Vetiver Oriental

Vetiver Oriental is a 2004 Serge Lutens release that folds vetiver into an oriental-woody frame rather than letting it stand alone. The listed pyramid opens with vetiver alongside dark chocolate, amber, oakmoss, iris, guaiac wood, sandalwood, labdanum and musk, so the green-rooty edge of vetiver is met by cocoa, resin and powder from the first moments. The dominant accords run woody, earthy, amber, powdery, aromatic and mossy, which tells you this is a dense, shaded composition rather than a bright citrus vetiver.

Collectors drawn to Lutens's heavier, more atmospheric work should find this a natural fit; it suits wearers who want a vetiver with sweetness, moss and resin underneath, and it reads as unisex. Because the structure is packed into the opening list and no separate heart or base is given, judge it by how those materials settle on skin over hours. Sample first if you prefer dry, mineral vetivers, and buy for the woody-amber-moss character rather than for lift.

Vetiver Oriental 係 Serge Lutens 2004 年作品，將香根草放入東方木質框架，而唔係單獨呈現。香調表以香根草開場，同時列出黑朱古力、琥珀、橡苔、鳶尾、癒創木、檀香、岩薔薇同麝香，所以由第一刻起，香根草嘅青綠根莖感就同可可、樹脂同粉感交纏。主調為木質、泥土、琥珀、粉質、芳香同苔蘚，整體濃密陰翳，唔係明亮柑橘型香根草。

適合鍾意 Lutens 厚重、氣氛型作品嘅收藏者；想要香根草底下有甜、苔蘚同樹脂嘅人會啱用，氣質中性。由於結構集中喺開場列表、無獨立中調同基調，建議試上身觀察數小時變化。若你偏好乾爽礦物感香根草，先試香；選購時著眼木質、琥珀同苔蘚性格，而唔係擴散力。