Description
Cartier launched La Panthère in March 2014. This new fragrance was inspired by the heritage of the house: the panther as a symbol of the brand and perfume Panthère from 1986. La Panther was also the nickname of Cartier muse Jeanne Toussaint. It is a symbol of freedom in 2014, designed for the woman who is independent, gracious and rebellious.
In August 2014, La Panthere Extrait version of the fragrance is also presented in perfume extract concentration. This more intense version of La Panthere stresses the “wild” nuances of the composition. A velvety touch gives additional warmth to the extract. A chypre accord of musk and gardenia is completed by flower of iris.
It is available in bottles of 15 ml at the price of 170 Euros.
Redsexbabetje – :
I just received my bottle! I opened it and it smells SO FANTASTIC! I was worried because I recently smelled the new eau de toilette version and that reminded me of baby diapers, lol. This does have more in common with the legere, which I am thankful for. I prefer the legere over the eau de parfum. This is still even more refined than any other variation. I can smell each note clearly, yet it is very well blended. A true modern classic
NAGOVITCIN – :
My bottle is on its way! Today is the hottest day of the year, 107 degrees! and the delivery tracking says its out for delivery. Do you think the extrait will be damaged sitting on a truck all day in 107 degree heat? Just kind of concerned it will affect the fragrance.
serega12179 – :
I get tired of spray bottles that all seem to be square these days; So to me this type of bottle is to be praised. All of us had them back in the day and no one referred to their cologne as dirty or dirtied by touch If that were so terribly true, there would be no holy water in Catholic Churches. So, perfume by touch still remains a holy ritual to me. I welcome it, and of course, the perfume speaks for itself. It is well blended, now, I look forward to something pretty on my vAnity. A+ Cartier!
frenk0534 – :
After shelling some big bucks on this, i wanted to try and clear any confusion others might have. I read all reviews i could find before purchasing, since i wanted this bad (i am somewhat of a Cartier junkie).
The problem is in the fact that somehow, in my head, i assumed people were comparing it to La Panthere Legere, and not the La Panthere. So imagine my disappointment when i finally received my extrait, tried it on, and realized it smells exactly like La Panthere Legere! I was devastated, since i had all these expectations from the extrait, and expected my mind to be blown in that regular Cartier fashion.
So once again, if you have Legere version, you do not need this, unless you are a Leo like me and you enjoy finer things in life. Plus, the actual LPL has much better performance, compared to the extrait.
Now, if we are comparing this to La Panthere, i understand why people would get so much satisfaction from the extrait, and call on it’s animalic features.
Packaging is superb, classy, the kind that you don’t really want to touch in fear of breaking something. Glad to have this in my collection before they become scarce.
vat_to – :
Lovely. The bottle is indeed a touche oreille (cut glass stopper, very well executed). Not very practical, in my opinion (I like to keep my perfumes clean, so I put some of the perfume in a small vaporizer), but very classy.
The scent is classy too. It is as if Cartier took the Original edp, and distilled it into two fractions: one half (the more flowery side) became the legère-version, and the other (more animalic side) the extrait. Animalic in a well behaved manner, it doesn’t make you smell like a badger in heat, but it is grown up, and very different from all those lollipop perfumes that are all the rage. If I want to eat, I open the fridge, not my bathroom-closet.
Performance is beautiful. It is quiet, but still fills the room. If most perfumes are Bette Midler, this is Audrey Hepburn (classy, quiet, but impossible not to notice). By the way, I love work of both ladies, so I used the names only to illustrate the character of the perfume…
If you love the Original edp, and you feel like spoiling yourself, go buy this Little gem.
netrezviy – :
J’ai trop hâte de découvrir l’extrait de ce magnifique parfum dont j’adore l’eau de parfum. Surtout que les extraits sont rarissismes de nos jours. Seulement quelques maisons en produisent encore comme Chanel, Caron. J’attends impatiemment cet extrait ”moderne”. J’aime très rarement les parfums mainstream contemporains. Je préfère les vintages et les niches. Comme celui-ci a été créé par la talentueuse Mathilde Laurent, il demeure l’exception à la règle. Vivement le moment suprême où je déboucherai le précieux flacon.
ykr024Diobtetty – :
does this really have the “Touché Orielle” wand stopper like Classic parfums? if so this is a must have
fierykiss – :
I have EDP which I literally adore …
This is everything that’s wrong with EDP , if it did anything wrong …
Only when you compare EDP and Extrait , you realize how something perfect can be improved further …
I wont talk about notes , because everything is known from EDP … but …
If you can imagine a variant of Edp doubled, with all notes containing … everything that Edp has , Extrait got intensified and rounded off in full , elegant , exclusive, soft and rich , rich smell …
Longevity is great, aura is like any other strong Extrait , which comes without the spray variants … intimacy sprinkled with luxurious , rich smell that you just can not stop inhaling …
From EDP’s throw out a little moss and add lots and lots of luxury and density , add the right perfume mark and you will be relatively close to Extrait , and to literally experience and enjoy it , you must try it …
Love story …
HApallanue – :
I NEED THIS IN MY ROOM
it can sit next to my J’adore Extrait…. I want to collect as many Extrait de parfums as I can…. this won’t slip my grasp
Clalmemsemomb – :
I can say that Cartier aimed high for this parfum and they achived it flawlessly – it’s a piece of timeless luxury made with a modern touch and a care with every possible detail. It simply fills me with joy staring at the bottle, the jewel like box, the golden package. It’s a success of design. AND the scent inside of it is just another proof that Mathilde Laurent is one of the best perfumes of our time. She was able to do exactly the same thing as the design does and created a classic fragrance wich seems modern – just like they have restored a piece something very luxury without loosing the classic charm. I don’t see any rose listed, but it has kind of rosy aura for me – or maybe an abstract floral aura with rose nuances, which is what i’m getting now. The fruit part seems less intense on me and this seems to be all about the elegance of the vintage base with a modern smoothness. It allures you with patchouli like nuances and a very chic musk with distant animalic nuances – it’s soft and full bodied at the same time, gold and a little bit dirty. Altough i see it described as ferocious, for me it seems to capture all the elegance and languor of a panthere, one that i just become a prey. It went straight to the top of the best things i have tried so far this year.
LUCKY Rzh – :
I find this to be an amazingly smooth and elegant scent. In La Panthere’s extrait version the florals are toned down quite a bit and the musk amplified, to stunning effect.
This is not a clean musk, nor even an animalic one; it is just an incredibly smooth, warm glow of a musk, very slightly animalic, imparting a sweet warmth to the scent. The creaminess, the floral and fruit notes of the EDP are present but muted, and complement beautifully the sweet aspect of the musk. The whole composition feels very harmoniously blended, to the point where I find it difficult to imagine the EDP came before, as the extrait seems so perfectly put together.
When I wore this, there was a unanimous “Mmmmm!” around my household, so although it is a rather quiet scent to me (unlike the EDP), it seems the scent projects enough to be smelled by others.
Very lovely. One of the best modern floral musks on the market.
davo707005 – :
This Bottle is Sublime!