Vetiver (Vintage Edition)

10 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• aruba

  July 19, 2015

  

  I fell in love with Vetiver when I tried it out of curiosity… It’s a real seduction weapon, I think any girl would be defeated like me… though it sounds silly, women’s reactions are similar to Axe commercials. So much so that I’d gift it to my boyfriend… it’s so masculine, made for a classic, elegant man.

• Retrofuturist

  July 29, 2015

  

  It doesn’t smell like a man, but like a priest; I didn’t like it at all. No young guy would wear this; it would put a cassock on him and add 40 years to his age.

• Retrofuturist

  July 30, 2015

  

  I don’t feel it’s a masculine perfume; on the contrary, I feel it’s a perfume for a priest. I didn’t like it. It’s not for young men at all; this perfume would put a cassock on them and add 40 years to their age.

• Miguel83

  October 7, 2015

  

  This is the original version, first EDC and then EDT in the 80s. Do not confuse with Vetiver 2000. Over 25 years, different versions have emerged: this one with a gold cap, the square frosted bottle, and the current one with a silver cap. While they retain their identity, they differ. The vintage (up to 2000) has more tobacco and nutmeg, creating that unique aroma—fresh, dry, and weighted. It’s elegant and balanced, with no note screaming. In the modern version, I feel the lemon is sharper, along with pepper and leather. The old one is creamier and rounder. There’s also the square bottle (2002-2010), right in between, closer to the current one. Also very good 🙂

• gelo999

  March 18, 2016

  

  I wanted to try Guerlain’s classic unrefurbished and managed to find a vintage. It’s good, but not the masterpiece many claim; I actually prefer the modern, reformulated concept, although this one has better essences. Overall, I prefer L’Eau boisée. The lemon and vetiver combo is accurate and high quality, though other works round out the smoky note better with grapefruit. The rest of the notes are subtle, with a bit more tobacco. It’s old school, moderate longevity, and a soft, airy trail, ideal for daytime. It feels classic and sober; I prefer the dry-down because the lemon is brief and the scent ends up a bit flat. Good composition, legendary, but not quite a masterpiece. Rating: 7.

• gelo999

  March 28, 2016

  

  I wanted to try Guerlain’s classic unrefurbished vetiver and found a vintage bottle. It seemed good, but it’s not the masterpiece forum-goers claim; in fact, I prefer the modern concept of the reformulated vetiver, although this one has better essences. Overall, it seems like a better vetiver fragrance than “L’Eau boisée.” The lemon and vetiver mix is excellent, with high quality, though in other works grapefruit was seen to accompany the smoky and earthy note better. The rest of the notes are very subtle, highlighting the tobacco a bit. It’s an old-school development with moderate longevity and a soft but very airy trail due to that natural vetiver, ideal for daytime. It looks very classic and sober; I prefer the dry-down because I find the opening a bit flat due to that solitary, brief lemon. It’s a good, legendary, and recognized composition, but nothing more than a masterpiece. Rating: 7

• Miguel83

  October 8, 2016

  

  Guerlain’s vetiver is almost unanimously the benchmark of the 20th century. It’s said Jean Paul Guerlain created it on a tropical French island: heat by day, coolness by night, and at dawn after the rain, the sun warming the wet earth. That moment of contrast inspired the blend of freshness, heat, spices, and tobacco. I have a bottle and it’s great. They say Harrison Ford, Andy Garcia, and Jodie Foster used it. I’ll explain the modern versions in another post.

• sanicojo

  June 13, 2019

  

  I have one from 2009 and another from 2016. The 2009 is more potent with vetiver, tobacco, and oakmoss. The 2016 is a mid-tier beast, more citrusy and versatile, with a sweet touch.

• sanicojo

  July 7, 2019

  

  I have a bottle from 2009 and another from 2016. The 2009 is more potent with vetiver, tobacco, and oakmoss, while the 2016 is a mid-tier citrus vetiver beast, with a sweet touch but more versatile.

• charlotinable

  October 27, 2025

  

  I grew up with this olfactory jewel, one of the biggest hits in perfumery and a masterpiece of the house. That blend of tobacco, vetiver, and lemon, followed by pepper and nutmeg, gives a royal elegance with that petrichor of wet earth. Even though it doesn’t say leather, you feel it there—wild and like a summer rain. A legacy from my father, grandfather, and uncles, and so many men I knew as a boy using this work of art.