Vetiver Pour Homme Parfum Cologne

I have tried and tried, and I just don't like Vetiver. Then. . . I decided to go to the mythological genius, and just plain gifted---Roja Dove. It is almost as if Roja Dove spent so many years listening, seeing, feeling-- and put it all in parfum compositons!!!! Roja Dove Pour Homme Vetiver Cologne is different. It is brighter from maybe citrus, and has some nice funky Oakmoss that still allows the scent to be clear and clean. Not overly sweet, not overly wet-root with dirt. Not heavy handed with the nutmeg. I don't like vetiver that is like some kind of Malevolent Spicecake or Toilet Moth Cake. Or some sleazy guy in a petroleum product sportcoat with his shirt unbuttoned talking a mile a minute. Oh wait! That's my alter ego. Right. . shat up. Lots of notes, I will not kid you that I can detect even a fraction of them. It takes years, and you've got to have talent. Aside: Look. . . . our human noses are just not that great compared to dogs, pigs, cats. Neither is our hearing as acute. Some humans have more acute senses then others. I really believe that-- just as I believe some people are more sensitive. OK. . . nice talk. Back to It: Roja Dove Vetiver is truly 3-D --deep, beautiful--like that dreamy footage of the eye of a hurricane. It has multiple hues, like the New Mexico light in the morning. Roja Dove Vetiver is complex, yet very unabashedly fun and straightforward. It is confident, playful. What a wonderful artist, and technically superb talent --Raja Dove. Yeah. . . just pay. Or decant then buy. Get Roja Dove in any configuration where you need a 'sort out'. I am absolutely Ga-Ga over Roja Dove. Sometimes there is mission creep and you've got to 'Grab the Thistle' as the Scots, Irish, and English say. You forget what is what. Let the top pros and genius artists help you find your way. What happened next: All the circuits, micro-switches, ganglion, neurons and a few trash cans were stirred around. SUDDENLY--I got it!!! I cracked open my Guerlain Vetiver which was my first. It is just wonderful and maybe not as complex, or deep. It is so good. I just love Guerlain Patchouli Absolut so I knew it would make awesome Vetiver. Darn. . . I so love Guerlain. They know what the heck they are doing!! Somehow, it was like smelling it with renewed senses. Then, I hit the Tom Ford Grey Vetiver. It is so good. Different approach that I was unable to figure out until I had my lazer sight on my nose re-calibrated; re-calibrated with the superb, exquisite Roja Dove. Now. . . . I know. Now. . . I can play carefree in the world of Vetiver!!! The point: if you are confused about Vetiver you must 'go to the mountain' The Roja Dove pour Homme Vetiver. From now on, I will be using the works of a true genius, Roja Dove, to help me grasp the full spectrum. This helps me love greatly all the others. This technique will help me with other fragrances. Can anybody help me understand Zadig & Voltaire 'This is Her'? I am just starting to grow a clue. Yep. Nuf said.

Enjoying the cologne version more than the EDP. Lasts longer, is clearly there several hours after spraying (edp was gone within 15-20 min, a skin scent), development of this fragrance is very noticeable. An expensive fragrance that i can really enjoy. Dry, long-lasting, elegant and unabashedly masculine. For me, this is way better than guerlain's vetiver (sour, rough-edged, linear, rolling-in-a-wet-haystack effect), Creed's original vetiver (i don't get this fragrance, which to my nose is nothing but a 250+ eur soap, which i bought new full-price and sold 90% full two weeks later), more complex and interesting than TF grey vetiver (which is perhaps the only worthy alternative to roja for me - not nearly as complex or sophisticated as Roja's, but is a vetiver scent in its own right nonetheless, a cheaper and reliable option if you enjoy the clean white-shirt business-style vetiver). I'm yet to try nishane's sultan vetiver and miller harris's vetiver insolent to see whether either of them will make the cut of my all-time favorite vetiver fragrances. Roja's only true downside is the price, 300 eur is steep. But i'd rather get myself one of 300+eur roja scents once in three months, than buy loads of underperforming, underwhelming or ubiquitous clones.

It is close to Grey Vetiver edp. Grey Vetiver edp is great, but this is a few notches better. If you love Grey Vetiver, and can easily afford this, I think its worth it. I wore Grey Vetiver edp today, and then my bottle of Roja Dove came in. So I can tell some differences. Its richer and fuller, you do get some florals, here, non with Tom Ford. The citrus is slightly more with Grey Vetiver. Vetiver Cologne has freshness, but its warmer, than Grey Vetiver. This has depth and sophistication. The pepers and spices give complexity, and vibrancy, as well as the citruses. This is also like Diptyque Vetyverio edt. It is a vetiver fragrance with rose and similar spices. I think this and Alysium Cologne have gotten some knocks. I think because they remind us of other fragrances. These take time to discover. I would say that about Alysium and Vetiver Cologne. They are actually great, and worth the price. I just got my Gov stimulus check for Covid-19, so I purchased this and Alysium Cologne, to go with my Enigma Cologne. I like this Cologne line a lot. I think the Enigma Cologne is better than the extrait perfume. Rating: 8.25/10 God bless. John 3:16

I thoroughly enjoyed taking this one for a spin and wholeheartedly agree with Skywarp & gedlive; very much in the vein of TF Grey Vetiver with a soupçon of the dryer Guerlain Vetiver but distinctly niche and beautifully blended by Roja Dove. As usual with Roja compositions, there’s a whole host of notes in there, unlike most Vetiver compositions but it certainly works for me, especially with his signature Oakmoss in the backbone. I got moderate longevity I suppose; 5-6 hours, although the projection became pretty close after the two hour mark but it did have a pretty impressive sillage on my skin which was very pleasant. As has been said previously, owning both TF Grey Vetiver EDT & EDP in my Vetiver arsenal, I’m not sure I’d be prepared to pay full retail price for it personally but if you are looking for a similar style to TF GV but need a bit “more” then you could do a lot worse than this. I personally prefer my vetivers on the weightier side but then again, I would say that this is a very versatile vetiver indeed.

Slowpainhauer, for a while my opinion was similar to yours, but today it is a house that is probably in my top 5 easily. There are many things to criticize Roja: Lack of originality? a house of expensive clones? Too high pricing policy? Is Roja Dove really the house perfumer? Is he really a perfumer? They are all questions subject to long debates where everyone can have their opinion, and that is fine. But there is something that cannot be denied, and that is that although almost all of their fragrances are reinterpretations of other existing fragrances, their compositions have a superior quality in their raw materials and textures. I think that in the end the price in many cases ends up being good, and Vetiver Parfum Cologne is an example of this since it surpasses other similar vetiver fragrances with which they are usually compared, such as Gray Vetiver by Tom Ford. There can be hatred for many reasons, but not recognizing the quality of its fragrances would be a mistake. Greetings from Buenos Aires.

The best of the “clean” Vetivers imo. It’s kinda like Grey Vetiver (in its style) but fresher, more rich and complex and overall just a lot better in every way. People are always going to be upset with high prices on a Vetiver scent because one Vetiver scent is always going to be compared to others (many of which are much cheaper), but I do think this stuff stands head and shoulders above Grey Vetiver and Guerlain Vetiver personally. The price at retail is obviously very high (too high, let’s be honest), but if you shop around you can get it for like £170 or so (or less, I’ve seen them go around £100 or so second hand), which though still expensive is not crazy unreasonable if you’re a real Vetiver lover. The quality is clearly there, and the performance is decent too - I can’t see what not to like here really. People can knock Roja all they want, but you can’t deny this is a very very well made Vetiver scent. Best of the Parfum Cologne range alongside Enigma imo. 🙌🏻

I have been searching for a Vetiver scent for a long while. I own Creed Original Vetiver (2014), and also tried the 2018 version (which I preferred over the 2014). I also tried Tom Ford’s Grey Vetiver, and some other Vetivers out there, but nothing managed to satisfy me. I wanted something that smelled clean, fresh, classy, but also very luxurious. I also didn’t want it to have any sharp notes. This right here is an exceptional fragrance in my opinion. The best Vetiver fragrance I have ever tried. It opens with invigorating citruses, and then quickly dries down to a more woody and Vetivery scent. As someone who is into sports cars, the dry down actually reminds me of the smell of tire rubber, but in a good way! It’s not a very long lasting fragrance at all, so that definitely should be taken into consideration when purchasing this fragrance. Exceptional, 9/10

Opens with a sublime blend of citruses and aromatic herbs and spices. Quickly, a clean and soapy floral accord seizes the heart. The flowers are very transparent, have volume and are well balanced by earthy notes. Although I am not a lover of sustained floral notes, I was very surprised by this effect and greatly enjoyed it. Some manner of vervein or litsea cubeba lends a long lasting citric note well into the dry down of the fragrance, which I thought was a good touch. Let's talk about the obvious: this fragrance clearly draws from Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver, which itself is a cleaned up and inspired version of Guerlain's Vetiver. Vetiver Parfum Cologne is a dressed up version of Grey Vetiver, but with some extra artistic flair, bells and whistles which bring volume and complexity and are appreciated.

Brighter, fresher, more complex, more interesting, longer lasting, equally as wearable, and quite a bit more versatile than TF Grey Vetiver, which to me is all business all the time. A vetiver that could suit those who aren’t fans of vetiver but also for the aficionados who want an easy wear in their collection they can still appreciate. A true signature scent contender that can be worn any time and anywhere without fear of offense. An absolute love of mine. I actually like this better than the Parfum, FWIW, with its extra freshness and non-intrusive wearability. The Parfum also has a note in the opening that I couldn’t identify that smells out of place to me, though it does die down after a half hour or so. Not to mention the price, but I’d still pick the PC if price were equal.

I had COVID 6 months ago, and my sense of smell is only 30% back. I have not been able to enjoy my large niche collection for a long time, but that's okay. With a weakened sense of smell, this Vetiver by Roja, I can smell better than many. So it does have strong penitrating notes. I have a review here from 2 years ago when first purchased. I am still descovering the beauty and complexity of this fragrance... I love the earthiness, greeness of the fragrance. The spices are a nice touch, it is mossy. I also love Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver, this is sweeter, and has nice floral nuances. The florals are in the background and don't clash with the earthy Vetiver and spices theme.

Great vetiver. Green like the beautiful bottle. I think Roja is a bit overrated and this does bear some similarly maybe with grey vetiver which is a great versatile fragrance. The difference is that the vetiver used here smells MILES better than TF Gv. It's like running through a field of real vetiver. The oakmoss used here is also really great. Earthy pungent (but not off-putting) and on the drydown smells almost like green smoke from the vetiver and oakmoss. This is great reference fragrance, a great chypre plant fragrance, and just a great fragrance all around. I feel like Tarzan wearing this juice! 🦧

2024 bottle reviewed. Vetiver was launched in 2019. Wonderful smoky citrus opening. As the citrus fades, subtle florals smooth the vetiver and woody notes. Slightly spicy. In time this changes to slightly leathery dry cedar and vetiver. I do however wish the citrus and florals would last longer. Quality- excellent 5/5 Unisex- leans masculine Performance- very good ;Moderate longevity for this type of fragrance. 4/5 Overall a clean, high quality, understated and very classy Vetiver fragrance. 8.5/10

Pure class at its finest despite the price of the fragrance. The fragrance is fresh, clean, and somewhat earthy. The most suitable scent for the office. I actually prefer this over the pure parfum concentration because this is both fresh and vetiver unlike the pure parfum which is mostly vetiver over freshness in my opinion, even though the freshness does not last as long as Elysium parfum cologne. The fragrance still manages to give me a boost of energy and a feeling of refinement.🌲

I don't agree with the consensus of other comments describing a lack of performance with this fragrance. This is very much an all-day scent with strong projection for the first 4-5 hours and on clothes it will remain detectable for a few days. It is a much better performer than its peers like Creed's Original Vetiver and some of Roja's other creations such as Elysium. Masculine blend of a smoky vetiver with a lot of spice and a fresh sparkle at the top from the bergamot and lemon.

Love at first spray its so refined and bougie. You can tell they used the finest ingredients for this Performance is on par with the Roja name: long lasting, beautiful cloud and sillage Its very close to the Tom Ford GV parfum. If you have a bit of extra cash laying around get this one, if you want something a bit more allowance friendly, get the tom ford. Summary: Close to the Tom Ford, more expensive, stronger performance

I am a huge fan of all things vetiver and for me Vetiver Pour Homme Parfum Cologne is one of the best. Upon first spray the opening is dirty earthy vetiver very close to Terre d'Hermes Intense Vetiver. After a couple hours it tones down and the citruses make themselves known similar in fragrance to Tom Ford Grey Vetiver. For me this fragrance a better more refined example that would be great year around in any setting.

Super solid, textbook masculine vetiver cologne that packs a nice citrus zing before drying down to a smoky spicy classic smell. I was complimented 7 hours into wearing it but it’s kinda undetectable to me past maybe the second hour, personally I think this is better than Grey Vetiver as that one is just a bit too “clean” but not as much as the wonderfully spicy tobacco-vetiver goodness that is the Guerlain

Roja Vetiver Parfum Cologne is a fragrance I can always rely on, I know exactly what I am getting when wearing this fragrance. Masculine, fresh, deep and sophisticated. This is so versatile if the wearer is rather familiar with masculine scents, I do place this in the more older age group in regards to who I imagine wearing this. Nice perfomance for a fresher take on vetiver. Can never go wrong with it. :)

Maybe I'm getting old, but I love this stuff. Its cologne without being cologne. I want to smell nice, not like some cheap syrup that's supposed to drop panties and smells like something my sister wore back in the 90s. I'm thinking I'm going to have to get a bottle of this very soon as a regular wear. Smooth and to the point. Not complex, but so well done and just the right amount of smokiness.

This may be expensive and slightly similar to TFGV but this is more refined than TFGV every was. Glad I have this in my wardrobe. This is a fantastic fresh, clean, uplifting fragrance. Performance is perfectly moderate in all areas. The vetiver is from start to finish, Roja definetly knows how to create masterpieces. The base is absolutely amazing.