Les Nombres d'Or: Vetyver

Mona di Orio · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2011

≈ $225 · 100ml · approx. retail

A 2011 Les Nombres d'Or release built around Bourbon vetiver, opening with ginger and grapefruit and settling into a spiced, patchouli-musk base, offered as an alternative to more aromachemical-heavy mainstream vetiver fragrances.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

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