Vetiver done right is quite a feat: it’s always a delicate balancing act. I think there are only a handful of supporting notes that really make vetiver shine without outperforming it: citrus, iodine, tobacco, pepper, and moss. I have worn vetiver-forward fragrances for decades, and though I dislike most presented under that rubric, I do love these: Vetyver - CARVEN (1957 - the original and second-best); Vetiver - GUERLAIN (1959 - an unassailable masterpiece in all its iterations); Vetyver - GIVENCHY (1959 - serene and gentlemanly); Vétiver - ANNICK GOUTAL (1985 - salty, oceanic; sadly discontinued: a travesty); Grey Vetiver - TOM FORD (edp: 2009; edt: 2014? - suave, resolutely modern). Great video as always, ‘Persolaise’! --- You’re a teacher! A have great respect for teachers (I’d better: my wife is one 🙂); if I may ask, what do you teach?
Persolaise Perfumes - It shows: you have a remarkable command of the language! I’m an archaeologist with an interest in ancient organics, particularly wine and perfume production and trade between Greece, Egypt, the wider Eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and the Persian empire (that’s how my fascination with the history of perfumery in general developed). Thank you for the kind response.
Sir Persolaise, thanks for a lovely & informative vetiver celebration. My partner wore Guerlain vetiver for 50 years, I wear it frequently to honor his memory, again thanks
I love vetiver and own several vetiver scents: Vetiver Fatale, Saab Essence #6 Vetiver, Vetiver Oriental, Vetiver Tonka, Encre Noire Extreme, and the original Encre Noire, I’ve also sampled many others that I don’t own. I enjoy them all on different days and in different moods but, If I had to give them all up and pick just one to keep it would be no contest, I’d hold on to Encre Noire. For me it is the quintessential vetiver.
Oh my gosh, I *love* vetiver. Terre D'Hermes is lovely, and I also really enjoy Fat Electrician, which Etat Libre d'Orange calls "semi-modern." Not sure what that means, but I love its oddball coziness.
Vetiver de Guerlain is a wonderful men's fragrance, yes it doesn't smell like the 1986 (the first time I purchased it) version, but it still smells great. It's my favorite.
I recently picked up Commodity Vetiver at TJ Maxx for $30, my first & only vetiver fragrance. It has Haitian Vetiver, Patchouli & Jasmin as the primary notes. I can’t get enough of it! A truly unique & elegant fragrance. -Russ
I fell in love with Vetiver in soap form and have trouble to find the largest bars ever of soap. Oh how I miss it. I’ve been daydreaming of Vetiver and up comes this list. Heavenly.
If you don’t like vetiver, I find that Byredo’s Bal d’afrique and lalique’s living are great ways to wear vetiver forward perfume while making it a little less “in your face”. I love them both and sometimes struggle with vetiver ❤️
Hello, Persolaise, vetiver its one of my favs ingredient in parfumery period. My all time Favourite Vetiver fragrance its Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum 2012/2017 and Guerlain Vetiver, on the 3th i m going ith Aqua Di Parma Colonia Futura! All of the are masterpiece! Nice video, as allways!
Vetiver Carven, an oldie with a charm, Original Vetiver Creed, Vetiver Geranium Creed. Vetiver Fatal Atelier Cologne. Vetiver Mizenzir. The Different Company is a master of mixing vetiver with flowers. i mean Sel de Vetiver and Rose Poivree. The last is critically close to Guerlain's Vetiver, like the same feminized out.
Vetiver may be my favorite note. Currently, I’m in live with the Vetyver by Chantecaille. Encre Noire pour Elle by Lalique is so different…it’s more of a floral rosy perfume. The others are wonderful . I love the Vetiver salubrious vibes. I can’t wait to try the Marie Jeanne potion. Sycomore is -oh soooo good. I often regret missing the live, but have enjoyed this video so much!!! Thanks!
I hope I am not risking being banned from the channel.....;-)...by mentioning Brummel. It is one of the survivors of classic Spanish perfumery. Originally produced by Puig, now made by De Ruy. A strong fougère with lots of character for genltlemen. To my nose besides the citrus and sage notes it is mainly earthy and in a cool way smoky green Vetiver . A young Rosendo Mateu participated in its composition. And of course it has been reformulated. Apparently it used to be much more intense and lasting.
I've recently discovered Vetiver Oriental by Serge Lutens, and its quicky taking up my no.1 spot, im starting to like it even more than Sycomore. Love the dark chocolate combination with vetiver, but done just perfectly to not be too weird and gourmand-ish for me.
Love Terres and like some other vetiver fragrances but not my favourites , though I own a couple . Great broadcasts though and love the shirt . Thank you as always . 🙏😄
I'm totally with Madam P concerning vetiver and grapefruit! I detest them when they are prominent. Both 'sweaty' for me. I wonder if vetiver is used in a lot of perfumes for that reason - it blends with body odour, and makes it slightly more 'pleasant' or bearable?
I actually like creeds original vetiver ( i know you hate it lol) and rojas vetiver parfum (not the parfum cologne which is pants as rich mich would say) but my favorite vetivers are bel ami vetiver, encre noire al extreme & nishane sultan vetiver. But to be honest i like vetiver more as a supporting note rather than the main player. For example what duchafour did with Timbuktu.. vetiver is used and quite prominently but not the star of the show. Cheers 🍻
I finally found someone who feels exactly like me about vetiver: love the opening, but I'm disgusted by the drydown. I don't make the association with onions though, rather it smells of urine to me. Not the stale, rancid oudor you smell in an underpass, but a warm, fresh-out-the bladder urine smell. This bad smell lingers especially on clothes and I sometimes I can still smell it after washing them. Most people don't even seem to notice this smell, but I'm very sensitive to it. Some vetivers are more smelly than other, Guerlain's and Encre Noir being the worst I had in my collection - and I still don'tget how the latter is constantly pushed as a safe blind buy by reciewers. It's slightly better with Vetiver Extraordinair (but I have to watch thise sprays) and I normally haave no problem with Diptyque's Vetiveryo (both edt and edp). At the same time, vetiver is my favourite player in some perfumes. For example, the moment when vetiver starts shining throught is the phase I enjoy the most of Dior Homme Original... go figure!
I always credit you, Mr P, for pointing out my shared distaste for vetiver, especially as a prominent note 😅 So to see a vetiver list from you is intriguing! Now, on with the video…✌🏼
Coeur de Vetiver Sacre by l'Artisan Parfumeur - certainly in my top 5 favourite scents in the world. Smoky, sweet, woodsy and very complex. I am so lucky to own a bottle.
I always like wearing Givenchy’s Vetyver. It’s like a full-bodied version of Grey Vetiver. Isabelle Doyen did a series of Turtle Vetiver fragrances about 10 years ago. I got hold of sample of one of them, I think it was Exercise No. 2, and it was pure swamp water. It may have been a bad sample, it disappeared before could get a bottle.
Hi Persolaise, second time watching this video, I can say I came for the note, stayed for the shirt! :) I reasearched Marie-Jeanne online and their cologne are indeed approchable from a price point of view, but what I also found interesting is that as they list the notes, they mention the countries of production too and you don't often see that. It made me think of your current Masterclass on ingredient series with Rémi from Les Indémodables. So it is full circle now, I knew I had a reason to re-watch!
Okay Persolaise I feel like I need to lay down and have a glass of wine to catch up with this perticular review of yours ! As I really like the vetiver note I feel like picking up just the time marks of the only first two I know is too frustrating, I have to watch the whole bloody thing! 😂 Thank you for your informal way of sharing explanations as always!
Hello Persolaise, thank you so much for this lovely video! I love Vétiver. Let me rephrase......I LOVE VETIVER! It is my absolute favorite note in perfumery, followed by lavender.....I fell under the spell of vetiver when I got a sample of Guerlain Vetiver with a bottle of Habit Rouge I got somewhere in the early 80's. I loved it so much that I ended up giving my Habit Rouge away to get the magical Vetiver instead! The Guerlain has been tamed quite a lot since the late 1990's and I can't bring myself to wear its current formulation. Luckily there are plenty of excellent alternatives out there, many of which you've mentioned. My personal favorites however are by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier : Racine and La Route du Vetiver. The first being a Terre d'Hermes avant la lettre, the second being a Sycamore avant la lettre. So original and such quality..... No boiled onions on my wrist, just the earthy, mineral, grassy, peppery greenness that I just can't get enough of......the note always captivates me, and more importantly, makes me feel happy and elegant. Keep up your excellent work!
Hehehehe, I'm sure it's still a great fragrance, Guerlain is doing a much better job with their reformulations I think. It's just that it's lost a lot of its depth and that raspy, peppery sting right underneath the top notes.... And may I add that you wear the perfect vétiver shirt for this video?
Wore guerlain vetiver for absolute years. Got a few of those frosty bottles big loves. . Also love The Black Knight but it doesn’t strike me as a vetiver! Enjoying essential parfums Mon Vetiver. Kind of sparkly.
I quite like Vetiver and spent a while testing to try to find a version with some ‘feminine’ by which I probably mean a tiny bit of citrus at the top’. I think Le Galion and Mona di Orio came out on top for me but I couldn’t afford to try Roja Dove. Not sure if the Le Galion is available now.
It is true! Vetiver is very popular here in South América. But I do have a small problem with vetiver in perfumes, as the scent of its dried roots seems to always be better than vetiver fragrances (at least só far). Around here we all had small bundles of its roots, tied with a piece of string, in our clothes drawers
Looking forward to your Givenchy review, I think they are a VERY underrated house! Vetiver is a dead ringer for boiled onions, no need to change your description; we will secretly make room for Sycamore however!
So sorry I slept through this one. I don't adore vetiver-centric perfumes as they tend to be very same-y in the drydown. I do enjoy the Guerlain, though. I also adore Lubin's Vetyver, beautifully incense-forward. It smells like walking in the woods during winter, dry and crisp.
Unfortunately I could not catch live, as life gets in the way of everythings pleasure. Vetiver is becoming one of my favourite notes, as I really love it's grassy and earthy, somewhat petrichor, facets. My most worn at the moment has to be Sultan Vetiver. Have you ever tried it?
My Top vetyver were : vintage vetyver by Guerlain 2.Vintage vetyver by Carven 3.Vintage vetyver by Lanvin 4.Vetyver by Lubin 5.Imperial Vetyver by Yardley Good review👌 & cheerio🥂
Did you say Madame Vetiver while you were introducing Encre Noire?! 😄 I’ve revisited this recording a few times now. One of my favourites among your lists 👌
I struggle with Grapefruit and Vetiver too 😂 and funny that you verbalised that onion/sweat impression i get from Vetiver as well. I like thet dark inky asoect of encre noire but it turns to quick into that pencil shaving smell. One great vetiver i came across is Vetyver from Le Galion. Give that one a try! 😉 I think blending vetiver with slightly fruity or floral notes its please t. I blind bought vetiver extreme but that tobacco ans frankinsense makes it unwearable for me. I think i like it fresher but without that swampy asoect most scents seem not to have the best longavity
One of my favourite notes, and I almost have each one on this great list. One not so obvious vetiver in my opinion is Palo Santo, the dry down tells it all.
Monsieur Persolaise, have you tried Vetiver 46 by Le Labo? A smokey vetiver. It's my cozy jumper, rainy weekend spent reading in front of a fire scent. 😌
@@Persolaise not tried it. Will remedy that. Why is the industry still insisting on gendered fragrance names 🙄 I've worn men's fragrances since I was a teen because I prefer woodsy leathery frags and options were limited for melenial women who didn't want to smell like haribos!!. The number of sales clerks that tried to talk me out of it was infuriating!! It's a bit better now but only because I'm older and they probably think I'm buying it for a man 🙄
I feel like if you've seen one top ten vetiver, you've seen them all. Sultan Vetiver is the only vetiver that smells more than just grass, to my nose at least. I'm wearing Roja Vetiver Cologne and it smells like hotel soap if hotel soap cost 300$ :(
Vetiver is a very dominating note, so if it plays a major role in a scent, it tends to be the main thing you can smell, which is precisely why so many vetiver-heavy scents tend to be similar to each other.
@@Persolaise I just don't understand why anyone would pay 200-300$ to smell like Indian grass. I get it that it is not the same as the candy-like fragrances Paco Rabbane or Versace put out (that everyone and their brother wears), but still.....
I have only come to appreciate vetiver when I started to play around with perfume composition. It is one of those magical ingredients. I especially love vetiver with sandalwood, so I will need to try Vetiver Santal. Have never heard of Marie Jean.. Thank you for introducing me to yet another brand!
Encre Noir is so enjoyable and some of its notes smells just like the vetiver waters we find at home here in Brasil. Vetiver is something very widely used around here in a popular way; I got tô do a research and find out if we have commercial farms too. I Wonder if the vetiver species used in this fragrance is the same we have here
I did some googling couldnt find anything about plantations. But I found a lot about vetiver being used as a solution against erosion!!!! And traditionally people in the North states such as Pará and Amazônia have vetiver in their yards or just pick it up in the forest, to use the roots for perfumation. There are many small, local perfume houses in the North that use vetiver a lot. Funnily, there is a name confusion as locals call vetiver "patchouli"!
Salt do have a smell, and a powerfull one, i'm guessing you refer to small grind seasalt the commercial one who's on everybody's kitchen, but the one extracted from the earth(mountains) has a very pungent iodine like smell
My girlfriend loves when I wear the Guerlain. Have you tried “Vetiver de Pierre” by Anthologie de Grands Crus? I smelled it soon after your interview with Remi and Valerie Pulverail and remember liking it.
hi Mr P! was wondering if you've smelled Roja Vetiver before. do you have any thoughts on it? just smelled & tried it on at a boutique today, and i can't stop thinking about it 😂😢
@@Persolaise Great Video. I love Guerlan Vetiver. However, in India during summer peoplexuse khus parfum oil in the grass curtain which gives coolness as breeze passes through the window.
Late to the party as always and I will not be kind as I am a VETIVER fanatic!!! This time around Mr. Persolaise I could sense your discomfort with a note you don't like ;-) Guerlain and Tom Ford IMO are generic and outdated, no imagination in today's world. I would like to share with you all my 10 favorite vetiver fragrances and I believe we share only one from your list (#8). I mention the perfume name/house name/concentration/year of release/description/price in MSRP. All descriptions are based on my personal olfactory perception. They are listed in chronological order of release year (latest first): 1. Vetu de Vert (Motif Olfactif) Extrait/2019: Greenest vetiver, bright and uplifting, done by Mr. Oz who is reviewer/perfumer- $95 for 50 ml (previous sale price- $1.9 per ml) 2. Mon Vetiver (Essential Parfums) EDP/2018: Hidden gem, classy vetiver, hidden gem, super classy- $75 for 100ml ($0.75 per ml) 3. Vetiver Insolent (Miller Harris) EDP/2016: Sweet vetiver, to me perfectly honeyed but not cloying, another hidden gem, cheaper at discounters- $154 for 100 ml ($1.54 per ml) 4. Vetiver Royal Bourbon (Oriza Legrand) EDP/2014: Boozy vetiver, super elegant, vintage vibe but not outdated- $125 for 100 ml ($1.25 per ml) 5. Vetiver Veritas (Heeley) EDP/2014: Photorealistic vetiver, beautiful- $195 for 50 ml ($3.9 per ml) 6. Bond-T (Sammarco) Extrait/2013: Chocolaty vetiver, awesome cacao-infused vetiver with mazing spice, masterpiece to me- $150 for 30 ml ($3 per ml) 7. Sultan Vetiver (Nishane) Extrait/2013: Lush vetiver, luxurious and juicy, top quality, A Masterpiece Vetiver Slayer (like one of you all kept saying)- Hard pressed to choose only one this would be it for me- $175 for 50ml ($3.5 per ml) 8. Sel de Vetiver (Different Company) EDP/2006: Sultry, aquatic, marine vetiver. Beautiful composition- $195 per 100 ml ($1.95 per ml) 9. Akanesasu (Di Ser) EDP/2000: Floral vetiver, gorgeous blend of vetiver and jasmine- $100 for 33 ml ($3 per ml) 10. Fumidus (Profumvm Roma) EDP/1996: Somber vetiver, and melancholic, thick smoke and booze, hard to wear yet addictive and meditative, WEAR IF YOU DARE AS IT GROWS CHEST HAIR- $265 for 100 ml ($2.65 per ml) Spread the Fragrant Love
Just watched two reviews of Bond T and vetiver was not mentioned in either, even by the perfumer. Mainly chocolate, patchouli, osmanthus. Fascinating fragrance, but is it a vetiver or am I mistaken?
Encre Noire it was my first introduction to vetiver so I don't know if it a good one or not. I liked it alot myself. What's your thought on a good one I should try.
As everybody already said during the stream for like 50 times, please try Nishane sultan vetiver, would be very interested on your opinion:) Thank you for the video
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Vetiver done right is quite a feat: it’s always a delicate balancing act. I think there are only a handful of supporting notes that really make vetiver shine without outperforming it: citrus, iodine, tobacco, pepper, and moss. I have worn vetiver-forward fragrances for decades, and though I dislike most presented under that rubric, I do love these: Vetyver - CARVEN (1957 - the original and second-best); Vetiver - GUERLAIN (1959 - an unassailable masterpiece in all its iterations); Vetyver - GIVENCHY (1959 - serene and gentlemanly); Vétiver - ANNICK GOUTAL (1985 - salty, oceanic; sadly discontinued: a travesty); Grey Vetiver - TOM FORD (edp: 2009; edt: 2014? - suave, resolutely modern). Great video as always, ‘Persolaise’! --- You’re a teacher! A have great respect for teachers (I’d better: my wife is one 🙂); if I may ask, what do you teach?
Thanks for watching.
By training, I’m an English teacher.
Persolaise Perfumes - It shows: you have a remarkable command of the language! I’m an archaeologist with an interest in ancient organics, particularly wine and perfume production and trade between Greece, Egypt, the wider Eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and the Persian empire (that’s how my fascination with the history of perfumery in general developed). Thank you for the kind response.
Wow - what a fascinating subject.
Persolaise Perfumes - It can get quite technical and tedious, but yes, it is interesting; I’m preparing a publication.
Sir Persolaise, thanks for a lovely & informative vetiver celebration. My partner wore Guerlain vetiver for 50 years, I wear it frequently to honor his memory, again thanks
Ah, John, that’s such a lovely thing to share, thank you. Perfume can give us access to so many precious memories.
The "best colognes money can buy" is quite a recommendation! I'll have to check Marcel out.
I do think they're rather special.
Thanks for watching.
I love vetiver and own several vetiver scents: Vetiver Fatale, Saab Essence #6 Vetiver, Vetiver Oriental, Vetiver Tonka, Encre Noire Extreme, and the original Encre Noire, I’ve also sampled many others that I don’t own. I enjoy them all on different days and in different moods but, If I had to give them all up and pick just one to keep it would be no contest, I’d hold on to Encre Noire. For me it is the quintessential vetiver.
Ah, another Lalique fan. Thanks for watching.
Watched this video again after over a year - I love vetiver and this is one of my favorite top vetiver lists!
Thank you very much, Hisham.
Jedna z najlepszych historii o przekroju zapachów wetywerii na YT. Super!
Thanks very much for the kind comment.
Oh my gosh, I *love* vetiver. Terre D'Hermes is lovely, and I also really enjoy Fat Electrician, which Etat Libre d'Orange calls "semi-modern." Not sure what that means, but I love its oddball coziness.
Yes, the ELDO is pretty good.
Many thanks for watching.
Perfume Nicolaï Vetiver is the only fragrance I wear with vetiver as the headliner, the cumin is such a fantastic addition
I haven’t smelt that particular Nicolaï for a while. Thank you for watching.
What a Sunday morning, waking up to Persolaise! Many blessings from Philadelphia, U.S.A.
And what a lovely comment to read.
Vetiver de Guerlain is a wonderful men's fragrance, yes it doesn't smell like the 1986 (the first time I purchased it) version, but it still smells great. It's my favorite.
Wonderful.
Many thanks for watching.
La nouvelle version de Vetiver est un désastre.
The only person I can watch for an hour and still want more :’) such a great video thank you Papa P!
Oh my goodness, there’s a compliment. Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm, Ryan.
Great video. I'm also fascinated with vetiver.
Many thanks for watching.
I recently picked up Commodity Vetiver at TJ Maxx for $30, my first & only vetiver fragrance. It has Haitian Vetiver, Patchouli & Jasmin as the primary notes. I can’t get enough of it! A truly unique & elegant fragrance. -Russ
Well done on finding it. And thanks for watching.
I fell in love with Vetiver in soap form and have trouble to find the largest bars ever of soap. Oh how I miss it.
I’ve been daydreaming of Vetiver and up comes this list. Heavenly.
Many thanks for watching.
If you don’t like vetiver, I find that Byredo’s Bal d’afrique and lalique’s living are great ways to wear vetiver forward perfume while making it a little less “in your face”. I love them both and sometimes struggle with vetiver ❤️
Good to know - thanks very much.
Hello, Persolaise, vetiver its one of my favs ingredient in parfumery period. My all time Favourite Vetiver fragrance its Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum 2012/2017 and Guerlain Vetiver, on the 3th i m going ith Aqua Di Parma Colonia Futura! All of the are masterpiece! Nice video, as allways!
Thank you so much for watching, and for the list.
Vetiver Carven, an oldie with a charm, Original Vetiver Creed, Vetiver Geranium Creed. Vetiver Fatal Atelier Cologne. Vetiver Mizenzir.
The Different Company is a master of mixing vetiver with flowers. i mean Sel de Vetiver and Rose Poivree. The last is critically close to Guerlain's Vetiver, like the same feminized out.
Interesting point about RP -- thank you :-)
Vetiver may be my favorite note. Currently, I’m in live with the Vetyver by Chantecaille. Encre Noire pour Elle by Lalique is so different…it’s more of a floral rosy perfume. The others are wonderful . I love the Vetiver salubrious vibes.
I can’t wait to try the Marie Jeanne potion.
Sycomore is -oh soooo good.
I often regret missing the live, but have enjoyed this video so much!!! Thanks!
Thanks very much for writing. I seem to recall the Chantecaille was pretty good too.
I hope I am not risking being banned from the channel.....;-)...by mentioning Brummel. It is one of the survivors of classic Spanish perfumery. Originally produced by Puig, now made by De Ruy. A strong fougère with lots of character for genltlemen. To my nose besides the citrus and sage notes it is mainly earthy and in a cool way smoky green Vetiver . A young Rosendo Mateu participated in its composition. And of course it has been reformulated. Apparently it used to be much more intense and lasting.
I can't imagine you'll ever get banned, Heinke. Thanks for the tip!
I've recently discovered Vetiver Oriental by Serge Lutens, and its quicky taking up my no.1 spot, im starting to like it even more than Sycomore. Love the dark chocolate combination with vetiver, but done just perfectly to not be too weird and gourmand-ish for me.
Yes, I seem to remember that was a good one.
Thanks for watching.
My favourite is Bal d’afrique - quite fruity and not swampy. Just realising there isn’t much mention of Byredo on this channel.
Byredo comes up now and then.
Thanks very much for watching.
My favourite note in perfumery. Really enjoyed this video!
Thanks for watching.
For me, sometimes a vetiver drydown smells like a cigarette being put out in dirt.
Yes - I can see what you mean.
Love Terres and like some other vetiver fragrances but not my favourites , though I own a couple . Great broadcasts though and love the shirt . Thank you as always . 🙏😄
And thanks, as always, for watching.
I'm totally with Madam P concerning vetiver and grapefruit! I detest them when they are prominent. Both 'sweaty' for me. I wonder if vetiver is used in a lot of perfumes for that reason - it blends with body odour, and makes it slightly more 'pleasant' or bearable?
Ah, interesting. Somebody needs to do some research into this.
Thanks for watching.
I actually like creeds original vetiver ( i know you hate it lol) and rojas vetiver parfum (not the parfum cologne which is pants as rich mich would say) but my favorite vetivers are bel ami vetiver, encre noire al extreme & nishane sultan vetiver. But to be honest i like vetiver more as a supporting note rather than the main player. For example what duchafour did with Timbuktu.. vetiver is used and quite prominently but not the star of the show. Cheers 🍻
Yes, Timbuktu is genius. But not suitable for this list.
Thanks for watching.
Interesting one !
Parfum d'Empire, Vetiver Bourbon is my actual number one. So earthy and vegetal.
Good to know -- thank you.
I finally found someone who feels exactly like me about vetiver: love the opening, but I'm disgusted by the drydown. I don't make the association with onions though, rather it smells of urine to me. Not the stale, rancid oudor you smell in an underpass, but a warm, fresh-out-the bladder urine smell. This bad smell lingers especially on clothes and I sometimes I can still smell it after washing them. Most people don't even seem to notice this smell, but I'm very sensitive to it. Some vetivers are more smelly than other, Guerlain's and Encre Noir being the worst I had in my collection - and I still don'tget how the latter is constantly pushed as a safe blind buy by reciewers. It's slightly better with Vetiver Extraordinair (but I have to watch thise sprays) and I normally haave no problem with Diptyque's Vetiveryo (both edt and edp).
At the same time, vetiver is my favourite player in some perfumes. For example, the moment when vetiver starts shining throught is the phase I enjoy the most of Dior Homme Original... go figure!
Ah, fascinating. I’m sure there must be a few of us ‘vetiver doubters’ out there. Thanks for watching.
I always credit you, Mr P, for pointing out my shared distaste for vetiver, especially as a prominent note 😅 So to see a vetiver list from you is intriguing! Now, on with the video…✌🏼
Hope you enjoyed it 😊
Coeur de Vetiver Sacre by l'Artisan Parfumeur - certainly in my top 5 favourite scents in the world.
Smoky, sweet, woodsy and very complex. I am so lucky to own a bottle.
I remember when that came out - it was certainly quite different.
Many thanks for watching.
I always like wearing Givenchy’s Vetyver. It’s like a full-bodied version of Grey Vetiver.
Isabelle Doyen did a series of Turtle Vetiver fragrances about 10 years ago. I got hold of sample of one of them, I think it was Exercise No. 2, and it was pure swamp water. It may have been a bad sample, it disappeared before could get a bottle.
Those Turtle scents caused quite a stir, I seem to remember. I never got to try them.
Many thanks for watching.
That boiled onions, grandma's cooking her vegetable soup smell is exactly what I'm looking for in a good vetiver 😂
Aha! Well, there you go 😂
Hi Persolaise, second time watching this video, I can say I came for the note, stayed for the shirt! :) I reasearched Marie-Jeanne online and their cologne are indeed approchable from a price point of view, but what I also found interesting is that as they list the notes, they mention the countries of production too and you don't often see that. It made me think of your current Masterclass on ingredient series with Rémi from Les Indémodables. So it is full circle now, I knew I had a reason to re-watch!
Thanks, Liselotte. Yes, I think it’s a brand that deserves more attention.
Can’t believe I missed this stream 🤦♂️
Oh dear, sorry about that.
Thanks for this love Vetiver
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise great channel
Okay Persolaise I feel like I need to lay down and have a glass of wine to catch up with this perticular review of yours ! As I really like the vetiver note I feel like picking up just the time marks of the only first two I know is too frustrating, I have to watch the whole bloody thing! 😂 Thank you for your informal way of sharing explanations as always!
Well... any excuse for a glass of wine, right? Thanks for watching.
Roja Dove's vetiver (parfum, edp or parfum cologne) & Hermes's Bel Ami Vetiver are sorely missed on the list
I had to keep myself to 10 😉
Thanks for watching.
Hello Persolaise, thank you so much for this lovely video! I love Vétiver. Let me rephrase......I LOVE VETIVER! It is my absolute favorite note in perfumery, followed by lavender.....I fell under the spell of vetiver when I got a sample of Guerlain Vetiver with a bottle of Habit Rouge I got somewhere in the early 80's. I loved it so much that I ended up giving my Habit Rouge away to get the magical Vetiver instead!
The Guerlain has been tamed quite a lot since the late 1990's and I can't bring myself to wear its current formulation. Luckily there are plenty of excellent alternatives out there, many of which you've mentioned. My personal favorites however are by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier : Racine and La Route du Vetiver. The first being a Terre d'Hermes avant la lettre, the second being a Sycamore avant la lettre. So original and such quality.....
No boiled onions on my wrist, just the earthy, mineral, grassy, peppery greenness that I just can't get enough of......the note always captivates me, and more importantly, makes me feel happy and elegant.
Keep up your excellent work!
Thanks for this wonderful comment. I’m worried about smelling the current Guerlain now.
Hehehehe, I'm sure it's still a great fragrance, Guerlain is doing a much better job with their reformulations I think. It's just that it's lost a lot of its depth and that raspy, peppery sting right underneath the top notes....
And may I add that you wear the perfect vétiver shirt for this video?
@@klaas020 Thank you!
Wore guerlain vetiver for absolute years. Got a few of those frosty bottles big loves. . Also love The Black Knight but it doesn’t strike me as a vetiver! Enjoying essential parfums Mon Vetiver. Kind of sparkly.
Thanks for writing. Yes, Black Knight is probably the least overtly vetiver scent on this list.
Encore noir by Lalique and Byerly by Marly which is a creamy smooth vetiver scent.
Good choices. Thanks for watching.
I was born and brought up in Lucknow 😀 and i used to get perfumes from Sughandco, mainly sandalwood and Khus. Great memories
Ah, how wonderful. Thanks for writing.
I quite like Vetiver and spent a while testing to try to find a version with some ‘feminine’ by which I probably mean a tiny bit of citrus at the top’. I think Le Galion and Mona di Orio came out on top for me but I couldn’t afford to try Roja Dove. Not sure if the Le Galion is available now.
Le Galion is a tough brand to keep tabs on.
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It is true! Vetiver is very popular here in South América. But I do have a small problem with vetiver in perfumes, as the scent of its dried roots seems to always be better than vetiver fragrances (at least só far). Around here we all had small bundles of its roots, tied with a piece of string, in our clothes drawers
That's such a wonderful thing to do. Thanks for watching.
Looking forward to your Givenchy review, I think they are a VERY underrated house! Vetiver is a dead ringer for boiled onions, no need to change your description; we will secretly make room for Sycamore however!
Okay, onions it is 😂
Persolaise, Tom Ford did release an EDT version of Grey Vetiver in 2014.
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
James Heeley Vetiver Veritas is 100% natural formulation, and smells incredible. Rooty and vegetal, and long lasting. My favorite vetiver.
I’ll need to check it out, thank you.
So sorry I slept through this one. I don't adore vetiver-centric perfumes as they tend to be very same-y in the drydown. I do enjoy the Guerlain, though. I also adore Lubin's Vetyver, beautifully incense-forward. It smells like walking in the woods during winter, dry and crisp.
Yes, that 'sameness' is a bit of a problem with the genre.
Many thanks for watching.
Unfortunately I could not catch live, as life gets in the way of everythings pleasure. Vetiver is becoming one of my favourite notes, as I really love it's grassy and earthy, somewhat petrichor, facets. My most worn at the moment has to be Sultan Vetiver. Have you ever tried it?
No, but lots of people seem to love it. I need to find a few drops.
My Top vetyver were : vintage vetyver by Guerlain
2.Vintage vetyver by Carven
3.Vintage vetyver by Lanvin
4.Vetyver by Lubin
5.Imperial Vetyver by Yardley
Good review👌 & cheerio🥂
Quite a list, thank you.
@@Persolaise thanks a lot👌
Did you say Madame Vetiver while you were introducing Encre Noire?! 😄 I’ve revisited this recording a few times now. One of my favourites among your lists 👌
Oh dear… did I really say that? 😂 Sorry!
My partner wears ADP Futura, and sometimes it smells of green pesto, the only base note is Vetiver.
Ah - interesting. I shall dig out my Futura sample.
Outstanding video. Thank you. Hope to see you sooner rather than later.
Thanks for watching.
I struggle with Grapefruit and Vetiver too 😂 and funny that you verbalised that onion/sweat impression i get from Vetiver as well.
I like thet dark inky asoect of encre noire but it turns to quick into that pencil shaving smell.
One great vetiver i came across is Vetyver from Le Galion. Give that one a try! 😉
I think blending vetiver with slightly fruity or floral notes its please t.
I blind bought vetiver extreme but that tobacco ans frankinsense makes it unwearable for me.
I think i like it fresher but without that swampy asoect most scents seem not to have the best longavity
Ah, so I’m not going completely crazy, then.
Thanks for watching.
One of my favourite notes, and I almost have each one on this great list. One not so obvious vetiver in my opinion is Palo Santo, the dry down tells it all.
Ah, thanks for that.
Monsieur Persolaise, have you tried Vetiver 46 by Le Labo? A smokey vetiver. It's my cozy jumper, rainy weekend spent reading in front of a fire scent. 😌
Yes, but not for quite some time. I gather it’s quite similar to CdG 2 Man.
@@Persolaise not tried it. Will remedy that. Why is the industry still insisting on gendered fragrance names 🙄 I've worn men's fragrances since I was a teen because I prefer woodsy leathery frags and options were limited for melenial women who didn't want to smell like haribos!!. The number of sales clerks that tried to talk me out of it was infuriating!! It's a bit better now but only because I'm older and they probably think I'm buying it for a man 🙄
I'd add Sultan Vetiver by Nishane. It's a beast mode mix of different vetivers.
Thanks very much.
I used to love Madame Carven's Vetiver back in the 80s. I haven't sampled the modern version. Racine is my current fav in this category.
Thanks for those. And thanks for watching.
Fantastic livestream
Thank you.
I feel like if you've seen one top ten vetiver, you've seen them all. Sultan Vetiver is the only vetiver that smells more than just grass, to my nose at least. I'm wearing Roja Vetiver Cologne and it smells like hotel soap if hotel soap cost 300$ :(
Vetiver is a very dominating note, so if it plays a major role in a scent, it tends to be the main thing you can smell, which is precisely why so many vetiver-heavy scents tend to be similar to each other.
@@Persolaise I just don't understand why anyone would pay 200-300$ to smell like Indian grass. I get it that it is not the same as the candy-like fragrances Paco Rabbane or Versace put out (that everyone and their brother wears), but still.....
Which is your most favorite one? Have I missed out something?
Ah, I think I forgot to say. It’s probably Terre edt.
I get coconut in the deep dry down of Sycomore.
If you smell it, then it’s in there.
Thanks for watching.
I have only come to appreciate vetiver when I started to play around with perfume composition. It is one of those magical ingredients. I especially love vetiver with sandalwood, so I will need to try Vetiver Santal. Have never heard of Marie Jean.. Thank you for introducing me to yet another brand!
Also, love Guerlain Vetiver, Chanel Sycamore, and FB Black Knight on your list!
Marie Jeanne are well worth checking out.
Thanks for watching.
Missed the live again! My favorite vetiver is Vetifleur by Rogue Perfumery.
And La Pausa EDP as a close second. I get a lot of vetiver in that one.
Many thanks for watching.
👍🏻👍🏻 also love your shirt!
Thanks 😊
Encre Noir is so enjoyable and some of its notes smells just like the vetiver waters we find at home here in Brasil. Vetiver is something very widely used around here in a popular way; I got tô do a research and find out if we have commercial farms too. I Wonder if the vetiver species used in this fragrance is the same we have here
If you find out, come back and let me know.
I did some googling couldnt find anything about plantations. But I found a lot about vetiver being used as a solution against erosion!!!! And traditionally people in the North states such as Pará and Amazônia have vetiver in their yards or just pick it up in the forest, to use the roots for perfumation. There are many small, local perfume houses in the North that use vetiver a lot. Funnily, there is a name confusion as locals call vetiver "patchouli"!
Second comment: calling a scent “statuesque”…what a great discriptor.
Well, some scents really are like that, aren’t they.
Adore heavily all of your shirts. You must have been an owner of a brilliant garment factory somewhere in Shirvan or Yezd.
That's too kind, thank you.
Dior Vetiver, Chanel Sycomore, Hermes Vetiver Tonka. That's it.
A great list.
The current Guerlain Vetiver “is still pretty good.” There was a Grey Vetiver EDT but it has been discontinued.
Ah, I was sure there was an edt.
Thanks for watching.
Inn be just samples the EDT and really didn’t enjoy it. Not enough vetiver and the vetiver used was very synthetic and low quality to my nose.
A hearty thumbs up. 💜👍
Thanks for watching.
As a non-fan of vetiver, it's enjoyable to watch this video knowing that, for once, I won't feel the need to spend money tracking down any samples. 😆
Ah, excellent 😂
BRUH.. no Terroni by Orto Parisi? Please, everyone must check that one!
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I still have my Sycamore from way back when it was a Toillete. I needs another bottle.
I hope you manage to find one.
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I still entertain Dior’s Vetiver from the Privee line.
Ah, much missed by many people.
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The Guerlain bottle was 2000-2007, not the 90’s
Thank you :-)
Salt do have a smell, and a powerfull one, i'm guessing you refer to small grind seasalt the commercial one who's on everybody's kitchen, but the one extracted from the earth(mountains) has a very pungent iodine like smell
Ah, thanks very much.
My girlfriend loves when I wear the Guerlain. Have you tried “Vetiver de Pierre” by Anthologie de Grands Crus? I smelled it soon after your interview with Remi and Valerie Pulverail and remember liking it.
No, I don’t think I’ve tried that one.
Thanks very much for watching.
Can you please review Czech & Speake Vetiver Vert? Many thanks.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I struggle with vetiver too, it's nasty xD Vetiver, some aldehydes, and marine notes are a big no no to me
Ha! Yes, it does seem to be a firm No for many people.
Enjoyed
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hi Mr P! was wondering if you've smelled Roja Vetiver before. do you have any thoughts on it?
just smelled & tried it on at a boutique today, and i can't stop thinking about it 😂😢
I reviewed it many years ago, but I have no idea if it's still the same: persolaise.com/2012/06/persolaise-review-vetiver-from-roja.html
@@Persolaise just checked it out! seems different from the one i've smelled since the one i tried out is the perfume cologne from the 2019 release.
Ah, in that case, no, I don’t know that one.
Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum; Akro Ink; Private Label Jovoy!
Great list, thank you.
Y'all ain't smelled vetiver until you've smelled my creation - Vetivanille (TM) - which is entirely in my head for the time being. Yummy 😍
Ha! I look forward to smelling it one day.
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Super
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Please do a video on jasper conran man... I think vetiver is best presented in that perfume..do check it.
Thanks for the tip.
Wonderful
Thank you
Dia man from amouage dries down to a notable vetiver base to me, do you have any experience with that one?
I haven’t actually smelt Dia properly for a long time. I must do something about that.
Guerlain Vetiver, I like a lot and Annick Goutal Vetiver, not sure it's still available..
No, I’m not sure about that one either.
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I like Givenchy Vetiver but was was discontinued . Which is the best replacement for the scent?
I’d suggest seeking out the Guerlain. Thanks for watching.
Marie Jeanne 👍
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Super super
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OMG someone else besides me really dislikes vetiver! Cannot get past the opening🥵
Ah, interesting.
Thank you for watching.
No Commes des Garçons Wonderwood? Or Roja Vetiver? Diptyque Vetyverio?
Not on this list.
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Hello I have missed live telecast. Can you please mention names in the description.
You’ll find everything in the video description.
@@Persolaise Great Video. I love Guerlan Vetiver. However, in India during summer peoplexuse khus parfum oil in the grass curtain which gives coolness as breeze passes through the window.
Late to the party as always and I will not be kind as I am a VETIVER fanatic!!! This time around Mr. Persolaise I could sense your discomfort with a note you don't like ;-) Guerlain and Tom Ford IMO are generic and outdated, no imagination in today's world. I would like to share with you all my 10 favorite vetiver fragrances and I believe we share only one from your list (#8). I mention the perfume name/house name/concentration/year of release/description/price in MSRP. All descriptions are based on my personal olfactory perception. They are listed in chronological order of release year (latest first):
1. Vetu de Vert (Motif Olfactif) Extrait/2019: Greenest vetiver, bright and uplifting, done by Mr. Oz who is reviewer/perfumer- $95 for 50 ml (previous sale price- $1.9 per ml)
2. Mon Vetiver (Essential Parfums) EDP/2018: Hidden gem, classy vetiver, hidden gem, super classy- $75 for 100ml ($0.75 per ml)
3. Vetiver Insolent (Miller Harris) EDP/2016: Sweet vetiver, to me perfectly honeyed but not cloying, another hidden gem, cheaper at discounters- $154 for 100 ml ($1.54 per ml)
4. Vetiver Royal Bourbon (Oriza Legrand) EDP/2014: Boozy vetiver, super elegant, vintage vibe but not outdated- $125 for 100 ml ($1.25 per ml)
5. Vetiver Veritas (Heeley) EDP/2014: Photorealistic vetiver, beautiful- $195 for 50 ml ($3.9 per ml)
6. Bond-T (Sammarco) Extrait/2013: Chocolaty vetiver, awesome cacao-infused vetiver with mazing spice, masterpiece to me- $150 for 30 ml ($3 per ml)
7. Sultan Vetiver (Nishane) Extrait/2013: Lush vetiver, luxurious and juicy, top quality, A Masterpiece Vetiver Slayer (like one of you all kept saying)- Hard pressed to choose only one this would be it for me- $175 for 50ml ($3.5 per ml)
8. Sel de Vetiver (Different Company) EDP/2006: Sultry, aquatic, marine vetiver. Beautiful composition- $195 per 100 ml ($1.95 per ml)
9. Akanesasu (Di Ser) EDP/2000: Floral vetiver, gorgeous blend of vetiver and jasmine- $100 for 33 ml ($3 per ml)
10. Fumidus (Profumvm Roma) EDP/1996: Somber vetiver, and melancholic, thick smoke and booze, hard to wear yet addictive and meditative, WEAR IF YOU DARE AS IT GROWS CHEST HAIR- $265 for 100 ml ($2.65 per ml)
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Wow, that is some list! Thanks very much indeed.
Just watched two reviews of Bond T and vetiver was not mentioned in either, even by the perfumer. Mainly chocolate, patchouli, osmanthus. Fascinating fragrance, but is it a vetiver or am I mistaken?
Has anyone ever tried WHITE VETIVER created by Isaac Sinclair
I'm afraid I haven't.
Encre Noire it was my first introduction to vetiver so I don't know if it a good one or not. I liked it alot myself. What's your thought on a good one I should try.
I would say try any one on this list that sounds appealing.
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i like it
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As everybody already said during the stream for like 50 times, please try Nishane sultan vetiver, would be very interested on your opinion:) Thank you for the video
And thank YOU for watching.
What do u think of nishanes sultan vetiver
I don’t think I’ve tried it.
@@Persolaise its my absolute favorite i love everything from the house so far tho, might be byased