Sel de Vetiver The Different Company for men

no, no, no...definitely no.(IMHO)
vetiver dance is a little bit pinky sweet,floral and feminen.
but SDV is salty(peppery), a little bit burnt,woody vetiver and unisex but on masculine side.
TDC-SDV is fairly better than Tauer VD.

Well, this is a pleasant surprise! With a name like SEL DE VETIVER, what could one realistically expect? In fact, this creation by The Different Company really is quite different. A refreshing vetiver with a very detectable salt note which offers all of the refreshment of sitting out at the end of a pier at the seashore on a cool day. The vetiver is there like the planks of wood that form the pier, and as the waves crash rhythmically on the shore, they create a mist which dries on my face, leaving a fine salt layer behind.

This is a unique take on the classic vetiver cologne. A great example of "less is more"! Or, perhaps more aptly, in this case: "a skillful blend hides most of its notes..."

Magnifico vetiver.
Tan solo la he probado una vez, directamente en mi piel, me entusiasmó.
Es fresca pero persistente, con el tono ligeramente amargo y seco del vetiver de Haiti.
En cuanto pueda la compro, aunque dudo entre esta fragancia y otro vetiver que tambien me gusta muchisimo y que es diferente de este, me debato entre comprar primero Vetiver Extraordinarie de F.Malle o este.

Sel de vetiver fits perfectly the idea I have about vetiver's fragrances. Straight ahead, uncompromising but still classy and distinctive. A pretty linear (yet not simplicistic) composition to tribute this amazing roots in their full potential. Earthy, salty and easy to wear. In my "vetiver favourite list" together with Vetiver Extraordinaire, Sycomore, Encre Noir and Route Du Vetiver. Very Good.

Rating: 7.5/10

This is one of my favorite TDC scents - just packed with contrasts and freshness.

Vetiver is such a perfume mainstay that to create something truly new with this iconic note is a challenge, but Sel de Vetiver manages to add a whole world of difference to it by introducing the salt note.

The opening is almost fierce: a rush of really spicy citrus that "pinches" the nose a bit before galloping rapidly into the vetiver. But this vetiver is somewhat tempered, first by the initial "pinch" but more by the interesting combination of florals behind it. Again, a "pinchy" kind of geranium and the velvet of ylang-ylang take the vetiver into a more secret, green space. That's where TDC makes the genius move toward a saltiness that one can almost taste on the back of the throat. It's not a sea-scent at all, or a "fresh-air" scent of salty breezes. It's more complicated and subtle. It's dark, like some of the gourmet salts from northern climes which are a blue-grey colour rather than a refined white.

And then there's that hint of liquor - a shot glass filled with a woodsy, well-aged bourbon - just enough to hint at the real sexiness of this fragrance. It is a cooling scent, but behind all the cool is a heart of flickering, fiery spice and the hint of romance. Perfect for man or woman, full of interest and originality.

In the beginning, there is citrus. This probably sounds odd, but it’s just like tasting grapefruit with salt sprinkled on top of it. All too soon, though, the citrus dies away and the vetiver and its companions take over. The vetiver is gray and bitter, as it should be, and is accented by just the slightest hint of dry, peppery spice, the listed cardamon plus a few other things, possibly coriander. There’s also just the tiniest hint of something floral, but it’s subtle, focused mainly on iris. Then the bitterness goes away and there’s more sillage than I would ever have thought. It’s gorgeous, a perfect combination of notes. It’s like floating in a womb of fragrant salt water full of luscious nutrients. It’s the scent they would have used to lull the tank-people into submission in “The Matrix”.

When I first smelled the sillage, it was one of those infatuated, “OMG, this is the Holy Grail!” moments, which, of course, like infatuated love, never last very long. As the scent died away, so did the initial excitement. Sel de Vetiver cannot go into my wear-to-work rotation because it only lasts about 4 hours and I like for the scents that I put on in the morning to last through the evening. What a treat to be pleasantly surprised, though.

I can see how Sel de Vetiver would be nice layered with TDC’s Bergamote, as suggested by another reviewer. This seems like a good use for the bergamot, since by itself it’s much too thin, linear, and short-lived.

This is fresh and smells a lot like L'Artisan Jatamansi but stronger to me. Has that clean smell to it. Similar to kitchen clean smell to me, don't know if I would wear this. It is very cool almost Menthol cool feels light on my skin. Not something I would normally wear but maybe once in a while. Drydown smells like wet paint on my skin.

Amazing. An earthy vetiver with a salty overtone, mouthwatering, not kidding. Prefer it to the coolness of Guerlain's Vetiver, the darkness of Jo Malone's coffee inspired vetiver, the complexity of even Frederic Malle's vetiver. A smmoth intriguing experience especially when mixed with TDC's Bergamot. Kudo's to the Ellena family, father and daughter, my fave noses!