1697 (Absolu de Parfum)
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
Votes lean masculine
117 ratings
From your scent profile
Frapin 1697 is a sweet, spicy unisex fragrance built on rose, rum and dried fruits with cinnamon and clove; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Fruity and smiling, no serious airs at all.
How does it perform?
From 86 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
62% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Resinous
- Earthy
Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
EarthyWhat does 1697 (Absolu de Parfum) smell like?
It opens with rose, rum, davana and labdanum, then the heart of hawthorn, clove, jasmine and cinnamon adds a spicy, fruity warmth. In the base, tonka bean, vanilla and patchouli set that sweetness on a woody, resinous, faintly smoky ground. The overall impression is gourmand and oriental.
Most voters point to fall and winter, and mostly for evenings or nights out. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Masculine and feminine votes sit close together, so it reads as genuinely unisex. Tauer Perfumes Sundowner and Penhaligon's Halfeti Cedar have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Rose
- Rum
- Davana
First hours
- Hawthorn
- Clove
- Jasmine
Towards evening
- Tonka bean
- Patchouli
- Vanilla
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 44%Winter
- 44%Autumn
- 11%Spring
Winter
Autumn
Spring- Evening37%
- Nighttime28%
- Casual19%
- Daytime8%
- Office8%
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Last updated: October 26, 2026