Serge Lutens – Vétiver Oriental

Disliking the acrid smell of Eau de Cologne and its derivatives used in men's toiletries, Serge Lutens drew from the enigmatic roots of vetiver – resembling a witch's petrified hair – a warm and silky aroma. An oriental velvet!

"I always wanted to change. When I was a child, I wanted to change my family, friends, and later, my country. Oh, I forgot! I also wanted to change my gender! Everything, in short, even this vetiver, which here is sensuously immersed in an oriental velvet, ever since it abandoned Eau de Cologne. Vetiver is a fragrance in itself, scented with cistus with tar-like notes, viscous like a wax!"

Olfactory Pyramid

Olfactory Family: Oriental Woody

Olfactory Notes: Vetiver, Guaiac Wood, Peru Balsam, Labdanum, Amber, Oakmoss