Vetiver

Golden Vetiver

Daniel Josier 2014

Last summer I took part in a sharing of Roja's fragrance A Midsummer Dream and I was directly inspired by the scent. Its spicy and subtle note fascinated me very much. Even though I like the fragrance a lot and like to use my bottling on spring evenings when going out, the price seemed very high to me despite the rare occasions I would wear the fragrance.

But I was all the more surprised when a few days ago I took a previously unnoticed sample from my box and a splash landed on my wrist. The opening reminded me directly of the preciousness of Roja.

Daniel Josier has actually managed to compete with the AMSD. Even though the Roja is naturally not to be surpassed by its complexity, it is based on the same DNA.

The fragrance starts out slightly sparkling with the grapefruit and orange leaf notes, although the spicy notes are also immediately noticeable.

After a while the freshness recedes a little and a woody and spicy mix of pepper, violet, vetiver, cedar and musk emerges. The musk stays here very much in the background and is for me hardly smellable. However, I notice that the note holds the fragrance together and gives it something special in the basic substance.

The silage is well perceptible by my fellow men, but it was not perceived as oppressive or disturbing by my environment. The shelf life is a good 7 hours.

All in all for me a nice scent for going out in spring/summer and I am very happy to have found a cheaper alternative to AMSD