Parfum D'Empire Vetiver Bourbon

Vetiver Bourbon by Parfum d'Empire is a unisex Woody Chypre fragrance launched in 2022. The nose behind this fragrance is Marc-Antoine Corticchiato. 

Note: Angelica; Bourbon Vetiver, Haitian Vetiver, Italian Orris Root, Clove & Ambrette (Musk Mallow).

A homage scent that conjures the iconic vetiver Bourbon it is named after, now extremely rare since it has all but disappeared from the island of La Reunion where it was once widely grown. With its fresh, green, aromatic facets and earthy, mossy, woody tones, it is the richest, most complete vetiver essence. The quality of reference of the ingredient.

A scentscape that evokes the harvest of the fragrant root at dawn, at the exact moment when the robust root is torn from the soil, a memory of Marc-Antoine Corticchiato's travels to the former Bourbon Island. A volcanic landscape that infuses the mineral facets of vetiver Bourbon essence. Vetiver Bourbon intensifies the earthy nature of the essence, by interlacing it with those of two roots. Angelica, herbaceous, musky, peppery, lashed by the burn of Madagascan clove. And delicately woody iris, lit up by limpid ambrette seed. This is vetiver untamed, torn from the earth of the island of La Reunion.

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - Vetiver Bourbon by Parfum d'Empire is As advertised! Vetiver, highlighting all it's glorious facets to perfection. Rich and very long lasting. The clove note is understated, as it went unnoticed in support of the main show, the finest VETIVER! My wife and I have a few bottles from this house and are fans, but this may be the new favorite. She noticed the Iris note more than I did, but both of us noted the natural rootiness of the fragrance as a pleasing prominent characteristic. Do yourself a favor and sample if you are a lover of vetiver.... Parfum d'Empire Vetiver Bourbon is special.

Fragrantica - After a quick blast of bitter green-ness (artemisia), it's Mr Vetiver to take unapologetically the lead, and dominate down to the base, with noticeable support of cloves, and probably also ambrette to round a bit the darkness of the vetiver. The orris also plays its role by rounding things up by giving a hint of powderiness. Great performance.  What Corticchiato delivered here is a stunning dark vetiver, arguably the best iteration of rooty/nutty vetiver I got to smell in my life of vetiver-addict. I said it....If one found Saab's a bit too shallow, Heeley a bit too earthy, and MPG Route du Vetiver a bit too damp/dark, PdE is the perfect tuning for an easily wearable high quality rooty vetiver, that stays on the contemporary side of things....a deep love for me, and I had to go for a full bottle, at full retail price, a few minutes after trying it in store. That says it all!

Fragrantica - A Vetiver that does justice to the untamed raw material. Vetiver with just some notes that underline or highlight this best of best Vetivers from Reunion. Earthy, rubbery, green, fresh, masculine, mature, genuine, spiritual, grounding, calming, balancing.. If you ever wondered what aromatherapy can do then try a good quality Vetiver

Fragrantica - Nice! Very interesting full spectrum take on Vetiver. This one lies somewhere between Heeley's earthy take on the substance and Hendley's fantastic and underrated Vetiver/Iris combo, Untitled. Solid!  

Fragrantica - This one is surprisingly hitting me as a nice stealthy leather... an ultimate masculine sophisticate. I'll be picking up a full bottle.

Fragrantica - As soon as I smelled it I knew I had to have it. Raw, unbridled and virile.