Il Vetiver di Java

If you are looking at this hoping for a stripped back Java vetiver perfume on a budget (as I was) sadly that's not what you get here. This is closer to something like Terre Eau Givree but with far less polish, you get a sharp almost sulphurous artificial citrus opening with a thin woody fixative base and barely a hint at the Java vetiver note I was hoping for. If you're really trying to seek it out there's a slight tartness and a very light distant smokiness but none of the great burnt leathery prickly marmite like characteristics you get from Java vetiver (Perris Vetiver Java, Molindard Vetiver and Jacques Fath Le Loden if you can find it are all great fragrances I've tried with prominent Java vetiver use). Pleasant enough and very inoffensive but this smells as cheap as it is. A thankfully very budget friendly swing and a miss for me.