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smia – :
I think some of the confusion around the floral notes of this fragrance actually stem from the fact that Berdoues produce 2 different versions of 1902 Vetiver. The “1902 Eau de Cologne Tradition: Vetiver” and the “1902 Eau de Cologne Premium Collection: Vetiver Herbacea”. On the Berdoues website the “Tradition” cologne is described as “…a more masculine composition with its woody notes of vetiver, oak moss and musk.”
I purchased the “Premium Collection” version of the fragrance and it has a large initial blast of aldehydic floral and powdery musk notes, with only a lightly herbal and citrus quality. Once the head notes settle down and the heart notes are more pronounced it does become a light herbal and woodsy fragrance, with clean laundry musk notes. It’s elegant and pleasant, but a far cry from the green jute, hessian rasp of natural vetiver. A lovely, very light summer cologne.
As much as I like this fragrance, I do think it’s pretty cheeky to bang on about the virtues of vetiver essential oil all over the box, when a perusal of the ingredients shows a distinct lack of vetiver. By all means call the fragrance “Vetiver” if it is what you plan to evoke, but if there is no natural vetiver oil in it then it is just plain misleading to pretend there are benefits from the essential oil. Naughty, naughty.
smirnod – :
I’m surprised with not show many flowers in the notes.
To me, it’s reveals a more sweet (in a flowery way) and more sunny side of the vetiver.