Must de Cartier Cartier 1981 Parfum

And if it doesn’t, it would be wise to start right away! There are fragrances that I liked immediately, there are those that have slowly but steadily developed into loyal companions - and then there’s this: hot love, instantly. Vintage mini captured, the first drop applied, and I almost fainted from delight.
Everything, simply everything fits here for me. The start is bitter green from the galbanum, the transition to the heart of sweaty, heavy jasmine, and the incredibly beautiful vanilla base. Not even the hint of neroli, which occasionally brushes past me, bothers me here, even though we are usually not friends at all. It fits perfectly among all the sweet and heavy notes.
I am amazed at how a fragrance can make such a one-eighty-degree turn from the start to the base and unite such contrasting notes without ever falling apart or feeling uneven. How it can be so heavy without the slightest bit being overwhelming. So highly erotic, without ever coming off as vulgar.
A fragrance like an expensive fur coat, a silk negligee, a beautiful evening gown, with which I immediately feel several categories higher on the attractiveness scale.

Since I was too young to wear perfume during the years when Must celebrated its greatest public success, it passed me by at that time. I don’t associate it with memories of wild nights; had I been 10 or 15 years older, it would have definitely been my scent for the hunt.
Must - even the name draws me in. Just like the fragrance fits my skin, the name fits my being, everything intense and pressing and full of unconditional imperatives, everything that life has to offer, to be enjoyed to the fullest.

I can’t believe that in all the years I’ve tried to find a fragrance to alternate with my beloved Hypnotic Poison, which I wore for many years until I was sick of it, not once did the perfume staff think to recommend Must to me. That we are only getting to know each other now. But better late than never.
Now I’m stocking up on minis so I never have to be without Must again. Luckily, they are all quite sufficient in this case. By the way, I’ve noticed that for some reason, the perfume performs better when dabbed than when sprayed. I transferred one mini into a spray bottle, but it seems to me that the projection isn’t as tight as when applied in drop form. Speaking of projection: it’s wonderful. Not a wallflower, that wouldn’t suit the fragrance (nor me, by the way).
I have to thank Parfumo for finally bringing Must and me together. For me, it’s heaven in a bottle and seems made just for me.