Must de Cartier Cartier for women

I was very curious about this perfume. Even if I just bought another two perfumes for myself, this was still on my list. Finally, I got it.
One word: wonderful!
When I first smell it, I said :"Just like my beloved Obsession". Soon after, I noticed the difference. Must is a little bit cleaner on my skin, Obsession is more harsh. The drydown is to die for, I can't stop sniffing my wrist.
Very long lasting for an EDT. Still smell it after 7 hours, just like Obsession.
Guess I have two signature perfumes by now...
Love it!

Strangely, this is the one perfume I have that I actually wear only for myself, at bedtime. I know it's beautiful and I should wear it when others can appreciate it as well, but.... I put it on only before I go to bed or spray it on my pillows when I make the bed in the morning. I suffer from severe insomnia and this is such a relaxing and comforting scent, it puts me to sleep. Love it!

I have been wearing Must since the early 90s and I must agree with the review that stated this is a dangerous fragrance for a young woman - which I was back then! When I wear it now, as a woman in my early 40's, I believe that I have finally evolved into the woman that should wear this parfum. It embraces the confidence and wisdom that I lacked in my twenties and underscores the essence of women like a bemused and knowing smile. When I wear this now, heads turn when I pass through a crowded restaurant and the majority of those heads are the younger men I used to chase after in my twenties! This is a fragrance that truly declares that the largest erogeneous zone in the human body is the brain and its true mystique is its ability to speak to all the senses, not just the nose.

Fantastically good!!! I tried this many times in the 80's and thought "peeeyew" ... oh the misguided mistakes of an immature nose :o). I recently rediscovered this gem, and I am happy to report that it is JUST WONDERFUL ... still!! The best thing about this fragrance is the superbly blended Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood base lifted by the Aldehydes up top and just the smallest hint of skank from the Civet. I'm sure the florals and fruits enhance the overall beauty of Must ... but they are such soft players as to be hardly there at all. Definitely not a "hip" frag but alarmingly unisex and ever so cultured! I see a few comparisons with Obsession ... comparing Must to Obsession is like comparing a thoroughbred arabian to a pack mule!! IMHO of course ;o). One to add to the collection as soon as humanly possible ... which means as quick as my overused cedit card will allow HAHAHA. Smells of wealth :o) ...

I bought pretty 30 ml purse spray of pure perfume for laughably low price. Must is a clone of Rochas Absolu and Addict! Or vice versa.

is not necesary edp the edt is veryyy long lasing

it's only available as EDT?? or there's EDP!!??

OK, so I was looking around trying to find a new scent. I ended up at Macy's with intention on buying Chanel and they didn't have what I wanted, so I remembered I used to own the Must, and sprayed it. Ten saeconds later I had the gift set being rung up, all while wondering why the heck I went so long without this stuff and why on Earth I ever stopped wearing it to begin with. (I know I overpaid, but I was wanting it NOW. So I got one bottle for 140 bucks, then came home and ordered two more online for 80 bucks each, LOL.)

Funny thing, as I walked out of macy's...the two clerks who were handing out the latest perfume samples of Beiber, Simpson and Klein, who were trying to sell me stuff earlier.... stopped me and said I smelled outrageously fabulous and wanted to know what I had gotten!

Give this scent about twenty minutes to calm down.....you will be rewarded with ten hours of heaven.

Just when I'd given up and thought "Leather's just not for me," along came Must parfum.

I fell in love at first spritz, before the mist even dried on my skin. I smelled a sharp blast of pineapple, quickly followed by the richness of peach and galbanum. It was zesty and stirred me up inside!

As the parfum wore down, it turned into a fantastical cloud of sweet tonka, soft leather, and resins. To die for!!

OMG! I loved Must! Once I had also a tiny decant of pure parfum, to die for.
It's not an easy fragrance in the way we are used now. It was a grand lady scent, whimsical, feminine but not frilly at all! Actually it's quite serious, in the line of Obsession and Ambre Gris.
The special green vegetable strong note in the beginning I suppose it is galbanum.
Then it becomes sweeter and sweeter on my skin, always warm, rich, a little spicy and vanillic in the same way that vanilla was used in older perfume, not the candy cotton obsessive childish woman stereotype.
Perfumes reflect their time. Not many years ago young women wanted to look like ladies, now ladies want to seem teen-agers or even younger.
Anyway, whether you like it or not, Must has a precious feature from its own era: it's multi-layered and nuanced. I personally love this feature in a perfume.
It's also very long lasting, it never cheak on you, it's like an elegant reliable lady with a big heart but sometimes a serious attitude.
And like a lady she can go wherever she wants!
You can wear it during the day especially as winter perfume or douse yourself for elegant event
I'm speaking in present tense... I should say Must "was" all this.
I sprayed for a tester of EdT in a perfume store and found a watery perfume, a ghost of what it was.
I don't know if it went through re-formulation.
I remember a much bolder scent.

This is another Odd classic that you may hate at first, but love after. Starts off with a bitter Green foliage note,im guessing is the Vetiver? but once that clears it's a rich luxurious mustiness that so complex and delicious(Tonka Vanilla Leather), smells "expensive", like an old lady's purse as i often say.
Yes, it is similar to CK Obsession because they both contain Civet, they both have that curiously "Musty dry Sweet" Dry Down.
I like an older review saying it's like "skipping 3rd base" and dangerous to give to a young girl. This is definitely a classic "Mature" fragrance, i dare say perhaps the ultimate Cougar perfume? rawr

For some reason my skin seems to soak in all toilette versions of perfume,i prefer parfum.My husband bought me this for my birthday in August not realising it is a toilette,it does remind me of obsession,however it is so light on my skin i get no sillage an no comments from others on my "SMELL"after 2 hours it has dissapeared from my skin.I have to say it is a lovely smell and as one reviwer here said i can also smell the pineapple.Lovely if you like only to smell yourself but alas not for me.

Amazing,mesmerizing and classy.It seriously makes you smell like a million dollars

Makes me smell like my grandpa

yes its good i like its very luxury,lux in a botle, strong and definitly winter warm and rich fume

i dont know if i like or not ,oriental fums its not mi typ but i thincking to buy soon its sound good i am flover smell lover so???!!!!

Not crazy about this one. There's something about this fragrance that just doesn't click with me. I read so many good reviews that I really wanted to like this one.

I tested this edt and OMG, its such a good mix of fruit with leather [love that note] and the drydown amazing. I find it a tiny bit similar to obsession, but this one is more perfect to me, more richer, warmer. Especially with colder nights now its becoming my best friend and for an edt its longlasting. I got me a sample and im saving for a bottle of this beautiful edt. The revieuws are true its really a MUST.

I like the odd ones. I expected something deeply floral and womanly and I felt in love when I sniffed; I've been shocked, yes, shocked and not surprised cause it was bigger than I may expect!
It's the very meaning of the term "charisma". This is not only feminine if feminine is mostly based on floral notes. This is spicy and resinous woody that illustrates a manager woman, high level and serious yet highly charming as Michelle Pfeiffer in the movie "I am Sam".
It's the smell of jewels and luxury stones just like those Cartier design.
The dry down is so exotic, more than the opening, and vigorous; attractive, dark, woody and darkly spicy.
Seriously, it smells like nothing else. By far the deep base plays on more vanilla and resins.
With these all the liquid gets a drawback; it's colored and left a yellow dot on the paper. Be careful when you've worn white.

The dry down, on my skin, reminds of Venice Yves Rocher.
At very first sniff "NO",not me. Too strong. There is something that i don´t like, cannot say what it is. I can see why so many people likes this fragrance, same time, it is very special fragrance. Transforms very nice with time.

I'm loving it! So glad i put it on @ Neiman Marcus nevermind that they are stuck up there. i only sprayed ONCE, though! I don't really feel sexy in it, just comforted...... it kind of smells like shaving cream a little bit, i think, which is a bit of a turn on.
AND surprisingly, it wasn't at all suffocating in the heat tonight like i expected it would be..!! =] hmmm....

It really evolves beautifully. I love the refreshing opening, its really a deceiver, though!! This is also fantastically blended. Its very soft, yet projects a lot. I was excited to hear that it was often recommended to scorpios like me!

I adore this one. Deep, soft, warm and sexy scent. No sharp or edgy notes in this one. Not for a young woman to wear, I think. This is a scent for a woman who want attention and know how to make an entrance. Use carefully or else it will turn thick and heavy.

Jag avgudar denna doften. Djup, mjuk, varm och supersexig parfym. Inga skarpa noter. Inget för en ung kvinna att bära enligt mitt tycke. Detta är en doft för kvinnan som vill ha uppmärksamhet och som vet hur att göra entré. Används försiktigt, annars kan den bli tung.

The more I admire a fragrance (read: worship) the harder it is for me to write about it. Cartier's Must falls into this challenging category.

Must is breathtakingly beautiful.

Why?

I wish I could articulate why, really I do. Some things just defy words with their humbling beauty. I could not begin to try to analyse the behaviour of the notes present in Must.

If there is one perfume in my collection that captures everything I love about perfume (and perfume loves about me and my body chemistry) Must fits the bill splendidly.

Aldehydic, floral, powdery, fruity, spicy, woody, leathery, masculine, feminine. Magnificent, sublime, grand, great, excellent, remarkable!

It will be my signature fragrance from the next winter.

Have an original bottle of this 15ml Parfum Ligne Voyage in little leather pouch. Only wore it on special evening occasions and stopped wearing it when CK bought out Obsession; hated that people thought I was wearing the cheaper smell-alike!

The sexiest scent I've ever encountered, period!

I LOVE this... BUT... nobody but nobody loves it on me... It's the strangest thing... So I wear it for myself...

Really, really nice....it is only a "must" if you don't already have Shalimar. The two are almost identical.

I already wrote a review earlier, but tonight i was wearing it out to dinner and i cant help but admire Must over and over: this is ultimately a regal fragrance, it exudes confidence, luxury, wealth. I have a new EDT, and it is perfection to me. I am not the type to frantically hunt down rare discontinued or vintage versions unless i stumble on a great deal....I prefer to move on, because there is always a substitute available out there.
Must de Cartier is definitely the Must in every classy woman's collection!

Must (original EDP).
Classic, powerful and indispensable for lovers of oriental perfume contradictory and compelling (and Cartier knows!).

Developed around the galbanum (already present in the output along with the aldehydes), resin is not easy to assess whether we are not accustomed to it, but softened by the note of neroli, is embedded in the skin by revealing phases of core light floral notes superimposed on the basic spices (I just love the opening of musk and vetiver that go directly to meet the jasmine, the fund supported by the presence of civet). In skin has excellent longevity. Very good Sillage.
Personally, I consider an incredibly voluptuous and spicy oriental, hence the paradox in our sense of smell, the permanent temptation to understand it better.

-... Must Have!

It's gorgeous.....makes you feel like Royalty. Definitely a permanent item in my collection. I am really impressed with the House of Cartier quality....my 4th Cartier fragrance that lived up to my expectations.

This is a sensuous oriental scent that has been recommended for Scorpio women by astrologers.A quite green opening that evolves into a spicy floral scent then the drydown is warm and leathery fiery sandalwood and grounded tonka bean. Amber sweetens the base and dries with vanilla.

I love this perfume, but oh, it doesn't love me. After having it on (a teeny drop in the crook of both elbows) for an hour and a half, I had to rush to the ladies to try and wash it off with soap and water. The base notes hit me upside the head and the headache's is on it's way. Looking through previous reviews I can see words like 'musk' and 'oriental' which should have had me running for the hills (had I read them all those years ago when I bought the perfume).
Oh well, time to clear out the self-filling spray bottle in preparation for something else.

Must de Cartier is a must for me! This is love at second sniff. The first one was hate, but finally I had to surrender and admit my initial mistake.
I got myself a 100ml EDT and feel like wearing it every day, all the time.

At first the fragrance is a blast of unspecified nature-you actually don't know what it is and what will happen next. I love this uncertainty and this unique initial suspension. But then, you get a soft, balmy, warm and soothing oriental wrap with vanillic accords and a hint of expensive dark chocolate.

This is sophistication and class in a bottle.
Highly intoxicating. For the women who are mysteries, with complicated personalities. Sensual perfume, but not in an obvious way.

Sillage: close to the skin, but if applied on clothes it is noticeable
Longevity: good, although reapplication during the day is necessary for the EDT (I hope EDP is better in this respect)
Recommendations: daytime in cold season, night-in summer.

And let me say something about the bottle. I think this is one of the most elegant bottles, not unusual or extravagant, but there are some aspects that appeal to me immensely: simple and minimalistic flat flask with rounded sides and translucent plastic cap firmly integrated with the glass and nicely hidden atomizer button in perfectly matching colors - all make it so meticulously thought out and really elegant. Simplicity at its best.

I love it!

Must is definitely a spicy Oriental. It is very strong but still a gorgeous fragrance. For my taste, it is a bit masculine, not as feminine as Opium, but in that genre. I have a small bottle of the original composition and what I like about it is the dark, sultry mysterious spicy flavors of the orient. I adore it! The more I wear it, the more I love it! Not every woman can carry this off, it is strong and dominant, which is why it is understandable that some compare it to a man's cologne and I can definitely smell the leather in it. And I love it! It could be a unisex perfume, I don't think so, but definitely not for the weak of heart, it is spicy, woodsy, strong oriental. Like many of Cartier's fragrances, you do not need to use much of it, because it is strong and last a looong time. A very magical perfume.

For our first wedding anniversary, way back in 1981, my husband gifted me with a bottle of Must de Cartier in pure perfume formulation. Some people might think it too heady, or " rich" smelling for a young lady of 18 years of age, but this fragrance was then, and still is today, right up my alley.

Shalimar and Emeraude, (always in parfum), were two of my favorite fragrances from my earliest childhood. My beloved Ma Mere, (mother's mother), wore the latter while Grand Ma, (father's mother), wore the former as their "signature scents". I was well primed from infancy to love the Oriental because of this....

I would say that Must is very similar in style, feeling, and composition to Emeraude and Shalimar. It has a wonderfully bright citrus opening that eventually settles into a warm, rich, vanillic, musky, ambery veil with awesome sillage and staying power to die for. Must is NOT a polite wall flower type of frag. If you want a gentle, demure, quiet frag., then Must is not for you. Must is powerful, seductive, brash, warm, and above all a deeply rich feeling frag. that should be proudly worn with an air of confidence.

Over the years, my love for the Oriental has remained true and, indeed, my fragrance wardrobe seems to be more in that family than any other group. Must has, and will remain, one of my life long favorites.

wonderful!!

strong and sexy and dark.

i noticed it smells quite like cks obsession. compare and see....

I have this perfume for the last 13 years, it was a love from first sniff:) I could wear it on daily basis or evening party. Its great for all occasions. Very sexy and in the same time decent. I am just crazy about it!

I tried to spray it on my wrist...and i wondered since it is written many notes in this fragrance but i could not detect it. Only vanilla and vanilla, even though it isn't bad but I'd preferred Le Baiser du Dragon :)

I like it a lot. It's the kind of perfume that screams "You MUST touch me now!" Very carnal, deep, high-class!
Longevity: Excellent for an EDT!

I tried this perfume by accident believing that it was for men. I had it on my hand for hours and I didn't notice that was for women. I like it and beleive that men can wear this perfume also.

A classical scent, perfect for mature womens. It reminds me of the opera. Very woody and spicy, a velvety scent that lingers on my skin for hours. I dont think I can use it because it requires a different fashion style of mine. Perfect for women on their 40', its a perfume with status and power. I imagine a business women wearing this, with a elegant black dress and a fur coat. Lovely!

A more refined and more introverted sister to the extroverted Opium, if opium is the party girl and libertine who hunts night clubs get down and dirty on the dance floor hot and sexy Cartier is an Ice queen
of all orientals with it's clinical elegance of green notes and orris makes
it cooler and more reserved then opium,
She frequents high end restaurants where
her sexuality is more in hidden codes
like a slip of a note with black ribbon
embroidered on the edge to bring him into her room at an luxurious hotel suite making love all night Cartier uses
a more subtle approach to seduction then
the fire of opium.

It opens cold with aldehyde i also can
detect cool wet green notes then dries
warm with spicy carnation and musk makes
it almost an masculine feel to the skin
orris root adds to the earthiness of Cartier jasmine starts to steep through
the senses the velvety note of rose is
prominent and yet elusive dries the middle part of the fragrance.

The drydown is warm and leathery like
soft supple with civet to make it an
animalistic exotica then dries to an
fiery and dry sandalwood and grounded
tonka bean amber sweetens the base and dries with vanilla.

If Opium is the Fire Must de Cartier is
the Ice.

In autumn I reach for Must de Cartier.

The pure perfume isn't for the faint of heart, rather it's the tree in autumn with the most brilliant, glowing red leaves among those that are "merely" regally golden or fresh-juice orange. Aldehydes (lordy, I do love aldehydes!) cast a special brightness to this dusky beauty, like piercing shafts of sunlight through the forest canopy.

Smoke, resin, the bookish vanilla scent of old paper, the dusty warmth of dark chocolate, a trail of galbanum's uber-green, the tangy bite of civet, the humid, fresh loam that forms under fallen and decaying trees... Delicious, randy and elegant.

Must makes me reach for leather gloves and any garment with a fur collar while I contemplate which single barrel bourbon to sip, neat, before dinner.

Lasts 10 hours or more on skin, 24 hours on hair and days on clothing. Warm & powerful sillage.

At first I felt in love with this deep, dusky, plummy sweetnes, but when I bought a bottle, it started to make me sick. I had to give it back to a friend. Tonka bean? Well... I was pregnant;) Say "Must the Cartier", I think "nausea"!

Finding this fragrance was a true God-send. Where I live, Must de Cartier is pretty much unheard of, in fact the name Cartier barely registers as being a fragrance house. A lot of people think that Cartier only makes jewellery.

From what I have delighted in, Cartier is an amazing perfume house. Must de Cartier is my favourite so far.

Classic yet extremely unique, Must de Cartier can be compared to the likes of Cacharel Eden, Gucci Rush and Rochas Byzance. As you may have gathered from the perfumes I compared it to, this fragrance is a love it or hate it.

Must de Cartier is so very complex in its composition. It tends to be rather heavy and very 80's in its approach. Initially, Must de Cartier goes on very oriental with an ambery spiciness mixed with exotic fruits. I usually detest pineapple in fragrances, however in Must de Cartier the pineapple note is divinely beautiful.

In the heart, this fragrance becomes rather powdery, a scent that I find resembles cosmetics. I smell vintage lipstick, perfumed face powder and inky eyeliner. A strange concoction, which is strangely appealing at the same time.

I picture a dramatic woman when I smell Must de Cartier. She's the kind of lady that decks herself out in diamonds every day, wears intensely coloured clothes, high heel shoes and has perfectly manicured nails. Essentially, Must de Cartier is the kind of fragrance that would suit a much older me. At the age that I am now, Must de Cartier would feel wrong, however in the next fifteen or so years, this fragrance would suit me well.

This fragrance is so well balanced. The combination of spiciness, powderiness and vanillary amber is beyond words. I could praise this fragrance for at least another 1,000 words, however I wouldn't want to bore you all to tears.

Getting back to the important aspects; Must de Cartier has bold sillage and commendable lasting power. All I can conclude with is my strong desire to have everyone test this fragrance, especially now seeming that it is still relatively easy to find. You may be disappointed if you leave it too long, as I fear that a discontinuation of this fragrance may be on the cards.

There is something in Must that pushes me away. I have a big bottle of edt that was given to me 6 or 7 years ago and it's maybe only a quarter used. Reading through the notes listed I'm thinking either the aldehydes, civet or leather. It always seemed more a men's cologne even though it is sweet and a bit heavy. There are men who could definitely wear this and give it style. Funnily, I can more easily wear the Santos de Cartier (men's oriental). They are similar but I find Santos to be softer.

This is an Oh my God perfume! Wear it and feel its "the-winner-takes-it-all"-aura.

Check out these ingredients!
Steadily based on vetiver, plus some sexy leather, a surprise of fresh pineapple, aldehydes and bergamot of course for that uplifting touch and an intoxicating floral heart.
Rose is the main flower that echoes on my skin and although I am not a rose fan, this is just addictive.

A powerplayer by all means.

I would call it a chypre not an oriental.

I am testing Must de Cartier today, EDT. Just like Le Baiser Du Dragon, it loudly declares its arrival. The opening is fruity, smoky and aldehydic. One must be a woman of spirit to endure it, let alone to enjoy it.
After a while, it turns woodier retaining its smokiness. The image that is conjured up when I inhale this scent is that of a sawmill where brutal log-men have had a smoke and a drink after a long working day. The floor is covered with fresh sawdust. The air is saturated with smoke of cigarettes and the fumes of cognac the men have been drinking. Cats have made this sawmill their home and are walking to and fro (the civet note).
Then beautiful sweet amber, vanilla and tonka beans make their way through the mess left by the log-men, but the annoying cats remain.
Too much of everything happening within one fragrance – this is my first impression. Maybe I just need time to get used to it to be able to appreciate the complexity. I will review this fragrance again after a while, once we become more familiar with each other.

Wow. I cant believe they still make this perfume...
My mother used to wear this in the nineties. I found her bottle a while ago and i gotta say, its very oldfashioned. This is not a scent for everyone!

I now truly understand why perfumes are called 'Orientals' (although how Flowerbomb can be lumped into this category I will never know).

This exotic perfume is all smoke, spice, woods and mysteriousness. A dark shop filled with dark, dangerous things. Kind of like that shop the Dad stole Gizmo from in Gremlins. Despite never having never been there, it nevertheless brings to mind my fantastical & romantic notions of Shanghai.

Lame imagery aside, after the intial savage men's aftershave top notes have faded, the wafting aura from Must wears very soft, powdery, musky & elegantly on my skin.

Having said that though, smelling it directly on my wrist brings a wave of nausea so I doubt I can wear it. Woe is me.

It's almost classic, tart, sharp and sweet, for evening use.

yes im with u vdxl its unisex perfume and im using it

Review for EDT
This should be nowadays a unisex-to-male scent. It is classy, but not strictly feminine( I love the masculine versions of Must either). It is like a perfume to wear at night, intimately. It is sweet, oriental, but also has a discreet feel added to it( even if it is quite intensive). Cartier is good at releasing fragrances and cologne. I really feel this is not from the 80s, but from the 90s. Also, D&G for Women is like a cheap and vulgar version of this masterpiece.

I wore this stuff many many moons ago! Like 1987! Its very nice and I do like it alot. I always thought about the possiblity of getting another bottle but have not got around to as of yet. Its long lasting and very oriental indeed.

Another no-holds-barred oriental by Cartier, in the spirit of LE BAISER DU DRAGON, MUST ramps up the noir, dims the lights further, by throwing both leather and civet into the mix.

Deep and evocative, MUST reminds me of my night at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (fortunately I was in the company of people from my rue de vaugirard foyer whom I trusted...). Or the shock of seeing the redlight district for the very first time.

MUST reminds me of my first trip to Paris, when upon arrival, bright blue suitcase in tow, I somehow found myself walking down a street all alone, wondering why there were so many women standing along the walls of the buildings either smoking or conversing with men. I was wearing a pink sweater and, yes, it was rue saint denis...

MUST is the very definition of NOIR: dark, seamy, urban (Humphrey Bogart MUST be nearby...)--a bit like NYC: the city that never sleeps and, let us be frank, often stinks. No, MUST is not your vanilla-sugar-sprinkled-cupcake oriental.

Legend has it that Napoleon used to ask Josephine not to bathe for two weeks at a time. My hunch is that he would have liked MUST very much.

When I held my MUST-annointed wrist to my sleeping cat's nose, his nostrils began to flare, and then he licked his lips. Need I say more?

I own a few samples of this great scent, never bought it because I always admired it but never felt like "mine". Now things are changing... I'm wearing the EdT these days and I really like it! The note that comes out as strongest is galbanum, a very green pungent note tamed by other notes, wild but elegant, then Must becomes very vanillic but in an extremely refined and non foody way. It smells like classic green vanilla and a little smoky but not too much.
All other notes are blended together and nothing pops out on its own. The result is daring but very harmonious.
It definetely has something in common with my long time love Samsara, even if they are not similar. Must is an oriental, ok, but it's not cloying or overspiced.
It never smells dirty on me, but it wakes up inner passions and I feel it as a sexy scent in a ladylike way. I'm not saying it smells old! It just smells sophisticately sensual, so it is probably suitable for a lady who gained some awareness, regardless of age, because Must is complex and possesses hidden corners to find out.
Lasting power is good even in EdT. It is expensive and smells expensive. It smells Cartier, like So Pretty, another favourite.

I don't like or dislike this. It smells cheap and one-dimensional of fake spice rack with an overly sweet vanilla in it which is not unpleasant but not up to its pedigree. Why not buy a simple vanilla scent like coty or l'occitane instead of blowing wads of cash on this rubbish?

OOhhhh Must! A nutty oriental that's hard to hate-easy to admire, and tempting to wear. There are so many notes, and it's absolutely true that they just melt together-ylang ylang, neroli and jasmine all dominate thankfully-carnation is a nice touch, but not an easy-to-wear note, iris is hit or miss, and narcissus causes me concern-
And the fruit is so sweet, but not like some orientals, which heap on the fruits, smelling in the end like a combination of Habanita and Il Bacio...

This is Must, and it gets the fruit right. And it gets the dirty base right-wearing such a bold scent rarely feels this right, but oh baby, it does!

a really expensive, sofisticade and high class smell.. no to mention than is very sensual, in a elegant way... unique.... its a Cartier, so it should have to smell expensive.....

Oh. My. God. What can I say? The best perfume I have smelled in a while. I hesitantly sprayed expecting, at best, something overdone like Coco Chanel and, at worst, something scalding like YSL Opium. What I got instead was something so smoldering and distinct that I think my jaw hit the testing counter. I bought it two days later.

Must smells like the most expensive of ashtraies in the most cosmopolitan of cities. It isn't "elegant" and "sophisticated" in the clean, conventional, conservative definition of the words. It's all of that, but dirty and gritty and SO SO GOOD. Must screams style and class, but she does it with smokey eyes, long wild hair, and fire-engine red lips.

As for the scent itself, the opening is spicy woods and ambers. I suspect the only function of the aldehydes is to lift the fragrance into the air, no more. Picking up the spicy woods and giving it more oomph and dimension is peach and itty bit of lemon. Pineapple? What pineapple? My nose isn't very sharp, but I don't smell it in the opening. The heart is dominated by, again, spicy woods. It smells like aromatic woods on fire, complemented by rose, carnation, and leather. And somehow the predictable oriental base (civet, vanilla, tonka, sandalwood) combine to create something very extraordinary. Soft, spicy, warm, and ever so luxurious.

Must is the heady smolder of the last cigarette in the ashtray, the last husky syllable on a siren's lips, the last feline look she gives before wrapping on her fur coat and stalking out into the night.

I like it very much MUST...it's a well balanced fragrance: flowery, smoky...warm ...that's indeed an oriental, classic, a timeless perfume ;)

First time I smelled I thought it stuck. Smoke, tabacco. My perfume guy insisted I give it a try. I'm liking it now. I put on a light or sweet fragrance like Dior's Pondichery or Portofine, and put a little dab, very little dab of Must around the other fragrance and as it dries down it deepens the lighter fragrance and adds mystery. Try it. I've been layering different fragrances for years. It helps me create that unique signature scent. Lotion = Cashemere Mist with spritz of Valentino over it.

Mature and captivating. The longer your journey is to your destination, the more compliments you'll be given to feed the confidence of this fine fragrance. Invigorating florals, and defined woods to balance this oriental masterpiece.

I bought this a few years back and havn´t used it much. I tried it again when I thought about swapping it. I´m glad I didn´t.
Must is just bold, decadent and sublime.
A quite green opening that evolves into a heady animalic narcissus/amber/leather. Ends in a warm sandalwood/vanilla.Fantastic lastingpower.
Classy & trashy at the same time. Just the way I like it

I only evoked memories, had long ago a small bottle, I smell the tobacco and whiskey, to me well male-female mix, bitter and warm, not even sweet-recently offered for the excellent price. This is not a perfume for a girl, even acts a bit masculine, it's more winter fragrance, very rich composition but definitely to strong for my nose, I'am more attracted to lighter scents. However, this is a masterpiece.

Cartier's Must is my mother's fragrance...all my childhood, she was a perfume diva. She had very determined tastes (Arpege by Lanvin, Patou's Joy) and her distastes were just as pronounced - anything by Prince Matchabelli would get ignominiously flushed down the toilet. She grew into certain Caroline Herrera perfumes, but Must became her favourite, even in Summer, which I found a little like a blow to the head.

The civet and amber combination remained on her skin for a long time, muted, elegant, classy and utterly feminine. The fruit notes disappeared quickly under wood and warmth, and to this day, I can't define lemon in this - I can only guess that it is the element keeping the whole thing light and balanced.

Beautiful, womanly, but I can't wear it. She made it her signature, and it remains hers and hers alone.

The classic oriental. It smells rich, sexy and warm. Elegance and style. Downside is that some orientals end up smelling just ever-so-slightly like an ashtray on me and this is no exception. For the first two hours, I'm the most beautiful, celebrated woman in the world, clad in furs and diamonds. After that, I'm a forgotten screen idol, drinking happy hour drinks in a dive bar next to an overflowing ashtray. But I recommend this scent to anyone who can wear the orientals without that note, because it's gorgeous on the right woman.

Describing must de cartier is a bit complicated.The sharp and classic top notes quickly change into a lovely floral,somehow spicy smell.I love the vetiver in this perfume.there's something in this fragrance that reminds me "Ange ou Demon".one hand I think the floral notes are romantic,on the other hand there are some naughty notes that want to scream :"it's more than a feminine ordinary fragrance!" and I think the naughty part is more strong.obviously I won't be forgotten when I'm wearing this one,but I tend to do little crazy things when I'm wearing it!

YEAY, Leesee! Well said! I love Must de Cartier and you made the perfect comment: for the femme fatale in us! This is what I will think from now on anytime I'll wear this scent!

This one took a long time to make a positive impression on me, but I can finally say without hesitation that I love Must de Cartier. Still a bit heavy in the opening and a bit too vanilla-ish in the drydown, but loaded with floral and spice in the middle in just the right proportions. A silky and swaggering scent for the femme fatale in all of us.

A sensual and dark elixir, not for light hearted women...It awakens passion!I myself feel a little dangerous and able to do crazy, crazy things when I wear it.It has a hypnotizing bitterness that won`t let you forget this scent, though there`ve been so many look alikes made.

This is a sensuous oriental scent. There's more notes than usual and it's really hard to pin point down what exactly you're smelling. I know that the tonka gives it an overall sweetness for me, but the base is grounded in woods and amber. Not an everyday scent, but one to have in the collection.

This perfume is a lot like a date. It starts out all light-hearted and lemony. Then it gets kinda cutesy with the flowers and the fruit. And next thing you know, you're in the musk, and you've somehow skipped third base, and you've made it home. I'd say this is a dangerous fragrance to give to a young girl.

MUST! Every girl's must!
Very deep, rich and warm. I love the leathery smell. Almost a man scent, if it didn't have those peaches in it.
I can only wear it in the winter. In the summer is too heavy.