Cologne with notes of mint (however, it should be noted, not with notes of chewing gum mint)
IMAGE: Brisbane Times
Friday morning’s Brisbane Times features a review of Cartier’s newest scent, “Roadster” (pictured above), a cologne targeted at both men and women.
The scent was created by Mathilde Laurent, who left Guerlain to become Cartier’s bespoke perfumer in 2005.
The review notes that in her work at Cartier, Laurent’s goal has been to make perfume “worthy of Cartier’s clientele and not for the sake of publicity.”
As the review goes on to note (again, emphasis ours):
Roadster, her first non-bespoke fragrance for Cartier, bears the symbols of a watch of the same name, down to its cap that mimics the crown of the Cartier timepiece.
Marketing aside, Laurent has mingled a mint of awesome proportions with earthy vetiver, warm resins and soft vanilla. Her mint isn’t strident like toothpaste or hygienic like chewing gum but sultry and sophisticated. Think antebellum American plantation, not ante-room waiting for the dentist.