Thread: Vetiver?

The only shaving cream that I know off that's very close to the real deal is Cyril R Salter 'French Vetiver'. It's one of my favorite. Have tried many other soaps and creams that make use of the word Vetiver but don't come even close. A classic in the vintage vetiver would be 'Vetiver de Carven' and 'Guerlain Vetiver'. The vintage Carven is very grassy, pungent and strong. The Guerlain starts citrusy but opens up to a scent heaven. A true classic. An affordable vetiver is Encre Noir de Lalique.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

The only shaving cream that I know off that's very close to the real deal is Cyril R Salter 'French Vetiver'. It's one of my favorite. Have tried many other soaps and creams that make use of the word Vetiver but don't come even close. A classic in the vintage vetiver would be 'Vetiver de Carven' and 'Guerlain Vetiver'. The vintage Carven is very grassy, pungent and strong. The Guerlain starts citrusy but opens up to a scent heaven. A true classic. An affordable vetiver is Encre Noir de Lalique.

I'll give a + 1 on the Cyril Salter French Vetiver. I had a couple of tubs of the cream over the years and love the scent, and the consistency. It doesn't rate 'first tier' in Obie's thread on the topic, but nevertheless it is great stuff and good 'bang for the buck.'

Vetivers I've got are Demeter Cologne, L'Occatane EDT, and Compagna Delle Indie Vetyver EDT. I like them all, but judging by what is left in the bottles, the Demeter seems to be my favorite. Maybe Max could comment on the quality of those. They were given to me and I don't know that much about the topic.

Some great inexpensive Vetiver Aftershaves are: Fine Fresh Vetiver, Fine Clean Vetiver and Fine Green Vetiver....great stuff. They have a Fine Platinum as well which is also very nice...can't remember if it has the Vetiver hit or not...

Originally Posted by Phrank

Some great inexpensive Vetiver Aftershaves are: Fine Fresh Vetiver, Fine Clean Vetiver and Fine Green Vetiver....great stuff. They have a Fine Platinum as well which is also very nice...can't remember if it has the Vetiver hit or not...

I have a bottle of the Fine Fresh Vetiver which is based on Tom Ford Grey Vetiver. I like it a lot. The Clean Vetiver, now renamed Green, I think, is supposedly based on Guerlain Vetiver, but I haven't tried that one yet. Fine Platinum is a knock off of Creed Aventus.

Originally Posted by Demetrius

I have a bottle of the Fine Fresh Vetiver which is based on Tom Ford Grey Vetiver. I like it a lot. The Clean Vetiver, now renamed Green, I think, is supposedly based on Guerlain Vetiver, but I haven't tried that one yet. Fine Platinum is a knock off of Creed Aventus.

Really!?! That is very cool to know, so I can smell like a million bucks for $14.50...awesome...some great brands you mentioned there...thanks.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Really!?! That is very cool to know, so I can smell like a million bucks for $14.50...awesome...some great brands you mentioned there...thanks.

Ha! Very true. I think most all of the Fine aftershaves are knock offs of some kind. If, however, you want an Aventus knock off, my preference is Stirling Executive Man. IMO, it is a better match and it has some nice face nourishing ingredients that are missing from the alcohol/water/fragrance combo in the Fine splashes.

Interesting thread so far as I sit here with some Fine Clean Vetiver freshly on my face post afternoon shave. I'd agree with the descriptions given about the Vetiver scents, woodsy, earthy with some citrus too. The Fine Clean Vetiver has a pronounced cooling effect and whatever causes that irritates my eyes slightly for a bit. I don't know what the new version called Green is like.

The L'occitaine Vetiver EDT is similar but different in scent to the above. It is very nice imo. No, I get no eye irritation from it.

Bob

There are a lot of scents with vetiver. A relatively inexpensive one is Royale. The thing with scents is the more you spend on a scent the longer the hang time. In the case to Royale, it comes on strong but does not last long, in part because it is an aftershave splash and not a cologne or EDT. An EDT will give you the longest scent. I think Max nailed the the description like a pro. If you google it you will find options nearest you and then you should go sample it.

Max's description of warm, woody, and grassy rings true for me. I have used Fine Accoutrements Clean Vetiver aftershave which is designed to smell like Guerlain, I believe. Fine now sells soaps with the same scents as their aftershaves. I haven't used the soaps so I can't comment on scent and performance.
Fine Accoutrements sells samples from their website as does Maggards.

Vetiver is present in some other shaving related products I use. It is notably present in Blenheim Bouquet EDT when it dries down.