Fat Electrician Etat Libre d'Orange 2009

Rubbery vague sweetness at first, almost like scented eraser shavings. There's the creep of the vetiver like clouds drifting in, something syrupy clovelike in the background. After thirty minutes, it turns seductive, round and green now that vetiver is unexpectedly silky. I don't get any nuttiness (chestnut where?) or smokiness that others have mentioned, whipped cream also doesn't seem apt. The vanilla is not synthetic, chilly enough to render this not gourmand. I am new to perfumes, thus also lots of smells and ingredients. The vetiver smells a little odd -- more mature, not quite bright, maybe it is influenced by the opoponax? After leaving my blotter for a few days, I suspect the backbone that remained was this sweet resin, losing what little touch of spice contributed by the myrrh (that I cannot smell at any part of this journey). It has that sort of murky, sweet quality I smelled in Zoologist Squid which also has a base note of opoponax. Lasts for very little on my skin.