L'Envol Eau de Toilette

Yet, with L'Envol Eau de Parfum, in 2016, the house showed itself to be more accessible, offering men a more international virility while remaining unquestionably of high quality. Today, in keeping with this earlier fragrance, Cartier has decided to reinterpret its scent. The brand presents L'Envol in its Eau de Toilette format.

L'Envol Eau de Toilette, the fragrance of a modern-day adventurer

L'Envol Eau de Toilette is a fragrance that pays homage to one of the famous friends of the Cartier family, the Franco-Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont. Eager to learn, to know everything and to marvel at our planet, he is considered one of the pioneers of modern aviation. The term inventor found its full meaning in him. He was an explorer who perpetually dreamed of elsewhere. Ever eager for technical feats, he devoted his life to research. It is precisely onto this terrain that Cartier wishes to take us. The idea is ambitious and encourages the men of today to push themselves to achieve their ambitions. L'Envol Eau de Toilette is a fragrance synonymous with high flight, allowing one to rise ever higher. This elixir encourages boldness and evokes desires for travel and freedom.

Mathilde Laurent, exclusive perfumer of Cartier

To create this essence, the house of Cartier has, as always, called on its exclusive perfumer: the talented Mathilde Laurent. At the head of Cartier's perfumery department, the young woman keeps creating best-sellers. For her, each fragrance is a kind of rebirth. Through her compositions, she offers us a part of her story combined with her overflowing creativity. More than a hundred trials are often necessary to prepare her formulas. Surrounded by her collaborator Laetitia, Mathilde Laurent has here crafted a fragrance revealing her own ambitions.

The new woody recipe of L'Envol Eau de Toilette

Naturally, L'Envol Eau de Toilette recalls its previous Eau de Parfum version in many respects. One notably finds again its heart based on guaiac wood. This ingredient here diffuses resinous flavors, combining vitality and virility. It is nonetheless softened by the syrupy, sensual presence of honey. Likewise, musk lets a more animalic and seductive facet float through its sillage. For more freshness and lightness, L'Envol Eau de Toilette has, by contrast, very significantly heightened its citrus facet. Numerous citrus fruits give it an uncommon dynamism. As a result, L'Envol Eau de Toilette comes across as a limpid juice, very pleasant to wear on hot summer days. It is a true shot of energy to indulge in daily, as if all of Alberto Santos Dumont's boldness had been captured in its sumptuous bottle.