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Cartier · Est. 2011

Baiser Vole

**Baiser Volé** opens with the pale green snap of lily stems crushed underhand—sharp, almost vegetable-like, before the petals reveal themselves.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2011
Statusenriched
2011 · Fragrance
iri·gra·iri·hon
Rating
4.0
5.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 4 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Iris Powder
    38
  • Green
    35
  • Iris
    15
  • Honey
    12

By the editors · 2 min read**Baiser Volé** opens with the pale green snap of lily stems crushed underhand—sharp, almost vegetable-like, before the petals reveal themselves. Within minutes, that verdant bite softens into something rounder and more powdery, though it never loses its crisp edge. The lily is rendered as both flower and plant, complete with the watery bitterness that comes with the real thing.

As it develops, a quiet warmth emerges underneath, something vaguely honeyed but never sweet, keeping the composition tethered to its botanical origins. There's no fruit, no vanilla, no attempt to make the lily more approachable than it actually is. The effect is surprisingly transparent—close to the skin yet distinct, with a papery dryness that lingers for hours.

This is lily for people who find most florals too rounded or too obviously pretty. It suits those who prefer their perfumes restrained, almost austere, with the confidence to let a single material speak without embellishment.

Filed: CartierSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap