Year: 2008
Notes: grapefruit, clary sage, black pepper, lily of the valley, Bulgarian rose, cistus, Javanese vetiver, cedar, tonka bean, ambergris
Comment: Vetiver Dance is part of the Classics Collection
It's taken one much time and effort to understand the various olfactory facets of vetiver – so much that it's now a much appreciated note. Vetiver Dance is an attempt at creating a very different take on vetiver. However, even taking into account the high percentage of natural ingredients used, it's far from impressive.
Although well-blended, it's still flat, soapy and uninspiring. It's actually more of a herbaceous-aromatic, with the vetiver accord being both muted and insubstantial. Instead, the black pepper, clary sage and lily of the valley stifle whatever vetiver there is. With a faint soapy rose in the background, the eventual drydown is both creamy and mossy but also relatively dull.
Ultimately, Vetiver Dance isn't anything special – one wouldn't even strictly classify it as a vetiver fragrance. Its sillage and longevity are both adequate for an Eau de Toilette but, with numerous respectable vetiver creations available, it remains completely overshadowed by the artistic greatness of its peers.
Although well-blended, it's still flat, soapy and uninspiring. It's actually more of a herbaceous-aromatic, with the vetiver accord being both muted and insubstantial. Instead, the black pepper, clary sage and lily of the valley stifle whatever vetiver there is. With a faint soapy rose in the background, the eventual drydown is both creamy and mossy but also relatively dull.
Ultimately, Vetiver Dance isn't anything special – one wouldn't even strictly classify it as a vetiver fragrance. Its sillage and longevity are both adequate for an Eau de Toilette but, with numerous respectable vetiver creations available, it remains completely overshadowed by the artistic greatness of its peers.
