Vetiver Wednesdays Sync: an invitation to a magical journey

[IsoESuperman]

Late to post but I was very vetivered on Wed.

Started out with DSH Vetyver from a sample, then Hendley Hewn which is really more of a woody/orris deal but has a ruh khus/vetiver facet, and some Givenchy Vetyver in the evening.

I have decants of both the modern version and of the vintage Eau de Givenchy Vetyver, from a flask style bottle like one Gentleman came in. I'm impressed both by how close they are and by how unusually modern smelling the vintage one is. Or perhaps best to say it smells timeless. I had smelled the modern version well before the vintage and I assumed they had reformed it for modern tastes because it smelled the opposite of "old school".

I was shocked when I smelled the vintage, nearly identical except for a bit of that classic mens vintage vibe in the top (whatever that vibe is composed of - musks, moss, whatever). I thought it would smell more like the vintage Carven vetiver - musty, brown, and not at all in line with what I enjoy. The Givenchy is really nice.

 

[naylor]

This past Wed was Fumidus for me.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Pre-Syncing with Chanel Sycomore EDT, a nice dry green woody vetiver, ideal scent for the office.

 

[hednic]

Pre-syncing with Vetiver Indien

 

[IsoESuperman]

I feel like I need to tip toe in here and post then scoot quickly back out because I did wear a fragrance with a noticeable vetiver note but it was still only a supporting note....

I wore Narciso EDP by Narciso Rodriguez and I can usually smell a bit of vetiver in this scent mainly in the drydown. It was humid yesterday and it caused the vetiver note to amp up quite a lot this wearing. The humidity increased the sillage as well but the longevity was less overall.

CuddleCat I only just saw this but I'm intrigued. I just got my wife Narciso (the white cube) for xmas and she's been wearing it a lot. I love it. In the passing whiffs it smells mainly musky/floral but certainly woody to an extent. I'll have to steal a spray and see if I can find some vetiver in there.

Vetiver seems like a material that, even when not listed in the notes, is probably used in formulas more than we might imagine, supporting or otherwise.

 

[naylor]

Pre-syncing with Vetiver Indien

This one looks interesting -- I'm unfamiliar with it. Will check it out now!

 

[naylor]

Will be going with the old reliable tomorrow, which I really enjoy in the colder weather:

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Dior Vetiver! Possibly my favorite "straight vetiver" fragrance.

 

[Earlyn]

After digging through samples for last Friday’s use it or loose it sync, I’ve pulled out a few from a peach of a fellow BNer. I have three vetivers to choose from and
this week I’m going with MPG Route du Vetiver.

 

[ClockworkAlice]

Happy Vetiver Wednesday! Today I'm wearing two vetiver-y samples, each on different arm:

Ô de Lancôme by Lancôme - it's citrusy, it's green, it's refreshing, it's an oldschool chypre, but zestier, brighter and lighter on the moss than any I have tried, so I quite enjoy it. A liiiiitle bit of vetiver can be felt, too.

Nuit de Megève by Eight & Bob - I am impressed! To my nose it is a vetiver scent mainly, so very fitting for today! But the iris and coffee are very prominent, too, and I really love how iris softens the coffee and makes it almost milky/creamy in texture while not making it neither lactonic nor sweet (do I talk nonsense here? what I mean is that I really like how coffee and iris go together, it feels so smooth), and vetiver grounds and calms everything. The scent is very polite, it doesn't feel heavy. Beautiful. I might want a bottle of it someday.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Dior Vetiver! Possibly my favorite "straight vetiver" fragrance.

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Looks like we we're going to be twins today

 

[Andy the frenchy]

Today sounded a great day to pay a tribute to that honest and respectable house, by wearing one of its great fragrance:

Vetiver Geranium by Creed
A very nice geranium fragrance (more than vetiver, let's talk truth) that wears light but distinguished. Perfect for formal business offices.
I would have gladly credited the perfumer, but this time... it is unauthored. Or at least... undisclosed. For the full story, follow this LINK

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Looks like we we're going to be twins today

I don't remember who it was, but I was waffling on which bottle to get in the Las Vegas Dior boutique, and my fellow BNer suggested that Vetiver was going to be disco, so if undecided, best to go with it - I could always get the other later.

Sound advice that I've been thankful for ever since!

 

[Cook.bot]

Reporting for Vetiver Sync duty in Encre Noir a L'Extreme.

I just love this stuff. I even love its militaristic inkwell bottle and its label-maker typeface. I do still think it's a bit too masculine for me, like I might get side-eyes if I wear it out in public. But without any judgey noses around, it's just heaven.

 

[ClockworkAlice]

Reporting for Vetiver Sync duty in Encre Noir a L'Extreme.

I just love this stuff. I even love its militaristic inkwell bottle and its label-maker typeface. I do still think it's a bit too masculine for me, like I might get side-eyes if I wear it out in public. But without any judgey noses around, it's just heaven.

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I must agree with you!
I really, really enjoyed it when I tried it. The regular Encre Noire felt a bit too inky and a bit too masculine for me to wear, but this one was a gorgeous incensy vetiver scent. I would buy a bottle for me to use, too, and I think I probably will eventually.

 

[IsoESuperman]

Dior Vetiver! Possibly my favorite "straight vetiver" fragrance.

I'm with you there!

I took the photo below last May, I think for a Friday Sync (can't remember theme) and because I know you like the Dior and are the master haiku reviewer, I came up with something. I don't have the math brain for haiku but it is a @Redneck Perfumisto inspired poem (?) nonetheless

Privée school kids stand awkwardly
Waiting for the bus
Overburdened by expectation and hyphens
On lily-of-the-valley cul-de-sac

 

[justfoxie]

I must agree with you!
I really, really enjoyed it when I tried it. The regular Encre Noire felt a bit too inky and a bit too masculine for me to wear, but this one was a gorgeous incensy vetiver scent. I would buy a bottle for me to use, too, and I think I probably will eventually.

Reporting for Vetiver Sync duty in Encre Noir a L'Extreme.

I just love this stuff. I even love its militaristic inkwell bottle and its label-maker typeface. I do still think it's a bit too masculine for me, like I might get side-eyes if I wear it out in public. But without any judgey noses around, it's just heaven.

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Ok so super intrigued by the description I've just added this to my test list ... and have just found 100ml for £27.50?! Am super tempted but I need another 100ml bottle like I need a hole in the head. Why are these always in giant bottles?!

F it, I bought the bottle will try and probably add it to my swap list. If anyone is interested in a decant of this, let me know!

 

[Toxicon]

Reporting for Vetiver Sync duty in Encre Noir a L'Extreme.

I just love this stuff. I even love its militaristic inkwell bottle and its label-maker typeface. I do still think it's a bit too masculine for me, like I might get side-eyes if I wear it out in public. But without any judgey noses around, it's just heaven.

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Wore this over the weekend and fell in love with it all over again. And agreed on the bottle - this is the best looking of the EN line by a mile.

 

[JBHoren]

Lalique Encre Noire EDT

 

[Toxicon]

Checking in for duty with Terre d'Hermes Eau Intense Vetiver. I wore my 2006 bottle of regular TdH yesterday to compare, and they're really quite different. EIV subs in grapefruit for the more interesting bruised orange of the original; adds some amber to the ISO E base to round things out; and spikes the already present vetiver note pretty hard, resulting in a more bracing but less balanced fragrance overall. It loses some of the ethereal magic of the original but makes up for it in tenacity. Still a solid fragrance, provided you enjoy the vetiver note in TdH and wish it would punch you in the face every so often.

Edited to add: worth noting this isn't a shy vetiver at all, especially for a mainstream designer release. If you press your nose to skin, there's a pungent, skunky quality (bordering on a weedian ganja note) lurking just below the sharp citrus top. I imagine non-vetiver folks would hate this, which makes it more interesting in my book.

 

[hednic]

Syncing with Vetiver by Domaine Prive

 

[Cook.bot]

I would buy a bottle for me to use, too, and I think I probably will eventually.

Do it! We can form a butchy vetiver sisterhood together.

(I don't like the original Encre Noir either. Not at all. Sorry, EN lovers.)

have just found 100ml for £27.50?!

Isn't that amazing?

 

[incense+heliotrope]

Synching with Hermes Bel Ami Vetiver, from a decant. The vetiver makes this deeper and richer with a dark green edge, and on this chilly evening, that's enjoyable. Sometimes I find the effect cloying. For that reason, I still prefer Bel Ami. Were I to start over with Bel Ami-adjacent purchases, I might have bought both BAV and Eau d'Hermes. To my nose, BA sits in between these two, all in current versions, and I cannot see a need for all three.

The Encre Noire trio I feel similarly : I own and wear the original EN (a transparent darkness; wearable in warmer weather), but prefer Etro Vetiver, which is deeper and darker (better in cold weather). I once had a sample of Encre Noire a l'Extreme, but on me, after a promising opening, it dried down the same as EN.

 

[IsoESuperman]

... and have just found 100ml for £27.50?!

I knew it was bound to happen eventually! When it first came out, I was already an EN diehard and was chomping at the bit to get my hands on some...think I paid $60 for a 50ml decant, knowing full well it'd be at the discounters before long. And I do love the line's bottles. The weight, the sprayer, the font, the cap. Right up my alley.

Switched to a somewhat newer vetiver acquisition, Racine de Vetiver. This is more or less straight up vetiver oil (Haiti & Java) with some lightweight supporting citrus materials in perfumers alcohol. Somewhat along the lines of Vetiver Veritas but wears much lighter and brighter.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Having a (comparatively) limited array to choose from, considering to choose again Guerlain Vetiver or l'Occitane Eau de Vetyver

 

[justfoxie]

Do it! We can form a butchy vetiver sisterhood together.

(I don't like the original Encre Noir either. Not at all. Sorry, EN lovers.)


Isn't that amazing?

to the butchy vetiver sisterhood (I might make this my new tagline)

@ClockworkAlice - you get first dibs on a portion of my ultra cheap bottle!

 

[Ken_Russell]

In sync thanks to Guerlain Vetiver

 

[Earlyn]

Power to the BVS!
Will not be spraying Encre Noire a L’Extreme today but will pat my bottle on the cap in unity.
I bet there are other vetivers that would serve the BVS but perhaps not at such an egalitarian price point.

Instead, as planned, I‘m wearing a sample of MPG Route du Vetiver, and this is so good for this moderately chilly and overcast day. I got a crisp green momentarily and then right to a very root-and-dirt vetiver - dark, barky, damp, but blended with a very assertive sandalwood that reminds me of walnut and pecan oil.

 

[PStoller]

Wearing Chanel 1932 today, which has vetiver in the base, but ain’t exactly Sycomore. I have a real vetiver queued up for my SOTE.

 

[Earlyn]

Wearing Chanel 1932 today, which has vetiver in the base, but ain’t exactly Sycomore. I have a real vetiver queued up for my SOTE.

A real vetiver? Do tell!

 

[PStoller]

A real vetiver? Do tell!

When I switch.

 

[MistaPanda]

Following @Earlyn 's good advice, I'll be syncing with Encre Noire A l'Extrême this evening

 

[LiveJazz]

Late to the party, but in sync with Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Iris Bleu Gris.

Half musky-rooty-doughy orris, half rooty-warm vetiver. Velvety. It’s mingling nicely with the dreary, damp chill in the air today.

 

[Cook.bot]

Instead, as planned, I‘m wearing a sample of MPG Route du Vetiver, and this is so good for this moderately chilly and overcast day. I got a crisp green momentarily and then right to a very root-and-dirt vetiver - dark, barky, damp, but blended with a very assertive sandalwood that reminds me of walnut and pecan oil.

Whoa! In that stuff you might get to be the queen of the BVS. That's about the roughest, toughest vetiver I ever wore. Beyond butchy.

 

[Andy the frenchy]

Syncing with Vetiver by Domaine Prive

This is one I noticed you’re pulling out of your wardrobe quite often lately. I will try to find a sample as soon as I can

Another star seems to be Encre Noire à l’Extrême, chosen by many in here today!

 

[pandora22]

I thought it was Thursday all morning--and didn't grab anything with vetiver. Oops!

 

[Andy the frenchy]

I keep going with

Salamanca by Olympic Orchids
First wear of a sample I recently got in a swap. Very nice leathery hay-ish vetiver opening. The leathery facet tones down quite fast to leave only a vegetal felling, with a hint of saltiness, probably because of the vetiver. Nice, but not a love-at-first-smell, for me. Obviously, these are just first impressions, TBC...

 

[PStoller]

SOTE: Jacques Bogart - Bois de Vetiver

Dry, "toasted" vetiver fougère with a resinous herbal heart, a bit of iris and sandalwood sheen, and a mossy, leathery base. Gets off to a light, slow start, then picks up weight as it rolls along. Fine stuff!

 

[LiveJazz]

SOTE in sync with Amouage Memoir Man.

I think it uses a similar vetiver-ISO structure as Encre Noire as its foundation, but adds a medicinal-astringent green aromatic layer that I just love. Its also kind of dry/stony (frankincense). It’s hard to describe, but really works for me.

 

[Ed Wardian]

I'll be syncing in with Etro Palais Jamais; a smoked, herbaceous green tea that manages to evoke a spicy rumble in the hay thanks to an excitable bass of vetiver and oakmoss... Ahh, spring fever!





Happy Vetiver Wednesday everyone!