Yves Saint Laurent
L'Homme
Woody
Fresh spicy
Citrus
from €54.73
Cartier
Déclaration
Signed Jean-Claude Ellena for Cartier, Déclaration is a fresh woody-spicy: bergamot and cardamom on a cedar, a vetiver and a cumin. Elegant, dry and distinctive.
Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Orange · Cumin
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Pepper · Ginger · Cardamom
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Base Several hours
Cedar · Vetiver · Tea
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Spicy, citrus, woody and aromatic: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 4 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
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