Eau De Cartier Essence De Bois by Cartier, 2012

Pretty, flora, softl. Citrus & violet notes are evident. Moderately sweet, certainly aimed at the female market. OK -- essence de BOIS. So, where's the wood? Not to found. Marks deducted for misleading name.

Men, please do NOT wear this. I don't care that this is labeled as unisex. You will smell like a woman. You will not be edgy or cool, or avante garde. You will simply smell like a woman. Women, this is a great scent. Its very powdery and almost hypnotizing. This is the type of scent i would want a woman to wear in the bedroom, in a sexy negligee... Neutral only because its aggravating its listed as unisex. If it was purely listed as womens, it woman be a thumbs up.

Opens with violet leaf slaping your face, then joins the woody notes (oud? really?) that turns it into a fresh woody scent. Lasting power is weak, around 3~4 hours. The solution? About 10 sprays and you're set with great projection, big sillage and nice lasting power. That's nothing actually unique scent but deserves at least one try.

This is a wonderful scent for thirty minutes to an hour and then for me it ceases to exist. It's like it's totally missing any base notes. I use it mainly for bedtime because of it's terrible longevity.

Totally lush flanker for a change. Where the father seemed austere and slightly cold, this sibling oozes warmth and love. A reasonably priced, beautiful piece of work from Ms. Laurent. Another plus is that it is totally unisex in my opinion. Find of the year, so far.