Vert Fougere

I've wearing this for the 3rd time today having given it a couple of wears in the run up to Christmas. I can see at present the user votes leave a pretty confusing picture. I'm not surprised that this isn't universally loved. Vert Fougere is just not that sort of fragrance. If I had to sum the fragrance up I'd say its mature, austere and a little dark. While I do get smoke it does not dominate the composition as some are finding. For me this is very, very green. Very resinous. The glabanum is very prominent, and I could swear I detect angelica too though not listed. I wouldn't call this a fougere, though I suppose it does have a vague barbershop vibe. When wearing this I get the feeling of being in a huge coniferous forest, sat around the dying embers of a camp fire just a suggestion of smoke remaining. I think this is a very interesting fragrance. It's very different and one I would wear for my pleasure alone though oddly enough my girlfriend likes it too. I'd say you need to be a fan of green resinous fragrances to appreciate this. While its not really much like anything I've tried before there are very vague similarities to Profumum Roma Arso (less smoke) and the almost melancholy green quality in Frederic Malle French Lover. Longevity is better than most offerings from this house. It projects very well for around 2 hours, this slowly retreats and becomes a strong skin scent afterwards lasting up to 10-12 hours. I'm 7 hours into my current wearing and still being rewarded with wafts of resinous green goodness.

To me its a daytime perfume! Its a very special Fougere with smoke. Smoke can hit hard at first smell but give it 20 minutes and all ingredients come nice until lavender with base notes makes this very green but also a bit earthy. I use this as a kind of signature during daytime at autumn and guess it will be nice also for sping. Its not a summer perfume to me and its not winter either. Its an inbetween scent and do its job about that. Very masculine so I not see this as Unisex at all. It has a classic vibe from 60s, 70s, begin of 80s but also a bit modern. That green with tree notes with some flowers and smoke make it perfect for a walk or at an early visit at a pub or a café. Its an old school perfume with a nice perforamace. I recommend this as above for 30+ men.

This is just great. Start out with a punchy fougere style. Ends up a powdery fougere. Very nice. I must have gone nose blind because my daughter let me know I was wearing "a lot". It was about 6hrs in to the wear when I saw her. I'm also outside a lot for work. So that's a good testament on its power and spillage. I'm happy to have it in my collection!

Glad to see this finally added to the DB. A fantastic old-school and yet unique fougere by Floris. Very dense and green. The Galbanum, patchouli and lavender are at the front and perfectly balanced. And what an outstanding performance!

Let it dry down. Do not judge it by the first spray.