Note
vetiver
A grass root, smoky and earthy. Haitian vetiver is brighter, more grapefruit-adjacent. Java vetiver is denser, smokier. The masculine equivalent of iris. Serious, considered, expensive-feeling.
⊛ the kinds · 5
the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.
⊛ how it wears
- a touch dark
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly in the base, sometimes in the heart, rarely on top.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Diptyquegeranium odorataexpressive softness+26
- the minimal · Atelier Colognecèdre atlasrestraint+19
- the sensualist · Chanelallure hommewarmth kept close to the skin+38
- the statement · Amouagepurposea presence meant to be read+45
- the explorer · Adolfo Dominguezagua frescaair, distance and a sense of place+30
- the enigma · Aesopeidesiswhat stays withheld+47
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
woods & leather · fresh & green · amber & spice · florals · gourmands · chypre
woods & leather
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- Maison Louis MarieBois de Balincourt
- ByredoBal d'Afrique
- ByredoBlack Saffron
- ByredoSuper Cedar
- CB I Hate PerfumeRussian Caravan Tea
- Comme des Garçons2 Man
- Comme des GarçonsWonderwood
- Carolina HerreraCH Men
- ChanelN°19
- ChanelChance Eau Fraîche
- Comme des GarçonsCDG 2
- Dolce & GabbanaK by Dolce & Gabbana
- DiorFahrenheit
- DiptyqueVetyverio
- D.S. & DurgaI Don't Know What
- L'Artisan ParfumeurDzongkha
- Frederic MalleEau de Magnolia
- Etat Libre d'OrangeTom of Finland
- LaliqueEncre Noire À L'Extrême
- FZOTICFeu Secret
- GivenchyGentleman Society
- GucciGuilty Absolute no longer made
- GuerlainLes Absolus d'Orient Encens Mythique no longer made
- GuerlainMitsouko
- HermèsEau des Merveilles
- HermèsTerre d'Hermès
- PradaInfusion d'Iris
- InitioRehab
- Issey MiyakeNuit d'Issey
- LaliqueEncre Noire
- PhaedonLentisque
- LoeweEsencia Elixir
- TauerLonestar Memories
- Marc JacobsDecadence
- AmouageMemoir Man
- MontblancExplorer
- Tom FordOud Wood
- PhlurHanami
- Roja ParfumsRisqué
- Le LaboRose 31
- ChanelSycomore
- CaronTabac Blond
- TauerL'Air du Désert Marocain
- Le LaboThé Noir 29
- Vero ProfumoOnda
- Comme des GarçonsZagorsk
- Tom FordOud Voyager
- Essential ParfumsBois Impérial
- Essential ParfumsMon Vetiver
- Essential ParfumsPatchouli Mania
- Vilhelm ParfumeriePoets of Berlin
- ChanelAllure Sensuelle
- GivenchyGentleman Society Extreme
- BurberryMr. Burberry
- Parfums de MarlyGodolphin
- AmouageReflection 45
- CreedAbsolu Aventus
- NishaneHacivat Oud
- Le LaboCuir 28 Dubai
- Tom FordBois Marocain
- Swiss ArabianMukhallat Malaki
- Le LaboVetiver 46
- Escentric MoleculesMolecule 03
- AmouagePurpose
- Serge LutensFille en Aiguilles
fresh & green
- Acqua di ParmaColonia
- Adolfo DominguezAgua Fresca
- Acqua di ParmaBlu Mediterraneo Bergamotto di Calabria
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- AmouageReflection Man
- ArmafClub de Nuit Woman
- Atelier CologneCèdre Atlas
- Atelier CologneClémentine California
- Atelier ColognePomelo Paradis
- Atelier CologneVétiver Fatal no longer made
- ChanelBleu de Chanel
- BurberryTouch for Men
- Comme des GarçonsAmazingreen
- Carolina HerreraBad Boy Cobalt
- ChanelAllure Homme Édition Blanche
- Calvin KleinDefy
- Clean ReserveWarm Cotton
- ChanelCoco Mademoiselle
- Atelier CologneCédrat Enivrant no longer made
- DiorEau Sauvage
- Roja ParfumsElysium
- Frederic MalleFrench Lover
- Issey MiyakeL'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme
- Jo Malone LondonLime Basil & Mandarin
- KenzoAqua Kenzo
- GuerlainL'Homme Idéal Cologne
- LoeweAire
- LoeweAire Sutileza
- LoeweSolo Atlas
- Parfums de MarlySedley
- Memo ParisIrish Leather
- RabannePhantom
- Penhaligon'sEndymion
- Goldfield & BanksPacific Rock Moss
- Tom FordGrey Vetiver
- ValentinoUomo Born in Roma
- Yves Saint LaurentL'Homme Le Parfum
- Yves Saint LaurentY
- Essential ParfumsNice Bergamote
- Tom FordCosta Azzurra
- ChanelPlatinum Égoïste
- PradaLuna Rossa Ocean EDT
- Parfums de MarlyPerseus
- CreedViking Cologne
- Tom FordMandarino di Amalfi
- PhlurOlmsted & Vaux
- D.S. & DurgaCoriander
- AramisIntuition
- Escentric MoleculesEscentric 03
- Escentric MoleculesEscentric 04
- Juliette Has a GunEx Vetiver
- AmouageLineage
- Memo ParisOcean Leather
amber & spice
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- CartierDéclaration
- Comme des GarçonsWhite
- ChanelN°5
- Calvin KleinObsession
- DiorDior Homme
- DiorDior Homme Intense
- DiorSauvage Elixir
- HeeleyEsprit du Tigre
- HermèsTerre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vetiver
- InitioMagnetic Blend 1
- InitioMagnetic Blend 7
- Frederic MalleIris Poudre
- Frederic MalleLipstick Rose
- Loewe7
- Tom FordLost Cherry
- ManceraRed Tobacco
- Parfums de MarlyHerod
- DiorSauvage
- GuerlainShalimar
- Viktor & RolfSpicebomb
- TauerUne Rose Chyprée
- Tom FordTom Ford Noir
- Yves Saint LaurentKouros
- Yves Saint LaurentLa Nuit de l'Homme
- Yves Saint LaurentLa Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum
- Yves Saint LaurentOpium
- Nina RicciL'Air du Temps
- MontaleArabians
- Tom FordSoleil Brûlant no longer made
- Maison Francis KurkdjianAPOM Pour Homme
- Maison Francis KurkdjianAbsolue Pour le Soir
- AmouageLyric Woman
- Frederic MalleHeaven Can Wait
- Carner BarcelonaD600
- Jimmy ChooUrban Hero
- Memo ParisAfrican Rose
- AmouageEnclave
- AmouageHonour Man
florals
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- ChanelAllure
- Parfums de MarlyDelina
- Dolce & GabbanaThe One
- D.S. & DurgaJazmin Yucatan
- GivenchyL'Interdit
- KilianGood Girl Gone Bad
- GuerlainAprès L'Ondée
- AmouageHonour Woman
- LancômeHypnôse
- LanvinArpège
- Marc JacobsDaisy Wild
- Parfums de MarlyDelina Exclusif
- Parfums de MarlyDelina La Rosée
- Parfums de MarlyValaya
- MontaleRoses Musk
- ChanelN°5 Eau Première
- Narciso RodriguezNarciso Poudrée
- Robert PiguetFracas
- Maison MargielaReplica On a Date
- Yves Saint LaurentLibre Intense
- Carolina HerreraVery Good Girl
- Carolina HerreraVery Good Girl Glam
- GivenchyL'Interdit Absolu
- PradaLa Femme Prada
- Maison Francis KurkdjianAPOM Pour Femme
- XerjoffAccento
- XerjoffDamarose
- Frederic MalleLe Parfum de Thérèse
- HermeticaMegaflower
- DiptyqueGeranium Odorata
gourmands
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- Imaginary AuthorsMemoirs of a Trespasser
- Jean Paul GaultierLa Belle
- Jean Paul GaultierScandal Pour Homme
- KayaliLovefest Burning Cherry
- KilianBlack Phantom
- KilianLiaisons Dangereuses
- Frederic MalleUne Rose
- Narciso RodriguezNarciso Rouge no longer made
- Rabanne1 Million Lucky
- Robert PiguetV
- Maison MargielaCoffee Break
- TauerPhi — Une Rose de Kandahar
- Tom FordBitter Peach
- VersaceEros
- Yves Saint LaurentLibre Le Parfum
- Roja ParfumsElysium Eau Intense
- Roja ParfumsBritannia no longer made
- Jimmy ChooI Want Choo Forever
⊛ often found with
bergamot · patchouli · sandalwood · cedar · amber · musk · vanilla · jasmine
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