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Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII

Concentration not recorded

Rose · Floral · Fresh.

3.92 / 5Rating · 186 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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Brand origin: Cartier / Official house profile · Checked 2026-09-21
Cartier's official house description explicitly states that it was founded in Paris in 1847.

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Year2011
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerMathilde Laurent

Collection: Les Heures de Parfum

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII by Cartier has a listed rose, floral, fresh profile, with notes of Peony, Rose, Litchi.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.03 / 5

61 votes

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Projection

2.37 / 4

87 votes

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Value perception

2.28 / 5

43 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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202Own it
65Previously owned
240Want it
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Layering ideas to try.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Peony and Rose. Explore Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII’s rose direction alongside Blanche’s fresh profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII smell like?

Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII by Cartier has a listed rose, floral, fresh profile, with notes of Peony, Rose, Litchi.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Mathilde Laurent.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.03 out of 5, from 61 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Les Heures de Cartier: L'Heure Diaphane VIII?

Its listed notes include peony, rose, litchi. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Leading accords
rose
floral
fresh
fruity
tropical
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Peony · Rose · Litchi

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