Trèvert Aftelier 2009

After I tortured poor Hermi today with no ill intent, I out of compassion applied the green horror - and I still find it quite pleasant :-)
The herb that divides opinions (and noses) here is probably the quite dominant clary sage in Trèvert. A pretty perennial that works well as a solitary plant in the garden, but emits an intense and for many (not all!) people a very unpleasant animalistic scent. The descriptions while sniffing my plants ranged from "horse sweat" to "train station restroom." In the ethereal clary sage oil or absolute, these "animalistic," amber-like notes are not nearly as pronounced as when smelling fresh plants, but still quite perceptible and require some getting used to.
I really like clary sage and would love to detect it more often in perfumes. Trèvert is essentially a solitary clary sage scent - pleasing for me, but probably a real imposition for those who associate this smell with sweat, urine, and similarly repulsive things.

I perceive Trèvert as quite one-dimensional lemony-herbaceous-green and somewhat boring, but it is not as simple as the three notes mentioned above (Source: Aftelier page):
Top note: Fir, tarragon
Heart note: Tuberose, clary sage
Base: Pine absolute, sweet grass

The fir is only barely perceptible to me - so no comparison with fir balsam bubble bath. The anise-like, herb-sweet tarragon note is prominent and quickly transitions into the lemony-herbaceous clary sage note. I can hardly find the tuberose at all. Unfortunately, because a heavy, animalistic-floral note would have suited my perception very well and made the scent appear much less monotonously green. As it stands, Trèvert remains grassy green, herbaceous, a bit sweet hay-like from the sweet grass, a little lemony, and is for my taste very subtle and fleeting. Nothing I would urgently repurchase, but (for me with my weakness for pronounced clary sage notes) a nice light green summer fragrance.