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Vitrum Sammarco 2012

7.7 / 10 67 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sammarco for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is smoky-earthy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Earthy

Spicy

Woody

Green

Fragrance Notes

Vetiver

Frankincense Pepper

Pepper

Bergamot

Rose

Perfumer

Giovanni Sammarco

Ratings

Scent

7.767 Ratings

Longevity

8.260 Ratings

Sillage

7.559 Ratings

Bottle

6.444 Ratings

Value for money

6.914 Ratings

Submitted by Cassandra · last update on 10/20/2025.

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Supercilium… con una C

Black Comme des Garçons

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/06/2015

9Scent 10Longevity 5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 2

Hardcore Vetiver...

Vitrum opens slightly boozy, quickly adding in a culinary herbal, olive-like natural accord with a heavy infusion of extremely high quality smoky vetiver. As the composition moves to its early heart, the smoky vetiver infused culinary herbal accord grows in intensity with just the faintest hint of dull rose to counter early, adding in relatively strong radiant incense late. During the late dry-down the herbs dissipate revealing a fine black pepper and just detectable oakmoss joining the remnants of the smoky vetiver and incense through the finish. Projection is below average to average, but longevity is outstanding at nearly 24 hours on skin.

On first application, Vitrum, with its mixture of vetiver, coupled with culinary herbs and an olive-like undertone conjures up some key similarities with the best of the superbly innovative O'driu releases, most notably compositions from its Vetyver Experience line, Supercilium in particular. The vetiver used in the composition is super-high quality, showing off its raw, untamed smoky facets not unlike the kind used in the great Turtle Vetiver series by LesNez. This is not vetiver for those that just like the ingredient or tolerate it in compositions when paired with others, but rather Vitrum was obviously created with hardcore vetiver fans in mind, the ones that long to live and breathe vetiver, loving every minute of it. The composition based on prior comments and reviews has proved quite polarizing due to its untamed aggressive vetiver nature, but make no mistake; Vitrum is absolutely incredible smelling and the stuff of dreams for vetiver enthusiasts like me. The bottom line is the $145 per 30ml Vitrum is a remarkable work that showcases the high skill of perfumer Giovanni Sammarco impressively matched by the extreme quality of its ingredients, earning it an "outstanding" rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. If you are a hardcore vetiver lover that enjoys compositions like Supercilium and the Turtle Vetiver Series, Vitrum absolutely is a mandatory composition to sniff.

02/22/2014

MiaTrost
10 Reviews

MiaTrost

1

Not as smooth as glass

Sammarco is an artisanal line that also caters to all those who want a custom made fragrance or wish to acquire some of the choicest and less available perfumery materials. Founder and perfumer Giovanni Sammarco values high quality ingredients and devotes his creations to showcasing their beauty.

Vitrum, initially created as a bespoke perfume for a journalist named Francesca, spans the gender spectrum easily. It revolves around vetiver, featuring its earthy, dry and flinty characteristics. Black pepper adds spiciness and, combined with a subdued rose that softens the austere demeanour, renders the composition more refined. After a harsh, if not unpolished, opening, it progresses into a respectable take on vetiver. Overall, Vitrum is surprisingly sheer, yet not at all without substance and lives up to its name. Still, a superb composition does not necessarily result from exquisite materials alone.
Out of the regular Sammarco range I prefer Vitrum but admittedly fail to appreciate the rave reviews.

08/01/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Minimalist, smoky vetiver - dry as a bone

Vitrum shows off a key skill of Giovanni Sammarco, which is that he is able to present all of the nice aspects of vetiver (the smoke, the woodiness, the greenness) without slipping in any of the nastier aspects like its essential dankness or rooty sourness. Instead, this is pure woodsmoke to me - a sort of lank green-black tendril of smoke from an open fire, simultaneously airy and solid. Dry as a bone, this would work brilliantly for anyone who hates the saltmarshy, sweaty, rooty side of vetiver (like me), for anyone who loves the sooty smoke notes in Comme des Garcons Black and Amouage Memoir Man. To my surprise and delight, two big thumbs up for this utterly wearable vetiver.

11/25/2019

8Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

Torfdoen
41 Reviews

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Torfdoen

Top Review 28

Drinking Tea with the Leather Colossus or What the Hulk Does with a Rose

Tenderly, he roars in my ear. My invitation has made him very happy. Through the hole in the wall, I see my neighbors staring at us in disbelief. The plaster is still crumbling a bit from the edges. The sparkling clean tea set has just been taken from his monstrous throat sack. Black steam spreads through the room. Is it the tea or is smoke billowing from the head of the gigantic monster?

“How did we meet again?”

“I got your address from the M3000, who said I should visit you. Do you like Assam?”

“The tea? Oh yes, very much. Unfortunately, I can’t see my teacup for all the smoke.”

“Here, please. A bit of iodine?”

“No, then...”

A terrible roar of anger blows my few remaining hairs flat. A large gush of black secretion splashes into my cup from his nostrils.

“Thank you.”

He circles one of his greasy fingers in the microscopically small teacup and stares blankly into space. An overwhelming smoky aroma now emanates from the liquid and the stranger. The expression of dull serenity on the face of this gigantic creature, as it sits on the sofa and stirs, could not seem more inappropriate, I think.

“Assam, you said?”

A long, drawn-out sigh of affirmation follows my question.

“May I?”

In the teapot, I discover bundles of grasses and herbs, black roots, and clumps of earth in the bubbling brew. The first green tufts are also sprouting on the skin surface of the lethargically gazing, no longer so fearsome monster.

“Listen, your skin is made of really well-tanned leather. But now all this ethereal greenery is coming out. Is that normal or should I get the hedge trimmer?”

“That’s fine, you will notice further changes.”

“You’re suddenly speaking so pompously. By the way, the tea tastes excellent. Assam, as black and herbal as it can be. Where can I buy it?”

The iodine note wasn’t my thing, but somehow it belongs to the greasy creaminess of the smoky brew, I think to myself.
To my surprise, the earth-colored, dark giant on my sofa has morphed into a neat pretty boy in a leather jacket, with wild hair and a magnificent green beard.

“On my extensive travels, I meet some of the most renowned manufacturers of luxury products worldwide. I would be surprised if you had the money left over for such exquisite treasures, looking around in this hardly surpassable abode of ordinariness.”

“Well, take it easy. I have a few very nice, hand-crocheted pot holders.”

“I don’t have time for such things.”

The temperamental figure jumped onto the sofa in one bound and posed with his chest thrust out. “In me awakens manly power, the spirit of spring has entered me. Tell me, is there a shop here where they sell plants and other floral items?”

“A flower shop?”

“Yes. It must be a rose, and the sweat on my skin, and no woman can resist my animalistic emanations.”

“I must say, your daring-rustic appearance has a subtle sex appeal. Is your sweat the ambrosial lure?”

“It runs from every pore. The seductive innocence of a single wild rose has the suggestive phantasm of security amidst natural lust.”

“You can tell, you’re hardly controllable. Still, you should know about modern mating rituals: If one of the ladies you’re charming asks for a Louisa, let the adoration go and first seek out a secret place of your choice and linger there for an indefinite time. Oh, I can hardly let you wander around out there alone. You would be like an Eskimo in the desert. You with your piggish self-confidence in a world full of idealized restraint and sexual neutrality, I must see that. I’ll accompany you. Let’s go!”

…
A flower shop and a police station later, my dear friend hangs dejectedly over the last drop of remaining tea enjoyment, where I comfort him in my arms, place him on the sofa, and promise to introduce him the next day to a group of people who will surely appreciate his very special nature. This is the peculiar group of perfume lovers, I explain to him.

02/05/2016

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Skjomi
51 Reviews

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Skjomi

Top Review 9

The lonely Shepherd (Zamfir)

A few words about the title: on Giovanni Sammarco's homepage, this fragrance is advertised with the image of an innocently looking young woman in a white dress, picking flowers in a meadow. One might imagine a young shepherd playing the pan flute around the corner, and everything would be steeped in harmony and turn out well.
But.
This fragrance first brushes against the image and what one might be inclined to expect from it quite vigorously. And yet this song fits perfectly, because those who listen to it might recognize it from the Tarantino film, and those who still have the association with the young blonde woman from the picture will get to know her not as an innocent country girl, but as "The Bride," who could probably be characterized as formidable.
Only: SHE could wear this fragrance. Because it is not for delicate souls; it starts off quite intense for me, uncomfortably sharp and smoky, with pepper, even chili, and I would have suspected a hefty portion of (Christmas) smoke. Is this supposed to be a designated women's fragrance?? Not at all. For me, it is at best unisex, even more so something for men. Unfortunately, vetiver is not really my thing; I have little reference for comparison. The vetiver I prefer, Vettiveru by CdG (to clarify the taste question here), is like a playful white Persian cuddle cat compared to Vitrum.
Vitrum is very smoky, initially also biting, has a bit of a cold ashtray vibe, which I find unfortunate. Anyone who likes "Black" or "Wonderwood" by CdG or "Bois d'Ascese" or "Bowmakers" should test it. It is too intense for me; aside from this strong, smoky vetiver, I perceive almost nothing else. The fragrance does calm down; the pepper has spent its powder after half an hour, but the rose continues to hide behind clouds of smoke.
According to Sammarco's story, he created it for Federica, a journalist, and she liked it. So I would love to meet HER :-)

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Statements

26 short views on the fragrance

Muskadeer

1 year ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

2

Superb. Strong petroleum-y vetiver fumes spiked with pepper and olibanum. Subtle beautiful wet red rose gives it an erotic flirt.

Floyd

5 years ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

28

20

Dark green glimmers
The smoky cloud beings
Bergamots fluttering in a shimmer
Flames devour
The damp meadows
Streams soon black and soured

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Gschpusi

6 years ago

14

3

Goodness. I really had to wrinkle my nose at this one. Herbaceous, dark, musty. Frankincense doesn't save it. Phew... Goblin fart.

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Yatagan

9 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

13

3

A vetiver scent that comes across so brutally postmodern that it smells like plastic, maybe even latex and cold smoke in old curtains.

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Mefunx

5 years ago

6Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

12

9

Vetiver, pickled & smoked. Salt & acid, resinous wood in the embers. Coal, tar & leather. Too greasy, dark, culinary for me.

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FrauHolle

7 years ago

9Scent 9Longevity 6Sillage

11

3

The cat thinks there's definitely civet in it. tYped wiTh% 1 hand.

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X57deadsoulx

5 years ago

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10

6

The most beautiful vetiver I've smelled so far. Dark, smoky, not friendly. Earth resonates all the time. Must have!

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Hektor

2 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

10

15

Strong start with ethereal resin, incense, and underlying vetiver. It becomes increasingly gentle and close to the skin. A nice vetiver aroma lingers.

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