Caractère (Eau de Toilette)
Perfumer: Alain Verjus
230 ratings
From your scent profile
Daniel Hechter Caractère Eau de Toilette is a classic masculine scent with a green, woody and leathery chypre-fougère character.
Skunky's take: Plenty of people say it suits a rainy fall evening.
How does it perform?
From 197 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Easily worth what it costs.
Blind buy risk
87% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Green
- Spicy
- Woody
- Animal
- Resinous
- Earthy
- Leathery
What does Caractère (Eau de Toilette) smell like?
Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring not far behind and summer a distant last. It suits daily wear, the office and evenings out. More than half of voters call it masculine, and a good share find it classic.
It opens with bergamot, lemon and artemisia, fresh and green. In the heart, carnation, jasmine and basil add a floral, spicy softness. The base settles into leather, oakmoss, cedarwood and castoreum, earthy, animalic and woody. Dior Jules and Weil Kipling have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Bergamot
- Artemisia
- Lemon
First hours
- Carnation
- Jasmine
- Basil
Towards evening
- Leather
- Oakmoss
- Cedarwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 38%Autumn
- 29%Winter
- 24%Spring
- 9%Summer
- Daytime23%
- Casual23%
- Office20%
- Evening18%
- Nighttime15%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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Maxim's · 1988
53% matchJules (Eau de Toilette)
Dior · 1980
51% matchWeil pour Homme (1980) (Eau de Toilette)
Weil · 1980
50% matchMan Pure (Eau de Toilette)
Jil Sander · 1981
49% matchArrogance pour Homme (Eau de Toilette)
Arrogance · 1982
49% matchLa Nuit (Eau de Toilette)
Rabanne · 1985
48% matchAntaeus (Eau de Toilette)
Chanel · 1981
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