Hi Halvor, the vetiver comes out a lot more following subsequent uses. To my nose the fougere is very different it is much more herbaceous and sharp, the vetiver is warm and smooth, no spiciness but a natural earthy fragrance. Keep using the vetiver, it does change and express different notes with use great stuff.Wrote this yesterday after having sniffed my jar of vetyver right after receiving it. Didn't click 'post' for some reason. So here goes:
I find it VERY similar to fougere. Moreover, reading the ingredients list, I note the conspicuous absence of anything vetiver related (of natural or synthetic origin). Perfume elements are linalool, citronellol, geraniol (which explains your rose note, @Nishy) and limonene. I'm very pleased with the fougere I already have, and performance will surely be up to MdC standard with the vetyver too, I'm sure, but I am truly curious to see if this morphs into more of a vetiver scent when lathered up.
Today, post test-lather yesterday and shave this morning, I noted more vetiver like notes. Quite pleasant and I think this indeed would be something even more people would like vs. the fougere.
I've not noticed this yet but I've only used it four times and I'm hopeless with scentsHi Halvor, the vetiver comes out a lot more following subsequent uses. To my nose the fougere is very different it is much more herbaceous and sharp, the vetiver is warm and smooth, no spiciness but a natural earthy fragrance. Keep using the vetiver, it does change and express different notes with use great stuff.
To my nose the rose and sweetness has mellowed and now I get more clean green vetiver. This is after a good 30 uses. The post shave and ease of building the lather is top draw.I've not noticed this yet but I've only used it four times and I'm hopeless with scents
Agreed @Nishy. I find a side by side sniff of the Fougere and a Vetyver to be very different scents and very much the way you explain above. I've managed to get a good quarter full jar or the Vetyver now by the way. Nice to have the proper jar too with the ltd. edition labelling etc.Hi Halvor, the vetiver comes out a lot more following subsequent uses. To my nose the fougere is very different it is much more herbaceous and sharp, the vetiver is warm and smooth, no spiciness but a natural earthy fragrance. Keep using the vetiver, it does change and express different notes with use great stuff.
Would love to hear your description of the Martin de Candre - Fougere!Awesome. I love the Fougere scent. Will have to get mine out again. Been stuck on the Rose recently
Oh really? Well I've not thought about the scent in 'wine note' style terms really. All I know is I love it and find it a very moreish scent. There's certainly many layers to it as you'd expect from the use of 12 essential oils, that certainly makes for a very fine whole.Would love to hear your description of the Martin de Candre - Fougere!