Les Heures de Parfum XII: L'Heure Mystérieuse
Cartier · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009
≈ $220 · 75ml · approx. retail
L'Heure Mystérieuse XII is part of Les Heures de Parfum, a 2009 collection of high-perfumery compositions by in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent exploring single-material themes; this entry centers on incense and patchouli. The collection was conceived as a repertoire of olfactory 'hours' rather than conventional flankers.
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French · 19 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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