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Originally Posted by jazztweety Wow, Scentemental, talk about a collection!
I pulled out my Douglas catalog from the 80ies:

originally there was (quick translation by myself)
1.Must der Jour edt, green and sporty (with the red cap and it had a black paper box around a red box inside as far as I remember??? in travel version)
2. Must de Soir perfume, the ambery vanillic one we all know (with black cap in travel version)
due to certain common ingredients they may be layered at your own likings

In 1996 the came out for the first time with a lighter version of the evening Must also called Eau de Toilette, when the original edt was already d'd.
(getting dizzy...)

The original edt was not a lighter concentration of the perfume, it was a different scent.

The upper link I sent is the ambery vanillic edt from 1996.

All the Must versions are listed here, but you'll have to scroll down a little to also find the 1996 version:
http://www.perfumeworld.net/englishs/km/kmzdata.htm
Thanks for the info. jazztweety. I had forgotten about perfumeworld.net.
I sure would like to get a look at that Douglas catalog from the eighties.
Originally Posted by jazztweety The original edt was not a lighter concentration of the perfume, it was a different scent. Yes, indeed, they are quite different. They were originally designed to be two entirely different fragrances that were supposed to complement each other and where going to be released under the names of Must de Cartier Parfum de Soir for the parfum evening wear version and Must de Cartier Parfum de Jour for the EDT version daytime wear version. The two versions were developed independently of each other with the parfum version as the original conception, and I believe it was developed by perfumers from Givaudan, and the EDT version by perfumers from Firmenich. Eventually, the EDT version was brought into line with the parfum version, but is certainly not a lighter version of the parfum. The names Parfum de Soir and Parfum de Jour were, if I remember correctly, not finally chosen because of difficulties registering those two names. I believe, although I can't remember the source for this, that the original formulation for Must de Cartier EDT was discontinued in 1993, and on the basis of this I would say that the 1996 release you quote above is not the vintage formulation.
Finally, in regard to nomenclature: the Basenotes Directory has the parfum version listed as Must de Cartier and the EDT version as Must de Cartier Jour; both are incorrect. It should read Must de Cartier Parfum for the parfum version and Must de Cartier EDT for the vintage EDT version.
Apparently, the parfum version has recently been re-released in its original formulation, and although I haven't sampled the newly released parfum, I remain skeptical that it's exactly the same.
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I sure would like to get a look at that Douglas catalog from the eighties.

There you go

Unfortunately my scanning didn't turn out too well, but the story you can't read is the one about the two entirely different perfumes. The catalog is from 87, and I have even older ones -YIKES!!!!! Am I that old already Well, I got into it very young...

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Originally Posted by jazztweety
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There you go

Unfortunately my scanning didn't turn out too well, but the story you can't read is the one about the two entirely different perfumes. The catalog is from 87, and I have even older ones -YIKES!!!!! Am I that old already Well, I got into it very young... Fantastic. Thanks so much jazztweety. I really appreciate your time and effort. This page at least confirms that the they offered the parfum version in the black box and that all the bottles featured in the add are bottles that contain the vintage formulation.
Again, thanks jazztweety; this is a truly fantastic and beautiful add. I feel like a fragrance archaeologist whose just unearthed a major discovery.
Originally Posted by BlueIsis Thank you very much for posting this information and the pictures. I've always loved Must de Cartier, and purchased a small bottle of the parfum from ebay, but I was never certain of which vintage I had. You have helped me clarify things. You're more than welcome BlueIsis. My pleasure entirely.
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Thank you Scentemental & Jazztweety. I've been so confused about which bottle & box was the vintage formulation. Thanks to your abundantly informative posts...I was finally(today) able to purchase with confidence a 3.3oz EDT vintage formulation splash bottle!

I can't express enough how grateful I am to have such a wealth of knowledge available to me through people such as yourselves. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. What a valuable resource you are to this community.

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Originally Posted by GraySwan Thank you Scentemental & Jazztweety. I've been so confused about which bottle & box was the vintage formulation. Thanks to your abundantly informative posts...I was finally(today) able to purchase with confidence a 3.3oz EDT vintage formulation splash bottle!

I can't express enough how grateful I am to have such a wealth of knowledge available to me through people such as yourselves. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. What a valuable resource you are to this community. Always very happy to help out when I can GraySwan. Thank you for your very kind words, and enjoy your vintage Must de Cartier EDT.
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Dear all,

my pleasure if I could come up with that little contribution for you. Now finally I'd be very curious to know which of all the bottles bottle JaimeB found?