As a lover of violet notes I figured I'd like this and approached it with an open mind as my first experience of Cartier had not been to my taste I thought it was quite a brave and classy scent for the right guy. This however is not really outstanding for me, it's alright though, fresh opening and you do get the violet note which is not at all intrusive or sweet but for me creates more of a soapy neroli accord. This changes into more of a recognisable violet smell as it settles on my skin after 20 mins or so. I get Cedar in there too which does complement the fresh composition all in all. I'll be honest it's a tad on the boring side for me but not unpleasant if you like this kind of scent. It reminds me a little of something like Mugler cologne but somewhat less green. I was thoroughly impressed by the previous Cartier fragrance I tried in terms of sillage and longevity which were both huge! It might just be my skin but this was pathetically short lived.

I like to look back on old reviews from time to time just to check if I was completely off the mark or not? In this instance I think my original review below is pretty accurate and largely, I stick to those sentiments. One addition I will make is that the opening really does have a potent, fizzy, lemon note with all the extra bitterness of grapefruit... anyone familiar with Japanese cuisine will know as Yuzu. Then it settles to the mildly white floral and violets affair which is pretty classy and does alright by me. I have a horrendous cold today and in truth can't really smell much but the faint wafts I'm getting as I deliberately sniff myself are pleasant.