Incantation

I get the initial fruitiness and the rose but it's veering toward a rotten rose for me, not a bad thing, and it ends with a strong vetiver which, again, smells a bit rotten but more citrus than floral. I'm not sure when I can wear this tbh (M 40yo)

Prior reviews indicate that this green-forest-magic spell can end up with very different effects on different people. On me: simply an unusually pleasant and mild citrus-vetiver, clean and subtle throughout. Unisex, botanical-seeming, perceptibly upscale - there's some classy, fine-detail work here - but not a wild caper through the woods of your wildest imagination. Still - for someone often really repelled by vetiver - this was an extremely pleasant surprise, being way more than wearable, and even enjoyable. No whiffs at all of rotting reeds or stale flower-vase-water (where this sort of scentscape often ends up on me) - but nothing head-turningly seductive, either. I only get fig, roses, spices or the sweeter stuff as modifying effects - smoothing and gentling that bully vetiver - rather than as individual characters. Pretty respectable longevity of 5-6h, and after a strong open it mellows to a smooth and mild sillage, somewhere in between the 'skin scent only' and 'arms length' range. Which is a bit middle-of-the-road for something that's priced like an imperial highway and promises to lead you up a mystical path to the wilderness. Nicely done; admirable in its own way; but for my taste there are cheaper and more appealing ways to get to green magic. (Still, making ME actually like a vetiver-centric recipe is genuinely quite an impressive trick.)

I'll be blunt since fig is one of the those notes that I passionately hate when used in fragrance. I have smelled dozens (literally) of fig fragrances and, to date, have found only one (1) that I liked, Montale Oudmazing. While I cannot say Incantation was a passionate like, I did not dislike it and actually found to be an interesting scent that I wouldn't object to others wearing...so it must be a good quality fragrance for all the fig lovers out there. Incantation performs well in that it lasts 6-7 hours on projects moderately on my skin. I am a fan of Rouge Bunny Rouge and own Embers, Tundra and may pickup a bottle of Silhouette sometime down the road, so this one is also a quality composition regardless if you like fig or not. Overall, I'm giving this one a like.

I only sniffed this from a paper blotter. As I can tell is very intoxicating savory floral sister to Hermes latest launch - Jour d'Hermes. Very complex, yet easy to wear rich, mouthwatering scent. Perfect for summer, spring, lately I spot a trend - citrusy florals and I like them. I think it's worth a try, don't miss it.

I can't believe what people have picked as notes. This is a top of a fleeting citrus then all vetiver. It is one of the most lovely vetiver scents I've sniffed.