Top Notes 
Black pepper
Coriander
Petitgrain
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Clary sage
Cinnamon
Iris
Cyclamen
Base Notes 
Vetiver
Oakmoss
Sandalwood
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Classic Vetiver
Vetiver fragrances are great scents in themselves. Because this note usually smells wonderfully earthy, sometimes even like grass, and unfortunately, far too rarely, like freshly cut grass. The latter is unfortunately not entirely the case here (but a little bit it is), yet you can smell a fantastic vetiver scent that comes across strongly, along with some classic accents.
The scent:
The fragrance starts off like a strongly spicy, classic men’s scent and somewhat reminds one of coriander, which fortunately soon becomes a bit less intense, at least for those like me who cannot stand notes like coriander at all. Then you perceive a bit of pepper. The orange-like petitgrain and bergamot thankfully ease the biting scent from the beginning even more and make it more bearable; by the way, the petitgrain is stronger than the bergamot. I also have the feeling of detecting a hint of something soapy.
In the heart note, you can now quite well perceive the iris. I don't know if it's due to the coriander, but I have the feeling that the scent here becomes slightly smoky. And still in the heart note, the namesake vetiver scent slowly emerges, which smells greenish and above all earthy, and even slightly reminiscent of freshly cut grass.
In the base, you mainly enjoy the beautiful vetiver scent combined with the still active, carroty iris. Slightly sweet and a little woody undertones join in.
Longevity and sillage:
The longevity is long, so the scent stays on the skin for six to eight hours, if not even longer.
At the beginning, the scent has a very strong sillage that can be perceived very well by everyone in the vicinity. But even later, the scent remains strong and leaves a good scent cloud.
The bottle:
Unfortunately, I only know the bottle from pictures, but it makes a nice impression. L’Erbolario seems to generally produce good-looking bottles. The bottle here of Vetiver de la Reunion looks like a wine bottle. On the label, alongside the name, there is also a drawing of a biplane with a pilot. The cap is cylindrical, long, and gray. All in all, a nicely made bottle.
Although I didn't like the scent very much at first, as it was somehow piercing or overwhelming, it proved to be bearable within about five minutes, until it became greener and earthier in the middle of the heart note and especially in the base, thus exuding a wonderful vetiver scent. Due to the classically reminiscent beginning, this scent is not particularly suitable for younger people and is more of a fragrance for men aged 30 and up.
Here in Parfumo, it has been indicated more as a spring and summer scent, but I think that Reunion makes a good all-rounder.
My rating: 75%
The scent:
The fragrance starts off like a strongly spicy, classic men’s scent and somewhat reminds one of coriander, which fortunately soon becomes a bit less intense, at least for those like me who cannot stand notes like coriander at all. Then you perceive a bit of pepper. The orange-like petitgrain and bergamot thankfully ease the biting scent from the beginning even more and make it more bearable; by the way, the petitgrain is stronger than the bergamot. I also have the feeling of detecting a hint of something soapy.
In the heart note, you can now quite well perceive the iris. I don't know if it's due to the coriander, but I have the feeling that the scent here becomes slightly smoky. And still in the heart note, the namesake vetiver scent slowly emerges, which smells greenish and above all earthy, and even slightly reminiscent of freshly cut grass.
In the base, you mainly enjoy the beautiful vetiver scent combined with the still active, carroty iris. Slightly sweet and a little woody undertones join in.
Longevity and sillage:
The longevity is long, so the scent stays on the skin for six to eight hours, if not even longer.
At the beginning, the scent has a very strong sillage that can be perceived very well by everyone in the vicinity. But even later, the scent remains strong and leaves a good scent cloud.
The bottle:
Unfortunately, I only know the bottle from pictures, but it makes a nice impression. L’Erbolario seems to generally produce good-looking bottles. The bottle here of Vetiver de la Reunion looks like a wine bottle. On the label, alongside the name, there is also a drawing of a biplane with a pilot. The cap is cylindrical, long, and gray. All in all, a nicely made bottle.
Although I didn't like the scent very much at first, as it was somehow piercing or overwhelming, it proved to be bearable within about five minutes, until it became greener and earthier in the middle of the heart note and especially in the base, thus exuding a wonderful vetiver scent. Due to the classically reminiscent beginning, this scent is not particularly suitable for younger people and is more of a fragrance for men aged 30 and up.
Here in Parfumo, it has been indicated more as a spring and summer scent, but I think that Reunion makes a good all-rounder.
My rating: 75%
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