Declaration

Cartier · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1998

Woody · Woody Aromatic Designermasculine

≈ $75 · 100ml · approx. retail

A landmark spicy-woody aromatic that pairs a vivid cardamom-and-citrus opening with dry cedar and earthy vetiver. Warm spices, a wisp of cumin-like skin warmth, and bitter-orange freshness make it sharp, sophisticated, and endlessly wearable.

Woody Fresh Spicy Citrus Aromatic Warm Spicy Vetiver

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Bitter Orange (Bigarade)Bergamot Mandarin Neroli Caraway Coriander Artemisia (Wormwood)Birch

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Cardamom Black Pepper Ginger Juniper Cinnamon Iris / Orris Jasmine

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Vetiver Cedar tea Leather Oakmoss Amber

Best for

SpringSummerFallDailyOfficeSport / Casual

Perfumer

Jean-Claude Ellena

French · 10 in collection

Jean-Claude Ellena is a celebrated French perfumer and author, Grasse-born and Givaudan-trained, who served as Hermès's exclusive in-house perfumer from 2004 to 2016. Famed for his minimalist, transparent, watercolour-like style, he created Hermès's Terre d'Hermès and the Jardins collection and has also composed for Bvlgari, Cartier and Frédéric Malle.

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