Vétiver de Puig (1978)
by Antonio Puig

Gorgeous long lasting vetiver scent from the Antonio Puig House in Barcelona, Spain.

Beautifully done in a masculine way; you can detect most notes if you pay attention carefully...

Ideal for the any time of the day and an all year round scent...big thumbs up...!!!

14th October, 2010.

Puig is a company I have great respect for because they make excellent fragrances and sell them at reasonable prices. Both Quorum and Agua Lavanda are among my favorite scents. So it pains me to say this about Vetiver de Puig: this just isn't a good fragrance at all.

The only vetiver I can smell in this comes in the top notes, and I can only smell it for about a minute or two. After that, Vetiver de Puig degenerates into a flat, flaccid smelling wood scent which smells to me like a watered down Fendi Uomo. I smell some boring wood notes and some patchouli in this, but little if any vetiver. I wouldn't even care too much about the lack of vetiver in this if the fragrance actually smelled good, but it doesn't smell good.

I first sampled this by sniffing it on my wrist, and I thought it was pretty good at first. But my opinion of this scent soon changed. Since then I've given Vetiver de Puig two full-day wearings, and both times I couldn't wait to take a shower and scrub it off my skin. I hate this fragrance.

Sorry, Puig. I think you're a great company, but you've produced a real stinkeroo here.

MY RATING: 2/10

5th August, 2010.

It has the same vetiver used in Guerlain's version. I love that vetiver (Haitian, I think), but I hate the tobacco in the Guerlain. This is my go-to vetiver.

7th March, 2010.

I bought this one without ever smelling it, and boy am I glad I did!

I wanted something earthy and smokey that was different from anything I smell on the sheeple at work and that's exactly what I got. Who says newer is better?

I thank all the people who gave such concise reviews.

16th March, 2009.

Best vetiver for the money, for my money, the best vetiver.

I have to say that this particular scent should be an assignment for every Basenote member to review since one's take on it in my opinion is something like a projective psychologcal exam. It is a scent that reveals the bottom line about one's basic likes and dislikes, not simply about vetivers but about scents in general and the perceived role of certain notes in particular. One assumption (or belief) is that citrus is somehow easy to include, somehow better, aside from being necessary. In a way this less citrusy vetiver understands things differently, and I actually prefer this vetiver by Puig which succeeds by being most confidently yet smoothly vetiver.

16th March, 2009.

This is a fresh and fairly uncomplicated Vétiver. Perfect for summer wear. It also is very Spanish. Personally it’s anchored in memories of Old Spain, strolls in warm evenings, the scent of certain shops. I would almost state that it shouldn’t travel outside of Spain, but it probably is a scent that can be used around the Mediterranean.

16th February, 2009.