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pro100spray – :
this scent used to remind me of Christmas
but now I enjoy it as
just an earthy safe and very handsome fragrance
Ketfuntee – :
Vetiver is a very nice unisex perfume. It smells very aromatherapudic and it has decent longevity. My husband wears it and I spritz it on from time to time. Vetiver vibes with other fresh spicy woody perfumes like C&E Nantucket Briar and The Thymes Lotus Santal.
If you like nicely balanced aromatherapy scents, then this perfume is for you.
lobzik_CHEREP – :
I love Vetiver by Elizabeth W. It’s a a very vibrant unisex fragrance that get’s compliments from men as well as women. It’s my go to signature scent as a woman who is not afraid to get her hands dirty in nature or with carpentry and show up in a work meeting in the human services field the next day. This scent embodies and accomodates this kind of versatility. I find that the vetiver is present with complimenting citrus, grass, and a slight musk tonality. I would not have thought patchouli without reading the reviews but now that I have….I can smell this as well in a whisper. Not in an overpowering too earthy tone that Patchouli evokes for me speaking to early 80’s timeline but rather a warm fond memory that is whispering in the back ground.
BedSpoopLep – :
To my surprise, elizabethW Vetiver smells mostly like patchouli! Seriously, I would never have identified this as a vetiver fragrance in a blind trial. How can patchouli not even be listed among the notes when it is so very dominant here?
Fortunately (since I bought a bottle blind…), I like patchouli and find this unisex and savory take quite appealing. The vetiver is really covered up though, so I would not recommend this creation first and foremost as a vetiver solinote (as the name suggests). There is a bit of spice in here as well, so I’d call this a woody oriental with a big patchouli presence. I like it. Another natural-smelling, budget niche creation from elizabeth W!
AreliTilk – :
I don’t detect vetiver in this so much as spice. It reminds me of CK’s Obsession for Men, but brighter…and better. For me, it’s a bit carefree, artistic and very unisex. There’s a soap and barber quality to it. Smelling this makes me want to get in touch with my creative side and brings me back to a time when the horizon held so much possibilities.
ksennisavva – :
I wore this fragrance regularly in the mid 2000s (2004-05ish) when Anthropologie stocked it. I wasn’t overwhelmed by it at the time and in fact remember it being a fairly ordinary scent that, after a few months of regular wear, became so familiar that I would forget I had it on (I suppose that could be construed the mark of a good perfume). Just the other day, I caught up with a long-lost friend who, entirely unprompted by me, mentioned that “alluring” signature perfume of mine she conjures every time she thinks about our last year of undergrad. I suppose it’s due to this unexpected compliment, but I have such nostalgia for this fragrance at the moment! Though my fragrance “to buy” list has swelled beyond my means, I am going to add this one to the top with the highest hopes that it captures something about that time for me as well.
And now some helpful remarks to those folks contemplating purchasing Elizabeth W Vetiver. I concur with Bigsly that this scent has a moderate sillage and is slightly more ambery than its description implies. I also echo Sweetnspicey’s point about its masculine aspect. I used this when I was considerably less mature and tended to douse myself, my clothing, and most anything else in close range (no wonder my friend remembers it so vividly). In turn, it lasted all day on my body and would become imbibed in the fibers of clothing until the next washing. Yet it’s not offensive if you over-use (I think). So if you take a heavy hand to the atomizer, it’s unlikely you’ll offend anyone (I hope). And for the price, it’s a total steal!
bobr666 – :
This has been one of my favorite perfumes for many years, and it’s Elizabeth W’s best-seller. It’s very woody, rather dry, a bit spicy. It’s the perfect perfume for people, like myself, who lean towards masculine fragrances. The scent is so natural and unique. I think it would smell lovely on a man as well.
lottoqxg1 – :
This one is rather blended, and I’d call it unisex. It does seem like there are some citrus notes here, but I can’t tell what they are. Instead, it seems like there are a bunch of fruit notes, possibly even a little rhubarb, but it’s not sweet. There is also a green, powdery, floral quality, but again, it’s all blended together. It’s not a “blob,” but if you must have good note separation, avoid this one. The vetiver becomes more obvious over time, but is never strong, and there also seems to be a touch of amber/vanilla/balsam. Ingredient quality seems good and it lasts well with at least decent projection (“sillage”). I used two sprays to the chest, but the atomizer puts out a very fine mist, so I don’t think I used much. I don’t detect any iso e super, thankfully, so this is nothing like a fragrance such as Sycomore. The fruit accord here actually reminds me a bit of the fruit accord in Rochas Moustache (I have the older, concentrated version of that one). Over time a soft vetiver note becomes more and more noticeable. It’s nicely done but if you are seeking an Encre Noire vetiver type fragrance look elsewhere. This is for those who want a tame “vetiver fragrance” that has more than a tiny trace amount of it.