Vetiver Wednesdays Sync: an invitation to a magical journey

[JBHoren]

It was originally pinned along with the Monday Sync thread. The Mods rational for taking it down was that there were too many pinned threads, 6 at one point. They thought it would be bad keeping one sync pinned and the other unpinned, so they decided to unpin both. Fortunately both threads get bumped up to the top every week, they never fall too far back.

In the Marketplace, Items for Sale has six pinned threads. A compromise: If the two ends of the spectrum are "pinned" and "not-pinned", perhaps it would be possible to prioritize the display of certain threads -- let's say, by prefacing the title with a tag (in this case, [SYNC]) -- and "floating" them to the top of the queue. I don't know if Xenforo provides such a thing, but it's a thought.

 

[Ed Wardian]

I have no real concept of what this one smells like -- besides "woody", tenacious, and with some faint overlap with Ganymede -- but the enthusiasm folks have for it is infectious. I'll try it one of these days!

Oh I hope you will! I love it! Quentin Bisch has that nose... Bless him!

Let's narrow Bois Impérial for the olfactory buds... Here we have a fresh citrus flavouring of Timur pepper alongside a full Thai basil serving offering a spicy anise aroma, massaged in earthy Haitian vetiver strains and cedar tones, pressed beautifully in a Givauden hybrid note of oud and green patchouli leaf known as akigalawood and ambroxan, all this amounting to an alluring fresh licorice spice in woody resins, nothing sweet here simply curried in fine fashion... Can I assume temptation is beckoning? Haha!

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Creed Original Vetiver

 

[hednic]

Pre-syncing with Red Vetyver by Montale

 

[Toxicon]

Pre-synced with Comme des Garçons 2 Man. I’ve grown to really like this one. Woody and smoky incense and vetiver, with an interesting “snuffed candle” cumin note. Wears pretty light on my skin and has the same kind of synthetic/ethereal feel I get from other CdG scents like Kyoto, Hinoki, and Wonderwood, though I feel like this one could be someone’s signature scent. Not a strong vetiver but it’s definitely there.

 

[Jean-Sté]

Vetiver, Roccobarocco. 1993.

 

[ClockworkAlice]

I chose Zara's Vetiver Pamplemousse for this morning - it's a lovely take on very realistic grapeftruit and calming vetiver. It feels energizing and smells good. Jo Malone has done a great job on all this Zara Emotions series, but this is my favourite of the bunch. It's a very light scent though, but Zara's prices are so much better than prices at Jo Malone boutique, so you can reapply.

 

[metanoia]

Was going to wear something else, but I keep thinking of the vetiver I get from Grenadille d'Afrique, and then I saw this thread so going with Frapin’s Paradis Perdue today.

 

[sagebrush]

Synching with Guerlain Vetiver, in Scottish summer heat.

 

[IsoESuperman]

Decided to start my day in Dior Homme without remembering it is Wednesday. Vetiver is listed but I'd never call this a vetiver scent. Maybe I can smell it in the drydown, maybe I'm just convincing myself I am.

Either way, vetiver away vetiver friends.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Later today Guerlain Vetiver

 

[hednic]

Syncing with Vetiver Overdrive by L'Orchestre Parfum

 

[JBHoren]

Syncing with Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vetiver Haiti EDT ⟵ link to my ShaveOTD post

 

[Toxicon]

Saw a few folks in Guerlain Vetiver today and decided to join the crowd. We often point to this as the reference vetiver, in part because it's been around forever and because the actual vetiver accord is presented on a pedestal in all its unwashed glory. I think that downplays just how spice-forward this is as an overall composition, with nutmeg and sharp clove blended into a surprisingly loud and pungent tobacco accord. To my nose the vetiver comes across sharper and more aggressive than it might otherwise due to the opening flash of citrus and the instant heat from the spices. Definitely one of the best and still one of the most interesting, but certainly not for everyone.

Andy Garcia gets it:

 

[PStoller]

Syncing with Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero, because it was my only “on deck” sample with vetiver in the pyramid.

 

[LiveJazz]

Saw a few folks in Guerlain Vetiver today and decided to join the crowd. We often point to this as the reference vetiver, in part because it's been around forever and because the actual vetiver accord is presented on a pedestal in all its unwashed glory. I think that downplays just how spice-forward this is as an overall composition, with nutmeg and sharp clove blended into a surprisingly loud and pungent tobacco accord. To my nose the vetiver comes across sharper and more aggressive than it might otherwise due to the opening flash of citrus and the instant heat from the spices. Definitely one of the best and still one of the most interesting, but certainly not for everyone.

Andy Garcia gets it:

Well said!

Not a pure play vetiver by any means, but I find that as clear as some of those additional notes are when smelling closely, they’re somehow presented in a way that seems enmeshed in the vetiver…like those smells are part of a very complex and full vetiver note. Vetiver itself doesn’t easily smell this “ripe” and tonally stuffed, but smelling the Guerlain, it feels like it could and should. Therein lies the genius of this one.

Also joined the Guerlain crowd today!

 

[sagebrush]

Continuing the Synch this evening, following today's Guerlain Vetiver - which was showing up a licorice note on me - with Etro Vetiver as SOTE : the truly dark, iodine-y, licorice aspect of vetiver, almost savoury.

 

[Cook.bot]

Vetiver itself doesn’t easily smell this “ripe” and tonally stuffed, but smelling the Guerlain, it feels like it could and should.

I think I'll join in with some GV at bedtime tonight, just 'cause I want to feel "tonally stuffed."

And maybe in hope that it'll bring me dreams about the young Andy Garcia.

 

[thrilledchilled]

Scent o' the evening to ya!

 

[Toxicon]

Phase 2: synced again with Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Route du Vetiver. Kicking it up a few notches to a proper "hardcore" vetiver. Smells like 95% vetiver (of the earthy, rooty, gnarly variety), 5% piercing blackcurrant, and not much else. The best.

 

[Ed Wardian]

Today I was breathing in the blessed joy that is Les Parfums Mythiques - Vetyver by Givenchy, thankfully one that appeals to my inner bespoke self... Yes, I was in full John Hillerman/Jonathan Higgins mode in my head as I tackled the gorgeous rays of the day with my usual ten blasts of reissued memories... I noticed the world was still for a mere moment, as I simply sighed a beautiful sigh.

Happy Vetiver Wednesday!!!

 

[JBHoren]

Syncing (Phase II) Comme des Garçons Black

 

[shivsri]

Deleted.

 

[Looters-delight]

Today I was breathing in the blessed joy that is Les Parfums Mythiques - Vetyver by Givenchy, thankfully one that appeals to my inner bespoke self... Yes, I was in full John Hillerman/Jonathan Higgins mode in my head as I tackled the gorgeous rays of the day with my usual ten blasts of reissued memories... I noticed the world was still for a mere moment, as I simply sighed a beautiful sigh.

Happy Vetiver Wednesday!!!

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Well, Ed Wardian ...
now it may have been nice to smell the scent of "Higgi-Baby", the caretaker of Magnum P.I. to smell ... but unfortunately not for long.

Because in 2014 this Givenchy Vetyver was replaced by the version with the silver label. But unfortunately with completely different components - without oak moss! See following photos

and the different:

The green Vetyver still as a Givenchy Company product.
The silver Vetyver after takeover by LVMH


Unfortunately both are no longer in production!

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Guerlain Vetiver

 

[hednic]

Pre-syncing with Vetiver Overdrive

 

[Toxicon]

Pre-synced with my latest pickup: Atelier Cologne Cedrat Enivrant. I like this line more than most folks seem to on this board, mainly because their citrus top notes are fantastic, even if the base notes are usually much less interesting. Still, they always smell pleasant, sunny, and unisex. Cedrat Enivrant is more or less photorealistic cedrat (bitter lemon) up top, some aromatics in the heart (mint + basil), and cypress, vetiver and tonka in the base. It's lighter overall but going for the same idea as something like Guerlain Homme, minus the rum. Not at all a real "vetiver" scent; I'm curious if I'll be able to pick it out in the base tonight.

 

[metanoia]

Aedes de Venustas - Grenadille d’Afrique.

 

[hednic]

Syncing with Vetiver by Domaine Prive

 

[JBHoren]

Syncing with Jovoy Private Label EDP ⟵ link to my ShaveOTD post

 

[Toxicon]

Synced with Terre d'Hermes EDT, the classic.

 

[Cook.bot]

Eau de Vetyver - L'Occitane (from a swap decant)

Very refreshing and natural smelling vetiver... for about 20 minutes, and then it began to warm up, starting with a strong nutmeg note (which I quite liked) but got progressively more mannish and woody, until it became a bit too masculine for me. Probably a moot point, since I understand it's discontinued anyway.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Hermes Bel Ami - there's vetiver in the base blended with the oakmoss.

 

[Ed Wardian]

This week's sync is with the Guerlain Homme Eau de Parfum, a Wasser cocktail imitated over and over yet an ever so pleasing accord for daytime ventures that leaves one in a minty doozy, floral woozy propelled by a woody aromatic base of humbled patchouli, hinted cedar and a truly honorable bossy vetiver... A lovely creamy mojito finito for a muggy day.

Wishing everyone a lovely Vetiver Wednesday!

 

[thrilledchilled]

Today started with Carven Vetiver from an old pre-barcode bottle, 45mL which is a rare size these days. Fortunately it is a natural spray.

 

[PStoller]

Wearing a sample of Oriza L. Legrand’s Chypre Mousse, with vetiver in the base.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Another wear (er) of l'Occitane Eau de Vetyver here

 

[Toxicon]

Tempted to bust out my last remaining empty bottle of L’Occitane Eau de Vetyver and sniff the cap, for old times’ sake.

 

[burdinho]

Hey guys

I saw a post on a fragrance thread on Facebook about a new Vetiver frag to launch this September. Been looking high and low but can’t find any references to it.

Surely the most knowledgable people in the world about Vetiver scents might be able to throw some light on it?

 

[Cook.bot]

Gosh, I didn't realize that L'Occitane's Vetyver was such a family favorite. Had I known, I might have been a little more, er, circumspect.

I did scrub it, and swapped it out for another decant, Lubin's Vetiver Itasca. I like this marginally better than the L'Occitane; it's earthier, more rooty, but there's something a little sour in it that's nagging at me. And again, it just feels too butch for a female to wear.

Maybe I'm turning into a vetiver wimp.