Vetiver & Grapefruit

I’m a sucker for vetiver. The earthy, woody dry down is always a relaxing experience IMO. When I saw a 50ml bottle of this for less than $40 AUD, it was a no-brainer. For the price, I thought it’d make a fair addition to the gym bag or a scent I could throw on for casually larking about. This is no Roja, Creed or Tom Ford, but it’s not a bad drop at all. The grapefruit, spice and slightly peppery opening creates a fresh blast. The grapefruit smells slightly synthetic, but I’m not expecting a massively impressive blend. The welcoming entrance of the vetiver and cedar combine with the opening really well. I don’t pick up much patchouli. Maybe some sweetness from the nutmeg and cinnamon here, too. Projection is over an arm’s length from 2 sprays. Longevity is a fair 5 hours for an EDT. Overall, too good for the gym bag. Maybe not a top-shelfer, but good enough for any vetiver collector. Well worth having in yours.

This is pure citrus and patchouli on my skin! I detect a tang of lemon sherbet boiled sweets on the dry down and then it becomes a deep spicy skin scent. I absolutely love it but could be a little too spicy & masculine for some?

I really liked this fragrance on a tester strip, it was all zingy grapefruit and vetiver, it seemed to be pretty linear and last for days. I almost pulled the trigger based on smelling the card. However, I went back in to Molton Brown a few weeks later and they gave me a tester spray and it completley changed on skin. The grapefruit opening is very fleeting - literally minutes, and this enormous cardamom and pepper hits you and never really leaves you. This should never have been called Vetiver & Grapefruit it should be called "Spicy Vetiver"

This is a lovely fragrance. Very strong and will stay on your skin for 8hrs plus! Best way to describe this is an afternoon walk through an alpine forest whilst munching on a grapefruit! Very refreshing summery fragrance! The only slight downside is that I find this a little too sweet. Not one to smother yourself in! Still a truly great summery fragrance!

Bitter grapefruit with some spicy and woody nuances. Gradually the grapefruit disappears. It is ok, but a little boring & medicinal. 6.5/10

Smells similar to t'erre de Hermes vetiver extreme. Smells amazing but performance is awful and the edp isn't any better unfortunately. In terms of sillage it projects okay for 15 minutes then becomes a skin scent. If this was a great performer it would be a 5/5 but I'd give it 3/5 overall

Extreme similar to Terre D'Hermes . G/f prefers this , but occasionally cannot tell the difference between the two. And she has a good nose. This has a more fiery aspect.