L'Envol Cartier 2016 Eau de Parfum

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L'Envol (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Cartier for men and was released in 2016. The scent is sweet-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Woody

Spicy

Powdery

Floral

Fragrance Notes

Honey

Gaiac wood

Iris

Musk

Perfumer

Mathilde Laurent

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Ratings

Scent

7.7423 Ratings

Longevity

7.6365 Ratings

Sillage

6.9366 Ratings

Bottle

8.1375 Ratings

Value for money

7.9127 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 08.04.2024.

Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/18/2020

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Norleans
60 Reviews

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Norleans

Top Review 25

Oh, honey!

Before I come to the description of this fragrance, I would like to briefly explain the circumstances that led me to own a bottle: The dear SctenPhantom sent me a still well filled bottle completely free of charge. Unsolicited on my part and completely selfless on his part! You can only experience this at Parfumo, thanks again for that!! :-)

I first came into contact with the fragrance through ScentPhantom, through his commentary on L'Envol. Then I read "Honey" and thought "Fie Deiwel!" Honey goes with me only in tea and really nowhere else, not on bread, not in milk and certainly not at all as "scent". It happened that I came to a perfume purchase to a sample of the Stöffchen and could make my own picture apart from the fragrances listed here. And yes, unfortunately, there is honey in here, a good deal of honey.
With Viking and Royal Mayfair, I now have two fragrances in my olfactory portfolio that have rose as a clear component. Not only has Rose not been able to convince me as a fragrance component, but she really repulsed me. Until I came upon the above scents. The rose is so beautifully integrated there that, supported or cushioned by all the other components, it looks beautiful. It's the same with the honey in this Cartier. The honey

The top note is not quite mine, as honey is too much in focus as a single player. After about ten minutes, darker tones and great musk are added, turning the honeybee hive into a sweet-woody floral masterpiece. The drydown is in my opinion the long lasting highlight of this great fragrance.
L'Envol has a classic smell in the broadest sense, but the honey gives it a companion that makes it stand out from the mass of classic men's fragrances. I almost imagine that I smell a very dark dior`sch Fahrenheit in a positive sense. Extremely delicious.

An extremely pleasing, strongly developing, faithful companion, which is most likely to be worn with "proper" clothing. L' Envol I do not get tired quickly, but as a leisure fragrance it would be too "bossy" for me.

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01/06/2021

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

HugoMontez
71 Reviews

HugoMontez

Top Review 10

I love you, honeybear

There's a trend specially in niche to create a scent that evoques a fake sophistication and pretentiousness. I don't know why but people go crazy over that type of scent.

They usually say that's "niche quality" which I don't agree at all, mainly because there isn't such thing as "niche quality". Niche means availability and price, not quality.
Don't get me wrong, I love many niche fragrances and indie ones, as much as I love designer ones, as long as they smell good, are unique and well blended. But the hype around overrated niche brands these days is enormous.

This Cartier is a true high quality woody fragrance and very unique (as many other fragrances from this brand). This one is focused on honey and fresh violet leaves. Not a typical combination but a successful one. It starts out very fresh and sweet with a big dose of violet leaves and ambrosia (honey). The gaiac wood is melted in the honey accord, giving a slightly creamy and woody tone to the composition. The experience is incredibly smooth. The fragrance become more airy, less sweet and with a touch of musk in the drydown.

Overall, an airy, fresh and sweet woody composition, with an aura of elegance around. Very long lasting (8+ hours), and completely unisex in opinion.

It's unique, interesting, mature yet modern, and a must buy for people who apreciate Woody floral musk compositions or just want to have a great modern masculine fragrance.

EDIT: this one became instantly one of my favorite fragrances. The composition is so well blended and unique, and very wearable! Sometimes we have super creative stuff with low versatility but this is a easy reach during the colder months.
Mathilde Laurent is a incredible nose and deserves more attention. Stuff like this, Roadster or Declaration Parfum are classics from the brand and even Herba Fresca and Pamplelune from Guerlain are great example of fresh yet interesting compositions.
Overall, L'Envol is fantastic and deserves the 5* in my book.

5/5

12/08/2019

MajorTom
97 Reviews

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MajorTom

Helpful Review 6

The emperor's new clothes

When successful companies leave their successful paths and do not, as an old proverb recommends, stick to their last as shoemakers, this is often not crowned with success. Especially if you try to gain a foothold in a completely different profession (here: the world of fragrances) than the usual one (here: the world of high-quality jewellery).

As for Cartier. Has this succeeded again and again in the past and already in the last millennium fragrance creations such as Santos (based on the watches of the same name), Santos Sport and Pasha (which in my opinion is too badly removed on this website) have fascinated me and made me the wearer of the respective.

Now something new again. L'Envol Parfum. The bottle alone is worth seeing as it stands out pleasantly from the mass of inconspicuous, uniform and sometimes even loveless vessels. A statement, an eye catcher, a curiosity maker. They have always been able to do this with Cartier, extravagant flacons, jewellery designers who are not satisfied with an average result. Full score from me for this creation.

Disadvantage: such an appearance raises expectations. Just like with a proper looking person, the curiosity wants to be satisfied, what there is to discover behind the beautiful scenery. And where people's clothes fall to see if the bowl keeps what it promises, the moment of truth has come for a scent when the sprayer is activated.

The start almost blows me away, the fragrance is so intense. The mixture thunders my olfactory receptors to such an extent that I first have to take a breath. But what mixture? Smell it a second time, I discover amber notes. And feel easily reminded of Colonia Ambra of Acqua di Parma. With the big difference that with AdP everything runs a little more discreetly, more withdrawn. Here Ambra is the dominator and it's big time. After about 10 minutes, I hear slightly woody echoes that go very well with the amber. And that's it from my point of view, too. Amber, wood, ready. Sounds little, but is de facto very much, we are talking about a rather opulent scent. The rest is very linear. After two hours, it becomes a little sweeter, after which the previous note reasserts itself. A bit disappointing for me in the drydown, I expected more, it sounds more or less arbitrary and irrelevant.

I see the performance as shared. While the Sillage probably doesn't beam anyone away now (I didn't provoke any reaction in my - due to my scent spleen - quite sensitized environment), the shelf life of approx. 10 hours on the skin is quite good. The scent itself leaves well-trodden paths, I think that's good per se if a company has the courage to do something new, but I don't like to see a big litter a la Santos. A new jewel in the scented sky looks different, except for the bottle.

01/09/2024

PeteRalon007
48 Reviews

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PeteRalon007

Helpful Review 8

Niche in a designer coat

Yes, Cartier is of course a designer. But! The perfume doesn't fit into the usual crowdpleaser grid at all, in fact it's rather unusual because, despite its relative linearity, it is an olfactory exception. And I had never been able to smell this fragrance on anyone else before.

After a slightly orangy-mandarin start, I am thrown off kilter in the McDonalds of fragrances (Douglas). I am confronted with a sweet, woody nose flatterer that is reminiscent of a freshly spun spring scent from a flower meadow. Lightning bolt!
And without being obtrusive, sticky or scratchy. The iris is visiting again, but it hasn't rung the bell, it has quietly crept in. Crafty bitch, too!
Later, the delicate woody note is added, also very friendly, without any pushing and shoving. From then on, it remains fairly constant until it becomes a little darker and woodier in the drydown. You notice the musk, but it behaves in a civilized manner. Gentle.

Lasts well, pleasant projection of about 1m, the sillage is restrained, but in the central stadium not everyone has to smell that I am present today. The perfume goes well with therapists or doctors who want to make a pleasant appearance without immediately becoming a rock star.

The bottle is a masterpiece whose perfection was ruined by a plastic cap, but I understand that, as it would probably have overwhelmed customers and nobody really wants that!

A favorite in my collection!

10/04/2022

9
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Elysium
815 Reviews

Elysium

Helpful Review 9

Surprising Moment

One of the most graceful masculine perfumes of our age, wonderfully combining dew-soaked violet flowers, sparkling, moist and sweet like a warm spring morning and bright, ethereal honey. It is a perfume they have talked little about, and of which they talk even less today. The masses have barely noticed it, perhaps because it is not punchy or weird enough for the niche audience and not conventional enough for those looking for more traditional men’s fragrances, but this delicate and carefully assembled concoction in my opinion is a great example of the art of perfumery. Ambrosia, the nectar of the gods of ancient Greece, considered capable of giving immortality, was the inspiration for the perfumer Mathilde Laurent. Envol, which means flight, is an airy, translucent perfume. It is woody oriental, with the note of honey replacing the classic coumarin. Not a pure, syrupy and sticky honey, you don’t feel the waxy side, but just a hint, a whisper. I think it deserves more attention than it has received, such as Pasha de Cartier Eau de Toilette or Déclaration Eau de Toilette.

On my skin, and my nose, L’Envol begins with something powdery, perhaps aldehyde, like a cloud of the floral iris. I get it clearly, dusty, not buttery, and not Dior Homme Original (2011) Eau de Toilette or any lipstick and makeup variation. There is a sense of something herbaceous that appears after a few moments, with a tinge of aromatic lavender, a taste, not dominant, and not too fougère. In the greenish hues, there is also sage, but it is only a faint impression. I don’t get honey shades at first. Instead, iris and violet leaves are more conspicuous. And then, there follows a moment that takes me by surprise, the entrance into the heart.

The beauty of golden honey appears in the heart and becomes the protagonist of the show after the dust has subsided somewhat and moved to the back, even if it does not completely disappear. It is delicate honey, like that of acacia, characterized by a splendid light colour, with a silky consistency and a very soft, light and floral scent. The mellifluous substance takes advantage of the woody and smoky notes of guaiac with a fine subtlety similar to pipe tobacco, and the more flowery ones of violet, which add a light touch without being too metallic. Although there is almost an overdose of violet leaves, the resulting scent is not as strong as #he wood, for example. Through the base, the guaiac shows up early in the heart. The transition from an initial dustiness to a sweet smokiness is astounding.

At the base, there are more woods and mosses, and the honey takes a back seat along with the iris. Guaiac wood is dominant and slightly leathery, along with clean white musk with no animal smudging, providing stability and durability to the entire composition. Guaiac will be the last scent left when it comes down to a skin scent. The base is warm, the cloud now encloses a modern not too earthy patchouli which prolongs the herbaceous aspect injected by the violet. You might think of sticky incense in there, but I guess it comes once again from the many facets of guaiac.

Beautiful honey and fresh, airy woods with hints of iris and violet on a bed of patchouli. It’s light and bewitching, and the soft honey musk makes me dizzy. Envol has an oriental cut but stays fresh until the end and is perfect for transitional seasons, such as spring and even better autumn. It is probably not the best choice for the hottest summer days. Not an overly projective perfume, not too strong. It is very long-lasting and lasts on the skin for several hours, so safe enough for the office, as well as for a night out, dinner, or even a date. Not entirely masculine, L’Envol is a fragrance designed for men, but not a caricature of virility. I loved it.

I base the review on a 100ml bottle I have owned since January 2020.

-Elysium

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