Gilles Cantuel Creature
How it smells
Main smell: warm spicy and amber. It opens with bergamot and cloves, moves to carnation and cedar and dries down to amber and ambroxan.
- Came out
- 1985
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Creature notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Gilles Cantuel Creature
Creature is made by Gilles Cantuel.
Gilles Cantuel perfumes worth knowing
The house has 21 perfumes here, led by Arsenal Gold, Babylone and Arsenal Platinum.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. It lasts longer than Houbigant Bois Mystique. Base notes like amber and ambroxan are the part that stays longest on the skin.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Best season for Creature
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Is Creature your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by amber and woody. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and amber smells and notes like carnation and amber. Less obvious notes include ginger, cinnamon and benzoin. Perfume fans rate it 4.22 out of 5.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Houbigant Bois Mystique.
Flankers and editions
There are 2 other versions of this perfume, released between 1992 and 1997.
Creature dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (7 shared notes), Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur (7 shared notes), Philipp Plein Parfums Philipp Plein No Limits (8 shared notes) and Houbigant Bois Mystique (8 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can men wear Creature?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Creature expensive?
It is mid priced: about €45 in Europe.
When did it come out?
It came out in 1985.