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Cartier Declaration d Un Soir vs Montale Amber Spices
Declaration d Un Soir is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
Black PepperCardamomCaraway
Heart
RoseNutmeg
Base
Sandalwood
Accords
Fresh spicy
100%
Rose
90%
Warm spicy
83%
Woody
62%
Aromatic
60%
Floral
52%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springfallsummer
About
Declaration d'Un Soir by Cartier is a Woody Floral Musk fragrance for men. Declaration d'Un Soir was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Mathilde Laurent. Top notes are Black Pepper, Cardamom and Caraway; middle notes are Rose and Nutmeg; base note is Sandalwood. Cartier is revamping one of their best-selling fragrances in the entire portfolio, Déclaration, a masculine cologne by perfume Jean Claude Ellena, with a new flanker, out in the mainstream Cartier counters in October 2012. Déclaration d'un Soir, a new fragrance for men, reprises the cold spices of the original, thanks to perfumer Mathilde Laurent's idea of not messing with something good but going for a much more subversive interpretation in men's fragrance. Essentially a huge rose with thorns, given the woody backdrop, it is boosted with cardamom and a very perceptible pepper spray top note to refresh and give piquancy. The woodiness comes from sandalwood. A romantic and heady affair, in house Cartier perfume Mathilde Laurent revealed that she created it to "make the heart beat faster and to drive men to speak their minds."The concentration of Déclaration d'un Soir is Eau de Toilette, coming in 100ml/3.4oz sizes. The new bottle is identical to the classic Déclaration, with its watch wrist winder top, but with Déclaration d'un Soir written vertically under the name to denote the different take.
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Notes
Top
RoseNutmeg
Heart
Agarwood (Oud)Caraway
Base
AmberEbony WoodSandalwood
Accords
Fresh spicy
100%
Woody
82%
Oud
76%
Amber
73%
Rose
68%
Powdery
52%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Amber & Spices by Montale is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Amber & Spices was launched in 2009. The nose behind this fragrance is Pierre Montale. Top notes are Rose and Nutmeg; middle notes are Agarwood (Oud) and Caraway; base notes are Amber, Ebony Wood and Sandalwood. Oriental & Spices reflects the oriental desert dry heat with its wooden notes. Top notes: rose and nutmeg. Heart: cumin and agar. Base: sandalwood, ebony and amber.Available as 50 and 100 ml EDP.
Notes in Common
44% sharedShared (4)
CarawayRoseNutmegSandalwood
Only in Declaration d Un Soir
Black PepperCardamom
Only in Amber Spices
Agarwood (Oud)AmberEbony Wood
Rating
4.29vs3.75
Ratings
3,276vs712
Concentration
EDTvsEDP
Launch Year
2012vs2009
Which should I buy?
Declaration d Un Soir is the community's favourite of the two.
- Declaration d Un Soir is rated higher by the community: 4.29 from 3,276 ratings, against 3.75 from 712.
- Longevity votes for both lean "long lasting".
- Sillage votes lean "moderate" for Declaration d Un Soir versus "strong" for Amber Spices.
- Declaration d Un Soir is voted best for spring and fall; Amber Spices for fall and winter.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Declaration d Un Soir if you want the higher-rated option; pick Amber Spices if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.