Creed · 2004
Original Vetiver
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
Bright citrus breeze over fresh green vetiver
Scent Notes
Fresh / Green
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About This Perfume
Original Vetiver by Creed is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Original Vetiver was launched in 2004. Original Vetiver was created by Olivier Creed and Erwin Creed. Top notes are Bergamot, Ginger and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Haitian Vetiver, Sandalwood and Iris; base notes are Musk and Ambergris. Original Vetiver is Creed's modern take on the classic Vetiver fragrance. Vetiver fragrances traditionally derive their scent from the root of the plant. Original Vetiver infuses vetiver leaves into the blend for a fresh and original effect. This unisex fragrance pairs vetiver with Mediterranean citrus and spice, for a warm, sensual and sophisticated aroma. The top notes consist of ginger, mandarin and bergamot. Middle notes incorporate vetiver from Haiti, Mysore sandalwood and Florentine Iris. The base notes include musk and ambergris.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Creed dates its house history to 1760 (with the modern perfume business rebuilt from 1970s Grasse forward); Scendira lists 144 Creed fragrances with 38 in stock. Prices run $35 to $780, Creed sits firmly in the luxury tier, with Aventus, Silver Mountain Water and Green Irish Tweed as the three references that shaped modern masculine niche perfumery. The stocked catalogue leans fresh-unisex on average. Community top five right now: Absolu Aventus 2023 (blackcurrant-pineapple-cardamom, the 2023 flanker), Vetiver Geranium (bergamot-geranium-cedar, 2014), Spice and Wood (apple-clove-birch, 2010), Jardin d'Amalfi (sunlit citrus-apple, 2011) and Virgin Island Water 2007 (lime-coconut-tonka). Aventus itself remains the anchor: fruity, smoky, unisex-leaning masculine, batch-to-batch variance is real and a known community discussion point. Newer flankers Aventus Cologne and Absolu Aventus 2023 sit next to the original in the range.
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