Cartier has launched Oud Vanillé, a new fragrance in the brand's luxury Les Heures Voyageuses oud series.
Cartier's Oud Vanillé features a combination of two key ingredients, two accords that echo one another, united by some of their facets: oud wood, with its woody, animal notes and its evocative power, and vanillin, with its powdery, sweet, olfactory and highly addictive notes.
Oud Vanillé was developed by Cartier house perfumer Mathilde Laurent.
Cartier Oud Vanillé is available now at Saks, $355 for 75 ml Eau de Parfum.
(via saksfifthavenue, additional information via numeromag.nl)
I haven’t Tried anything from the Cartier oud line but curious about this one. Love vanilla
I have tried very little from this series in general, much less the oud. It does sound worth a shot.
As a fan of Mathilde Laurent, I’d strongly recommend her creations 😉
The oud line is obviously mainly oriented towards the Middle-East markets. At least for the former ones I’ve tried, they are very nice and refined, though not ground-breakingly creative (which is more the position of the line Les Heures de Parfum. Most of them are quite interesting, though their very limited lasting power has excluded the possibility of daily wearing for me.)
I know a lot of people love her but generally speaking, I am something of an agnostic. Most of the time I like things but don’t feel the need to own.
Also, I am sort of done with oud?
So I am not the best Cartier customer 🙂
I have loved some of her other scents, andI am interested to smell this!
She is not my bestie but I should try it too.
The thing is I find these Heures collection overpriced overall but I got a set of samples and fell for l’Heure defendue, a boozy chocolate, in fact several were interesting.
That sounds yummy! Do you remember any of the other good ones’ names?
I want to know too
I have the sample vials of I~IV and X~XIII. I have also tested the VI at the counter. While V is released after years of hiatus, IX has not been released yet.
Here are some of my favourites.
XI L’Heure Perdue. This one is featured as 100% synthetic and thus no notes were disclosed. It is given 5 stars by Luca Turin in their 2018 guide and classified as ‘mimosa vanilla.’ For me, it evolves through the vibes of musky, watery and floral, but also with some chocolate-like feeling. A little bit hard to describe. A very subtle creation.
IV L’Heure Fougueuse. It opens with a refreshing bergamot peel and then passes on to the maté and tobacco, which are smoky, bitter, and green. Transitting via some vetiver, it finally lands on the leather – it is animalic and somehow rough, but not rude. Very Mathilde Laurent’s style – classic elegance in a modern face.
XIII La Treizième Heure. A smoky birch-leather, with decorations of maté.
XII L’Heure Mystérieuse. Medical patchouli with the incense floating out. There is also some spicy touch on nutmeg.
As for the others I have tried (I iris-sandalwood; II green fishy carnations with the contrast of dry powder and fresh strawberry; III a green herbal garden; VI a glistening cologne; X syrupy fruits evolving into green leaves and floral, with some feelings of black tea,) they are also interesting and deserve a try.
In my understanding, among the three lux lines, Les Heures de Parfum is the art-oriented one and the best place where Mathilde has explored her talents and creativity. Honestly, I find most of them have limited projection and lasting power, so I’d more regard them for artistic enjoyment than for pragmatic daily usage.
I will also recommend their other lux line Les Épures de Parfum, which is dedicated to a certain theme and well showcases Mathilde’s transparent signature. Pur Muguet is a green lively VotV, the best of the kind I have encountered that I was so triggered despite the outrageous price.
Speaking of the prices, I noticed even back to the date, the lines have been the most expensive ones compared to the high lines of other big houses. (Sometimes, I even doubt Cartier does not pay much attention to their fragrance business.) Yet, I find the 3.5 ml sample vials are much more affordable than the full bottle (~$1.5/ml, so basically the common price of niche samples,) or you may want to try them at their counter (probably boutique only.)
Thanks for all the details!
thanks!
A little late to let you know that there is a typo in the second sentence, Robin. Acombination should be “a combination….”
Aha, thank you — for once that is not my typo but theirs, but fixed it all the same 😉