Vetifleur

I tried this from a sample pack of Rogue perfumes last summer when I was housesitting for three months. It stood out to me because I had developed a thing for N° 19 around that time, and the comparison to it here is not entirely wrong. While there are similarities, it is ultimately its own beast, and I spent that whole summer going back to the tiny roll-on sample to figure it out. Almost a year later, the full bottle has arrived. From a spray application, the initial burst of aldehydes are just gorgeous. It's clear now that the roll-on sample does not do this fragrance's top notes any justice. Once the bright fizz quickly dries down (and that's very quickly), you're dropped into a very deep green and floral brush, one that's elegantly fresh and gorgeously lush. And then it gets slightly dirtied, and I think that's what sets this apart from its comparisons. The indoles and muskiness help the fragrance stay radiantly green and earthy. The moss and iris over vetiver really complete this for me. It becomes this dusty dream. A true unisex signature.

This is a pretty spring green feminine floral. Very vintage smelling. The vetiver here is so pretty. Very high quality it adds fresh green and spicy nuances instead of overpowering the florals. A beautiful bouquet of roses, iris, jasmine and to my nose wildflowers without a trace of vanilla sweetness and thank God! I agree with the reviewer below. If you like Diptique Olene you will also adore Vetifleur. I can see a bride wearing this on her wedding day. It is extremely classy, refined, elegant, pretty and Uber feminine. There is such life and the exuberance of youth here! Oh how I wish young people would see the beauty in real florals perfumes and wear them while they are young. To me this smells of youth, innocence, beauty and grace. The perfect spring floral. Forever young... Forever beautiful.

Rich and mysterious, this is another beautiful chypre from Manuel Cross. The smoky vetiver and elegant oakmoss meld gorgeously with the indolic jasmine, the strong rose, and the iris. This is very floral (as the name promises), but could be easily worn by a man as well as a woman, especially because of the dark woodsy notes merging with the posy notes. If you like your fragrances powerful in that great 1980s way, this is yet another one to get.

This one opens with another quick trip to the Urgent Care clinic, evoked by the smell of freshly-opened bandaids. After that, it smells very much like it's named.... first a nice but not so impressive vetiver, then a very clear, nice bloom of flowers. If Rogues often open up like Mingus's "Let My Children Hear Music", this one is like one of Satie's Gymnopedies... quiet, simple, unassuming, pretty, and the kind of thing you turn to when you're not in the mood for a surprise. It's a nice enough smell. That's all. It's pretty unisex, even leans feminine. If you walked into a child's nursery and it smelled exactly like this, you wouldn't be surprised. I might even recommend wearing it as a leg up to anyone who is interviewing for a nanny position.

Gee, let's see what I can recall of it now that Fragrantica finally added this... It's been a few months and I'm working with only partial notes. Dry, green, soapy. Akin to a freshly opened package of Irish Spring bar soap with a hint of woody brush lurking beneath. Completely linear. Clean, pleasant, inoffensive, but not a standout. It's just another vetiver fragrance. Performance isn't weak but is fairly subdued, which I suppose is typical of this style of fragrance. It's fine but I wouldn't pay the premium to own this over loading up on 200mL bottles of Guerlain Vetiver.