Sweet William

Sweet William by Carner Barcelona, released in 2017 and composed by Rodrigo Flores-Roux, is a spicy floral: everyone describes it as floral, most add spicy, some find it gourmand, and a minority note woody, fresh and amber shades. The spice is cinnamon rather than pepper alone, so it leans warm.

The notes are given as a single list and are rich. Cardamom, pepper, white pepper and galanga open with a dry, tingling spice. The heart is built on rose and rose water, fringed pink, ylang-ylang and tobacco blossom, with Tuscan iris adding a cool, powdery softness between the flowers. Cinnamon and Chinese cinnamon wood give the composition its warm, slightly sweet backbone. The base of vanilla absolute, styrax and the amber material ambrarome is resinous and smooth, more cosy than sugary.

It is a shared fragrance, worn by anyone. The warm spice and vanilla make it a scent for autumn and winter evenings, dinners and quieter occasions, and it suits people who like carnation-style spicy florals with a modern finish.

Sweet William — unisex fragrance by Carner Barcelona (released 2017). Notes: Ambrarome, Cardamom, Chinese Cinnamon Wood, Cinnamon, Fringed Pink, Galanga, Iris, Pepper, Rose, Rose Water, Styrax, Tobacco Blossom, Tuscan Iris, Vanilla, Vanilla Absolute, White Pepper, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database