Must de Cartier

For women
Eau de Parfum
1981

Must de Cartier, signed Cartier, is a tender and refined floral fragrance. It opens on mandarin and galbanum, reveals jasmine, rose and iris at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, amber and sandalwood.

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.

Opening First minutes

Mandarin · Galbanum
Heart ~30 min to 2 h

Jasmine · Rose · Iris
Base Several hours

Vanilla · Amber · Sandalwood

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
Galbanum: its rarest material, which only 21 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 94.
Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
Floral, citrus, gourmand, amber and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent

9 h and more estimated on skin

Projection Generous

fills a room

Ideal seasons

Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Time of day

Day
Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

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

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