Must de Cartier pour Homme (2000)
by Cartier

Must de Cartier’s rich, spicy opening is made intriguing by the very smallest hint of animal musk, but what follows doesn’t fulfill this introduction’s promise. Instead, Must de Cartier develops into a polite, fruity oriental scent on a base of soft woods. It’s pleasant, it’s comfortable, and it’s utterly conventional. I give it credit for avoiding the gourmand bombast of Pi or Le Male, but there are just too many finer spicy-woody orientals out there (Jaipur Homme, Heritage, Noir Epices…the list goes on), to make Must de Cartier competitive.

very creamy and rich substance. a bit of orange due to the mandarin but smoothed out by the tonka bean and vanilla. reminds you of declaration but with more kick and a bit of a creamy and rich feeling. classy and elegant, great for colder weather.

Very elegant creation from Cartier that I used to own when I was in my 18's.
During that time I had few occasion to wear a suit but I am sure that the combo "suit+Must" would have been devastating.

First spritz of Must de Cartier and the image that comes to mind is how soft and powdery it is...like a soft cloud of spice, the intial blast of citrus and Anise with "sweet and sour" notes of orange is softened by spicy notes of Cinnamon with the gentle bite of ginger. Cinnamon barks holds the rein quite well along with earthy, woody midnotes which gives off a feel of being a spicy, oriental, gourmand type of scent. The beauty of this entire progression is that, the top-mid notes is covered by a cloud of Tonka bean which gives this wonderful scent the feel of warmed up spicy sweet, powdery Vanilla. Such is the quality of this note that it enveloped me in a warm, powdery, spicy glow which strays sometimes in the gourmand zone.

This is a very classy scent for formal settings and is thoroughly enjoyable on an evening out...it stays as mentioned above for 4 hours easy thereby subsiding to a moderately close to skin scent with vanillic (tonka bean) and woody notes.

I have read that this doenst have staying power...i have to respectively disagree...this has a very mysterious sillage. one of the best that i have come across. many scents die out on me..but this, i could smell even after 10+ hours of application..this one is for someone who is looking for a well rounded, carefully blended, Spicy Oriental Gourmand with citrus topnotes, mid notes comprising of soft spices on a earthy, woody, vanillic base.

i was with two of my friends when i tried this fragrance in a shop... guess what .. we all said UGHHHHHHHHH whats this ???? its doesnt smell like a fragrance !!!!!!

A nice subtle anise in this one without it being typically dark. It comes off more bright and playful and the tonka bean sweetens the whole deal. A nice citrus herbal with good longevity.