How it smells
Main smell: herbal and warm spicy. It opens with carnation and dried fruits, moves to cinnamon and ginger and dries down to cedar and cloves.
- Came out
- 2008
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Declaration Essence Limited Edition notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Cartier Declaration Essence Limited Edition EDC
Declaration Essence Limited Edition EDC is made by Cartier. Its strength is Eau de Cologne.
Declaration Essence Limited Edition price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €45. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs less than Philipp Plein Parfums Philipp Plein No Limits and Gisada Ambassador Intense.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is herbal (100%), followed by warm spicy and sweet. You will probably like it if you enjoy herbal and warm spicy smells and notes like cinnamon and cedar. Less obvious notes include gardenia, narcissus and leather. Perfume fans rate it 4.01 out of 5.
Declaration Essence Limited Edition: day or night?
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. Eau de Cologne is the lightest strength, so a shorter wear time is normal. It lasts about as long as Philipp Plein Parfums Philipp Plein No Limits and Xerjoff Join The Club Comandante. Base notes like cedar and cloves are the part that stays longest on the skin.
More from Cartier
The house has 36 perfumes here, led by Le Baiser Du Dragon, L'Envol and Declaration Haute Fraicheur.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Perfumes that smell like Declaration Essence Limited Edition
Similar picks to try: Philipp Plein Parfums Philipp Plein No Limits (6 shared notes), Xerjoff Join The Club Comandante (8 shared notes), Gisada Ambassador Intense (5 shared notes) and Nobile 1942 Rudis (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Xerjoff Join The Club Comandante starts from €17.
Quick answers
Can women wear Declaration Essence Limited Edition?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did Declaration Essence Limited Edition come out?
It came out in 2008.
Does it project well?
Strong. People around you will notice it.