Frédéric Malle

Vétiver Extraordinaire

Vétiver Extraordinaire by Frédéric Malle is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum from 2002 in the niche price tier. It opens with pink pepper and bergamot, moves into haitian vetiver and vetiver and dries down to cedarwood, musk and frankincense. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
• Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.

Heart

• Haitian Vetiver Cleaner, smokier vetiver with a grapefruit lift. Less earthy than Javan.
• Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.

Dry-down

• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
• Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
• Frankincense Bright, peppery, church-like resin. Lifts and cools a fragrance.

Smells like this

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• Xerjoff Irisss
• Aesop Eidesis

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