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Pur Kinkan
meets Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with citrus; Concentration not recorded leads with rose. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Cartier Pur Kinkan bottle
Cartier

Pur Kinkan

Concentration not recorded

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Cartier Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII bottle
Cartier

Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20202011
Leading accordscitrus · aromatic · freshrose · floral · fresh
Notes unique to this recordKumquatPeony, Rose, Litchi
Longevity / 52.17 · 24 votes3.03 · 61 votes
Projection / 41.71 · 28 votes2.37 · 87 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol
  • Parfum/fragrance
  • Aqua/water/eau
  • Limonene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Citral
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Pinene
  • Linalool
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Bht
  • Geraniol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol

Listed only on Pur Kinkan

  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Lemongrass oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Citrus aurantium flower oil
  • Terpineol
  • Carvone
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Terpinolene
  • Farnesol
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Isoeugenyl acetate

Listed only on Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Pur Kinkan

Eau de toilette · United States listing

Alcohol, Parfum/fragrance, Aqua/water/eau, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Limonene, Beta-caryophyllene, Citral, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Lemongrass oil, Pinene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Citrus aurantium flower oil, Benzyl benzoate, Terpineol, Bht, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Citronellol, Carvone, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene, Farnesol, Benzyl cinnamate, Eugenol, Isoeugenol, Isoeugenyl acetate

Current official US fragrance bottle declaration. Concentration is confirmed by the product category in the same official page. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Cartier official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII

Eau de toilette · United States listing

Alcohol, Aqua/water/eau, Parfum/fragrance, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Geranyl acetate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Geraniol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Rose flower oil/extract, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Citral, Pinene, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Beta-caryophyllene, Eugenol

Current official US fragrance bottle declaration. Concentration is confirmed by the product category in the same official page. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Cartier official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed citrus and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed rose and floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.