This popular fragrance by Guerlain was relaunched in 2000 with new packaging, a new bottle (designed by Robert Granai) and new colour juice. According to Guerlain, the scent remains unchanged and is as good as it ever was.

Vetiver fragrance notes

  • Head

    • bergamot, lemon, mandarin, neroli, coriander
  • Heart

    • vetiver, cedarwood
  • Base

    • tobacco, nutmeg, pepper, tonka bean, capiscum

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This is such an evocative scent for me. When I was a child, I went to a friend's house, and her house always smelled so great. It wasn't until years later when I applied this for the first time that I realized HER HOUSE SMELLED LIKE GUERLAIN'S VETIVER! So now I always have that happy memory when I wear this.

Apart from that, this is possibly the best vetiver scent out there. It's gorgeous. Can be worn at any time of year, daytime is preferable. It feels clean and crisp, and also soothing and competent. I have finished my decant/sample, and will look into getting another, just as soon as I finish up some other vetiver scents I own. This is a classic for a reason, and I recommend it unhesitatingly.
21st November 2023
275660
Guerlain Vetiver EDT (current version)


This is my first experience with a Guerlain fume. Upon initial application, I had no poetic transformative experience to speak of, although this one doesn't offend.

I get soap and grassy vetiver for pretty much the entire life cycle of around 6 hours.

A sense of tobacco may be present in the air, but I personally didn't detect any as the vetiver remains the dominant player here.


With a reverent tone - "Neutral"


2.5 / 5 stars
1st October 2023
274999

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The scent itself is a spicy, woody, citrus aromatic that has a very dominant green earthiness because of the intense vetiver. It also has that depth that I love, a lot more complex than most other vetiver fragrances out there . Even though it is a bit dry, that depth is making me like it a lot.

It is a timeless classic that will always smell awesome as the time goes. It performs really well for a fragrance of this type, and it lasts for a long time 6 hours of longevity easily. Plus,it is very versatile because of the scent's depth.
27th February 2023
270135
This ones’s an icon for a reason. Cool, fresh, and refreshing but with just enough warmth to stop it being metallic (like Atelier Cologne Vetiver Fatale.) But it’s a bit more subtle and fresher than hardcore vetiver offerings like Timbuktu which can smell a bit like old books. And the florals are a bit more balanced versus some of the more neroli-heavy fresh colognes. In short, it’s amazing from start to finish. Perfect for the summer, for the office, but worth having as an easy go-to for general wear.
6th February 2023
269543
What can I add that hasn't already been said about this icon? This is a reference vetiver and one of the first commercially successful vetiver-centered fragrances (see also the marvelous Carven Vetiver), but to my nose, and may do agree, this is just as much a tobacco-forward fragrance as it is vetiver. Its citrus aromatic opening is classic Guerlain and no sooner than this develops does the vetiver and tobacco, supported by some carnation and spice, flourish on my skin contrasting with the green grassiness and hesperidic delicacy.

Today is a rainy, damp late August day in New England, and Guerlain Vetiver is a sublime accompaniment as it really blooms in this weather, with its woodier elements coming to the fore, and the dry and dusty qualities contrasting with the wet air. Be that as it may, Guerlain Vetiver could be worn in any season and on the sunniest of days as well; I find it has that sort of versatility. I also want to draw attention to the concept of scent association and ageism. We are all free to have our own personal response to scent and choose to pass something because it is evocative of something for which we do not want to associate. However, there are so many other ways to assert this stance without using "old man" or "old lady" tropes. We all will reach "old" in what will seem like the blink of an eye, but will we have the wisdom to match? Just like how "I" statements are better than "you" statements, perhaps just say that we feel "too young" or "not mature enough" for a particular fragrance? That really shifts the tenor and puts things in perspective; at least I think so.

Back to Guerlain Vetiver⁠—I absolutely adore it. It excludes, class, elegance, a certain sprezzatura that cannot be said for a lot more "modern" fragrances that beg for attention and leave a nagging trail of synthetic woody desperation or saccharine artifice in their wake. It smells like someone well-read, worldly, yet compassionate and approachable. Cerebral yet warm, thoughtful yet playful. Some things are better left in the past, but to be a gentleman shouldn't be jettisoned, but distilled in the 21st century, leaving in place these qualities and the pillar fragrances such as Guerlain Vetiver.
22nd August 2022
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(reviewing the vintage EDC formulation)

This is so good while it lasts, but the problem is that, like most EDCs, it really doesn't last. You get a bracing green citrus up front, that gets displaced by a really dry centre, like nutmeg, pepper and dried grass, with a touch of something herbal, then the vetiver arrives properly and it's the dry and austere variant of vetiver, and it's so, so good and then it's all... gone. This is literally in minutes, barely an hour anyway. I can really see why this was later reformulated as an EDT, whatever the complaints from some about the formulation. Such a great scent, shame it didn't last.
1st February 2022
253700
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