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...

This is not a 'floral green', it's a full-on chypre. Take the bubbly aldehydes in Balenciaga Le Dix, add some cold, almost aloof woody iris in Guerlain Vol De Nuit, sprinkle it with the '90s ubiquitous powdery fruity notes, particularly peach and berry, and then spread them altogether on the green, mossy base of vintage Miss Dior - this is what So Pretty is to me. It nods to the classic chypres that predate it and twist them with a modern fruitiness, which essentially makes it more relevant in today's time. Oh and did I mention that it also has one of the most GORGEOUS fizzy rose notes? Nothing but love for Cartier!

So Pretty de Cartier eau de parfum ticks so many boxes for me. I spent many months looking for a classic rose chypre whose perfume notes would include lots of "green", maybe some citrus, lily of the valley, jasmine, woods and oakmoss. I also wanted something I felt I could wear for any occasion, work or play.... S P does not disappoint. On my skin... The opening is dry and sparkling ~bergamot and ugli fruit Lush roses, vibrant dewberries and wet moss quickly follow ending with earthy forest berries, pine cones and sandalwood. Eden in a bottle.

To my nose and skin this is a floral chypre. And a beautiful one at that. Subtle, sweet but not cloying, a bit dry, green and fresh, a perfect combination for spring and summer. It has a similar vibe as Soir de Lune, but in a much more soft en understated way. Moderate sillage and very tenacious. It oozes high quality and refinement. SP is indeed very pretty! (This review is for the EdP.)

So Pretty is aptly named. Once when I was wearing it on a business trip, a colleague of mine got into the hotel elevator and said "God! What are you wearing?" When I told him, he said "I never liked that fragrance until I smelled it on you - that should be your signature." And it is.

As a previous review said, this perfume is like recieving an expensive bouquet of the most expensive flowers of the world. It has a very unique smell and that I believe that could be the diamond orchid. A very classy perfume that gives you a feeling of luxury and pure glamour.

Cartier please bring back this gem! I have never found a fragrance that could compete with this one. So Pretty had it all: the simple yet stylish bottle and the absolutely addictive smell that lasted long. My signature sent. The prettiest of all. I still miss it..

Another gem gone. Great scent as I wrote below. Lovely, elegant yet seducing. They discontinued it. So many raving opinions and Cartier didn't think it was worthy keeping it? Maybe they fear that a re-made So Pretty could disappoint its lovers.

This has been discontinued for several years. I found a 100 ml in a perfume store in Montreal, it was a little expensive, but I had to have. I had been searching for this gem for over 10 years.

Sophisticated, classic, luxurious and gorgeous! I get compliments non-stop when I wear this and it lasts all day long. This is happiness for me and I look forward to it in my rotation.

So Pretty is a high-quality fruity chypre that lives up to its name. I quite like Cartier's perfume offerings, both current and vintage, and SP is no exception. I have a vintage miniature. SP opens with a juicy, fresh blackberry note, bolstered by soft orangy neroli and citrus notes. There is a hint of powdery iris present from the beginning, with some restrained peach adding sweetness. The sweet rose note becomes quite prominent as it develops on my skin, complemented by the other florals, making for an elegant bouquet. The iris and orris root temper the sweetness, keeping it beautifully powdery. It becomes wonderfully soapy after a while. As it dries down, the classic, old-fashioned chypre base comes to the fore, adding a mossy earthiness to the florals. The woody notes are smooth and rich, and it fades to a musky, slightly earthy skin scent after a while. The blackberry is softly present in the background throughout, evolving as the scent develops. It becomes more boozy than its berry-like presence at the opening, adding a cassis-like quality. The blackberry note keeps an otherwise run-of-the-mill floral chypre distinctive, interesting and modern - a masterful inclusion. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Effortlessly feminine and elegant SP is a classic chypre updated for a modern audience. Full bottle worthy if it wasn't discontinued. Indeed so very pretty. 4/5.

This is a very powdery peach fragrance, which smells exactly like a mix of Johnsons baby powder and Yvresse by Yves Saint Laurent. I find it slightly dated to an 80's vibe, which is no bad thing, it is lush and pleasant. I get no 'green' in this at all though and find it firmly stuck in the heavy floral fruity category, which isn't my fave (at the moment!). I still stick by the above review, but now own it a few years (!!) on, it reminds me a lot of tresor but maybe slightly less fluorescent, it's elegant, soft, calming and, yes, very pretty indeed.

Very elegant, for a moment reminded me of the one Ivoire de Balmain creamy note. This is actually a complex composition which takes about half an hour to open and show all the richness. Not tied to any season, but to me as all the beautiful scents of this group just perfect for spring. It's classy, glamorous and incredibly feminine, everything is so finely balanced. So Pretty will keep long on your skin, later even as you feel a gentle touch of silk. So Pretty as its name says and the bottle is gorgeous.

Finally the summer is here and I can wear this beauty again....I pretty much forgot about it because it wasn't deep enough for colder weather. Absolutely adorable green composition with some soapy undertones. It must be the oakmoss that gives it that mysterious vibe similar to Niki Saint Phalle(they are especially similar in the drydown). The sillage and longevity of EDP are excellent...hours of elegance and sophistication.

This perfume meminds me a royal beauty, a timeless elegance, a fragile femininity, golden age of perfume industry. It's floral, oriental, yet light and soft. When I spray it I feel the most special in the crowd, I even don't need a fancy gown, I fell very special while wearing it. Really beautiful perfume, one of a kind...

So Pretty is so lovable. It is summerlike and green indeed, but with a very sweet depth. I wouldn't classify as just another likeable floral. This obviously is a Cartier scent. Too stylish to be just pretty: it is So Pretty.. Edit 29/06/2011 Eau de parfum Sillage: medium Longevity: 3-4 hours