Some perfume houses give their scents abstract names and leave you guessing. Theodoros Kalotinis does the opposite. If it says Cinnamon Rolls on the bottle, it smells like cinnamon rolls. If it says Pistachio Latte, you get pistachio and milk.
A Greek house with a sweet tooth
Theodoros Kalotinis is a Greek perfume house, and you can smell it. A lot of the line comes from Greek summers, Greek pastry shops and Greek islands. It's also one of the most affordable houses on our shelves: every 50 ml eau de parfum costs 335 DKK.
Our picks
For the sweet tooth
- Pistachio Latte starts with bright, green pistachio and melts into a warm, toasted nut and creamy milk. One of the most realistic pistachio scents we've smelled.
- Velvet Chocolate is cocoa and vanilla on soft tonka. Like a praline dusted with cocoa.
- Cinnamon Rolls is golden pastry, caramelised sugar and cinnamon, with crushed melomakarona on top, the Greek honey and cinnamon Christmas cookie.
- Caramel Oud pairs caramel with oud wood. Creamy, rich and a little darker than the rest.
For the fresh side
- Aegean Salt & Citrus is sea salt with lemon, orange and grapefruit. A summer day on a Greek island.
- Sea God is named after Poseidon: bergamot, aquatic notes and cedarwood. Cool and woody.
- Alluring Fig is bitter fig leaves over milky vanilla. The paths down to the sea on a Greek island.
For something soft
- Cherry Powder is baby powder made elegant, with macarons, milk and cherry.
- Gardenia starts clean and powdery, then gardenia and jasmine come through over a powdery vanilla.
Where to start
Samples are 35 DKK, so you can try three or four without thinking twice. Our tip: try them on skin, not paper. Gourmands change a lot on the skin.
See the full Theodoros Kalotinis collection, or come by the store at Badstuegade 16 in Aarhus.
