[香评] Second opinion: Frédéric Malle

bullshit163

From here on now, I will revisit the so-called classics that I don't get at first.
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Today I am revisiting Vertiver Extraordinaire.

Being one of the most popular creations in Frédéric Malle's exclusive line, VE didn't immediately warm to me.

I thought this might be a good sign of a truly enduring cologne, since most of what I've grown to hate now are those that I liked upon first wearing.

So after a full day vertiver immesion, what have I concluded? I've decided.....

I don't care for it.

VE is comparable to Encre Noire on many levels. Both used the same kind of vertiver and both reminded me of trees. VE gives out more of an airy feel due to its mineral quality whereas EN,albeit equally aquatic, tones down a bit on the fresh side and adds more of a darkish element because of the inky smell.

So what is it that I don't like? Nothing. I like it as a perfectly wearable everyday scent. But it's by no means Exraordinaire. Yes, the ingredients are top-notch, the vertiver you find in VE is perhaps the rawest kind on the market, but it's not universally pleasant to everyone's nose. VE is best appreciated when sniffing from afar. The other day I stuck my nose close to the skin, I got dizzy, like the headache you get from inhaling too much chemical smell in a freshly painted house.

Is it worth the hype? No. EN of the same quantity can be had for 30 bucks. Then again, to justify the exorbitant price tag for something this ordinaire through snob marketing is probably not a tall order for Frédéric Malle, I will even agree that it's a fantastic office scent.

But I don't care for it.

bullshit163

LOL, English+access restriction=thread killer

Elysium

那我來表示支持一下吧。

bullshit163

印象说你好象有一瓶VE,现在还是很喜欢么?

Elysium

印象说你好象有一瓶VE,现在还是很喜欢么?
bullshit163 发表于 2009-9-29 04:36

我是買了瓶送人，我還是喜歡……只是送給的人不那麽喜歡……，現在人家喜歡Chanel的Eau de Cologne……

bach2000

为什么会觉得VE和NC很接近呢？
我以前听Awo和Silentwave说VE如何的极致，如何的苦，但是我试下来到觉得远不及EN一开始的冲。不过两款我都还满喜欢的。

bullshit163

甚么是NC?
我觉得和EN很接近,但是EN更绿一些,EN只是前调苦得有点象油漆,VE则是从头到尾一直苦下去.没有甚么变化而且矿石气味严重.

bach2000

甚么是NC?
我觉得和EN很接近,但是EN更绿一些,EN只是前调苦得有点象油漆,VE则是从头到尾一直苦下去.没有甚么变化而且矿石气味严重.
bullshit163 发表于 2009-9-30 06:30

打错了。是EN。

bullshit163

上礼拜用的VE,衣服上还闻得到啊,变得只剩VERTIVER了,看来从持久力来看那钱还是值得淘的.

jjjohn

nice one.