71 community ratings

Carnal Desire

2024MenModern

8.2/ 10

Community score
71 ratings

French Avenue Carnal Desire is a men's fragrance that pairs a sweet, fruity side with spicy woods, and it suits autumn and winter evenings best.

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Skunky's take: A night owl's pick; made for evenings out.

How does it perform?

From 70 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.8 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.6 /10

You will be noticed when you walk into a room.

Bottle

7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

9.0 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

93% 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.

Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Smoky
Leathery

What does Carnal Desire smell like?

It opens with cinnamon, raspberry and bergamot: spicy, bright and fruity. The heart of rose, cotton candy, osmanthus and iris turns clearly sweeter. The base of cedarwood, leather, patchouli, oud and vanilla settles into a smoky, leathery, woody ground.

Longevity is rated very strong and sillage strong. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evenings and nights out; spring works too. Most voters read it as masculine, with some calling it modern. Amouage Sequence and Widian London Black Edition have a close profile.