Fat Electrician fragrance notes
- Vetiver accord, chestnut cream, olive leaf, vanilla, opoponax, myrrh
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I was surprised and disappointed somewhat by the sample because this brand is usually not afraid to push the boundaries and with an catchy name like this I was expecting something different.
The essence of the formula appears very simplistic to my nose - even without an vetiver you could recreate the majority of this by mixing norlimbanol and then smoothing down the dry hiss of that with lots of Iso E Super, coumarin and a touch of myrrh.
It's fine and wearable, but for me it is a forgettable woody fragrance. I read a review which proposed that the "fat electrician" referenced earth like "electrical earth" which may describe the warm woody notes in this scent and the direction the perfumer decided to go.
To match the name, I wish they had been braver and gone down a more plastic/sweat note accord.
There are better woods at the same or lower price point so unless you have a great connection to this one or the brand I would recommend other fragrances over this.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make sure my bottles of Guerlain SDV and Chanel Sycomore are on different shelves before someone gets hurt.

It smells of vetiver, lots of very realistic vetiver. I had a pleasure to smell some real vetiver oil, and it really smells like that - whether they used a real oil or an illusion of it here. It's beautiful, I like the smell. I don't get much resins or chestnut cream, but it smells very calming, outdoorsy and serene. It doesn't smell like any fat nor lean electricians I have ever met. It smells like freedom.

I get rooty vetiver, almost ashy, but not quite. Below that is a gross plasticy playdough vanilla. Its a poorly done note. There is some blended spices in the far back, id suppose thats the frankincense and myrh, but it just reads as a tiny bit of spice rack whispering. The balance is off, though there arent really any sharp edges, the vetiver and vanilla do not mesh, and are sort of like two rocks sitting together. Not well done in my opinion.


Having said that, this is a wonderful, unique fragrance. The vetiver is grassy and rooty and unadorned. There was no effort to make it smooth or suave...the best description would be "rooty".
After the initial blast comes the creamy centre, and it makes up for all its rawness. There are several notes listed, but FE is essentially vetiver + vanilla.
TS from "The Guide" sums it up nicely by comparing it to Caron Pour Un Homme, played with vetiver instead of lavender.
Another ELDO that takes a classic and twists it to a modern sensibility.


Fragrance: 5/10
Projection: 6/10
Longevity: 7/10

