Original Vetiver by Creed
Vetiver the way it was before every brand had one.
Vetiver and citrus over sandalwood, tonka and frankincense.
Eau de Parfum · 3.3 oz
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Full notes+
- Top
- Vetiver, Lemon, Blackcurrant
- Heart
- Sandalwood, Petitgrain, Violet Leaf
- Base
- Tonka Bean, Frankincense, Musk
- Family
- Woody / Green
- Character
- Dry · Sharp · Understated
- Intensity
- Moderate
How to wear+
Office to evening without changing. Two sprays holds all day — this one doesn't fade so much as settle.
The drydown
- Top
Vetiver · Lemon · Blackcurrant
Green and slightly bitter, straight off the root rather than smoothed into something sweeter.
- Heart
Sandalwood · Petitgrain · Violet Leaf
Dry and woody, keeping the citrus opening from ever going soft.
- Base
Tonka Bean · Frankincense · Musk
Warm and resinous, just enough to stop this from reading purely utilitarian.
The vetiver everyone else's vetiver is chasing
Vetiver got trendy about a decade after Creed had already done it properly. This is the drier, sharper version — less about the smoky vetiver you get in mass releases, more about the actual root.
It's the one I hand to someone who says they ‘don't really wear cologne.’ Nothing about it announces itself, which is exactly why it works.
The fragrance equivalent of a good plain shirt. Nothing to prove, everything to back it up.
Verdict: Buy it for the days you want to disappear a little. It's better company than it sounds.