# Vetiver Extraordinaire

**Brand:** Frederic Malle · **Perfumer:** Dominique Ropion · **Year:** 2002
**Rating:** 4.0 / 5 (3 ratings) · **Popularity:** #102

## Notes
**Top:** Bergamotte, Bitterorange, Kümmel, Kardamom, Pfeffer
**Heart:** Gewürznelken, Weihrauch, Lakritz, Rosa Pfeffer, Vetiver
**Base:** Ambrette \(Moschusmalve\), Zedernholz, Moschus, Myrrhe, Eichenmoos, Sandelholz

## About Frederic Malle
Frederic Malle ist eine renommierte Parfümmarke, die für ihre handwerkliche Kunstfertigkeit und avantgardistische Kreativität bekannt ist. In Zusammenarbeit mit Top-Parfümeuren kreiert Malle einzigartige Düfte, die Emotionen und Kunstfertigkeit hervorrufen und Parfüms in olfaktorische Meisterwerke verwandeln, die tief beeindrucken.

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — "One of my favourite from the house. Clean, pure, minimal, reserved, French.  I love vetiver fragrances and this one so me has an aura of quiet sophistication. The vetiver to my nose moves in ever so slightly minty and musky direction which gives it a freshness I love. It sits close to the skin which for this perfume makes it all the better as it enhances its quiet class.  This is something I would…"
- ★4/5 — Spring, Summer — "I don't like Vetiver perfumes, I mean typical Vetiver which are almost all masculine. Otherwise I love to wear many masculine perfumes but Vetiver is something which is not attractive on women.  First I was thinking that there is nothing "extraordinaire" in this but the more I worn it the more I came into the conclusion that this is the first Vetiver which is absolutely beautiful and pretty on wom…"
- ★3/5 — "Something smells a bit skanky here. Not in a good way. Try as I might, I can't find anything to top the Guerlain, and not only is this a long way off, the price is crazy considering the proliferation of good vetivers out there. You can get caught up in the hype about the special extract of vetiver blahdy blah blah, but essentially it's bog-standard, and even a bit horrible to my nose."

## Related on Fragplace
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