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    Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XII vs. Memoir Man

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    Memoir Man projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XII vs. Memoir Man
    Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XIIMemoir Man
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20092010
    GenderUnisexMale
    PerfumerMathilde LaurentKarine Vinchon-Spehner
    Best seasonFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XII

    Balsamic
    Aromatic
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Patchouli
    Smoky
    White Floral
    Fresh Spicy

    Memoir Man

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Amber
    Green
    Smoky
    Tobacco
    Warm Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Elemi ResinCorianderNutmegIncense
    AbsintheMintBasil
    Heart
    Jasmine
    FrankincenseLavenderRose
    Base
    PatchouliFrankincenseBenzoin
    AmberGuaiac WoodLeatherMuskOakmossSandalwoodTobaccoVanillaVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XII vs. Memoir Man
    Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XIIMemoir Man
    Score4/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

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    Real talk

    Jasmine and patchouli don't compete here. They hold hands in the dark, the jasmine heavy and drowsy, the patchouli warm and rounded into something almost balsamic.Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Mysterieuse XII
    Memoir Man opens like a dare. That absinthe, sharp, bitter, not for everyone. But the people who get it? They wear nothing else. The wormwood isn't a quirk. It's the whole point.Memoir Man