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Pleage vs Must de Cartier

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 2,875 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Must de Cartier takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Pleage

    Choose it for a citrus and floral character.

  • Must de Cartier

    Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Pleage0/1
Must de Cartier1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
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Fragranxe ranking
Must de Cartier

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
PleageKilesa
Must de CartierCartier
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
4.14/ 5 · 2,875 votes
Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

45%Love
42%Like
1%Ok
10%Dislike
1%Hate

2,497 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity79
〰 Sillage69
♥ Love / hate81
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value58
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
citrus100%
floral92%
powdery84%
woody77%
white floral69%
fresh61%
woody100%
powdery92%
amber84%
aromatic77%
vanilla69%
green61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both woody and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
BergamotFreesiaOrangeLemon
Heart
Ylang-YlangAldehydesJasmineNeroli
Base
SandalwoodWhite MuskVanillaAmber
Top
GalbanumBrazilian RosewoodAldehydesBergamotLemonGreen MandarinPeachPineapple
Heart
LeatherCarnationVetiverOrris RootYlang-YlangMuskYellow NarcissusNeroli
Base
AmberVanillaSandalwoodTonka BeanCivet
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang and Aldehydes. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring27
Summer17
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men5
Unisex48
Women46
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#77,987

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#206

PerfumerJean-Jacques Diener, Nathalie Feisthauer

Launched—

Reviews295

Category winnerMust de CartierHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pleage by Kilesa is a bright floral musk built around citrus, freesia, white flowers and a soft woody vanilla base. It opens clean and sparkling, then turns more powdery and floral as ylang-ylang, jasmine, neroli and aldehydes come forward. The dry-down is gentle rather than heavy, with sandalwood, white musk, amber a…

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Must de Cartier opens with a sharp shock of bitter galbanum and crisp aldehydes before softening into rich amber, leather, and creamy vanilla. Launched in 1981, this oriental composition pairs raw green herbal bite with deep balsamic resin. It wears best during cold winter evenings and formal indoor events where its d…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Pleage and Must de Cartier smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and powdery accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Ylang-Ylang and Aldehydes.

What are the notes in Pleage and Must de Cartier?

Pleage has top notes of Bergamot, Freesia, Orange and Lemon, heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Aldehydes, Jasmine and Neroli, a base of Sandalwood, White Musk, Vanilla and Amber. Must de Cartier has top notes of Galbanum, Brazilian Rosewood, Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Leather, Carnation, Vetiver and Orris Root, a base of Amber, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean.

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