# Declaration

**Brand:** Cartier · **Perfumer:** Jean\-Claude Ellena · **Year:** 1998
**Rating:** 4.3 / 5 (4 ratings) · **Popularity:** #266

## Notes
**Top:** Artemisia, Bergamot, Birch, Bitter Orange, Caraway, Coriander, Mandarin Orange, Neroli
**Heart:** Cardamom, Cinnamon, Ginger, Iris, Jasmine, Juniper, Orris Root, Pepper
**Base:** Amber, Cedarwood, Leather, Oakmoss, Tea, Vetiver

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — "Declaration changes more than any fragrance in recent memory. It starts off (to my nose) with a perfectly restrained cumin note that resembles sawdust (and not B.O.). It turns into a sweet floral where the neroli and the citrus shines through for the rest of the day. I liked it, and I respect it for originality. It’s certainly better than almost anything being pushed at the counters these days. I…"
- ★4/5 — "Woah! Well I wasn't expecting that!  Huge cardamom & caraway spice notes..I mean massive!  Cartier fragrances so far have been unexpected and pretty brave this is no exception, I mean basing fragrances around one note that set them apart from other designer fragrances aimed at men. I think that differentiates them from straight designer and pushes them toward a more high end niche appeal....at lea…"

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