At first sniff you might fleetingly think, oh yes I've smelled this before, Guerlain, Frédéric Malle etc etc., but no, hold your horses. This is the best vetiver perfume I've ever put my nose on. The delicate touch of violet, the shimmer of the Chanel aldehydes, the rich tobacco, the exquisite vetiver and sumptuous sandlewood. It's a gorgeous, complex celebration of vetiver, streets ahead of any other in my opinion.