Eau de Cartier Zeste de Soleil

I first met Zeste de Soleil, a Cartier LE summer flanker, in Heathrow airport in 2013 and it stuck in my mind as a perfect mango-scent. Mango is my favourite fruit. Fast-forward 7 years and I finally purchased it based only on a memory without re-testing, as I badly needed some serious happy scent-remedy against Covid angst... And now, I instead of mango perceive as almost photorealistic passionfruit! Just for a touch in the opening, for about 10 sec, I still get a Hello! from slightly unripe mango... and then its all about Passionfruit from then on, lightened by citrus and all very juicy, cheerful and straight-forward. I can't smell much mint in the composition and wish it would come out more. Its a lovely fresh natural-smelling summer scent and I'm going through my bottle with alarming speed... Its a real pity Cartier discontinued it although it was always going to be limited summer edition. This mango-passionfruit makes it very unique and addictive for me. Btw, the performance is more like a cologne and it lacks distinguishable base notes. But even 1-2 h of bliss, its totally worth it :) Now, if anyone knows better pure passionfruit scent, or even better one with the long-lasting photorealistic mango note, drop me a line...

I really enjoy this eau de cologne by Mathilde Laurent at Cartier. Zeste de Soleil is a flanker of the original Eau de Cartier. The focus here is on a sweet yellow citrus note - the perfumer’s take on Yuzu. It is accompanied by a tropical fruit note they call passionfruit. I don’t know exactly what passionfruit smells like, but I am definitely reminded of soft, tropical fruits like mango, papaya, kiwi... especially if you have ever been to a tropical country where the fruits are served at room temperature (I.e. warm) and they are silky soft and almost overripe. Almost. Zeste de Soleil gives us a sprig of mint to keep things fresh. There is some very light muskiness to serve as a base, but overall performs like a cologne. Great for running a quick errand. Douse yourself liberally and enjoy the tasteful tropical vacation top notes.

I loved the sound of this one so I ordered a mini bottle. On first spray I get lovely citrusy yuzu and a little mint. If it could stay in this stage I would love it, but it only gets a like. I'm not too sure what litchi smells like, but in this drydown I get mostly floral (maybe the notes are incomplete?), and a slight fruitiness. It is definitely for warm months, so I will give it another try then.

Loved, loved, loved this one when I got to smell it today. FRUITY and fun. Sweet citrusy fruits, and that's about it, and I'm not complaining. It will be my summer scent for next yr. LOVE it, and my favorite from the Eau de Cartier flankers so far, with last yr's Rose coming in at a close second, and I don't even love rose fragrances. This one's a must smell from fruity lovers. : )

pure sunshine in a bottle. The name and packaging perfectly reflect this fragrance. Sunny, gentle, pure summertime happiness and whimsy. I tend to like perfumes that are pretty much impossible to over-apply, and this is definitely that. Terrible staying power, but absolutely lovely in the summer.