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Cartier · Est. 2008

Roadster

Roadster opens with mint and bergamot — the mint sharp and slightly cold, setting a focused, clean tone more deliberate than typical fresh masculines.

ConcentrationEau de Parfum
Formasculine
Released2008
Statusenriched
Roadster — Cartier
2008 · Eau de Parfum
ber·vet·pat·mus
Rating
4.0
1.7k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
citrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 10 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.

  • Bergamot
    50
  • Vetiver
    50
  • Patchouli
    45
  • Musk
    40
  • Vanilla
    35

By the editors · 2 min readRoadster opens with mint and bergamot — the mint sharp and slightly cold, setting a focused, clean tone more deliberate than typical fresh masculines. Bergamot provides citrus structure alongside it, the opening reading brisk rather than sweet.

The composition shifts through patchouli and vetiver in the base — a darker, earthier register that contrasts deliberately with the cool opening. The contrast is the concept: freshness against depth, speed against ground. Vanilla threads through the base, adding warmth without softening the earthy accord excessively.

A masculine cologne that holds together better than its automotive branding suggests.

Filed: CartierSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap