Vétiver Fatal Atelier Cologne 2012

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7.4 / 10 313 Ratings

A perfume by Atelier Cologne for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is fresh-green. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Main accords

Fresh

Green

Woody

Fruity

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Calabrian bergamot

Paraguayan bitter orange

Sicilian lemon

Heart Notes

Fig

Violet leaf

Tunisian orange blossom absolute

Base Notes

Haitian vetiver

Texas cedar

Oud

Perfumer

Jérôme Epinette

Ratings

Scent

7.4313 Ratings

Longevity

6.8242 Ratings

Sillage

5.9243 Ratings

Bottle

6.9219 Ratings

Value for money

6.738 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 05.02.2024.

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/04/2018

7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

BartS
21 Reviews

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BartS

3

The wellness activist

Vetiver is not necessarily my favourite when it comes to fragrances, which does not mean that I am completely averse to it.

Atelier Cologne is known for its rather fresh scents and Vetiver Fatal is also quite fresh. The division in the diagram fits pretty much like a fist in the eye. A fresh and slightly citric start already begins. It is also woody from the beginning. Slightly reminiscent of a summer day in the park. I take plum less than the fig, which has similar tendencies to Musc Imperial and is quite creamy and fruity.
Somehow an association with a Welness weekend creeps into my mind. The smells remind me strongly of sauna, care masks and other products you can find there. An outstanding vetiver scent that AC has brought to the market here.

Shelf life and silage are quite ok. Especially for people who don't like vetiver, you should definitely try this one

10/14/2012

5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 2

Smooth, Natural-smelling, Slightly Sweet Vetiver Cologne

Say what you will, but I'm a gal who can really appreciate a good vetiver frag. Atelier Cologne was off my radar until only recently, when I acquired the limited edition purse spray set of their first seven creations (available only at Sephora) and then was sent samples of both VETIVER FATAL and ROSE ANONYME by the house itself the very same week. I believe that I received the samples for signing up at Cafleurebon in response to a feature on this house. In any case, the stars all aligned now, shining down upon me with a bright clarion message: Clearly, it's time to give this house's wares a sniff, and now more than ever, given that a few reviewers have compared VETIVER FATAL to Byredo BAL D'AFRIQUE, which I only just tested today.

The moment I donned VETIVER FATAL, I was impressed. It smells very natural and with the perfect amount of vetiver mixed in with a variety of other notes, none of which appears to be iso-E-super! Miracle of all miracles. Or is it that most current men's fragrances contain so much iso-E-super, that my poor nose is unable to discern anything else? All I know is that, if there are such aromachemicals in this composition (and I presume that there are...), they are applied judiciously with the result that it comes off smelling much better than most of the men's colognes I've smelled of late.

I prefer VETIVER FATAL to both BAL D'AFRIQUE and Hermessence VETIVER TONKA because it is a touch less sweet and has a bit more vetiver. This creation really seems like vetiver is the centerpiece, although calling it "fatal" is probably going too far. It's definitely not vetiver overkill. No, it's just the right amount of vetiver and one step back from BAL D'AFRIQUE and VETIVER TONKA in sweetness, bringing it a smidgeon closer to (though still at a distance from) Prada INFUSION DE VETIVER.

I honestly believe that all of these vetiver creations are 100% unisex and should be marketed as such. This does not smell masculine to me at all--it just smells very good. Yum. I could see buying the large bottle of this one. I was wondering why the fragrances of this house, strangely named Atelier Cologne--with all that that implies--appear to come in only two sizes: 30 ml or 200 ml. This is the sort of fragrance which I could see myself applying quite liberally, so the 30 ml bottle would not be a good idea in my case. Maybe those little bottles exist as extended testers? Well, in any case I am now very interested in working through my purse sprays of the original seven fragrances from this house. If the quality is this high, I'll be adding some of these to my collection at some point. In fact, VETIVER FATAL is already on my wish list. Bravo!

04/16/2014

3
Scent

Silverfire
130 Reviews

Silverfire

3

The Not-so Beautiful Letdown

Vetiver Fatal. The images that spring to mind are quite like those offered by the sample postcard: a silver pistol, leather gloves, film noir, high-end writing instruments -- aggression and a timeworn class. And that's how it begins, with the confident, rooty, earthen aroma of vetiver. Then waddles in a baby, shining head-to-toe with the sheen of baby oil. No, you have not wandered into outtakes from a David Lynch movie; instead you have just experienced the not-so-beautiful letdown of Vetiver Fatal. Baby oil does not connote anything fatal, unless you believe that the marriage bed is the grave, but to quote James Joyce is how far you have to stretch to make this association work. Baby oil is the wrecking ball, and it dominates the vetiver, laying waste to it until a third incongruous element appears: a soapy-citrus accord. Maybe the grimy detective feels the need to eat a peach, and then take a bath after his long hard day pounding the pavement and taking odd cases from femme fatals? The name of this fragrance is accurate in one way -- it slayed me with a maul of disappointment. Longevity is eight hours, and silage is average, at a foot or so.

10/14/2017

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Carlossp
35 Reviews

Carlossp

A different vetiver.

At the beginning of the day you can taste typical citrus fruits from this house, then the vetiver with the plum take the body of the perfume until the end.

It is not the typical vetiver spicy and green, if not fresh, fruity, we could say that it is a different vetiver but good for the beginnings in this note.

Good longevity and good projection.

03/04/2013

5
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

1

Fruity vetiver

Vetiver Fatal is somewhat a fruity vetiver.

This scent has a wonderful development in my skin.

Opens with a blast of citric tones with a sweet plum note that remains for about 1 hour.

Then it slowly turns into a fresh vetiver, that's in the middle of Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver and Sycomore.

Not very sweet, neither so dry, but actually a creamy vetiver.

Also Vetiver Fatal is far away from those dark vetiver scents like Encre Noire and Guerlain's Vetiver Extreme.

It's a very well balanced blend, with medium sillage and soft projection.
Deserves at least a try.

Updated January 2014

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