In the end, Coeur de Vétiver Sacré didn’t live up to my expectations: it does not “transport” me anywhere - East or West it isn’t a worthy tribute to any “god” either (unless the god loves sleek minimalism and lives in a white cube with almost all “organic matter” kept at bay). In the ‘old days’ L’Artisan would have known how to re-create or invent a “journey” from the Orient to the Occident…with plumes of incense, bowls of pungent spices and fruits, boughs of fragrant greenery, and bouquets of tropical flowers emitting their scents. The simple scent of Coeur de Vétiver Sacré would be great in a candle, room spray or soap.Ĭoeur de Vétiver Sacré reminds me a little bit of the ginger-tea in Serge Lutens Five O’Clock au Gingembre, but Coeur de Vétiver Sacré’s tea has steeped much longer, has less sugar and is more “exotic.” If you love ginger and tea scents, try Coeur de Vétiver Sacré. Sure, the scent fades as most perfumes do but there is no great change between Coeur de Vétiver Sacré’s beginning, middle and end (the most tenacious notes are black tea and vanilla-musk). When you spray on Coeur de Vétiver Sacré in the morning, what you smell then (golden bergamot squeezed over a slightly smoky black tea and ginger infusion, with a touch of leather, vanillic musk and watery vetiver) is what you’ll smell six hours later. The list of notes sounds fabulous, complex, intriguing, but Coeur de Vétiver Sacré smells simple and linear. I’m not complaining the world doesn’t need another straight-up/vetiver-dominant perfume anyway.Ĭoeur de Vétiver Sacré uses vetiver as a vehicle for other perfume adornments. There’s certainly vetiver in Coeur de Vétiver Sacré, but it’s not the dominant ingredient. In fact, naming this perfume “vetiver” is like listing “vanilla ice cream” on a dessert menu when you plan on serving a banana split. Reviews and Articles by Sr.L’Artisan Parfumeur describes Coeur de Vétiver Sacré as an “offering to the gods” and a “mystical journey from East to West” the fragrance was created by perfumer Karine Vinchon, whose aim was to deconstruct vetiver into what she considers its main characteristics: sparkle (bergamot, orange, black tea) spice (pepper, ginger, coriander, saffron) and smoke (incense, birch).* When I first smelled Coeur de Vétiver Sacré, I felt it would have been better named Coeur de Gingembre Sacré because a rich candied ginger note is prominent.Jaques Guerlain, Francois Coty and Ernest Daltroff.Twisted Lily Fragrance Boutique & Apothecary.The Three Perfumes You Should Be Wearing.Perfumes (Created/Bespoke) For ÇaFleureBon.
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