Vetiver Root / Green Tea / Cedarwood
Korres (2011)

Sweet, generic in style. Unremarkable.

A non-challenging scent for the vetiver-ambivalent. The vetiver is definitely present but is conjoined with those designer note staples of cedar, lavender and tonka, so that the overall impression is 'look what Ma got me at Macy's/Debenhams'. One advantage of that common admixture is good longevity (8 hours from 5 sprays). It is relatively light and all-season versatile. When I first bought this (blind) it smelled very harsh (think vintage Rose Clear, before the floral-smelling reforumulation) but it has aged well and now seems a lot smoother, 3 years later. Korres claim that this contains a high proportion of natural ingredients, which some say can mature in this fashion. Inexpensive.