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Cartier L'Envol
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L'Envol

Fresh
Floral
Iris
Green
Aromatic
Woody
Earthy
EDP · 2016 · mens

L'Envol arrives from Cartier's fragrance division, the French luxury house known for its jewelry and watches. The 2016 release marks another entry in Cartier's masculine lineup, arriving as an eau de parfum with solid performance credentials.

The fragrance opens with a bright aromatic blend of artemisia, lavender, and sage before settling into a peppery, violet leaf-driven heart. The base is where L'Envol reveals its complexity, layering amberwood, cedar, guaiac wood, and vetiver with a subtle honey sweetness and earthy patchouli. Iris threads through both the middle and base, giving the composition a refined, slightly powdery character. The overall profile sits comfortably in fougère territory, marrying fresh herbals with warm woody-amber depth.

L'Envol works well for those seeking a versatile fragrance that balances freshness with understated sophistication. Its herbal top and woody base make it suitable for everyday wear across seasons, though the lavender-sage opening feels particularly natural in spring and fall. If you gravitate toward The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Sensualist, L'Envol deserves your attention.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
17%
Floral
71%
Iris
80%
Green
58%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
100%
Earthy
60%
Musky
70%
Powdery
50%
Spicy
42%
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Top · 0–30 min
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Sage
Sage
Earthy, slightly smoky, and herbal with a cool, clean quality that is distinctly aromatic. Sage can read as savory and culinary or as a clean, ceremonial smoke depending on how it's used. It adds a dry, confident quality to fragrances, often used in masculine compositions for its outdoor, no-fuss character.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Pepper
Pepper
The most essential spice note in perfumery, encompassing the dry, woody heat of black pepper and its many relatives. Pepper adds edge, lift, and a masculine vitality to fragrances without sweetness. It is the note that stops a composition from feeling comfortable and safe, adding a confident, assertive character.
Violet Leaf
Violet Leaf
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amberwood
Amberwood
Cedar
Cedar
Guaiac Wood
Guaiac Wood
Smoky, slightly rosy, and dry, guaiac wood has a gentle, transparent smokiness that doesn't overwhelm. It's often used to add a campfire-distant quality to woody or oriental fragrances without going full leather or incense. One of perfumery's more understated and quietly beautiful materials.
Honey
Honey
Sweet, waxy, and faintly animalic, honey in perfumery has an almost skin-like quality, intimate and slightly raw. It's related to beeswax in the natural world, and both add a warmth that reads as close and personal. Honey bridges floral and oriental families, adding natural sweetness with a slightly dark edge.
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match89% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Tactician89% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Sensualist81% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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Scent Profile
Fresh17%Floral71%Iris80%Green58%Aromatic100%
Fragrance Family
Fougère
EDP
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Cartier L'Envol— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Cartier L'Envol? +
$27.99 at FragranceNet. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Cartier L'Envol smell like? +
L'Envol arrives from Cartier's fragrance division, the French luxury house known for its jewelry and watches. The 2016 release marks another entry in Cartier's masculine lineup, arriving as an eau de parfum with solid performance credentials. The fragrance opens with a bright aromatic blend of artemisia, lavender, and sage before settling into a peppery, violet leaf-driven heart. The base is where L'Envol reveals its complexity, layering amberwood, cedar, guaiac wood, and vetiver with a subtle honey sweetness and earthy patchouli. Iris threads through both the middle and base, giving the composition a refined, slightly powdery character. The overall profile sits comfortably in fougère territory, marrying fresh herbals with warm woody-amber depth. L'Envol works well for those seeking a versatile fragrance that balances freshness with understated sophistication. Its herbal top and woody base make it suitable for everyday wear across seasons, though the lavender-sage opening feels particularly natural in spring and fall. If you gravitate toward The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Sensualist, L'Envol deserves your attention.
What are the notes in Cartier L'Envol? +
Top: Artemisia, Lavender, Sage. Heart: Pepper, Violet Leaf. Base: Amberwood, Cedar, Guaiac Wood, Honey, Iris, Musk, Patchouli, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is L'Envol? +
Cartier L'Envol belongs to the Fougère fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Cartier L'Envol? +
Based on shared notes, Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumiere Noire Pour Homme for men (Honey, Patchouli, Pepper, Sage), Ralph Lauren Polo (Cedar, Musk, Pepper, Artemisia), Bvlgari Extreme (Cedar, Iris, Pepper, Lavender), Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau de Toilette (Cedar, Musk, Pepper, Sage), Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme (Cedar, Musk, Pepper, Sage) may smell similar to L'Envol.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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