Carven PERFUME

Carmen de Tommasso, born in 1909, founded the company Carven in 1945. She set up shop near Champs Elysées in Paris in France. She focused on fragrances, accessories and fashion and couture for petite women. Her elegant fashion creations that were inspired by travel and artistic motives featured lace and embroidery and were very feminine. By the end of the 1960s Carven also sold men's wear and a jewellery collection. From then it took a few years only until the brand had gathered a solid fan base. Her designs were particularly popular in Japan where women have always been rather petite. Japanese women appreciated that de Tommasso designed beautiful collections that would perfectly suit their shorter and slim body shapes.
The first fragrance under the brand name of Carven, Ma Griffe, was launched in 1946. The green chypre with floral notes has been a favorite for more than 60 years. The composition centers around aldehydes, gardenia, green notes, asafoetida, clary sage and citruses, orris, orange blossom, orris root, jasmine, ylang-ylang, lily-of-the-valley and rose, labdanum, sandalwood, cinnamon, musk, benzoin, oakmoss, vetiver and styrax.
The following year saw the launch of the company's second women's fragrance. Robe d'un Soir features notes that are reminiscent of many classic floral-aldehyde compositions: aldehydes, bergamot, mandarin, neroli, peach, carnation, jasmine, lily, orris root, may rose, ylang-ylang, amber, benzoin, cedar, sandalwood, vanilla and vetiver.
Carven's first fragrance for men, Vetiver for men, was launched in 1957. The original composition is a woody-chypre one with dominant notes of lavender, mandarin orange, clary sage, petit grain, lemon, carnation, sandalwood, orris root, jasmine, vetiver, cedar, bergamot, amber, musk, oakmoss and myrrh.
To the delight of many women Carven presented a new fragrance for women in 1966. Eau Vive, the original from the 1960s has been relaunched in the 1990s. The reformulated floral-green fragrance is based on bergamot, mandarin, juniper berries, coriander, lavender, orange, lily of the valley, mimosa, apple, vetiver, rosewood, green leaves, rhubarb, vanilla and musk.
After more than a decade a new fragrance was presented. Monsieur Carven, a floral chypre for men, was launched in 1978. This scent's counterpart, Madame de Carven, was presented in the following year. Either edition has been discontinued but Madame de Carven and Monsieur Carven are still greatly appreciated among vintage perfume lovers.
In 1982 Carven presented a ladies' fragrance that was composed by Robertet perfumers. This perfume, Guirlandes, features prominent white floral notes and accords of aldehydes, sandalwood and clove. The women's fragrance Intrigue was launched in 1986. The powerful floral chypre perfume became an instant hit with the customers.
Several other fragrances have been launched since.
Designer Carven has 21 perfumes in our fragrance base. Carven is an old perfume house. The earliest edition was created in 1946 and the newest is from 2016. Carven fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Jerome Di Marino, Francis Kurkdjian, Patricia Choux, Yuri Gutsatz, Robertet, Jean Carles and Edouard Hache.


Carven Couture
2005 for women
Carven L`Eau Intense
2016 for men
Carven Pour Homme
2014 for men
Carven Vetiver
2014 for men
Chasse Gardée
1950 for women
Eau Vive
1966 for women
Guirlandes
1982 for women
Homme
1999 for men
Intrigue
1986 for women
Le Vetiver
2009 for men
Ma Griffe
1946 for women
Ma Griffe
2013 for women
Madame de Carven
1979 for women
Monsieur Carven
1978 for men
Robe d'Un Soir
1947 for women
Variations
for women
Vert et Blanc
1958 for women
Vetiver
1957 for men
Carven Le Parfum
Carven L'Absolu
2015 for women
Carven Le Parfum
2013 for women
LEau de Toilette
2014 for women