Note

Vetiver

Vetiver appears in 7,424 perfumes, most often alongside bergamot, patchouli, cedar. Perfumes that lead with it tend to read woody and aromatic.

In 7,424 perfumes, the leading note in 592. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
0%
Heart
14%
Drydown
86%
Vetiver roots, bundled
Vetiver roots, bundled. Photo by David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Where it leads

Perfumes in which vetiver is the note people notice most.

Most popular with vetiver

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to vetiver more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Woody and aromatic above all. Reaches for earthy and fresh spicy far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for sweet and fruity.

  • woody
  • aromatic
  • earthy
  • citrus
  • fresh spicy
  • warm spicy
  • green
  • amber