Cartier

Déclaration d'un Soir

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2012

Déclaration d'un Soir is an incandescent and sensual oriental spicy fragrance signed Cartier. It opens on pepper, cardamom and bergamot, reveals rose and neroli at its heart and rests on a base of cedar, incense and vetiver.

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.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Pepper · Cardamom · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Neroli

  3. Base Several hours

    Cedar · Incense · Vetiver

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Bergamot: its most used material, present in 43% of the perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Woody, spicy, floral and citrus: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Déclaration d'un Soir by Cartier seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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