(homage to) Hemingway

I like it very much, it is for me at the same level as Hiram green Vetiver and Vetiver Royal Bourbon (ORIZA L Legrand), Hemingway has ginger opening without Ambrette musky smell. And I found better longevity than Bourbon Vetiver (Pd'E). Vetiver from Roja is too expensive though it's quite pricey also. Hemingway is very earthy and citrusy Vetiver fragrance with zing opening, not smoky at all. I can enjoy many aspects of different vetiver, and very long lasting. It also reminds me of Vetiver Coeur and Vetiver Royal Bourbon which are bright Vetiver fragrances. It is not that brighter than V. Coeur, Hiram Vetiver, nor than Roja Vetiver Parfum. However it is not as dark as Sultan Vetiver. Worthwhile trying! I have a 10ml VERY elegant bottle.. For the price 140€/35ml I think it is an successful mature men-orientating like Roja Vetiver PARFUM for their bottle design and pricing per ml. Hope to get one bottle with a good discount offer one day. Or hope they could make an 100ml bottle to lower the price per ml. Edit: just did the comparison of those four similar type of vetiver frangrances, and Vetiver Royal Bourbon from Oriza L. Legrand outstanded of the others in durantion, Hiram vetiver and Vetiver Bourbon gave similar duration and strenth; while Heminway faded away sooner than the others as skin scents. Interesting! Since the price counts, Heminway is not worthy of its price tag but for the complexity that it gives only. I noted that Hiram green and Vetiver Royal Bourbon from Oriza L. Legrand have also so natual ingrediant the smell than others.

Considering the price tag this is not something you buy on a whim. I'm a huge fan of vetiver so I did just that. I must admit at first I thought I'd made a mistake. My first few wearings left me less than excited. The openning reminded me of Givenchy Vetyver for it's earthy vetiver. In this case it's just way more intense and feels more natural, to the point that you almost feel like you picked a handful of vetiver grass and started sniffing at the roots. My mother, a fan of all things bold and daring in man's perfumery smelled this and to my surprise wasn't exactly impressed. her reaction was that it smells like some kind of medicine. In a way it does. But the beauty of this fragrance for me comes around once the vetiver subsides, giving way for the other notes to slowly appear. And it is simply amazing. I can't really make out which note stands out the most, which for me is perfect because it speaks of a good blend. So try it if you can, but be patient if the vetiver is too much for you at first. I will always own this and I have no regrets about buying it. I bought it when it was still cool (northeast USA), so perhaps that was a major factor in how my skin responded to this. Happy sniffing!!

A fantastical conjuring trick with smoke rings made out of something that isn't even smoke! A work of total olfactory illusion - and magical proof that Masque know exactly what they are doing. I could have sworn to you that this contained tobacco - not just generic 'smoke', not fluffy warm leaf tobacco like say Chergui, but actual high-class cigars, with their very distinctive herbal funk, made from carefully selected leaves - and some warm spices. But not a bit of it. This scent, which I love, has been built from a note I often loathe (vetiver), given a completely new guise with the ginger and rhubarb (notes I happen to love but didn't even detect as themselves in this one.) Somehow it's all wrapped up in a glorious, completely unisex drag act, with everything presented in a new disguise and completely working it. Rather astonishing, really: although not obviously the lushest or most opulent in the line, it has something supremely special about its aura of natural command. It has intense charisma. Very, very high-class work here. Like Hemingway's prose: Rugged. Manly. Terse. Uncompromising. But beautiful.

This is beautiful stuff. I feel vigorous, strong, confident, and soulful, wearing this. Ginger zings off the top. With... and I agree with the poster below... a thin incensy smoke, a light touch of fruity tartness, and a rich complex, stunning vetiver ensemble. It's as startling and rich as Encre Noir but runs in a different direction. Instead of misty and dark, it goes dry, spicy, and smoky. I can't stop smelling myself. Good thing my first wear is lounging at home. I think I'd look crazy taking long orgasmic huffs off of my own arm in public. Instant fave.

Just bought my second bottle after realizing I missed it. As a 2nd bottle buy it has become an underrated fave for me. It has a unique scent palate that I find very enjoyable to wear in varied moods and settings. Exercise. A walk. Work. Lounging around. I love the very real, organic, authentic notes. It doesn't wear like a fragrance so much as the herbal presence of all the separate ingredients. A real classic in my collection. Which I keep tight, and actively curated. Selling off or trading anything I don't consistently enjoy over time like this one.