Spectre 590 - 899 Wash Of Chilled Vetiver

It's a perfectly executed vetiver fragrance, surprisingly and masterfully shows three different facets of the vetiver frag world at the same time. Opening is a minty refreshing vetiver, in 1 h mark turns into a smoky one as if some branches are burning next to you, and the drydown is nutty vetiver a la Sycomore. Of course the main theme is always vetiver but i had never seen one, displaying such different facets of a theme at the same time. A huge applause to Bertrand Duchaufour

Happy to find this one. Starts as if you grind a handful of cardamom in a place with an extinguished fireplace, this is where the cold smokiness is coming from. Soon you can get a whiff of chopped spearmint leaves on a wooden board and here and there a bit of supportive saltiness. If you wonder where is the bloody vetiver it's all around hanging in sheaves.

First impressions: Very upscale smokey yet approachable vetiver. Crisp and clean with little sweetness in the top leading to a dusty warm drydown. Easy to wear and unoffensive while still being unique and elegant. Happy with this one.

Love the opening. It smells like walking through a forest- very herbal and does not smell synthetic. then the dry down is minty and somewhat sweet. Good performance too and i like sniffing it throughout the day

I get 40% toothpaste mint and vetiver. Pine, birch tar and cardamom is 40%, and i can't separate the last 20% of the scent over all the mint. It numbs my nose a bit. Reminds me a lot of the Memoir Man by Amouage. Same overwhelming toothpaste mint. It does give the "chilled and fresh" scent. But i don't like smelling like toothpaste. The scent itself is nice, just not as a fragrance. Personal score: 7/10. Good perfumery, and it is better when it is in the air, then when you get up close. But unwearable for me personally.