Pasha de Cartier Edition Noire Sport, from Cartier was released in 2015. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Citruses and Water, middle notes of Sea Water, and base notes of Amber, Cedarwood, and Sandalwood.
Oh Cartier...I can't help but feel slightly let down by this. It's not bad as such, a clearly modern aquatic, with a citrus opening and evident staying power but I can't say I liked it. There's far better offerings out there for those of us who want this sort of fragrance. I never really liked the Noire version either after finally seeking it out due to how good the original Pasha de Cartier is. This is basically a sport flanker of an inferior flanker in the first place and I hate to be a nay saying, fanboy type but I kinda expect more from Cartier. I'm the first to berate people who say that about Dior or YSL but in Cartier's case they have a smaller more focused line and audience and subsequently less need to release 'filler' I thought? They are at the classier end of the designer spectrum, at least that's my perception. As such they don't feel the need to kowtow to the mooing masses and bang out flankers and fragrances for the sake of it, to compete with 1 Million or Eros. I don't feel that's what Edition Noire Sport is but it doesn't have the unique nature of Declaration or the mainstream, accessible, dignity of Roadster, or any of their flankers to be fair. I just see this as a 'meh' release and maybe I'm over thinking things and should just take it at face value but I was genuinely excited when I saw this cool looking bottle in store, only to be left feeling slightly empty. My advice is to get the original Pasha de Cartier and avoid the flankers because even the current formulation is far better and more interesting than this.
Oh Cartier...I can't help but feel slightly let down by this. It's not bad as such, a clearly modern aquatic, with a citrus opening and evident staying power but I can't say I liked it. There's far better offerings out there for those of us who want this sort of fragrance. I never really liked the Noire version either after finally seeking it out due to how good the original Pasha de Cartier is. This is basically a sport flanker of an inferior flanker in the first place and I hate to be a nay saying, fanboy type but I kinda expect more from Cartier. I'm the first to berate people who say that about Dior or YSL but in Cartier's case they have a smaller more focused line and audience and subsequently less need to release 'filler' I thought? They are at the classier end of the designer spectrum, at least that's my perception. As such they don't feel the need to kowtow to the mooing masses and bang out flankers and fragrances for the sake of it, to compete with 1 Million or Eros. I don't feel that's what Edition Noire Sport is but it doesn't have the unique nature of Declaration or the mainstream, accessible, dignity of Roadster, or any of their flankers to be fair. I just see this as a 'meh' release and maybe I'm over thinking things and should just take it at face value but I was genuinely excited when I saw this cool looking bottle in store, only to be left feeling slightly empty. My advice is to get the original Pasha de Cartier and avoid the flankers because even the current formulation is far better and more interesting than this.