Frédéric Malle
Vetiver Extraordinaire
With Vetiver Extraordinaire, Frédéric Malle composes a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on pepper and bergamot, reveals vetiver and cedar at its heart and rests on a base of oakmoss, white musk and amber.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Pepper · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Vetiver · Cedar
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Base Several hours
Oakmoss · White musk · Amber
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- White musk: its most used material, present in 50% of the perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Woody, spicy, citrus, musky and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
If Vetiver Extraordinaire by Frédéric Malle seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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