Nerolia Vetiver

I got a sample of this from a travelling sample box (EU) which is a very cool idea and is administered here in Fragrantica in one of the forum threads (under Perfume Splits and Member Giveaways). This was my nr. 1 finding among nearly 200 samples. I had searched for a green scent and didn't even know what to look for. I had experiences with something extremely green before, like Demeter's To Yo Ran Orchid and Dandelion which basically smell like cut flowers and cut grass (harsh green!), besides they were oil-based, leaving marks on clothes. Having smelt the sample of this was like a revelation: this is the one I want! I bought a full bottle immediately and wasn't disappointed at all! Even though it has the same soapy ingredient -- whatever it is, like in Pierre Balmain's Vent Vert, that I don't enjoy that much -- I still like it a lot. I probably understand why this reminds many others some cleaning product: because of the soap smell here. But I personally haven't used any such in the past and I don't have such associations, I only generally recognise the soap that everybody knows. Recently I went to a department store and smelt the other scents of the same Aqua Allegoria line. There weren't all of them but about 6-7. I realised that Nerolia Vetiver is very different from the rest, there's nothing sweet-smelling in this one. I don't really know what is a niche scent but maybe this is one, even if the producer is not considered one. It is exactly for me, a green scent that is worth being named green and having a light green colour. Also, this scent was a revelation to me in the sense I realised by smelling a sample of another vetiver scent (which I ordered among other samples just because this scent had vetiver mentioned in the name and is very good) that vetiver is the ingredient I like most, at least in a certain category of scents to me. I had tried one neroli scent but it wasn't that impressive, maybe I have to try more to understand what that is. Now I know where to head on to find other excellent scents among so many of them: they have to contain vetiver! Edit: It stays quite long on the clothes (all through the day) which is a good property for me because I use perfumes on shirts, not on skin.

Beautiful aroma! Well this deserves much higher rating! I'm amazed of some of the bad descriptions below. Toilet cleaner? Artificial lemony soap? Old lady.... Jesus! Probably because you like completely different scents and don't understand Neroli nor vetiver. If you can't see the soft sophisticated beauty in this scent and call it artificial, I think you should stay far away from Neroli. The Neroli here is creamy, discreet and well blended with the other notes, I can smell the fig which give a touch of sweetness and traces of basil/vetiver. The vetiver is clean and barely noticeable and this is why many people would like this much more than other vetiver scents. I''m actually surprised that the named it Nerolia Vetiver... I would have chosen to name it perhaps Nerolia Fig instead. Like someone else said, I also get the feeling of orange-blossom in this composition, because of the fruity creaminess it has compared to dry bitter Neroli heavy scents. And yes, in the drydown I can also see a touch of luxurious sunscrren. BUT, the scent is kind of week and on me it became a skin scent within 30 minutes at first test, maybe I got a bit noseblind due to sticking my nose to close too fast... I totally agree with some reviewers below: -Unisex. Maybe slightly feminine leaning. Great for summer days. Fresh and uplifting. You get Neroli then juicy fig and clean and soapy vetiver. Maybe Basil in the background. -Wow, this is such an elegant summer fragrance! I perceive neroli, and even some orange blossom, to be the most prominent notes. BTW I like this soo much better than Herba fresca which to me is really feminin, and the herbs and toothpaste feeling was a bit to much really. I swaped to this and I'm lucky that i discovered a new summer favorite. I will say, that I'm a big fan of Ferrari Bright Neroli also, that's why I like this I guess. This is weeker but more sophisticated and cleaner than Bright Neroli. Summary: You must appreciate neroli/ orangeblossom/fig to like this one :)

NEROLI CREAM. Not what I was expecting, but this is gorgeous. I just have a tester spray, but I get the neroli & vetiver, but the fig note is actually more of a buttercream monoi oil that smells like tiare on the skin and gives it a beachy facet that altogether could read as vintage white-floral for some. In the air I get the neroli more, but softer and sweeter than usual, along with a fruity aspect from the vetiver. If you're looking for that punchy, sharp citrus cleaness like Neroli Portofino Tom Ford, this isn't the same thing, it's something different. But if you spray Neroli Portofino Tom Ford and Jardins de Bagatelle Guerlain side by side you would be in the ballpark for the first hour-and-a-half, although this is well blended. The neroli doesn't last too long in that sharply clean way but fades into a creamier ghostly pale-green version of itself, while the vetiver and buttercream keep it alive for several hours. A few hours in, I get a soft pale-green & faintly citrus scent that reads like a green-tea scent to my nose and more similar to Aqua Allegoria Bergamote Calabria Guerlain. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Somehow I thought it is going to be somewhere like Limone Verde with its fig and neroli notes but is completely something different and more closer to Herba Fresca with its dry fresh nonsweet aroma. What I get is a blast of neroli which I'm crazy for, and vetiver which I'm learning to love with the help of this frag. No sweetness, no prettiness, it's kind of hard core fresh dry grassy neroli vetiver. The dry down is gentle fresh vetiver that is a bit manly, but i think it is because I associate vetiver with manly frags. Somewhere in the middle I can catch of something fruity and figgy that hides in the structure but, this release is focused on neroli and vetiver just as it says on the bottle. Overall it is not trying to be likable, it is old classic vibes with modern construction, dry fresh airy soapy that sings a beautiful vetiver aura in the drydown, and it last quite some time. Not a drop of mainstream here, just a fabulous creation for those who love it. Update: after wearing it a while I learned to recognize the fig note, the dry down is vetiver with semisweet fig. Gorgeous drydown..

I've been sampling this, and I can say Nerolia Vetiver has gone into the top of my list of amongst my favourite Aqua Allegorias. Just as its name implies, on myself Nerolia Vetiver is a superb blend of neroli and vetiver. The floral aspect is beautiful and most prevailing during the first hour, with some woody background. As time progresses, the composition slowly transforms towards the impression of bitter leaves and stems done in a wonderful way. The aroma is tender but present. Even though it's not mentioned in the composition, there is something soft like a delicate powdery feel, very Guerlain style. It exudes elegance and grace. It reminds me of Bvlgari Eau Thé Vert, but with way better performance. Nerolia Vetiver lasts at least 6 hours on me (which is great for an Aqua Allegoria), while Eau Thé Vert sadly only about 10 minutes. At some stages it also reminds me of Dior Pure Poison, though I greatly prefer Nerolia Vetiver. Pure Poison ends up with an ugly synthetic drydown on myself, while Nerolia Vetiver stays beautiful throughout its transformations throughout the hours.