Archive Vetiver
Base note · Earthy
Vetiver.
Dry roots and smoke, with a cool grassy bitterness.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Vetiver is root, not wood. It smells dry, smoky and a little bitter, with a cool grassy quality and a faint earthiness underneath. It is one of the few materials that is genuinely refreshing and dark at the same time.
It is a corrective note. Over sweet fruit it pulls the whole blend back towards serious; under citrus it makes a fresh fragrance last well past the point where citrus alone would have gone. If you wanted comfort or sweetness, vetiver is the note that will quietly work against you.
Vetiver oil is distilled from the washed and dried roots of a tall tropical grass, most of it grown in Haiti, Java and Réunion. The roots grow metres deep, and the oil smells like where it has been: earth, damp green and cut grass with a smoky mineral edge. It anchors a fragrance like almost nothing else.
Further reading: Vetiver, Wikipedia
In a blend.
The driest base here. Vetiver cuts sweetness and adds grip. It is the fastest way to stop a blend feeling sugary.
Earthy. Natural, grounded notes inspired by soil, moss and root. Shop the earthy scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 4 scents built with it.
Questions about vetiver.
What does vetiver smell like?
Dry roots and smoke, with a cool grassy bitterness. Vetiver is root, not wood. It smells dry, smoky and a little bitter, with a cool grassy quality and a faint earthiness underneath. It is one of the few materials that is genuinely refreshing and dark at the same time.
Is vetiver a top, heart or base note?
It is a base note, so it appears last and stays longest. The driest base here. Vetiver cuts sweetness and adds grip. It is the fastest way to stop a blend feeling sugary.
What does vetiver pair well with?
The studio would start with grapefruit, bergamot, sage and cardamom. It is a corrective note. Over sweet fruit it pulls the whole blend back towards serious; under citrus it makes a fresh fragrance last well past the point where citrus alone would have gone. If you wanted comfort or sweetness, vetiver is the note that will quietly work against you.
What fragrance family is vetiver in?
Earthy. Natural, grounded notes inspired by soil, moss and root.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain vetiver?
4, including Next Gold - Eau De Parfum, Next Slate - Eau De Parfum and Next Slate - Perfume Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Can I use vetiver in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with vetiver.
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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