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SOTE: Giving a test to Frederic Malle Bois D'Orage.

According to its notes, it's whole point is "vegetal animality," which I guess is their way of saying that it's green but funky (which it is).

The opening, on me, was mostly rotting lettuce (not as bad as it sounds, but not too great, either...), quickly joined by a lot of black pepper and very dry vetiver.

Eventually, the lettuce faded (thank goodness) and left a base of smoky, mossy evergreen (cedar, pine, etc.) with the vetiver and pepper.

It's only been on about 3 hours and will probably continue to evolve, but it's almost my bedtime...

Honestly, I like this more than the Malle's Vetiver Extrordinaire, which seemed to me like an even more medicinal but less stanky version of Guerlain's already-very-medicinal Vetiver. I'll really have to give this one a good, long daytime wearing to really give it a full chance. It could be worth a bottle, but I'm still very on the fence...

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