Vetiver Java
Vetiver Java by Perris Monte Carlo is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot, grapefruit and sichuan pepper, moves into vetiver and geranium and dries down to amber and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
- Sichuan Pepper Buzzy, citrus-tinged pepper. Tingles rather than burns.
Heart
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
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- Hollister Wave
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- New Notes Queen of the Sea
- Afnan Arjowaan
- Afnan Vast Vetiver
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