Carat
Cartier · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2018
≈ $90 · 100ml · approx. retail
Carat, by Cartier in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent, is a luminous 2018 floral conceived to shine like a diamond, blending seven fresh flowers into one abstract bouquet representing the colours of the rainbow. The composition is bright and dewy — hyacinth, lily, narcissus and ylang-ylang over a soft mimosa-and-white-musk base.
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French · 21 in collection
A French perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and spent over a decade at Guerlain before becoming Cartier's first dedicated in-house perfumer in the mid-2000s. She is celebrated for an artistic, conceptual approach to fine fragrance.
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