Top Notes 
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Spicy notes
Heart Notes 
Lily of the valley
Rose
Base Notes 
Cedarwood
Musk
Vetiver
Flixzampuron
Apicius
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Apicius
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Sparkling like Prosecco
Not every perfume name lives up to its promise - in this case, we probably have more "Bourbon" than vetiver.
How to describe "Bourbon": Spritziness? Booziness? Schnapsiness? That sounds terrible, of course, because who wants to have alcohol vapors around them? And yet - between the unpleasant body odor of the drinker and the counterpart in the art of perfumery, there is a divide that makes one exciting and the other unpleasant.
Sparkling like Prosecco, some sections of this fragrance present themselves. Vetiver Bourbon is a light perfume, even in the Eau de Parfum Concentrée version. With a herbaceousness that I perceive, I associate the scent with the large Fougère family. I see fragrances of this kind as more suited for men.
It's difficult to work through the given fragrance notes with Vetiver Bourbon. I find the top note rather chaotic and confusing, leaving almost a sour and bitter impression on my skin. The fragrance needs some time to develop, but then a truly enchanting picture unfolds: floral notes as part of a sparkling overall impression, which is likely due to a musk variant. In this accord, I perceive the cool lily of the valley more than the opulent rose. It takes a long time before a hint of vetiver becomes noticeable in the base. Only very minimally does a pitch-black accord of charred wood and licorice accompany the whole thing and give it spice. In this very low concentration, it is harmonious.
Vetiver Bourbon maintains a good balance between the impression of intimate corporeality and that of expressive, effervescent lightness and joy of life. One wants to get closer to someone who smells like this.
The pricing is pleasing: here you get niche quality at a mainstream price. Unfortunately, the brand Merchant of Venice is still not very widespread. Those who can, will find the range in Munich at Oberpollinger.
How to describe "Bourbon": Spritziness? Booziness? Schnapsiness? That sounds terrible, of course, because who wants to have alcohol vapors around them? And yet - between the unpleasant body odor of the drinker and the counterpart in the art of perfumery, there is a divide that makes one exciting and the other unpleasant.
Sparkling like Prosecco, some sections of this fragrance present themselves. Vetiver Bourbon is a light perfume, even in the Eau de Parfum Concentrée version. With a herbaceousness that I perceive, I associate the scent with the large Fougère family. I see fragrances of this kind as more suited for men.
It's difficult to work through the given fragrance notes with Vetiver Bourbon. I find the top note rather chaotic and confusing, leaving almost a sour and bitter impression on my skin. The fragrance needs some time to develop, but then a truly enchanting picture unfolds: floral notes as part of a sparkling overall impression, which is likely due to a musk variant. In this accord, I perceive the cool lily of the valley more than the opulent rose. It takes a long time before a hint of vetiver becomes noticeable in the base. Only very minimally does a pitch-black accord of charred wood and licorice accompany the whole thing and give it spice. In this very low concentration, it is harmonious.
Vetiver Bourbon maintains a good balance between the impression of intimate corporeality and that of expressive, effervescent lightness and joy of life. One wants to get closer to someone who smells like this.
The pricing is pleasing: here you get niche quality at a mainstream price. Unfortunately, the brand Merchant of Venice is still not very widespread. Those who can, will find the range in Munich at Oberpollinger.
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