Must Cartier Pour Homme Essence

I absolutely love this fragrance, it is sweeter than Must, but more close to the skin and more simple( I love Must, too). It is reffined, green-oriental, the spices are very well blended( the cinnamon does not scream here- it acts just like a light sweetener). I suppose the lasting power should be good on other people, even though the fragrance is quite close to the skin ( original Must projects better, but still has this issue). Also, it is a perfume that enhances the natural smell of the skin.

The best cinnamon/ginger I've smelled so far, both as combo and as single notes. Forget Envy or GPHII, this one blows them away. Paired up with some juicy grapefuit and a patchouli/musk base, this one melts my nose every time I take off the cap and catch some wiffes of the atomizer... Just wonderful jucie. Why discontinued? This question eludes me, luckly I still have a 50 ml bottle to enjoy from time to time. 10/10

I can't believe this and the original Must Pour Homme by Cartier are no longer available in stores. They are both pure class, and a very masculine fragrance. Hopefully they come in to production again! This is a more amped up version of Must Pour Homme. I love the cinnamon in it!

A classic oriental which never fails. Similar to Opium and Jaipur, it really is a gem of oriental perfumery. Definitely, not for those under, let's say,23.

the spicy woods envelop you wafts of cinnamon balmy green echoes gleaming through your skin paradise lost a lost gem in the Gold Mine!

حرام مثل هذا العطر وأخوه الثاني الشفاف ينقطعوا من السوق وتقوم الشركة بإيقاف انتاجهم!! من أرقى وأجمل العطور التي وظفت نوتة القرفة

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Uma pena ter descontinuado. Era elegante e complexo. Discreto e marcante.

this little gem has gone away, how sad..precious little gem!

My top3 for sure. Smells like a pure heaven.

Basically, this is a UNIVERSAL fragrance - suitable for both men and women. Then, this is very similar to Must EDT for women - at least in the dry down - it is so luxuriously chocolaty and powdery dry - the addition of cinnamon has made it less "humid and musty" than the feminine version, but overall they are comparable in the general "feel" and the sense of sophistication, refinement and luxury they both entail. Honestly, I find some similarities with Covet by SJP because of the chocolate, but Must Essence is of course less sweet and not so optimistic as Covet. This is a low sillage, close to the skin scent, so if you want "an effect", you will need to apply lavishly. Lasts pretty long, but definitely needs reapplication during the day. The bottle is beautiful, the contrasting purple red and intensive green colors look nice thanks to their partial transparency. However, it is my first fragrance bottle, whose cap weighs almost the same as the bottle with juice inside! This makes it a little unwieldy to handle and also extremely heavy to carry, so if you have a 100ml bottle it will be safer to keep it as a stationary one. I bought it unsniffed on sale - if you like Must EDT for women, it is a really safe and great choice to get it blindly.

This Must flanker maintains that aniseed original but much softer touch. Initially grapefruit brings a particular brief freshness, which is perfectly assembled with spices: rich cinnamon, exotic and to a lesser extent less juicy ginger, leads us on the way to the middle notes with a balanced olfactory result and extremely pleasant to smell, being this the most striking, bright and interesting combo of Essence. The wood drying do the rest cedar and a hint of patchouli and vetiver provide an atmosphere of warmth and mild sweetness. All very measured to be a versatile fragrance. The duration is good and light projection makes this facet is more desirable. Essence is a very pleasant and seductive proposal of Cartier. Rating: 6

I really love this classy fragrance but yeah I am 50 and I love these kind of scents – just to smell and wear it from time to time – but we have to be honest as well, this is an old school scent, in this condition and not modernized it will not be popular anymore with the younger crowd – the bottle is as well old school – people who want this but cannot find it – Perfume Parlour has a decent alternative, a not 100% exactly similar and it misses some quality in the notes but it’s close enough to enjoy it as a alternative because my original bottle is almost at its end and I let it for years in my bathroom, not covered from the light so the quality is not that good anymore

This is a very nice flanker to the original which is also nice. I feel that the combination of notes used in this particular fragrance is very good for a designer cologne. It starts out with a citric (grapefruit) cinnamon wood accord. It goes on smelling nice & well rather dull... The conclusion is that it is under the radar with not much to holler about. In fact, it is very laid... I don't see how this could offend anyone, would be nice for the office or casual date. It last 5-6 hours. Not much projection but it is there. It is not strong, but gentleman like. If you want a nice fragrance that is low key, you should pick up this one here.

very strong woody and musky, after it settle down its a bit oriental lasting for long time recommended age 30+ this is so unfresh, so if u r not familiar with this kind stay away from it.

Stunning spring/summer fragrance, that turns heads. Defines a gentleman, but could last longer. Scent = 9/10 Longevity = 6/10 Projection = 6/10 Value = 7/10

This is a surprise, especially after reading the notes and reading the comments below, the date this was released, and after an initial test strip sniff in the store I bought it at. This fragrance has much more old-school, retro animalic nastiness than I thought. And a certain mustiness (why is it named "Must"?) Not that much nastiness, but more so than the vast majority of contemporary fragrances. I thought it was going in the direction of the rough 'n nasty (just a bit) Lagerfeld Classic (1978) and Lauder for Men (mid 1980's), but it's not that nasty. Its maybe a bit closer, given the cinnamon, to the brilliant Hermes Equipage (1970), but darker and less brilliant. I'm surprised none of the reviews here point these things out. This is not very close to a Opium Pour Homme or a Boucheron Jaipur nor Costume National Homme (lol!). Nor is it anything like YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme (lol!) and the only accord it remotely shares with Ralph Lauren Polo Green would be "earthy". And it manifests just a little of this description: "Very smooth cinnamon and orange mixture (creamy)". Performance seems too moderate for my taste. Sadly, all in all a like at best. And barely that. Update: I was too harsh on this frag. I have since come into possession of Lancome Sagamore (1986) and Must Essence shares a little profile with Sagamore. Must Essence is a bit of a throwback to the mid 1980's, with that slight animalic funk. I like Sagamore a lot more that Must Essence. Sagamore performs a lot better and has a bit nicer scent, much like Tiffany for Men. But perceiving Must Essence as a bit of a mid '80's throwback changes my appreciation of it.

I had bought this back in 2003. After a few uses the scent started irritating my senses. I discontinued using it and gave it to my dad. This is the only scent ever that I could not finish. My dad did not like it either. He still has it. I lose my appetite when I smell this. Horrible scent 2/10

They don't make them like this anymore. Recently acquired a 50ml. Always dangerous taking a punt on such an old, long-discontinued bottle, but to my delight, it hadn't turned. This comes from that same, late 90s/early 2000s ginger-cinnamon world of Gucci Envy. Before I continue, no, this is not a replacement for Envy; it doesn't smell like Envy, but it's from the same "family" if that makes sense. Compared to Envy, this wears lighter, "thinner", and less oriental overall. Opens with a fresh grapefruit citrus that quickly makes way for soft spices and a dry (not juicy/thick like Envy) ginger. I know the main accords graph above says "warm spicy" but this smells very "soft spicy" to me. Interestingly, I detect no tonka/vanilla in the dry down of this, unlike the original Must Pour Homme. This isn't as warm or as rich as Envy overall. Envy is more suited to Winter, while Must Essence is suited to Fall/Autumn. This is relatively linear in its structure, but I don't mean that in a derisive way. It wears minimally, with the soft spices and ginger humming along quietly, this is not a projection monster at all. A fragrance for a gentleman, not a vape pen, broccoli-haired, hoodie kid wearing JPG Elixir. Contrary to what @JmThms wrote below, I don't smell anything animalic or skanky in an 80s way. I own an ancient, vintage bottle of Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui (potent, nuclear juice), and Must Essence is FAR from that realm of 80s oak moss & musk monsters. Smells like: Autumn in Georgetown, Washington, DC, but that time of the year in DC, when the trees are still golden with leaves before they fall. Walking along the tree-lined cobblestone streets, up "The Exorcist" steps, past the Federal/Victorian-style houses. Wrapped up in a Shetland sweater or a grey Donegal sports coat, with this cozy juice to keep you company. Must Essence is so damn comfy and nostalgic, and it's also a very cinematic type of fragrance. It smells like what the male protagonist would be wearing in an early 2000s movie, set in Autumn in NYC, DC, London, etc. Not a "you must go out and immediately hunt this one down" type of fragrance, but it's very nice and shouldn't have been discontinued. 8/10

I was at the department store today, and I came across this one as my boyfriend and I were searching for new fragrances for men. I thought this was like new packaging for the orange essence fragrances they have at frist, which I really wanted him to try. Of course it was at that point I realized this was not the fragrance I had thought it was, but in stead it was actually a bit more refreshing. I like this one better than the Must de originals, both the one for men and women. The addition of cinnamon is amazing. Because so rarely is cinnamon used, and then used well, this fragrance becomes very unique. Sadly, Cartier's Roadster proved far more appealing for my dear boyfriend (also not a bad scent), this one still lingers in my mind. Oh, and, as a side note, while the packaging is compared to other packaging, this one is modern, for Cartier it is not very memorable. Still interesting, but among the display one almost doesn't notice it.