About the Perfume:
Highly unusual with its overdose of vetiver (close to 25 percent, three times as much as contained in other vetiver perfumes), "Vétiver Extraordinaire" has sparked new enthusiasm for this classic mens fragrance category. Here Dominique Ropion introduces a new essence of Haitian vetiver, stripped of its bitter edge, which he matches with five woody notes to play up the scents various facets. The result is surprisingly fresh, crisp and harmonious. A thoroughly polished, nearly purified note to express the essence of a vetiver without ever following the easy road.
About the Perfumer:
Dominique Ropion trained at the legendary Roure Bertrand Dupont laboratory before going to work with Jean-Louis Sieuzac, one of the perfumery worlds great technicians. Today he is a star perfumer at IFF. What makes Ropions work special is the mix of precision and freedom, and his quest to create new, harmonious accords by pairing ingredients, which are polar opposites. An adventurer who abandons himself to instinct, Dominique Ropion is also extremely rigorous in the final stages of the formulation of each of his fragrances.
Les Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle was founded in 2000 as a result of Frédéric Malle's determination to revive perfumery and restore its former glory. Driven by the desire to elevate the greatest perfumers to the pinnacle of their art, he grants them complete freedom in creation, providing them with exceptional raw materials and imposing no time, budget, or marketing constraints. With over thirty years of experience in the world of perfume, Frédéric Malle is now regarded as the foremost expert in perfumery. Unconventional and an aesthete defying classification, he offers artists the opportunity to stand out, encouraging them to develop their own idiom and celebrating their creativity. Thus, each collaboration gives birth to a masterpiece - a perfume whose creator is proud enough to sign it with their name, for the first time ever.