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post #1 of 13
3/16/07 at 5:40pm
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I have tried to love vetiver, really I have!

I tried Annick Goutal and found it all medicine-top and salty stink...
I tried Malle's interpretation, ala Vetiver Extrordinaire and found it uninspiring for the price...

Disenchanted, I had all but given up on the note entirely. Until today, that is... I received a sample of Guerlain Vetiver from a friend some weeks ago.

I wore it today in unseasonably warm weather and WOW!
I loved it so much I bought the company, err, a bottle, I bought a BOTTLE...
2.5 glorious ounces for $20 US at scentedmonkey.com....

All I can say is this:
Guerlain Vetiver, Passage d'Enfer, and Terre d'Hermes will comprise my Holy Trinity this coming summer... Others will see action, but not nearly to the degree of these three....

I am so happy to have found a vetiver that I love, and can actually see myself WEARING!...

Thank you, once again, to basenotes for demolishing my pre-conceived notions...

There is always hope for the uninitiated...

Paul
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post #2 of 13
3/16/07 at 5:57pm
Guerlain's Vetiver Frozen (or Glacee) depending on how they list it where you shop is quite good also. It's has a pleasant cirusy top note and drys down to a vetiver that I think lasts a lot longer than the old reliable Guerlain Vetiver. I have both and plan on enjoying both this summer.
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post #3 of 13
3/16/07 at 6:35pm
I followed pretty much the same pattern with vetiver. Held out for a long time, then tried VE and loved it after some time getting used to it. Then Guerlain's and I love it as well.
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post #4 of 13
3/16/07 at 7:45pm
Now I wanna try Guerlain Vetiver even more...I actually am very happy with the Hermes Vetiver Tonka I own (VERY happy I must say) but, at the end of a very intense Guerlain week, I'm itchin to try it.

Glad it worked out for you - I love when that kind of stuff happens to me (happened recently with rose notes...for me)
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post #5 of 13
3/16/07 at 7:55pm
Yessssssssss!
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post #6 of 13
3/16/07 at 10:32pm
GV is one of the frags in my drobe that I never really mention amongst my faves, but I will always have a bottle of it and I probably use it more regularly than any other frag.
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post #7 of 13
3/17/07 at 12:45am
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Originally Posted by Scentsibility View Post

Guerlain Vetiver, Passage d'Enfer, and Terre d'Hermes will comprise my Holy Trinity this coming summer...

...Then you really should try Adolfo Dominguez' Vetiver Hombre.
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post #8 of 13
3/17/07 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by Pieter View Post

...Then you really should try Adolfo Dominguez' Vetiver Hombre.

Do I ever second that!
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post #9 of 13
3/17/07 at 4:02am
vetiver is sexy, especially to horses and cows!
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post #10 of 13
3/17/07 at 5:25am
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

Do I ever second that!

AMEN!
And sigh...

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Originally Posted by supermarky

vetiver is sexy, especially to horses and cows!

I didn't know that. But fortunately, they leave the roots for us!
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post #11 of 13
3/17/07 at 4:39pm
wear cuir de russie to be popular around dogs and vetiver to attract livestock.

if anyone could make a seductive vetiver, it'd have to serge lutens, right? the funny thing about vetiver oriental, which really softpedals the vetiver, which is good, for me, is that it also reminds me a bit of latex or something synthetic. anyway it's the only vetiver scent I am likely to wear. recently got partial bottle of cdg vetiveru but am going to send it to ebay. it's great but not "me".
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post #12 of 13
3/17/07 at 5:07pm
I'd also recommend Lalique's Encre Noire, which is an engagingly soft play on vetiver - though I wish it had a little more longevity and sillage - and especially the Ellenas' pair of inspired variations on the vetiver theme, Vetiver Tonka (Hèrmes) and Sel de Vetiver (The Different Company). VT has become my suitable-for-every-occasion frag - the hazelnut/vetiver combination is unique and very beautiful.
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post #13 of 13
3/18/07 at 1:06pm
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Originally Posted by Scentsibility View Post

I have tried to love vetiver, really I have!

I tried Annick Goutal and found it all medicine-top and salty stink...
I tried Malle's interpretation, ala Vetiver Extrordinaire and found it uninspiring for the price...

Disenchanted, I had all but given up on the note entirely. Until today, that is... I received a sample of Guerlain Vetiver from a friend some weeks ago.

I wore it today in unseasonably warm weather and WOW!
I loved it so much I bought the company, err, a bottle, I bought a BOTTLE...
2.5 glorious ounces for $20 US at scentedmonkey.com....

All I can say is this:
Guerlain Vetiver, Passage d'Enfer, and Terre d'Hermes will comprise my Holy Trinity this coming summer... Others will see action, but not nearly to the degree of these three....

I am so happy to have found a vetiver that I love, and can actually see myself WEARING!...

Thank you, once again, to basenotes for demolishing my pre-conceived notions...

There is always hope for the uninitiated...

Paul


I agree with you on the Terre D'Hermes, OMG, I just tested it in Sephora's, on a paper strip & on me (I'm a woman, and obviously have different chemistry than a man) it is so sexy & manly to me. I brought home a sample for my son, I think this would smell nice on him, and he needs something to make the girls come over & sniff him. (he's shy) lol...
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