

Fizzy leather!

This is a leather for a summer's day. It is an exercise in transparency and modernity. I don't have any idea how he has managed to achieve it, but Ellena has stayed true to form and created a sheer, light and effervescent leather that is mesmerisingly beautiful.

If you want full-bodied, animalic, weird, rich or boozy leather, you're better off reaching for something else - there are plenty of fantastic leather fragrances out there. Kelly Caleche has a floral softness that makes it very appealing and wearable, even for non-leatherheads. Well worth a try and a good choice for a gift.

It's been a long while since I've smelled the original Caleche, so I won't add it as a reference to this review.

Kelly Caleche from the get-go gives off the impression of a young sophistication with a hit of that classic style of perfumery.

Perfumery notes:
Top note: Green Notes, Lily-of-the-valley, Rose, Narcissus
Middle note: Climbing Rose, Mimosa, Tuberose
Base note:Iris, Woodsy Notes, Leather Accord

You catch a lot of rosy notes in the beginning, with a bitter sweetness giving off the beginning impressions of leather, and thankfully the tuberose adds a fullness without being heady. As the scent progresses, I lose the leather sadly, but left with something ever so familiar, and then it dawns on me. The base smells so reminiscent of Jardin en Mediterranee. Not a bad thing, but I was more hoping for a more definite leather, something like Eau d'Hermes.

This scent is not a scent to excuse though--it's definitely remarkable.