Vendor: Perfumérica
HC3 Amaderado Chipré
zesty bergamot and sweet lime over earthy patchouli
72 perfumes on Scendira list bourbon vetiver as a note. Each one is here by rule: bourbon vetiver appears in its top, heart or base notes. Smoky, earthy, rich vetiver from Réunion - deep and rooty.
By community mentions, the most-discussed bourbon vetiver perfumes on Scendira are BDK Gris Charnel, Lalique Encre Noire, and BDK Gris Charnel Extrait.
This page is the bourbon vetiver note itself; for the wider family, see Vetiver perfumes · Woody perfumes. Not sure where to start? Ask Dira to match a bourbon vetiver perfume to one you already love.
Vendor: Perfumérica
zesty bergamot and sweet lime over earthy patchouli
Vendor: Caron
cool mint breeze, green vetiver with soft musk
Vendor: The Dua Brand
creamy vanilla, honeyed rum, with incense
Vendor: BDK
Creamy fig tea with spiced, powdery sandalwood
Vendor: The Dua Brand
black tea and tonka, woody and powdery
Vendor: The Dua Brand
Warm vanilla tea, earthy vetiver, soft powder
Vendor: Profumi d'Art (Art Landi Profumi)
cool lavender and citrus with green herbs
Vendor: Etat Libre d'Orange
spiced rum, creamy vanilla, smoky chestnut.
Vendor: Salvatore Ferragamo
Spiced amber resin with smoky cedar warmth
Vendor: Profumi d'Art X Armaf
bright citrus, basil and mint with powdery iris
Vendor: Perfumérica
creamy sandalwood with violet-cool woods
Vendor: Perfumérica
smoky oud and vetiver, citrus-edged woods
Vendor: Molton Brown
sunlit citrus peel with green vetiver
Vendor: Molton Brown
Sunlit citrus and fresh vetiver on mossy suede
Vendor: Milano Fragranze
Bright citrus splash with peppery, woody herb
Vendor: Mercedes Benz
Spicy citrus and violet, woody cedar haze
Bourbon vetiver is vetiver grown in Réunion, once called Île Bourbon. Its roots give an earthy, smoky and slightly sweet oil that many perfumers prize.
Bourbon vetiver is a base note. Vetiver evaporates slowly, so it supplies the dry, woody last stretch of a scent.
The names that come up most are BDK Gris Charnel, Lalique Encre Noire and BDK Gris Charnel Extrait, out of 72 Bourbon vetiver perfumes on Scendira.