La Collection Couturier Parfumeur Vetiver, from Dior was released in 2010. The perfumer behind this creation is François Demachy. The notes are Coffee, Vetiver.
So....I'm somewhat surprised that I've never commented on this before but it's not exactly the most outstanding fragrance so maybe I'm not? Anyway... To me this is a very good fragrance based around Vetiver materials, but is the best? No. Does it have a sense of being elevated to justify being a Dior exclusive? Yes...I'd say so. It has both elements of the fresh, bright but earthy and dry, also the creamy aspect, also this coffee accord/note/element is there but I just figured that was a facet of the vetiver, because it's extremely slight (certainly no Eau noire coffee) so it's good in those terms but I just don't like it as much as I should. This was the issue when I first tried it many years ago, it just didn't stand out for me, and now due to exclusivity, and the fact that modern Dior Privee releases have been a bit....shit! (let's face it) Vetiver has become more sort after and placed on a slightly elevated pedestal for what is a kind of smooth, soapy floral, vetiver type fragrance. It's no Guerlain Vetiver. I don't deny that this is a very professional fragrance, unlikely to offend anyone in an office or meeting type environment and promotes a sense of 'that person smells really good' due to it's cleanly, ubiquity and effortless class but for me I'd rather wear (the perhaps marginally more polarising?) Tom Ford Grey Vetiver which for me is simultaneously bolder and fresher than this outing. I don't blame anyone for loving this perfume and saying that I'm wrong about my personal vetiver preferences, because it is very good, just when you can afford to be exacting about a genre, do be!
So....I'm somewhat surprised that I've never commented on this before but it's not exactly the most outstanding fragrance so maybe I'm not? Anyway... To me this is a very good fragrance based around Vetiver materials, but is the best? No. Does it have a sense of being elevated to justify being a Dior exclusive? Yes...I'd say so. It has both elements of the fresh, bright but earthy and dry, also the creamy aspect, also this coffee accord/note/element is there but I just figured that was a facet of the vetiver, because it's extremely slight (certainly no Eau noire coffee) so it's good in those terms but I just don't like it as much as I should. This was the issue when I first tried it many years ago, it just didn't stand out for me, and now due to exclusivity, and the fact that modern Dior Privee releases have been a bit....shit! (let's face it) Vetiver has become more sort after and placed on a slightly elevated pedestal for what is a kind of smooth, soapy floral, vetiver type fragrance. It's no Guerlain Vetiver. I don't deny that this is a very professional fragrance, unlikely to offend anyone in an office or meeting type environment and promotes a sense of 'that person smells really good' due to it's cleanly, ubiquity and effortless class but for me I'd rather wear (the perhaps marginally more polarising?) Tom Ford Grey Vetiver which for me is simultaneously bolder and fresher than this outing. I don't blame anyone for loving this perfume and saying that I'm wrong about my personal vetiver preferences, because it is very good, just when you can afford to be exacting about a genre, do be!