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Cartier Declaration 1998

Cartier

Declaration 1998

1998MenLongevity · ModerateSillage · Moderate$148 retail★ 4.0 community rating

Declaration 1998 is a aromatic and fresh spicy fragrance for men from Cartier, launched in 1998. It opens with bitter orange, caraway and birch, settles into guatemalan cardamom and pepper and dries down to tahitian vetiver, tea and cedar.

Top Notes

Bitter OrangeCarawayBirchBergamotCorianderMandarin OrangeNeroliArtemisia

Heart Notes

Guatemalan CardamomPepperGingerIrisJuniperCinnamonOrris RootJasmine

Base Notes

Tahitian VetiverTeaCedarLeatherOakmossAmber

Accords

aromatic¡ Dominantfresh spicy¡ Dominantcitrus¡ Dominantwoody¡ Prominentwarm spicy¡ Prominentleather¡ Moderatefresh¡ Moderateearthy¡ Moderateiris¡ Moderatesmoky¡ Moderate

Community Insights

★ 4.0 from 6.6K ratings

What people who wear Cartier Declaration 1998 report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Jean-Claude Ellena.

Main accords

aromatic
fresh spicy
citrus
woody
warm spicy
leather
fresh
earthy

Longevity

Very weak3%
Weak8%
Moderate47%
Long lasting36%
Eternal7%

Sillage

Intimate11%
Moderate58%
Strong24%
Enormous8%

Who wears it

Female2%
More female1%
Unisex19%
More male28%
Male51%

Listed as Men

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced4%
Overpriced12%
Ok52%
Good value26%
Great value6%

People say it reminds them of

Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Rodriguez for Him Bleu Noir 827S.T. Dupont S.T. Dupont pour Homme 418Hermès Voyage d'Hermes 412Cartier Declaration Essence 375Cartier DÊclaration Parfum 231Hermès Terre d'Hermès 222

What people like

  • Distinct and well done fragrance
  • Elegant and versatile year-round wear
  • Fresh elegant and sexy
  • Mysterious and fresh in a dark way

What people dislike

  • Strong culinary spice notes like cumin
  • Sharp intense caraway and cardamom opening
  • Polarizing accord reminiscent of sweaty skin
  • Highly polarizing strictly try before buying

What wearers say

“CARTIER DÉCLARATION: THE OVERPRICED SPICE-SWEATI won’t waste many words on this because it’s simply not worth it. To me, this smells exactly like someone who ate spicy Indian food and is now sweating it out. It’s an overpriced, sweaty-spice mess. I actually chose to throw my 60 Euro bottle away rather than letting it take up any more space on my shelf and letting myself be reminded of that disgusting smell.If you want to smell like body odor and cumin, go for it - otherwise, stay away. It’s nasty.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“This smells great, but it is heavy in the spices which can give off a slightly sweaty scent. In it's own weird way that's part of the appeal, the musk is heavy. My only issue from this fragrance is it's performance which is pretty bad. Maybe 2-3 hours on my skin. If you like this cologne I would definitely suggest NR bleu noir EDP over this as it has a similar musk but fresher, brighter, more mass appealing and lasts a little longer (and it's cheaper). NR is also a similar poor performer (I get around 3-5 hours on my skin) but overall superior IMO.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“Really disappointed, specially for the price, this doesn't last more than 2 hours, my batch is from 2021. But it's sophisticated, elegant and sexy...I love the orange at the opening, the powdery touch that iris gives and the shaving pencil feeling that cedar and the vetiver brings, great!Terre D'Hermès is a better choice.”
A member of a leading fragrance community

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