Year: 2016
Notes: spices, smoky notes, white flowers, honey, tobacco, resins, vetiver
Comment: Aeon 001 is a limited edition release
Limited to 333 bottles, Aeon 001 is touted as an "experimental vetiver" scent. With the perfumer's identity kept tightly under wraps, Aeon 001 is housed in a unique handmade bottle – designed to visually suspend the liquid in mid-air and made of temperature-resistant borosilicate glass.
The opening is slightly smoky, with a syrupy brightness that would lead one to conclude the inclusion of some citrus. Exhibiting light white floral flourishes, salty nuances and a suggestive animalic demeanour, one wouldn't really deem it a vetiver-centric composition. Yes, the vetiver is discernible but it plays more of a supporting role. Instead, it's more of an oriental, with the vetiver buried underneath lashings of amber and tobacco. As a result, Aeon 001's composite aroma is akin to a less floral version of a bakhoor fragrance.
Personally, it's a disappointing realisation, as one is an avid vetiver fan and highly anticipated the "experimental vetiver" claim. Still, for what it is, it's a reasonably well-blended effort, which doesn't smell overtly synthetic and is sure to please some. However, its staying power is under five hours with moderate sillage.
The opening is slightly smoky, with a syrupy brightness that would lead one to conclude the inclusion of some citrus. Exhibiting light white floral flourishes, salty nuances and a suggestive animalic demeanour, one wouldn't really deem it a vetiver-centric composition. Yes, the vetiver is discernible but it plays more of a supporting role. Instead, it's more of an oriental, with the vetiver buried underneath lashings of amber and tobacco. As a result, Aeon 001's composite aroma is akin to a less floral version of a bakhoor fragrance.
Personally, it's a disappointing realisation, as one is an avid vetiver fan and highly anticipated the "experimental vetiver" claim. Still, for what it is, it's a reasonably well-blended effort, which doesn't smell overtly synthetic and is sure to please some. However, its staying power is under five hours with moderate sillage.
