De Viris

I am charmed by just how cool, bitter, and aloof De Viris comes across, starting off with a citrus pith and zest—no juice, boldly underlined with petitgrain leaves and a gobbet of clary sage. There the sensation of white pepper and bay leaf as it settles, morphing into a dry and distant heart, suggesting flowers and foliage, silvery-green waxy camphor leaves, quite vegetal and herbal, rendered fuzzy and overcast, autumnal even. Over time, this stoic greenery is enveloped like a twilight fog by musks, cedar, and vetiver. It smells like New England to me: pleasant yet reserved; strong-willed; honoring the earth and providence. I am reminded of the imagery of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, which is quite an unlikely conjuring to come from any fragrance. It's stark and naturalistic, and so delightfully peculiar, especially since this comes from the same quirky house that brought us One Man Show and Witness. It is truly unique and I am sort of obsessed with it.

Why bogart discontinued this masterpiece? This scent was one of a kind & the best jacques bogart ever made perhaps! Hope bogart will produce de viris once again! De viris is my holy grail💝

Certainly one of my favorites, and in my Top Ten List. I have a couple bottles of the EDT, one of which is a "Tester" that lists the notes (in French) on the back of the bottle. The notes listed on this page, as of the date of this review, are not even close to accurate. The listed notes are: Top - Italian Bergamot Orange from Guinea Petitgrain from Paraguay Heart - Coffee (Absolute) Black Pepper Patchouli Myrtle Ylang-Ylang Clary Sage Base - Cedar Sandalwood Vetiver (from Haiti and Bourbon Island) Musk

You know what they say "they don't love you till you're dead and gone" .....this fragrence got love after it got disconnected, it didn't sell well when it was available. I actually hate when I see somone write "why did they discount it, its a masterpiece" , well a fragrance gets discounted because people(you) didn't buy it, you didn't care for it!

What a lucky find. This is truly a masterpiece concoction. A scent that is reminiscent of class. Back when times where simpler. More meaningful. There was no loud repetitive music. It was all about the meaning, the skill and real art. A time where it actually meant something to be a man.