Reviews of Vermeil for Men by Vermeil
Here we have a heady, pungent, soapy nod to the 80's green powerhouse signature, parted as a floral tobacco comb-over. Unfortunately housed in a cheap pop-up lighter with a faulty mechanism that sprays clumsy spurts through a sideway slit, it surprisingly dazzles as a quality composition likened to an illusory burly leaf dipped in porto wine, patchouli and oakmoss... Surely, it has nothing in common with its peers apart from the tobacco floral trend of the 90's in spirit and more kinship with the likes of Oscar de la Renta Lui, Salvador Dali Pour Homme, Loris Azzaro Acteur, Giorgio For Men, Zino Davidoff and even Grey Flannel... Vermeil opens as a bold apparition of cherry' leather fumes that emanate from a mix of galbanum greenery, citrus hints and plummy blackcurrants before springing up bright and rosy with indolic soapy florals that are honeyed, dusted, and even spiced with a coriander pinch before being grounded to a powerhouse base of oakmoss, patchouli, musk and vetiver. Overall, the effect is beguiling given that there is no apparent tobacco per se in this seamless blend yet it is very much one in its balance… This is mature seasoned fragrance, one that has remained plainly under the radar since its 95' christening and one that manages to hold up distinctly well alongside its wheelhouse of inspiration… That said, Vermeil Pour Homme would be far more enjoyable if the darn trigger worked effortlessly! Certainly one for the lore, one for the collector, one for the connoisseur, one for the curious, one for the budget minded, who happily steer in this aforementioned direction.
Vermeil For Men EDT (from a sample) -
Vermeil For Men wants desperately to be what Roger & Gallet Open is - Living large like a Boss, chewing on a cigar and rubbing shoulders with the other powerhouses in 1985.
Instead, Vermeil is a pretender arriving late to the party, smoking Virginia Slims and wearing a suit off the rack with shoulder pads in 1995.
This doesn't mean it's a bad fragrance. Not at all. But, when your bottle is designed to look like a retro zippo you need to have presence and bring more to the table than just - meh.
2.5 stars
Vermeil For Men wants desperately to be what Roger & Gallet Open is - Living large like a Boss, chewing on a cigar and rubbing shoulders with the other powerhouses in 1985.
Instead, Vermeil is a pretender arriving late to the party, smoking Virginia Slims and wearing a suit off the rack with shoulder pads in 1995.
This doesn't mean it's a bad fragrance. Not at all. But, when your bottle is designed to look like a retro zippo you need to have presence and bring more to the table than just - meh.
2.5 stars
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I get a little soap in a powdery form and a very rich level of musk. It's the same kind of musk found in Salvador Dali Pour Homme (1987). A Lapidus Pour Homme (1987)style pipe tobacco note surfaces mixed with a dark and sweet blackcurrant liquer and it smells good as a combination. There's something of a mild leather impression dwelling in the mid section though I can't tell if it's the musk and tobacco contact causing this. This fragrance mellows down from the soap and musk.
Vermeil for Men (1995) has powerhouse strength and late 80's inspiration through and through. The notes quality in this are definitely not bottom shelf and this is very wearable. On the other hand it is a very rudimentary design with it's limited amount of notes. Vermeil for Men was a thick and smooth musk fragrance with a tobacco and sweet liquer twist. I like a good musk scent so I find this fragrance to be a keeper. Though someone pursuing this for that next jonesing of a dry, spicy, and earthy tobacco scent may find Vermeil for Men to be unique...or they could find it boring.
Jean-Louis Vermeil is, or perhaps was, a house shrouded in mystery. Nobody knows where it was headquarted, or anything about Jean-Louis Vermeil himself, but the house sprang from nowhere in 1987 and released a series of his and hers scents starting with Maïssa (1987), Casaque (1988), Imagine and Imagine Pour Homme (1989), Imagine Bleu and Imagine Design Pour Homme (1990), before finally laying low for 5 years and returning with the eponymous Vermeil and Vermeil for Men (1995). Vermeil for Men would be followed-up by a series of color-coded flankers throughout the 90's and early 2000's, while the house also released other fragrances with interesting bottle shapes before vanishing. Any internet searching for the address yielded on the bottles turns up a vacant building, while searching for Jean-Louis Vermeil himself will turn up little besides a blurb about the guy being a trained perfumer and getting a business degree in 1980 before magically finding capital to launch a perfume house. There's also a Jean-Louis Vermeil winery, named after the grandfather of retired football coach Dick Vermeil, but the businesses are unrelated. The smell of Vermeil for Men is such an anachronism for it's 90's time period, feeling much more 1980's with it's soapy introduction and slightly animalic floral middle, getting down to business with tobacco at the end, that I'm surprised it has the following that it does, and launched a series of flankers. To make things more tongue-in-cheek, the bottle design of Vermeil for Men is one of the gaudiest I've seen since 70's Avon, being shaped like an actual high-end cigar lighter, with metal flame guard and all, but housing the overwrought perfume sprayer mechanism that's of shaky durability at best.
The smell of Vermeil for Men is quite perplexing as well but also quite good, like a staunch fist shake at conventions of the day by Jean-Louis Vermeil himself, since there's really nothing 90's about it. In fact, we might have another old formula brought to light past it's prime, just like Guerlain did with Coriolan (1998), but with the Vermeil scent, they were only halfway through the next decade rather than near the end of it. As it stands, Vermeil is a very 1980's blend of soapy citrus, rose-lead florals, and 90's-style tobacco nestled on a bed of of patchouli, leather, oakmoss and musk. It's like somebody took the opening of Lomani Pour Homme (1987), married it to the heart of Salvador Dali Pour Homme (1987), and the base of Boss/Boss Number One by Hugo Boss (1985). There's the squeaky-clean bergamot, mandarin, and juniper opening, with a sweet black currant undertone. The middle quickly goes into that dark and murky rose, saddled with ylang-ylang, freesia, violet leaf, and a geranium that sticks out almost as loud as the rose, but lasts longer than the other flowers in the mix. Once the base reaches skin, the florals subside into a piquant aura while patchouli, suede leather, civet, oakmoss, musk, cedar, and vetiver make something that feels like a cross between the aforementioned Hugo Boss scent and maybe also shades of Calvin by Calvin Klein (1981). Then of course, there's the tobacco, which is the one thing actually trending in men's fragrance during the 90's when this was released, and sticking out like a sore thumb compared to rest of the blended base. It almost feels to me like that tobacco was tossed in along with the lighter-shaped bottle, but it's that very same tobacco which makes this so amazing and unique. Blind buys are recommended for the low asking price, especially if you love anything like what I've mentioned above. Vermeil really is almost right in that late 80's pocket, and I do mean just almost, but I don't mind one bit!
It's difficult to say where this stands in the greater scheme of things because it was released way too late for it's style, by a house hardly anyone heard of, and certainly didn't find an audience as the aftermarket is still aswim with the stuff, while other more period-relevant Vermeil scents have risen in price after the house vanished. Vermeil for Men is surely a vintage hound's treasure hunt find, since it's that rare 90's scent which doesn't smell like the clean and boring 90's, but rather is stuck in 80's powerhouse mode, just with a leafy tobacco finish giving it a slight link to stuff like Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (1994) and Versace the Dreamer (1996). My only complaints here stem from that soapy citrus opening which was better off being used for an aromatic fougère instead of a floral one like this, and the fairly low longevity for something with otherwise knockout performance, since Vermeil for Men roars then becomes a skin scent in 3 hours. The workaround here is just re-applying with that janky sprayer, which shoots out of the side of the bottle instead of the front to boot, making it even more awkward once you get over the shoddy mechanism under all that metal and plastic cladding. Oh well, I guess I shouldn't split hairs too much, since this is effectively a Neapolitan sandwich of an 80's soapy aromatic fougère top, 80's dandy floral fougère middle, and 80's leather chypre base with a touch of 90's leafy tobacco. At the end of the day, this smells like the kind of unique signature fragrance a man with the resources of Jean-Louis Vermeil would commission for himself from another perfumer, which might explain it's amalgam of styles, but released to the buying public with no regard to market trends, which is the part I like most. Not for everyone, and not for all seasons, but a fun little mystery nonetheless.
The smell of Vermeil for Men is quite perplexing as well but also quite good, like a staunch fist shake at conventions of the day by Jean-Louis Vermeil himself, since there's really nothing 90's about it. In fact, we might have another old formula brought to light past it's prime, just like Guerlain did with Coriolan (1998), but with the Vermeil scent, they were only halfway through the next decade rather than near the end of it. As it stands, Vermeil is a very 1980's blend of soapy citrus, rose-lead florals, and 90's-style tobacco nestled on a bed of of patchouli, leather, oakmoss and musk. It's like somebody took the opening of Lomani Pour Homme (1987), married it to the heart of Salvador Dali Pour Homme (1987), and the base of Boss/Boss Number One by Hugo Boss (1985). There's the squeaky-clean bergamot, mandarin, and juniper opening, with a sweet black currant undertone. The middle quickly goes into that dark and murky rose, saddled with ylang-ylang, freesia, violet leaf, and a geranium that sticks out almost as loud as the rose, but lasts longer than the other flowers in the mix. Once the base reaches skin, the florals subside into a piquant aura while patchouli, suede leather, civet, oakmoss, musk, cedar, and vetiver make something that feels like a cross between the aforementioned Hugo Boss scent and maybe also shades of Calvin by Calvin Klein (1981). Then of course, there's the tobacco, which is the one thing actually trending in men's fragrance during the 90's when this was released, and sticking out like a sore thumb compared to rest of the blended base. It almost feels to me like that tobacco was tossed in along with the lighter-shaped bottle, but it's that very same tobacco which makes this so amazing and unique. Blind buys are recommended for the low asking price, especially if you love anything like what I've mentioned above. Vermeil really is almost right in that late 80's pocket, and I do mean just almost, but I don't mind one bit!
It's difficult to say where this stands in the greater scheme of things because it was released way too late for it's style, by a house hardly anyone heard of, and certainly didn't find an audience as the aftermarket is still aswim with the stuff, while other more period-relevant Vermeil scents have risen in price after the house vanished. Vermeil for Men is surely a vintage hound's treasure hunt find, since it's that rare 90's scent which doesn't smell like the clean and boring 90's, but rather is stuck in 80's powerhouse mode, just with a leafy tobacco finish giving it a slight link to stuff like Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (1994) and Versace the Dreamer (1996). My only complaints here stem from that soapy citrus opening which was better off being used for an aromatic fougère instead of a floral one like this, and the fairly low longevity for something with otherwise knockout performance, since Vermeil for Men roars then becomes a skin scent in 3 hours. The workaround here is just re-applying with that janky sprayer, which shoots out of the side of the bottle instead of the front to boot, making it even more awkward once you get over the shoddy mechanism under all that metal and plastic cladding. Oh well, I guess I shouldn't split hairs too much, since this is effectively a Neapolitan sandwich of an 80's soapy aromatic fougère top, 80's dandy floral fougère middle, and 80's leather chypre base with a touch of 90's leafy tobacco. At the end of the day, this smells like the kind of unique signature fragrance a man with the resources of Jean-Louis Vermeil would commission for himself from another perfumer, which might explain it's amalgam of styles, but released to the buying public with no regard to market trends, which is the part I like most. Not for everyone, and not for all seasons, but a fun little mystery nonetheless.
I think I agree about the comparison to Davidoff, and I agree it can smell like pipe tobacco after it develops for a while.
The opening isn't its strong suit, and I agree with the reference below to Irish Spring soap.
During the mid, it can give me an image of soft, worn, dark brown leather, such as a nice leather sofa.
Into the base, it's increasingly floral.
A marginal thumbs up. I'm conflicted. It can produce good moments, but I don't feel comfortable enough to wear it as a date scent.
The opening isn't its strong suit, and I agree with the reference below to Irish Spring soap.
During the mid, it can give me an image of soft, worn, dark brown leather, such as a nice leather sofa.
Into the base, it's increasingly floral.
A marginal thumbs up. I'm conflicted. It can produce good moments, but I don't feel comfortable enough to wear it as a date scent.
The mysterious Vermeil pour Homme by Jean Louis Vermeil.
Forget the avalanche of notes, this essentially smells of tobacco and mossy leather. It's totally old school, you can dress it up or down, but it would feel right at home after work in that smoky little beat down jazz club, with inexpensive drinks, unpretentious bartenders and music men who appreciate cool cats like Art Tatum and Ben Webster.
Not much complexity, but reasonably abstract, and its character is simple, honest and totally effective.
It will come to life as long as you're at the club, and linger on thereafter, and be sublime throughout, from the first notes till they fade out.
P.S. It's vaguely similar to Davidoff (1984), minus the glorious citrus-florals-greens of the Davidoff, and a stronger focus on the tobacco accord.
3.5/5
Forget the avalanche of notes, this essentially smells of tobacco and mossy leather. It's totally old school, you can dress it up or down, but it would feel right at home after work in that smoky little beat down jazz club, with inexpensive drinks, unpretentious bartenders and music men who appreciate cool cats like Art Tatum and Ben Webster.
Not much complexity, but reasonably abstract, and its character is simple, honest and totally effective.
It will come to life as long as you're at the club, and linger on thereafter, and be sublime throughout, from the first notes till they fade out.
P.S. It's vaguely similar to Davidoff (1984), minus the glorious citrus-florals-greens of the Davidoff, and a stronger focus on the tobacco accord.
3.5/5
Old school boozy tobacco and a close enough dna-match to Davidoff '84, yet for a $fraction$. Arguably one of the best values I've come across while searching. Like that there are still houses like Bogart, Puig, Azzaro, etc...? Well, Vermeil is one of those. Not meant for overthink.
An observation that made me chuckle and that sums it up pretty well: "About Vermeil for Men -- Vermeil for Men is a masculine fragrance by Vermeil." LoL, Nailed it!
An observation that made me chuckle and that sums it up pretty well: "About Vermeil for Men -- Vermeil for Men is a masculine fragrance by Vermeil." LoL, Nailed it!
Vermeil definitely falls into the powerhouse category without question! Upon initial spray I get a deep and animalistic oakmoss kick alongside a sweet, almost boozy black currant. I can see where one may say that this is similar to Salvador Dali Pour Homme in it's animalic nature, but Vermeil is much sweeter and I can only make that connection in the opening…and it is fleeting at best. The Dali Pour Homme is much more dry to me and has this sort of fermented quality to it. I definitely smell the carnation and a tiny bit of galbanum in the florals present here, and although I don't really pick up on much patchouli or citrus independently at this stage, I can only assume that they are helping to create the freshly-opened-pack-of-cigarettes accord I notice in the middle stages of this fragrance. The carnation note really supports the cigarette tobacco' feel honestly. The tobacco accord is another characteristic that is lost in the dry down and in the end you are left with a slightly musky, wood/cedar with a bit of oakmoss and a light patchouli. Although this ended up not really being my type of fragrance as it was bit too heady for me in the opening and middle stages, it is a great option for someone looking for an affordable powerhouse that has an animalic/oakmoss kick! The longevity on this one is powerful as well and it definitely projects, so be careful upon application.
For my nose, whenever I see oakmoss in the pyramid, I recoil with caution. I should had tested this first before blind buying it (although no big loss, $13 for 3.4oz bottle).
I am a big fan of powerhouse scents -- Zino, Witness, Paul Sebastian, Krizia, Jacomo, Azzaro, Quorum, Salvador Dali PH, etc. However, this, to me, smells like a sweaty mess. I tried it three times -- last two times I simply had to wash it off after about two hours. First time, I wore it through -- the drydown takes hours and I like it actually once it settles. However, getting there, to my nose, smells like herbs soaking in poopy sweat. I get no bergamot, black currant, muguet, carnation, yling-ylang, or mandarin orange -- all supposedly present. I do get whiffs of coriander, but mostly I get oakmoss and cedar wrapped in something that smells like a person who hasn't showered in days. Too bad -- I was really looking forward to this bruiser (it is a macho bruiser, I give him that). But not a good fit for my nose. I am not thumbing it down since I sense its power.
I am a big fan of powerhouse scents -- Zino, Witness, Paul Sebastian, Krizia, Jacomo, Azzaro, Quorum, Salvador Dali PH, etc. However, this, to me, smells like a sweaty mess. I tried it three times -- last two times I simply had to wash it off after about two hours. First time, I wore it through -- the drydown takes hours and I like it actually once it settles. However, getting there, to my nose, smells like herbs soaking in poopy sweat. I get no bergamot, black currant, muguet, carnation, yling-ylang, or mandarin orange -- all supposedly present. I do get whiffs of coriander, but mostly I get oakmoss and cedar wrapped in something that smells like a person who hasn't showered in days. Too bad -- I was really looking forward to this bruiser (it is a macho bruiser, I give him that). But not a good fit for my nose. I am not thumbing it down since I sense its power.
Oh Yes!! Although there is no indication of tobacco as a note, the collection of ingredients creates an accord of tobacco in this Masculine perfume. The opening has an astringency reminiscent of Maxim's. The sugar content is kept to a minimum by using the natural floral sweetness of Freesia, Rose, Ylang Ylang. Whispers of Fumerie Turque(pissy Currant) and Lagerfeld Cologne. Mossy, musky background creates a little earthiness and adds longevity. Reminds me, in some ways of Criminal in Love by Killian because of the Blond tobacco.
Both perfumes use "interesting" bottle shapes.
Nice quality for pocket change.
Both perfumes use "interesting" bottle shapes.
Nice quality for pocket change.
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An animalic powerhouse in the vein of Balenciaga PH and Davidoff but much more wearable and affordable.
People get tobacco I don't, I get some tea but it is all drowned by the loud sweet animalic blast.
A must for all and at $20 for 100ml for a vintage FB (I doubt there was ever a reformulation) a no brainer.
An animalic powerhouse in the vein of Balenciaga PH and Davidoff but much more wearable and affordable.
People get tobacco I don't, I get some tea but it is all drowned by the loud sweet animalic blast.
A must for all and at $20 for 100ml for a vintage FB (I doubt there was ever a reformulation) a no brainer.
Opening is synthetic to my nose. After a hour it mellows but still smells synthetic. The dry down is fair but alas doesn't last for long. For the price I would give it a go. It is a little similar to Zino by Davidoff in the opening (Zino being A LOT smoother). Try to Enjoy.
A classy tobacco with a slight boozy twist. All around good fragrance for the money. 8/10
Tobacco and booze and a touch of tang: a fine combination.
The opening is boozy with a touch of citrus, bergamot mainly, and a herbal undertone. After the first hour a very nice, deep note of mildly sweet pipe tobacco takes over, and dominates until the end. It ins partly contributed to by a patchouli impression and is not a dark one, and some violet leaf. It is quite sharp ant times, especially in the beginning.
Throughout the drydown whiffs of ginger are in the background, giving it a nigh-metallic undertone at times. There is a transient admixture of a gentle amber, and towards the end a touch of oakmoss appears temporarily, with touches of a fruity undertone - blackcurrants with whiffs of green, unripe apples.
Overall this is quite linear but well done, a confident strong scent with good silage and projection. Longevity is decent on my skin - over five hours.
3.5/5
The opening is boozy with a touch of citrus, bergamot mainly, and a herbal undertone. After the first hour a very nice, deep note of mildly sweet pipe tobacco takes over, and dominates until the end. It ins partly contributed to by a patchouli impression and is not a dark one, and some violet leaf. It is quite sharp ant times, especially in the beginning.
Throughout the drydown whiffs of ginger are in the background, giving it a nigh-metallic undertone at times. There is a transient admixture of a gentle amber, and towards the end a touch of oakmoss appears temporarily, with touches of a fruity undertone - blackcurrants with whiffs of green, unripe apples.
Overall this is quite linear but well done, a confident strong scent with good silage and projection. Longevity is decent on my skin - over five hours.
3.5/5
Tobacco On The Cheap That Doesn't Smell It...
Vermeil for Men opens with nose burning alcohol before turning to an herbal lemon citrus tandem with just a touch of underlying oakmoss in support. Progression from this point on is very linear with the fragrance first displaying a slightly synthetic smelling rose that soon joins an herbal booze-laced authentic smelling sweet smoky pipe tobacco with hints of underlying cinnamon, patchouli and oakmoss. Projection is deceptively excellent and longevity is outstanding at over 15 hours on skin.
Vermeil for Men is not going to set the world afire with its complexity or subtlety. Its bottle is in the shape of a lighter (with some mistaking it on first glance for a hip flask) and it delivers exactly what it promises. You get tobacco and to a lesser degree, booze. If you are looking for interesting progression or super-high quality components look elsewhere. That said, sometimes you just want a simplistic fragrance that delivers the goods and in Vermeil for Men you get just that. No distractions to draw attention away from the tobacco, just minor supporting booze, spice and oakmoss. I can't see many occasions to wear this (except maybe on the smoky casino floor) but when you are looking for a straight slightly sweet smoky pipe tobacco fragrance one would be hard-pressed to find a closer approximation. The bottom line is the relatively inexpensive under $20 a 100ml bottle Vermeil for Men is linear, simplistic and sometimes even synthetic smelling, but it gets the primary tobacco note down just right and has performance metrics that can compete with the best of them earning a "very good" 3.5 stars out of 5 rating. Now that I have a bottle of Vermeil for Men in hand, Las Vegas here I come!
Pros: Outstanding Performance metrics; very authentic pipe tobacco smell and super-inexpensive.
Cons: Smells synthetic at times; quite linear and simplistic.
Vermeil for Men opens with nose burning alcohol before turning to an herbal lemon citrus tandem with just a touch of underlying oakmoss in support. Progression from this point on is very linear with the fragrance first displaying a slightly synthetic smelling rose that soon joins an herbal booze-laced authentic smelling sweet smoky pipe tobacco with hints of underlying cinnamon, patchouli and oakmoss. Projection is deceptively excellent and longevity is outstanding at over 15 hours on skin.
Vermeil for Men is not going to set the world afire with its complexity or subtlety. Its bottle is in the shape of a lighter (with some mistaking it on first glance for a hip flask) and it delivers exactly what it promises. You get tobacco and to a lesser degree, booze. If you are looking for interesting progression or super-high quality components look elsewhere. That said, sometimes you just want a simplistic fragrance that delivers the goods and in Vermeil for Men you get just that. No distractions to draw attention away from the tobacco, just minor supporting booze, spice and oakmoss. I can't see many occasions to wear this (except maybe on the smoky casino floor) but when you are looking for a straight slightly sweet smoky pipe tobacco fragrance one would be hard-pressed to find a closer approximation. The bottom line is the relatively inexpensive under $20 a 100ml bottle Vermeil for Men is linear, simplistic and sometimes even synthetic smelling, but it gets the primary tobacco note down just right and has performance metrics that can compete with the best of them earning a "very good" 3.5 stars out of 5 rating. Now that I have a bottle of Vermeil for Men in hand, Las Vegas here I come!
Pros: Outstanding Performance metrics; very authentic pipe tobacco smell and super-inexpensive.
Cons: Smells synthetic at times; quite linear and simplistic.
The perfect masculine tobacco OVERALL RATING: * * * * * Every once in awhile, a fragrance will cut through all of the nonsense, the phoniness, and the conceit of the industry and deliver a scent that is simply breathtakingly beautiful. So it is with Vermeil for Men. This is the ultimate masculine tobacco. Forget about Havana, Pure Havane, Tabarome, Back to Black, Tobacco Vanille and other high end niche fragrances. This $20 powerhouse from the 1980's is as good as it gets. Period. This is moist pipe tobacco at its best. It lacks the astringency that occasionally rears its head in some of the cigar-oriented fragrances (Havana, for example). It omits the unnecessary and distracting notes of rum or vanilla. Instead, it a tobacco solifore--with perhaps just a *hint* of patchouli lurking in the bacground to keep things interesting. Vermeil also has one of the coolest bottles every created--a faux burl cigarette lighter! Heck, I was ready to buy it just for display purposes, but the scent has won my heart. HIGHLY recommended.Pros: Incredibly authentic, rich tobacco noteCons: hard to find"
This is a true heavyweight powerhouse right here folks. It comes raging out of the bottle with those great macho smelling notes that I honestly couldn't tell you what they all are, but I for sure know tobacco and moss. It eventually settles down a bit, but it still projects strongly for a long time. After about 12 hours it becomes a skin scent.
If you could imagine a giant old school stereo system with all the little levers that move up and down, but instead of bass, mid, balance, ect, you have the notes of fragrances. Then say you are smelling Quorum well turn the tobacco lever way up, the leather lever down a bit, the power, and longevity levers up about 2 notches you will kind of get the idea of what Vermeil smells like. Excuse my French but it's bull shit that this has been discontinued.
If you could imagine a giant old school stereo system with all the little levers that move up and down, but instead of bass, mid, balance, ect, you have the notes of fragrances. Then say you are smelling Quorum well turn the tobacco lever way up, the leather lever down a bit, the power, and longevity levers up about 2 notches you will kind of get the idea of what Vermeil smells like. Excuse my French but it's bull shit that this has been discontinued.
This is a wonderful fragrance.
At first you think it's going to be a standard macho fragrance, but noooo, it's not. The dry down is absolutely fantastic. A terrific tobacco note mixed with what I am sure is some rose.
Absolutely an under-rated classic. Love it to bits and will always have this in my wardrobe.
At first you think it's going to be a standard macho fragrance, but noooo, it's not. The dry down is absolutely fantastic. A terrific tobacco note mixed with what I am sure is some rose.
Absolutely an under-rated classic. Love it to bits and will always have this in my wardrobe.
I got this for fathers' day and am very pleased with it! As others have noted, it is animalistic and definitely a tobacco fragrance. Imagine mixing Cigar by Remy Latour and Kouros and then adding a sharp note, you would have an approximation of Vermeil's opening. As these are two of my favourite fragrances, I love this one.
Vermeil is as Shamu1 said 'Forceful', but it's intensity does drop of quite quickly (as Bigsly noted) and after 3 hours I am struggling to detect it. Perhaps as some have noted it's olfactory fatigue. This can be found very cheaply online (around $22 for 100mL) and is a great deal. I would give it 8/10. It only loses points because of its longevity.
Vermeil is as Shamu1 said 'Forceful', but it's intensity does drop of quite quickly (as Bigsly noted) and after 3 hours I am struggling to detect it. Perhaps as some have noted it's olfactory fatigue. This can be found very cheaply online (around $22 for 100mL) and is a great deal. I would give it 8/10. It only loses points because of its longevity.
I like the bottle a lot, its good to have in the collection. But I think the website I got it from must have sent me a really bad/old bottle of it. It came in a plastic box with mold growing all over it...and smelled awful. So i took out the bottle from the moldy box and sprayed it on. It is strong at first but settles into a nice tobacco scent. I only truly "like" this scent after about 4 hours after application. It starts off just being to strong, overpowering, and the top notes just don't fit my style. I dont wear it often, but whatever...the bottle rocks!
I bought this early in my frag hobby, and initially I liked it. Then I developed a sensitivity problem and this was just too much, so I swapped it off, though I kept a small sample for reference. After reading this, I decided to try it again. The citrus and animalic notes (civet and castoreum, I'd guess) are very strong and continue for a long time. There isn't much development. There's also a clear, dry, tobacco leaf note that is very good. I can't really detect any other strong notes, but moss, wood, and leather seem likely. It's fairly natural, but comes across a bit creamy, though I'm sure many people like this effect. The main problem I have is that it's too sweet. The citrus and juniper, combined with whatever is making it so sweet, creates a fruity type of accord that is a real "sinus rocket," as some say. This prevents me from fully appreciating the rich base, and becomes cloying over time, if not outright nauseating. No question that it's worth the price it's selling for now, if you can tolerate the sinus rocket aspect, but clearly it's the antithesis of the fresh/aquatic masculine fragrance. A more "modern" idea, for a tobacco fragrance, is Latino Tobaco, which is listed as unisex (sort of a toned down B*Men with a tobacco note added). Projection/"sillage" is very strong at first, then drops off quite a bit within a couple of hours, meaning that olfactory fatigue could be an issue for many. Longevity is very good as more of a skin scent after a while. I'll give it a positive because if it's what you are seeking you'll be quite happy with it, but it possesses qualities that I prefer not to deal with.
I don't know how I could have missed this one. A terrific Frag and great bargain.Nice, "Clean" Tobacco, Clean, Fresh...did I say Clean? It's stong but Wonderfully mellow after awhile. Nice Longevity too. A soapy, rich concoction that I find very appealing. A little goes a long way. Note, I just purchase the 'White" version of Vermeil and I am not so crazy on that one.Still trying to figure out the notes on the white version but they are not too appealing to my nose.Stick to the "Brown" Bottle version -it's a classic and a treasure.
One of the best values out there, if you can find it. The bottle is made to resemble a cigarette lighter, although the tobacco note in it is closer to cigar or pipe and quite mild. Mostly it has a clean and green scent not unlike Irish Spring soap, with a hearty smoky character. For the money (I paid about $14 on ebay) it is well worth it. The longevity is excellent; the fragrance is pretty linear but the good news is, if you like it when it first goes on, you'll like the drydown. Uber-masculine if not totally a powerhouse. It makes a fine replacement for the discontinued Davidoff. Recommended.
i couldn't wait to get this,based on reviews."tobacco" "chanel egoiste" e.t.c. this has NONE of that! this has one note and stays that way for 10 minutes.this shit sucks.no wonder it's on ebay for 12.00 bucks.don't waste your time or energy.
