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Vetiver Extraordinaire alternative?

post #1 of 9
10/11/10 at 5:58am
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OK so I have a friend that recently discovered my bottle of VE in my wardrobe and has fallen head over heels for it. However he refuses to buy a bottle at such a high and price and he keeps using mine! What is a cheaper smell alike I can buy him? He's a very close friend but I'm not about to drop $140 on him lol
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post #2 of 9
10/11/10 at 6:02am
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Originally Posted by philmcphe View Post

OK so I have a friend that recently discovered my bottle of VE in my wardrobe and has fallen head over heels for it. However he refuses to buy a bottle at such a high and price and he keeps using mine! What is a cheaper smell alike I can buy him? He's a very close friend but I'm not about to drop $140 on him lol

Etro Vetiver, older formulation "Eau De Cologne" comes close to the smokey, hollow (according L Turin) appeal. To my nose the Etro does better. In Europe You could buy it for ~30$$ as a clearout bargain.
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post #3 of 9
10/11/10 at 6:03am
Lalique' s ENCRE NOIRE, the best vetiver out there and also my favorite
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post #4 of 9
10/11/10 at 6:16am
Guerlain Vetiver
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post #5 of 9
10/11/10 at 7:32am
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Originally Posted by ROBERTO View Post

Lalique' s ENCRE NOIRE, the best vetiver out there and also my favorite

+1. Closer than Guerlain to VE. I'd pick Chanel Sycomore over them all if I were your friend, but I'm not sure there would be much difference in cost.
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post #6 of 9
10/11/10 at 7:43am
+1 on Sycomore
+1 on Encre Noir, however, it's much stronger
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post #7 of 9
10/11/10 at 9:19am
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You know despite being a vetiver lover and trying countless suggestions I've received from this board I have yet to try Encre Noir, so I'll definitely have to check it out and maybe buy a bottle for my friend so he stops using my expensive VE! lol What stores could I go to to pick up a free sample or just try it out?
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post #8 of 9
10/11/10 at 12:59pm
Try Vetiver Extreme by Guerlain
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post #9 of 9
10/11/10 at 2:42pm
Ok, Encre Noire might be an obvious one. But Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford is the closest thing to VE I've found. Not very cheap though.
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