September Morn

September Morn is a vetiver bomb with delicious woody undertones! The opening is strange ... you see, at first spray, it smells like you just dropped a full bottle of rubbing alcohol with the cap off, and it's gurgling out all over the floor, but that is where the deceit lies. It is not alcohol at all, but a strong middle note of vetiver that pops right out of the sprayer, and it becomes more and more evident that it is vetiver and not alcohol as the first few minutes go by. Vetiver should be listed as a top note, really, because it's there in some fashion from opening to base. Instead of being sharp and biting, though, as vetiver sometimes is, when September Morn arrives at the heart of the fragrance, a luscious woodland of tall, cedar trees sprout up from the earth as in fast forward time-lapsed photography; the breeze wafts through the branches, drifting on that cozy bed of vetiver. And here come the compliments. You may be anosmic by this point, but no one around you is. They, most definitely, want to get closer to you. This fragrance is an easeful cottage in an autumnal forest with yellow, orange, and red leaves from the deciduous trees blanketing the ground; a beautiful and choral contrast to the green of the cedars. Twenty or thirty minutes in or so, a slight ambery-oud comes through, not enough to be overpowering toward the cedar and vetiver; but just enough to be complimentary, eulogistic, and supportive. This final, and perfectly balanced, concoction of scents remains moderately linear throughout the longevity of the wear. I can get 3 to 5 hours of prominent sillage with projection being salient for up to 7 hours. The name could not be more pertinent. This is foresty-autumn in a bottle.

This is a great fragrance that is totally under the radar. For reference, it reminds me of several popular fragrances but is not a clone of any of them. The opening does share a bit in common with Encre Noir Extreme, but without the strong resins. It has a bit of Margiela's By the Fireplace about it, but no vanilla/roasted chestnut sweetness at all. Vetiver comes out strong in the dry down, but this is not the dark, earthy variety, but more of the clean, professional Tom Ford Grey Vetiver/Guerlain Vetiver. There is a hint of patchouli and oud that keep it from being a fresh scent which lends a shroud of mystery and depth to the whole composition. The name is perfect- this reminds me of an autumn morning, the kind where the sun is shining but its warmth waning, the smoke from a wood stove mixing with the chilled air, a sense of nature preparing for the coming months of winter.

Smoky, woody, and warm. This is a very accessible fragrance. The oud isn't overwhelming, the cedar isn't too dry, and the incense isn't too stinky. It's just really well-blended and appealing. I'm not normally into these types of fragrances but I can find nothing negative to say about this scent. The performance is, unfortunately, lacking. Maybe that comes with the territory; a fragrance this well-rounded doesn't need to be loud. I wish it lasted longer, though! If you're looking for a "fall in a bottle" type of fragrance or just like woody fragrances in general, you'll eat this one up. Definitely blind-buy worthy, especially at that price.

Finally, I found new bottle again after my last bottle 3 years ago! Byblos is such an underrated brand, I love it! And September Morn maybe the best from them. Imagine having Encre Noire A L'Extreme with super deep incese opening with little dash of bright citrus and then turn to creamy vetiver bomb with super round woodsy atmosphere! Handsome!

Wonderful fragrance with a "pencil shaving" effect.

Oud? All I get is ceder and vetiver. It's softer than Gucci PH I and Lalique Encre Noir, in my opinion. It isn't dark, despite the notes, and it isn't sweet. The amber in this is more of a spicy warmness. It reminds me of my step-father's workshop when he took on a woodworking project. It's interesting and sophisticated. A perfect office scent for the autumn, although I find projection and sillage to be a bit lacking. But, at this price, there's no harm in respraying an otherwise great fragrance.

September Morn and you wake up in a forest on fire!This one smells 90% like Encre Noire a L'extrème,but a bit fresher and very softer!It hasn't great lasting power sadly,you'll have to spray it at least 8 times to feel it!

This fragrance opens very well! It has similarities to Terre d'hermes and Encre Noir Extreme for sure. Remove the flinty note from Terre, and most of the incense/resins from Encre Noir Extreme, throw them together, and you have a good idea of September Morn. I think it is done very well...and could be a 4-season fragrance...but it seems to be best suited for late summer early autumn. Sillage and Longevity are a bit lacking through. I'm wearing this today, and I can hardly smell it on my skin after 4 hours. It also became a skin scent after about 1.5 hours. The price/performance ration is great though. If you like either of the fragrances I mentioned you could safely blind-buy this. I got a sample, but I'm considering a FB Now this fragrance has many ingredients I enjoy and I admit I could have olfactory fatigue. But my first impressions are above. I'll add to it later.

Considering your reviews and being offered a discount on this I took another leap of faith and blind bought this. First of all, presentation is great for the price, the capmakes a bit of noise when taking it out, otherwise, boxing, and bottle, quite beautiful. First spray: Smelled after 10 seconds, all I get is cheap smell of alcohool. Not boozy, just pure alcohoolic cloud. I let it settle a while and I get this cold boozy vetiver I am not a huge fan of, but it seems to mellow into a semi-warm, still rugged but pleasant leather - incense smell. I was expecting something different, less smoky and boozy, a bit warmer maybe but it's just a fresh smoke with a boozy twist. Not bad, not awesome. I'll keep on testing but most probably I will return it. Cheers!

Not much of an accurate review here. I got a 50ml tester bottle and immediately I thought it had gone bad. All I smell is dried grass. Seems like the notes have faded over time and what I get is just stale vetiver. Perhaps this is an original 2017 first year bottle that was sitting in heat. This is hardly, not even close to smelling good, or anything like Gucci Pour Homme. Kinda sad about that because I had high hopes based on the reviews below. Make no mistake about it...if you're looking for a clone of Gucci Pour Homme 2003, look no further than Bentley for Men Absolute. That's as close as you're gonna get. Same perfumer basically remade it.

Autumnal vetiver and cedar sunshine, I could bathe in myself this. It's bright, warm, and cozy. There is no pretense here, no trying to be more than what it is: well-composed woody goodness, drying down to an incense ember skin scent. Price to quality ratio is outstanding, and while it isn't terribly tenacious, it can be reapplied with no guilt.

Superb. This one is all about cedar, smoke, citrus, and vetiver. Then Iris shows up in the dry down to soften things up. This is an overall, more enjoyable, better composed, Vetiver Insolent. But darker and without the overdone sweetness. This makes September Morn superior in every which way.

Strange name to name a fragrance after a Neil Diamond song ....lol

I love the notes, can't wait to try this!