Description
The house of Cartier celebrates 100 years of their existence with an amazing unisex collection Les Heures de Parfum. Luxurious editions are fragrant references of Cartier’s tradition inspired by moments in time – those that make life what it is.
Unisex quintet Les Heures de Parfum features engraved Roman numbers and appears in luxurious, red outer carton – typical and characteristic of Cartier. Golden details on their flacons and carton insinuate that highest quality ingredients were used in perfume compositions. The first five out of thirteen announced perfumes were created in collaboration with perfumer of the house of Mathilde Laurent. The numbers that mark the perfumes are not lined in chronological order (I, IV, X, XII and XIII) and they were presented as the first fragrant moments in time. XIII is a very important number for Cartier, since their boutique in Paris is situated at the 13 Rue de la Paix, Paris, and presents the historical moment in time important for Cartier brand.
L`Heure Mysterieuse XII is a very sensual and personal moment which will intoxicate you with aromas of jasmine, patchouli, coriander, elemi, incense and nutmeg.
L`Heure Promise, L`Heure Brilliant and L`Heure Folle are eau de toilette; while L`Heure Mystérieuse and La Treizième Heure are eau de parfum. The fragrances of the Les Heures de Parfum collection are sold separately in 75 ml flacons for 250 dollars.
Les Heures de Cartier: L’Heure Mysterieuse XII was launched in 2009.
xyq251Bessinepome – :
L’Heure Mystérieuse is Mathilde Laurent at her absolute best.
This is a luxurious scent, full for smoke and incense and spice. There an underpinning of very good patchouli, not dirty, but almost herbaceous. The resin note is elemi which gives another mildly herbal note.
L’Heure Mystérieuse has a richness that many modern fragrances lack. It’s not a huge hodgepodge of notes, but a few, careful selections that ripen across the dry down.
The L’Heure collection has some real gems which are mostly overlooked (perhaps due to cost). If you love a smoky, oriental, then L’Heure Mystérieuse is worthy of your attention.
weo817elipseskism – :
Absolutely stunning! A soft oriental, wrapped in luxury. This is my favourite from the collection, and definitely on my wish-list.
10/10
CMePTb123 – :
It is interesting to read how others think of this fragrance. Skin chemistry is a fickle thing, is it not? This one smells wonderfully spicy on my skin and exudes an aura of mystery… It evokes a singular, decadent image in my mind; I’m in Shanghai in the 1920s, dressed in a sumptuous silky floor-length gown, luxuriating on a bed scattered with velvet Fortuny cushions…with a gorgeous man (or men), of course… 😉
Mencx346Negeltzex – :
Sniffing this in the bottle, it had a warm, interesting spiciness with undertones of incense, promising a wonderful, special oriental aroma with a very distinct “mysterious” edge. Unfortunately, on my skin, the warm spiciness turned into a strange almost rubber-like scent, losing all the mystery and the warmth. Truly a disappointment …