Lunar Vetiver

This is very smooth and lovely. I would say a perfect warm-weather wear. This is the perfect fragrance to pair with natural fabrics, like linen and cotton. It's just that fresh. It opens fresh, dewy, and a bit barbershop from the bergamot, although any dewiness dissipates quickly. Within ten minutes the aridness of vetiver and sage overtake, and we move past the old-timey barbershop funk. In the opening, the sage and bergamot dominate, the sage perhaps a bit stronger in the first moments. I becomes a smooth, arid, herbal wonder in the drydown while still retaining a breezy-cool, almost menthol freshness, with an interesting hint of earthy bitterness as well. I detect little vanilla or Tonka, but perhaps a slight dry earthiness from the tobacco blossom? To me there so many sensate juxtapositions here. It's almost confusing in it's transitions, in a very interesting way. This is certainly non-linear in it's development. It retains it's freshness even into the drydown. This definitely swings more masculine, and I am interested in seeing how I might layer this to girl it up a bit. Jacomo Anthracite perhaps? Having said that, I think a confident woman can wear this with ease. I know I will. As a woman who LOVES vetiver, I can say this far outshines Guerlain Vetiver, in my humble opinion. This lasts, and retains it's vetiver character, far longer. It also seems to be outperforming Chanel Sycomore, which although lovely, fades disappointingly quickly for the money spent. I haven't sampled TF Grey Vetiver, but will say I have experienced some disappointment in the TF fragrances in terms of longevity and projection. So far, I suspect Amouroud Lunar Vetiver will outperform TF Grey Vetiver, much as their Dark Orchid and Tiziana Terenzi's Maremma both outperform Black Orchid. It's a good idea done better by those with a concern for quality. I will be wearing this in the coming Summer months for sure. Nothing heavy or closed here, but a fresh, bitter, green openess that begs a linen sundress and bare shoulders.

Lovely, green, dry, cool, and fresh, as vetiver should be. Light, and not as grounded as some other vetivers, Encre Noire being one that comes to mind, as it has the fresh, dryness of vetiver, but the smoke grounds it nicely. I would call this more of a purist's vetiver. I would say this is the weakest of the Amoroud selections so far, and I've sampled most. I has better projection and longevity than Sycomore, in my experience, but Sycomore, while lovely and noteworthy, is a dissapointing lightweight in the version I have. Vetiver is tough when it comes to longevity, and this is no exception. I find Amoroud fragrances to be long-lasting and project well. They are, in point of fact, one of my fave houses, and I own several of their offerings, and have sampled all but a couple. I don't like to define frags by gender, but this is a very traditional male fragrance especially with the bergamot. I wear it and like it, but it's definitely something you would smell in frags traditionally marketed to men. Well-blended, dry woodiness in the dry-down. Opens moist, green, and verdant, but becomes a dry and arid experience as it matures. Not in a bad way, it's simply not a "juicy" green anymore. I would call this sporty and outdoorsy in feel, although I wouldn't be surprised to find it worn in any environment or for any occasion. I know some vetivers veer towards refined elegance, but in my experience this isn't one of them. It also has a Spring/Summer vibe, in my opinion, although the dry woodiness could carry over into Autumn. I think it would feel too light, cool, and fresh for a Winter scent. Love it, but always wish for more longevity with vetiver, and my dream is for someone to come along and re-create Lalique's Encre Noire for better performance and longevity. Shouldn't science be working on these important issues?

The opening is such a nice spicy herbal burst with bergamot. I knew id love it going forward. The pimento and pepper really gives it a nice kick. The initial drydown is lovely smoky vetiver with an herbaceous accord blending it nicely. There is a subtle herbal and floral sweetness that has a wet feeling. Its very nice. I am a massive vetiver and tobacco fan. Ive tried a lot of vetivers. This one is very nice and rounded. It doesnt have the green soapy herbaceous vibe of Guerlain and isnt too rooty or earthy like Sultan Vetiver or Encre Noire and its flankers. It has a warm spice to it like Vetiver Insolent but Vetiver Insolent feels more velvety soft and slighty powdery note due to Iris. Lunar Vetiver goes for a more "wet earth" spicy direction than Vetiver Insolent. Its velvety smooth as well. Id say this and Vetiver Insolent are the smoothest vetiver scents on the market. The sillage is great and longevity is hours on this! I really enjoyed this one and I think its so easy to switch to this one for warmer days. Great for the office due to the sweet roundness. Its not a powerhouse for winter, though it can still work. This is a perfect spring and summer vetiver. The wet/juicy vibe really makes it stand out as a wonderful warm weather choice for vetiver fanatics.

I have smelt sultan vetiver and grey vetiver, both pretty damn good imo. Sultan Vetiver was a tad bit overbearing and not something I could see myself wearing. Either way, I enjoy earthy and grassy scents with nuance of course and to my surprise, Lunar Vetiver came into my line of sight. It was a blind buy because why not? Got it for more than 50% off and I thought to myself not a big deal if i dont like it. A few days go by, I receive this bottle in the mail. Love the bottle and now time to smell the scent itself and at first I was taken back.. Logically it had to be the alcohol content that gave it such a powerful gasoline smell so i sprayed it from the neck about 5 more times and gave it a few days. Came back and wow... the earthy nuances mixed in with the spiciness and very slight sweetness due to the vanilla/tonka bean gives this such a manly and burley vibe. I got the bergamot throughout the whole entire scent too, a citrus just chillin in the background. If you're into vetiver and earthy scents then I would get this, performance wise this blows Grey Vetiver out of the water and just overall is better even its scent profile.

Love this scent, the notes are blending perfectly, and other than vetiver and tobacco blossom, it's kind of hard to pinpoint each note. Starting out bitter and a bit sour, I can totally imagine a cactus that smells like this. The pimento is there, but it's not spicy, feels like pimento that is freshly picked. And vetiver is clearly taking the center stage right from the initial burst. I don't know how to describe the vetiver, it's different than Terre d'Hermes, or Guerlain Vetiver, but it has the same vibe with ELDO Fat Electrician (I haven't tried out TF Grey Vetiver, shame on me). Smelling Lunar Vetiver, I can imagine myself eating the cactus, and as i bite the cactus pad, the vegetal smell comes out, along with the water. It is the same smell that I find when I try to break a plant with thick body (cactus, aloe vera, etc). Totally greenish, grayish, beautiful perfume. Great silage, projection and longevity, and quite affordable too.