So Pretty

Cartier So Pretty really lives up to its name. This was another fragrance that I was gifted by my Grandmother before her passing. It was a vintage EDP Tester still in the box. This fragrance simply glows with beauty--at first sniff, I detected the Rose and Neroli, then the Mandarin or Tangerine arrives hot on the flowery-decorated heels. Its all elevated to sparkling new heights with the help of aldehydes. The creamy peach starts standing out, and for just a split second reminded me of my beloved Mitsouko EDP, BUT just for a few moments. The musk doesn't really come into play until the dry down, then I can really pick up the sandalwood as well. I've found that this scent can linger softly on my skin for up to 12 hours, and two modest sprays is really all that's necessary to really make a big impact. I love to wear this as my bedtime scent. Very soothing to a weary body and mind. I am a guy, and I have to say that I completely resist the idea of "gender branding" fragrances. To me, saying a Rose is "feminine" or "not masculine" (Hammam Bouquet anyone?) is simply programming and a marketing schtick. That being said, I've not tried to pull this one off in public yet--although I'm not adverse to the idea. I feel like it needs to be represented in a classy manner--bowtie or nice button down shirt required for me to really give this creation the respect that it deserves. It is a Cartier creation after all. A true Gem. Majestic and Regal in all it's glory. So classy and oh so pretty!

I love this scent! I bought it years ago, I was around 27 and quite girly, but I fell in love with this smell and wanted to wear it. It actually fitted my personality, feminine, joyful and a little aristocratic. It's one of the few scents I had more than 1 bottle (given or bought). It's a very classy scents and I don't think it's for mature women, rather a young lady scent. It's also a little formal yet warm in the basenotes, sensual floral-woody. My chemitry doesn't usually agree with woody notes, still So Pretty must be so well balanced it melts with my chemistry after a short while. Floral notes in it are very refined and elegant, while the woods keeps the whole blend stable, slitghly powdery and warm, especially teh sandalwood note is very fine and not bitter at all. I would say it's a romantic scent for upscale dating, sprinkling elegant sensuality, no vulgarity. EdT is very enjoyable and strong without being overpowering. EdP is more intense and thicker, could be disturbing in hot weather if overdone.

What an immense emotion ... finding this wonderful rarity here on Fragrantica ... the perfume of my 20 years in the 90s. I received it unexpectedly as a gift, from an aspiring suitor, I immediately fell in love with it (of So Pretty of course). Different from other Cartier fragrances, So Pretty appeared fresher and less demanding. I have a memory of it citrusy at the first spray, sparkling, and then conveying in the floral dry, the dominant iris with a train of appreciable lily of the valley with this woody, musky background and still hints of citrus, cedar and benzoin, which turned in the hours into a reassuring and enveloping talc. I remember an important Sillage. The duration was appreciable even many hours later. I wonder why the Cartier maison withdrew this wonderful fragrance of the famous Jean Guichard nose from the market? Because !? Mysteries

Growing up I use to admire this young incredibly stylish and freshly married neighbor. She and my much older sisters were enviably tall, and of course, that never happened to me. Somewhere in my teens, she befriended me. I discovered how funny and joyful a person can choose to be despite highly competitive work environment, complicated family situation, financial and health problems. Coming from humble background, nothing was ever handed to her. Being shamed at her very first job for her lack of sophistication she decided never to feel like ugly duckling again. To me, she always looked and smelled incredible. Still does. So Pretty. There is a freshness in the girl next door kind of way and the natural elegance some people just have. Like great posture. Effortlessly charming.

Refined and beautiful...and eventhough it was launched in 95 it screams to me the proper refinement of a "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." young lady or Mad Man...perfectly fitted outfit and gestures, so proper and elegant ... For the young one, but a young from another era. This scent truly transports me to refined and 'custom tailored' years. Jean Guichard is a 'magician' -(I love how Eden also transports me, in that case to a lush garden from another 'dimension'). Sillage on my skin is about 1ft, safe for office. Longevity is great, when sprayed in the evening my skin is still deliciously scented the next morning. So Pretty is a 'must have' classic! PS: the more I wear this one, the more I LOVE this gem...it is truly So Pretty. I surely need to restock...