As a fan of Vetiver (the Eau de Cologne) by Guerlain, I have been anxiously awaiting the chance to sample Vetiver Pour Elle after reading Turin's glowing review in his book.
I saw a bottle at the Guerlain boutique at The Breakers last year, but I was coated in a bunch of scents so I only smelled it on a tester strip and could hardly even smell anything (I was probably nose fatigued by then) - I was so fascinated at the time by the Philtre D'Amour....
So, I finally dropped some cash & bought a sample of VPE from The Perfumed Court - something I rarely do, but ever so often my curiosity gets the best of me and/or I cannot source a sample from a Basenoter.
VPE is incredibly good. It takes the same pre-reformulation style vetiver of Guerlain - the grassy, slightly salty, woody-oak-barrel-esque vetiver and removes the tobacco and instead drops little tiny floral notes all over it. After it dried on my skin about an hour or so, the floral vibe tends to be less 'flower prominent' and more something akin to a garden of flower bushes right before a thunderstorm blows in: dark, sweet and thick. The combination of the two is powerful and extremely well blended.
Of course my first thought was this: To save money why can't I just find vintage Vetiver Eau de Cologne and then spray a crisp soliflore on top (maybe even one of the Guerlain Aqua Allegoria's) to get the same effect? I'm curious if any Basenoter has tried this and compared it to VPE.
And to think, that according to some comments I've read online, the original Vetiver Pour Elle (in the original duty free bottle), was (according to them) even better than the juice in the new bee bottles, at Guerlain boutiques (and finer stores) now.
Nonetheless, after just one wearing, I'm smitten. Love, love, love. I can see why Mr. Guerlain has a huge supply of this juice in his wardrobe.
I saw a bottle at the Guerlain boutique at The Breakers last year, but I was coated in a bunch of scents so I only smelled it on a tester strip and could hardly even smell anything (I was probably nose fatigued by then) - I was so fascinated at the time by the Philtre D'Amour....
So, I finally dropped some cash & bought a sample of VPE from The Perfumed Court - something I rarely do, but ever so often my curiosity gets the best of me and/or I cannot source a sample from a Basenoter.
VPE is incredibly good. It takes the same pre-reformulation style vetiver of Guerlain - the grassy, slightly salty, woody-oak-barrel-esque vetiver and removes the tobacco and instead drops little tiny floral notes all over it. After it dried on my skin about an hour or so, the floral vibe tends to be less 'flower prominent' and more something akin to a garden of flower bushes right before a thunderstorm blows in: dark, sweet and thick. The combination of the two is powerful and extremely well blended.
Of course my first thought was this: To save money why can't I just find vintage Vetiver Eau de Cologne and then spray a crisp soliflore on top (maybe even one of the Guerlain Aqua Allegoria's) to get the same effect? I'm curious if any Basenoter has tried this and compared it to VPE.
And to think, that according to some comments I've read online, the original Vetiver Pour Elle (in the original duty free bottle), was (according to them) even better than the juice in the new bee bottles, at Guerlain boutiques (and finer stores) now.
Nonetheless, after just one wearing, I'm smitten. Love, love, love. I can see why Mr. Guerlain has a huge supply of this juice in his wardrobe.
Silly me for not getting two bottles, but there was only one available.
