Cartier · 2011
Cartier De Lune EDT
Longevity
2–5 h60% of 14 people
Projection
Softreports split
Season
Summermost worn
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
fresh floral bouquet with a soft musky wood
Scent Notes
Floral
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What the community says
A summer scent
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 41 describe how long it lasts, 27 how far it projects and 50 how it smells. Most other posts only name Cartier De Lune.
Sample first: opinions on this one are split.
How long it lasts41 people
2–5 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–5 hours. From 14 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4 h).
Wear time varies a lot
about half say it fades quickly
about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time
In words
No single story here: about half say it fades quickly, while about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.
How far it projects
Early reports (27 people): stays close
In words
So far, the 27 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.
When people wear it
Summer
most worn
Summer
How it smells, in their words50 people
soft21
How many of the 50 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
4%
4% of people who wear it get compliments (52).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Summary in words
Cartier Cartier De Lune: what people say about it.
In short: A summer scent.
Most often worn by women.
60% of people get 2–5 hours of wear (14 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4 hours).
Wear time varies a lot (41 people): No single story here: about half say it fades quickly, while about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time.
Early reports (27 people): stays close: So far, the 27 people who describe it mostly say it stays close to the skin.
Of the 21 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
21 of the 50 people who describe how it smells call it soft, the word used most.
4% of people who wear it get compliments (52).
Sample first: opinions on this one are split.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 80+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Cartier De Lune comes across as fresh floral bouquet with a soft musky wood. It opens with juniper berry and pink pepper, moves into cyclamen, honeysuckle and bearbind and settles on woods and musk. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2011.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for the office.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike fresh fragrances.
Around $170.
Explore more: More from Cartier · Fresh perfumes · Pink pepper perfumes · Cyclamen perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
The Brand
Cartier
Cartier is a French jewelry house whose fragrance division includes Must de Cartier (1981), Déclaration (1998) and La Panthère (2014), plus the Les Heures de Parfum niche line. There are 63 Cartier perfumes in the catalogue, ranging from about $38 to $468. The communities Scendira tracks keep returning to Cartier La Panthère, Cartier Declaration and Cartier Pasha de Cartier Parfum.
What the picks smell like
Cartier La Panthère (Eau de Parfum, 2014) reads as powdery gardenias with sweet fruit and crisp greenery, opening on dried fruits and apricot and drying down to musk ketone and oakmoss. Cartier Declaration (Eau de Toilette, 1998) opens with orange and bergamot and ends on vetiver and oakmoss; overall it reads as citrus cologne on crisp green wood. Cartier Pasha de Cartier Parfum (Parfum, 2020) reads as warm amber resin, liquor and creamy sandalwood, opening on sandalwood and liquor.
Next stops: woody perfumes and fresh perfumes, or the Scendira brands page for a different house.
More from Cartier
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like fresh floral bouquet with a soft musky wood. It opens with juniper berry and pink pepper, moves into cyclamen, honeysuckle and bearbind and settles on woods and musk.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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