Vétiver Écarlate

Vetiver Ecarlate has quickly become my favorite hot weather choice! When I first smelled it off the tester card, I was not really impressed, it had the peppery tomato vine note and citrus, and very soon settled into a familiar vetiver drydown, all as expected. But then the hot day hit and I put on several spritz of it to go out, and it managed to turn my thoughts around with no effort: Vetiver Ecarlate is not your standard freshie/citrus kind of scent. I'd even go as far as saying this isn't a perfume in its traditional sense. Beyond the faint scent that lingers for hours, this creates a charged haze around you in heat and breeze. I'm sure a lot of people don't perceive it as a perfume kind of scent, but the way they react to it is fun to watch: it cheers everyone up and gives them a moment of pause as they wonder what's going on. Another point of interest is the vetiver in the drydown has more of an earthy-sweet facet, as compared to the routine dry-woody profile we know of vetiver. One reviewer described it as the tomato leaf turning into tomato flesh in the drydown, which makes perfect sense when you experience the evolution. Perhaps that's why it carries the term ecarlate (meaning scarlet) in its name? To wrap up, this is a very unique scent in its design, and the choice of high end material gives it a quietly chic vibe to stand out among the busy portfolio of summer citruses. Quentin's vision matched with L'Artisan Parfumeur's philosophy has created a very rare masterpiece that magically holds the tension at the intersection of fresh, sweet and dry! Totally worth the full bottle price and I will happily buy again when I run out, which I expect will be pretty soon living in this hot climate I am in! <3 <3

These three ingredients go really well together. The tomato leaf is responsible for a tart, green, vegetal aspect to the composition, but it's not so strong as to turn the fragrance into a garden smell. The grapefruit is bright, fizzy and invigorating and contributes just as much if not more than the tomato leaf. The grapefruit also seems to stick around longer. In spite of the name, vetiver is the supporting note here, acting like a branch between the other two notes. It doesn't have any of the smoky or rooty facets that vetiver often has. It's a very smoothed out, grassy vetiver, like the one in TF Grey Vetiver. There's a hint of ginger that isn't mentioned but it's nice to get some of that zingy quality too underneath the freshness. There's no sweetness here. It works really well in an office setting and lingers around for the entire working day. I would say it skews slightly masculine. All in all a very classy and versatile, slightly off-beat citrus freshie with good longevity.

Got this a while ago, worth every penny. Beautiful harmony of bitter, green, bright aromas with quality aura. Awesome longevity, stays super fresh and the citrus just lingers and lingers - which is amazing! This kind of citrus staying power is pretty rare, I think I have two fragrances that compare to this in the sense of citrus longevity - and I love citruses. It is pretty linear, but in the opening I do get those tomato leaves, very softly (I just wish they were slightly more dominant), drydown is grapefruit and fresh, green, foresty vetiver, almost salty. Might sound boring but I swear it is not! This is so fun to wear, uplifting good mood fragrance. Kind of off-the-beaten-path, but nothing too challenging. Fits well to office and brings you to spring mood even in middle of the winter. Unisex, actually I would describe this free from gender conventions. Just a great scent.

A hint of vetiver, with dominant tomato mixed with milder grapefruit notes. This smells absolutely delicious. When I first smelt it at the Seoul airport I couldn't decide if I loved it or hated it, but I found myself continuing to think about it so I bought it right before I boarded the plane. Since then it's been bliss- I find myself sniffing my wrist throughout the day to get a whiff. After this, tried the pea and beetroot ones at the shop- I really want to like them, but I felt like puking for how much they felt like raw vegetables. This really made me appreciate how the tomato-mixed grapefruit took away some rawness with fruit here. Finally, vetiver is used as a complementary scent. You basically can't smell it, but you can tell where they used it. Suits me perfectly- I like vetiver, but not that much. This is exactly what this vetiver is like.

Vetiver Ecarlate is a photorealistic green citrus fragrance. The tomato leaf and grapefruit is so naturalistic, it almost borders on culinary. On first spray, I was reminded immediately of Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil with that sort of watercolor transparency- though I would say this fragrance leans further masculine due to higher presence of vetiver. The vetiver here mainly plays a supporting role, lingering in the background as structural architecture while the tomato leaf and citrus take the spotlight. It's especially unique in it's consistency: the citrus and tomato persist from opening to drydown with no degradation. It is bright, effervescent, charming, and incredibly happy all while being vegetal, soapy and calming. Fantastic release! Score: 8/10 Wearability: 8/10 Projection: Moderate to Strong Longevity: Long Lasting

“The perfect summer fragrance doesn’t exi.....” I bought Vetiver Ecarlate *full retail price* within 24 hours of trying a sample from Luckyscent. The opening is solid red grapefruit with tomato leaf. Hints of sweat and cannabis, and wild fruitful gardens. Dries down to a floral vetiver. I love vetiver, and I’ve had several essential oils from different regions. Some were smokier, earthier, or more floral. This vetiver is more floral, and creates an accord with grapefruit that comes together as sort of rose-like. I love grapefruit, but never thought I would love a grapefruit fragrance because I was tortured by So Pink! while working at The Gap in the early aughts. It’s a testament to Vetiver Ecarlate’s power that I love it. If you’re a fan of any of the top three notes, seek out a sample.

This fragrance is stunning. I have this and the Iris de Gris and while I love them both this is probably a bit more approachable. A recent Replica release From The Garden has similar notes so if you like that you will like this. Where they stray is that this grapefruit note keeps it like a fresh burst of tomato straight off the vine- while from the garden pulls more of a soil tincture. This stays bright and fresh and lasts ages. I can smell it on my sweatshirt for a day or two after- and that is rare for me and such bright fragrances. Stays relatively linear but gets a bit sweeter as it wears. I am a sucker for a vegetal perfume and this is top tier.

Somehow this smells more like the overall vibe of a tomato—the fruit, the stems, the leaves, the roots in the soil—than any other "tomato perfume" I've sampled. Yes, you could say it's mostly just grapefruit and vetiver, but the combo does some alchemical magic that transports me to a humid hothouse full of ripe tomato plants. Quentin Bisch is like a ghostwriter who doesn't quote his subject verbatim but, by loosely paraphrasing in his own words, ends up getting much closer to the subject's intended message. Bravo.

Opens with a dazzling ripeness of tomato leaf and fresh citrus - chlorophyllic and sour and completely mouth-watering. Funnily enough, the citrus note hangs around longer than the tomato leaf, close to 8h on my skin. This is a perfect heat-wave scent, evocative of everything fresh and green and ripe with not a single cloying note. I still can't quite decide whether I actually want to smell like tomato/grapefruit though! If this was a bloody mary type of drink, it would be my favorite summer drink though.

I'm absolutely obsessed with this fragrance. It is the best grapefruit I've ever smelled and I think that is because the ginger punches up the tartness a notch. I can absolutely smell the tomato leave and it is just like rubbing it between your fingers- all gardeners know! Usually citrus brightness fades quickly in perfumes and this one doesn't. I would like to note that there is no sweetness in this fragrance, but just tons of freshness. I love it so much.

this is one i really needed to test on skin to appreciate. TBH on blotter, a sort of expected verdant citrus. Tomato leaf / grapefruit -- a lovely combo; nothing too novel or unexpected. On skin, the vetiver gives almost a sort of pepper-y facet, and it wears almost like like a vegetal Glossier You. Almost passed this one off, but glad I skin tested. Unique, but mass-appealing, fresh, vegetal, into it.

Simply wow, I don’t say that much but I was quite surprised how much I liked this, wasnt expecting to this as much as I do. I had a decant I got for a friend but I tested this myself and I’m glad I did. Tomato, grapefruit and a clean woody veitver in the base. Projection is moderate to good and longvity on my skin is 10 hours. I will be buying a FB eventually, or partial for the right price.

A bright and friendly-smelling tomato leaf scent! It's one of the most nostalgic-smelling perfumes I've ever smelled - it reminds me of summers I spent in my cousin's backyard gardens that were full of giant tomato plants. It also happens to be one of my most compliment scents - there's something about an immediately identifiable note that makes a perfume an amazing conversation starter.

Love at first sniff. Fresh aromatic Vetiver and tomato leaf. It's almost alive. A very unique fresh and green perfume. I think this is a clearly masculine fragrence, can't really imagine it on a woman. When i smell this, I can instantly image a vibrant vivid garden, meant in the best way possible. The price is quite hard on this, but it's a french niche, what to expect?

It's an unmatched gem in perfumery ( so far for me). The best zesty, zingy fragrence I've ever smelled. It's almost alive. This fragrence made the deepest impression in me. I tried it at CDG when I left Paris. I couldn't stop smelling the test paper until it faded completely. It's may be just me, but I feel like I found THE scent, but it's sad that it's hard to get.

Finally found a tomato perfume. Been dying to spray the Loewe room spray on me! But too bad they dont sell a perfume one. This perfume is a mix of that but with a bit more grapefruit. Still great fragrance i reckon. Anyone curious on the Loewe scent, go in any boutique. Its their signature store scent. Very addicting. Lol!

A holy grail fragrance for tomato vine lovers. Fairly linear and very well-blended. In my opinion, one of the best examples of L’Artisan’s expertise in crafting extremely natural smelling fragrances. Peppery, tart, green - and has the ability to evoke powerful nostalgia if you were blessed with an Italian grandmother.

This scent makes me smile. Photo realistic grapefruit and tomato with that nice earthy peppery kick. Super bright great for the heat. Longevity on my skin is a SOLID 10 hours, with a nice skin scent up to 24 hours for me. On my skin it definitely leans more on the masculine side

The first time that I smelled L'Artisan Parfumeur fragrances at my local Nieman's, this one really stood out to me. It reminds me of the smell of the air and earth after it rains on a hot summer day on the island of Kaua'i.

Beautiful. Smells similar to L'Ombre dans l'Eau, Mantes La Jolie, and Synthetic Jungle, but is a bit softer than all of those. You still get that super fresh and sharp tomato leaf though, just a bit more subdued