Carmel De Ville En Voyage Perfumes

For Women
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2015

At a glance

Is Carmel De Ville En Voyage Perfumes worth trying?

Carmel de Ville by En Voyage Perfumes is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women.

Best match
Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Very Good longevity with Strong sillage
Signature profile
sweet, fruity, floral with Marmalade, Fruity Notes, Mandarin Orange

The first impression

Carmel de Ville by En Voyage Perfumes is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women. The nose behind this fragrance is Shelley Waddington. Top notes are Marmalade, Fruity Notes and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Hawthorn, Jasmine, Marigold, Narcissus, Rhubarb, African Orange Flower, Hyacinth, Mimosa, Heliotrope, Rose and Lily; base notes are Vanille, Mexican chocolate, Caramel, Tobacco, Amber, Resin, Virginia Cedar, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Olibanum and Vetiver.

What shapes the scent

sweet 100%
fruity 85%
floral 70%
vanilla 60%
caramel 50%
citrus 40%
powdery 35%
chocolate 30%
balsamic 25%
green 20%

The perfumer behind it

Shelley Waddington

Shelley Waddington

Shelley Waddington is the founder and perfumer behind En Voyage Perfumes, a brand known for its artistic and narrative-driven scents. Her catalog includes a range of compositions from aquatic and gourmand to amber and woody, such as A Study In Water, Café Cacao, and Durango. Waddington’s work often explores the intersection of memory and place, creating fragrances that evoke specific moods and landscapes.

Notes pyramid

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Marmalade Marmalade
Fruity Notes Fruity Notes
Mandarin Orange Mandarin Orange

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Hawthorn Hawthorn
Jasmine Jasmine
Marigold Marigold
Narcissus Narcissus
Rhubarb Rhubarb
African Orange Flower African Orange Flower
Hyacinth Hyacinth
Mimosa Mimosa
Heliotrope Heliotrope
Rose Rose
Lily Lily

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Vanille Vanille
Mexican chocolate Mexican chocolate
Caramel Caramel
Tobacco Tobacco
Amber Amber
Resin Resin
Virginia Cedar Virginia Cedar
Patchouli Patchouli
Sandalwood Sandalwood
Olibanum Olibanum
Vetiver Vetiver

The mood it creates

The Creator Archetype: Portrait of Carmel De Ville En Voyage Perfumes

Essence

The Creator is a weaver of worlds, turning imagination into tangible beauty. Carmel De Ville's lavish bouquet-where marmalade tang meets chocolate-drenched florals-mirrors this archetype's gift for synthesis. Like a painter layering glazes, the fragrance builds from citrus brightness to caramelized depth, proving opulence needn't sacrifice complexity.

Style & Aesthetic

They dress as if life is a gala they're secretly hosting: velvet blazers with slightly exaggerated lapels, silk scarves knotted with studied nonchalance. The perfume's rhubarb-and-rose heart reflects their love for the baroque made modern, while the tobacco-vanilla base adds a whisper of old-world decadence.

Philosophy & Values

They believe excess, when intentional, becomes art. The fragrance's gourmand flourishes aren't indulgence for its own sake-they're proof that joy deserves the same consideration as sorrow. For them, beauty is a verb, an ongoing act of curation and rebellion against the mundane.

Relationships

They attract admirers like firelight draws moths, though few can match their creative fervor. Romantic partners are either muses or fellow artists, united by a shared disdain for half-measures. Salons and supper clubs become their stages, where every toast feels like a manifesto.

Lifestyle

Their home is a cabinet of curiosities: a vintage dessert cart repurposed as a perfume organ, walls hung with sketches torn from forgotten manuscripts. Mornings are for composing in bed (poetry or emails, it's all creation), evenings for presiding over tables where the wine flows as freely as the ideas.

Shadow

Their passion can tip into preciousness-a reluctance to edit or compromise that leaves projects unfinished. The very richness of this fragrance might become a crutch, masking creative blocks behind a cloud of Mexican vanilla. Not every impulse needs to be gilded.

Conclusion

Carmel De Ville is for those who treat existence as their masterpiece. It's the olfactory equivalent of a handwritten invitation to a midnight salon, where the dress code reads 'dazzle or abstain' and the champagne is always, somehow, perfectly chilled.