Note

Vetiver

Vetiver smells of dry roots, earth, and grass, sometimes with grapefruit bitterness or gentle smoke. It forms a lasting woody base and works well with citrus, spices, and mossy notes.

In 651 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
1%
Heart
16%
Drydown
82%
Vetiver roots, bundled
Vetiver roots, bundled. Photo by David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Most popular with vetiver

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to vetiver more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for earthy, aromatic and fresh spicy far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • woody
  • sweet
  • earthy
  • citrus
  • aromatic
  • white floral
  • green
  • fruity