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A great aromatic, woody, spicy and citrus fragrance, celebrating this ubiquitous perfumery note in a laid back manner.

Orange, nutmeg, tarragon and vetiver proper are the ingredients of Jo Malone's Vetyver scent. The orange adds an interesting, slight citrus sharpness that highlights the fresh aromatic aspect of the multifaceted vetiver note. Tarragon, with its anise-like touch, accents the tiny bit of inherent wood and spice trait of vetiver; nutmeg achieves this as well.

Very basic, straight ahead and uncomplicated green vetiver experience. In the fragrance arena, there are SO MANY vetiver scents vying for one's attention from so many houses; some portray vetiver in a wet green manner, others drier, still others focusing on the chocolaty-earthy mossiness, others on a strict green grasslike way.

Jo Malone's is a fresh, aromatic moderate vetiver experience, begging to be mixed with other fragrances. On its own, it is good enough to be worn as daily casual wear by either gender. A nice scent maybe worth having as a small full bottle in my collection.
10th October 2018
207940
I originally tried this over a week using a sample from Bloomingdales layered with Amber Lavender. The AL overpowered this and, as a layered scent, the Vetiver faded into the background and was lost in both the top notes and in the dry down. I was unimpressed.

The next day, I tried this by itself and found that this opens with a very light and pleasant, almost imperceptible Vetiver that fades quickly replaced by strong lemon that dries down to a sweet/sugary lemon drop. On the skin, it disappears very quickly and turns into a skin scent though a few sprays on your shirt (personally I prefer the back of the collar and on the top placket) brings out a long lasting candied lemon which makes it exceedingly pleasant and long lasting (4-6 hours). Its pleasant but short lived on skin which gets is a neutral rating from me.
1st September 2014
145671

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Agree with Alhamr. This begins with a bright green Vetiver which momentarily gets you thinking 'Guerlain' but the simplicity of Malone rather than the complexity of Guerlain is there. Al so agree with rogalal. For a brief time it is bright indeed. However, on me, the Vetiver burns away to be replaced by a soap note, possibly my least favourite note in fragrance. From A Guerlain Vetiver wannabe to Mugler Cologne in 30 minutes. Fortunately it doesn't hang around long enough to annoy me too much. Thumbs up for the bright opening. Thumbs down for the dry down. Averages out around a wobbly sideways thumb. Ok.
4th April 2013
126318
Very like Guerlain Vetiver but less complex and interesting and a little more sweet and creamy. A very green opening with something a little dirty underneath in the dry down, reminiscent of sweat or charcoal.

Perfectly pleasant but underwhelming, as are both its sillage and longevity. I'll stick to my all time favourite Guerlain.
12th November 2012
119601
Gentle but good clear vetiver note throughout, I later also get nut and gentle spices. Discrete, very modest silage and projection, lasting on me between 1-2 hours. Overall probably neutral, but the cleanness of the vetiver tilts it to a thumbs up.
20th September 2012
116934
Probably the brightest, sweetest vetiver scent I've tried.

There's a tried and true formula for vetiver scents, which pairs vetiver with nutmeg and lemon verbena on top and a chypre base on the bottom. Most vetivers, from Geurlain to Sycamore, follow this recipe and Jo Malone's is no exception. What she does differently is actually to cut out most of the vetiver. As such, hers is mostly a bright explosion of lemon verbena and nutmeg, further brightened with black pepper and a shot of wintergreen and sweetened with neroli. The vetiver is implied more than upfront (it's actually a fascinating case study - if you smell everything vetiver is usually mixed with, do you think you smell vetiver? I do, and it took me forever to figure out what was going on here).

If this sounds like some sort of put-down, it's not. Jo Malone's Vetyver is one of my favorites and is my go-to bottle when I want something really fresh that smells unique but is unlikely to offend anyone. Is it one of the world's great vetiver perfumes? I doubt it, but it certainly fills a spot in my wardrobe.
19th February 2012
105194
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