Declaration (for men)

gerco

sorry, the review is about declaration essence.

The opening of Essence is similar to the opening in Déclaration, but fresher, clearer, less smoky, more attainable.

It is an elegant orange opening that doesn’t have the sharpness of many citrus accords: a bitter orange note that gets a special refinement from the cardamom and the woods and moss.

The middle notes are basically a discreet wood / moss accord supported by cardamom and orange.

And the base is a nice vetiver and rosewood and orange. The prominence of the bitter orange note throughout makes the scent somewhat linear, but there is real movement behind the orange note.

I like solid base notes in my fragrances, and the base here, even though it has excellent accords, is a little too subtle—underplayed—for my tastes.

There are not very many differences between Déclaration and Déclaration Essence, but those marginal differences make up a huge difference in my judgment:

—Déclaration is not very interesting except that is flirts a bit with repulsiveness, while Déclaration Essence is a winner.

Very good longevity—wonderful, elegant fragrance from a welknown french powerhouse.

9/10

outstandingly good - absolute class, buy if you like woody floral musk: there's nothing better than this !

(thx to foetidus)

soirdelune

Sophisticated. Could be a unisex scent.

mariotgomez

I enjoy fragrances from Cartier. Declaration I wear when in the mood for scent that begins with a citrus notes, some floral undertone and warms up with some woodsy notes. The other two Cartier fragrance I have in my collection are Santos and Pasha.

Sovvva

I love it... so special, so sensual and delicate. It sounds really sexy for me.
Very rare combination - classic perfume with an impressive character! :-) I'd like to feel it on my man...