Oud & Rose

This is a yin yang fragrance. On one side you have a beautiful rose note that is fresh, jammy, realistic and deeply floral. On the other side is the oud which is musky, dirty, and animalic verging on being fecal. They compliment each other perfectly as you need something dirty to off set the clean, just as you need something ugly to counter the beauty. If you spray too much or inhale too deeply right after spraying, you may hate this. This is a pure parfum and the complexity of the notes might smack you right between the eyes. This is created to get gentle whiffs from a proper distance. If applied correctly in the right environment, this becomes a masterpiece. I find this fragrance gorgeous and classy in a way that only Cartier can create. I can understand the $400 price point because it smells like a million dollars. I find this both masculine and feminine, as it's all in the way you want to interpret it. In spite of the costs this will always be in my collection, It's that good.

The rose is the undisputed queen of floral creations, symbol of feminine perfumery par excellence: in this magnificent fragrance it plays ambiguously with genders, fuses floral femininity and masculinity with the sensuality of the purest and most refined Oud. A very pure, clear, inebriating, magnetic, irresistible rose, immersed in dark and very deep warm notes of precious agar wood/oud. Sensual, irresistible impact that totally overwhelms the senses. Temporal olfactory evolution the magnificence of the rose remains magically unchanged, enveloped by this enigmatic oriental cloud. Fragrance that masterfully evokes the most classic oriental atmospheres

Truly delightful. Rich, deep, bordering on delicious. Dark, fruity rose; musky oud; dry, spicy earthy, green, resinous... It is worth noting that Les Heures Voyageuses are all "pure parfum" concentration. It's not a "rose-oud," it's a ROSE CHYPRE, folks. Addictive. 5/5 PS: I bought a full bottle. I actually went to buy it in person at Cartier, but was informed that Oud & Rose has been discontinued and pulled from shelves in the United States... apparently in favor of Oud & Pink. It is the only perfume from Les Heures Voyageuses to be discontinued.

Opens with a lovely jammy rose note, with a touch of alluring fecal oud and gradually settles into a musky rose that seems to have some white floral undertones (or perhaps the rose is a white rose note). The musk is rather strong and has a slight urinous undertone.

Oh my goodness this is beautiful! Oh I love it. It's so very feminine for an oud perfume. The rose is exquisite! The oud is gentle and sweet and together with the gorgeous rose, well - absolutely wonderful.