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VERMEIL FOR MEN


by JEAN LUIS VERMEIL


VERMEIL FOR MEN
Tobacco and booze and a touch of tang: a fine combination.  

The opening is boozy with a touch of citrus, bergamot mainly,  and a herbal undertone.  After the first hour a very nice, deep note of mildly sweet pipe tobacco takes over, and dominates until the end.  It ins partly contributed to by a patchouli impression and is not a dark one,  and some violet leaf.  It is quite sharp ant times, especially in the beginning.

Throughout the drydown whiffs of ginger are in the background, giving it a nigh-metallic undertone at times.  There is a transient admixture of a gentle amber, and towards the end a touch of oakmoss appears temporarily, with touches of a fruity undertone - blackcurrants with whiffs of green, unripe apples.  

Overall this scent, released about 1995, for warm autumn days is quite linear but well done, a confident strong scent with good silage and projection.  Longevity is decent on my skin - over five hours.

3.5/5