Vétiver Extraordinaire Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle 2002
7
Helpful Review
Translated
Show original
Creamy, woody, seductive
I am a vetiver addict. I have already written about this in a longer post here on my blog. However, of the dozen or so vetiver perfumes that I have in my collection today, I am particularly influenced by one vetiver perfume in particular - alongside Guerlain: "Vetiver Extraordinaire" by Dominique Ropion from the Edition de Parfums Frédéric Malle from 2002. Why this "extraordinary vetiver" in particular?
When I open the black bottle, my nose is in for a treat: it perceives the scent as gentle, warm, with a soft spiciness and this creamy, woody-balsamic vetiver that deeply permeates every nasal moment. This vetiver is puristic, unpretentious, simply vetiver - and therefore far removed from the complexity of many vetiver fragrances. As a purist, this is exactly what I love about it.
for me, "Vetiver Extraordinaire" is one of the quiet vetiver fragrances. It is an elegant and simple fragrance that almost manages without the often dominant campfire atmosphere, but also without the often intense earthy-grassy notes that tug at the warmth of the fragrance.
Instead, Dominique Ropion places Vetiver Haiti clearly in the center, the creamy-woody of this variety as well as the very slightly delicate-dark. He deliberately avoids the smoky nuances that can be heard in many Javanese vetiver varieties, for example. Myrrh, spices, moss and the citrus, which only flares up briefly at the very beginning, play the role of marginal figures, but they have played a decisive role in shaping the protagonist.
How you can then call this quiet, pure fragrance "Extraordinary Vetiver", dear marketing department, remains a mystery to me. Because the fragrance really doesn't need that much self-praise. And don't they say that self-praise stinks?
When I open the black bottle, my nose is in for a treat: it perceives the scent as gentle, warm, with a soft spiciness and this creamy, woody-balsamic vetiver that deeply permeates every nasal moment. This vetiver is puristic, unpretentious, simply vetiver - and therefore far removed from the complexity of many vetiver fragrances. As a purist, this is exactly what I love about it.
for me, "Vetiver Extraordinaire" is one of the quiet vetiver fragrances. It is an elegant and simple fragrance that almost manages without the often dominant campfire atmosphere, but also without the often intense earthy-grassy notes that tug at the warmth of the fragrance.
Instead, Dominique Ropion places Vetiver Haiti clearly in the center, the creamy-woody of this variety as well as the very slightly delicate-dark. He deliberately avoids the smoky nuances that can be heard in many Javanese vetiver varieties, for example. Myrrh, spices, moss and the citrus, which only flares up briefly at the very beginning, play the role of marginal figures, but they have played a decisive role in shaping the protagonist.
How you can then call this quiet, pure fragrance "Extraordinary Vetiver", dear marketing department, remains a mystery to me. Because the fragrance really doesn't need that much self-praise. And don't they say that self-praise stinks?
4 Comments