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Diptyque Vetyverio
$<p><b>Diptyque Vetyverio</b><p>A plant with long, razor-sharp leafs and tangled dusty roots grows in the dry laterite there. It looks like a dehydrated reed, and people in Bombay, Colombo and Java call it Andropogon Squarrosus, Vetiveria Zizanoides Stapf, Anatherum Muricatum, or Kus Kus. In the west, we call it vetiver. One drop of its essence unleashes Asia: its swirling dust, human and animal sweat, monsoon windsin pyrogenic fumes, and the smell of crowds and earth. The essence emerges from the still marked by fire and fresh soil, with a tang of ink, smoke and volcanic rock. It tells the story of a multipurpose plant that, when it is not used to make perfume, provides shelter from the sun and rain when its stalks are braided into protective roofs, and that has leafs that can be plaited into long curtainsthat keep the heat out of homes. Vetiver perfume is damp and dry, cool and warm, and a treasure. Dont expect the classic hallmarks. Vetyverio is neither masculine nor feminine. Or both. As diptyque is not especially fond of one size fits all concepts, it has had a fun time blurring the lines by blending perfumerys archetypal raw materials, namely masculine vetiver and feminine flower bouquets. Men are certainly not beasts and women, fortunately, are not dolls. The flowers are not where you expect them. The sweet-tasting, organic ylang ylang from Madagascar, sensuality-steeped Turkish rose, and absolute and slightly peppery geranium from Egypt add their cheerful touch, glimmer and distinctive inflection, and add up to a counterpoint to the virile slant you would expect from a vetiver perfume. But first things first! The Italian mandarin orange, Florida grapefruit, and Sicilian lemon and bergamot are fresh and fruity, rather than citric. They burst out eagerly, and the effect is exquisite, epicurean and radiant. The core of the fragrance features two of the vetivers amazing properties. The first, from Indonesia, is earthy, rough and splendidly reminiscen tof unspoiled nature. The second is more subtleand delicate and hails from the Caribbean. Less known? No longer! This vetiver from Haiti is the perfect blend for the musks that cut through the formula: it completes it, tempers it, and adds a new –and remarkable – quality to it. These essences are distilled by the two systems –steam and fractional distillation – and add up to almost an overdose (25% of the total), which avoids intensifying the blend with synthetic input. At the end, a few spices–carrot seeds with sparkling apricot scents, nutmeg and clove – add the last surprise. The majestic cedar woods radical dryness structures the whole effect and the powdery musk draws a nothing but sensual line on the skin. This fragrance is subtle, sensitive, and captures the power of unquestionable elegance.$

Brand: Diptyque
Store: Aedes
Category: mens-fragrances

A plant with long, razor-sharp leafs and tangled dusty roots grows in the dry laterite there. It looks like a dehydrated reed, and people in Bombay, ...