Vetiver Sensuel

Just wonderful. I am a vetiver obsessive and this is a fantastic and modern interpretation of the accord, worthy of the name Vetiver Sensuel. You'll struggle to find a cleaner vetiver. Bright citrus and bright vetiver harmoniously join hands, neither overpowering the other, to make the opening juicy and jubilant. As the mid approaches, more and more wood comes through, and I enjoy it more and more. A delicious and clean dry down then emerges, and continuously drifts towards a woodsy and soapy vetiver. This final act lingers for much longer than you could hope given its fresh character and opening. Vetiver Sensuel is a gorgeous, truly beautiful modernization of the note that for me, is indicative of a man's clean scent. When I want to smell clean, I go green, never blue. This modernization manages to reinvigorate the dusty off of the vetiver of past gentleman's scents, without ever abandoning or betraying the olfactory ideals and standards they set for generations to come. I'm highly impressed by VS. With hundreds of scents having come in and out of my collection, it's truly rare one feels too special for me to want to grab it every day. But this is one of those scents. However, it could very easily be worn daily as a signature scent. But for me, it's just too beautiful, and I appreciate it too much to make it mundane. I've yet to wear it in cooler weather, but its freshness lends itself stupendously to being worn in the heat. Masterful, clean, masculine, and elegant. I think the fairer gender could try wear this one, as that sort of thing is a highly individual decision, but to me, VS is a steadfastly and traditionally masculine scent.

This as of rignt now is my favorite Mancera. I love this fragrance. Mancera's can be quite synthetic. I actually don't find this synthetic. I've smelt more realistic citruses but this is still great. It opens up with citruses and some vetiver. It's a citrus bomb. First whiff I actually pick up on a fresh vetiver but then the citruses quickly take over. The orchid starts to show into the mid. The floral aspects become pretty prominent for about 20 minutes before you hit the dry down. This is where you need to be careful. Some will find the orchid note feminine. I actually like it but I can see some being turned off by it. The dry down is nice aswell. Clean, soapy, slightly woody fresh vetiver. I believe the name "vetiver sensuel" fits perfectly here. Some have noted that the title of vetiver is misleading. I disagree, the vetiver is present, it's just very clean, soft, and soapy. This actually might be the cleanest vetiver I've ever smelt. As seeing this is perfectly unisex the name really works. It's a sensual and soft take on vetiver. While it is very clean and citrus foward you need to sample this first since the florals will not be for everyone. I can see some finding this feminine. When I get whiffs of this in the air I'm in love. I get the image of a rainy foggy spring morning with a basket of citruses that are all wet from the rain. I truly get a foggy, rainy, and hazy like vibe from this. 7-8 hours of performance with moderate projection. In conclusion, it's that good sh*t. This is my Cedrat Boise

My LOORD!!!! This scent is so invigorating. A potential mood lifter. At first I was disappointed because the composition turned too sour and earthy on my skin when I put my nose to it directly. But then I caught whiffs of it in the air and was like "Is that me!!?". Its magic works remotely! On my skin it smells like freshly squeezed lime and salt. A salty, limey, bitter, rind made even more realistically crisp by the woody nuances of vetiver. I imagine someone just harvested fresh limes from their orchard and cleaned them in cold water for a meal and the limes are still attached to their stems. Later on in the dry-down off my skin it's almost lemonade or limeade-like in scent profile and its gorgeous. Off skin, in the air I get the combined aromas of the beautiful sweet orchid flower, the fresh mint and finally the woody and grassy vetiver to man-up the scent. This scent definitely reminds me of Guerlain Homme l'Eau Boisée and gets happy* points from me for that. However much like l'Eau Boisée, Mancera VS is not long-lasting about 4-6 hours maybe but has serious sillage when it exists. It goes in a direction of bright lime enhanced vetiver that personally reminds me of either a cold, foggy, dewy, morning in the mountains of Indonesia or a sunny warm midday on the beach in the caribbean. 🍋🌿🍈 God bless 9/10

Bright zesty green burst. The lemon lime and bergamot hits perfect. So juicy! Almost smells like a lemon head candy. As it dries a wonderful floral earthy accord comes out. Its a very fresh smell. It comes off much less bright and crisp comparef to other freshies. This feels slightly earthy and extremely smooth and rounded off. The vetiver is not dominant despite the name. Its there but its not the focal point, more of the major component of a recipe. The vetiver and floral greens are so fresh and organic. I feel like Im walking through a garden after a light rain. The Orchid note is beautiful. A few hours in there is a warm earthy base. I dont catch the woody notes strongly. The vetiver, oakmoss and patchouli ground with the fresh orchid. This is definitely one of the best spring and summer fragrances. I wouldnt consider this a "vetiver" scent by any stretch. Its not subtle nor prominent, its balanced and really accents the other notes. As it dries i also get a very subtle coconut suntan lotion vibe. But only close to the skin, at least for me. I keep going back to smelling periodically and its there. The sillage is good. The longevity is good as is typical of Mancera. Definitely one of my alltime faves by Mancera

Took me a while to fully get into it's vibe, not because it's challenging, but because it has alot to offer. Very classy and clean citrusy profile with all the other notes complimenting but not dominating it. It performs great, gives me almost 8 hours of longivety, and easily 3 hours of serious projection, can be dressed up or down. Lasts on clothes for days. The notes are blended very beautifuly, nothing is sticking out, if you don't like mint or pepper for example, don't be worried as you'll not notice them. Don't let the Orchid make you think it's feminine, I guess it's providing the juice with a different dimension of sophistication without turning it feminine. "it's blended with everything else and not sticking out". Great fragrance with reliable performance and excellent price. And yes, it does kill the heat. Allow it to macerate. Perfect for summer in general, humid places in particular. Not a dry perfume, which is a plus for summer. Some comments are comparing to Terre d'hermes? Really? No comparison, different scent profiles. You can ignore the reminds me of section, I'm into my 4th bottle now, and it reminds me of nothing mentioned or not mentioned. A very superior masterpiece. Signature scent material.