From a 10 ml miniature bottle
Decided to go with a layered effect today: Mike's Natural Soap in orange/cedar/pepper topped by Montale's Red Vetyver
For me, over the weekend, MPG Route de Vetiver, until I was pretty much out of the decant I had. I think this was a vintage version, by the way. Anyone have any thoughts as to whether it have changed much over the years?
Today, MPG "-Cuir Fétiche"-I do not think MPG has ever made a bad scent (that is a scent I personally actively dislike) that I have had. This one not my fav, but utterly wearable. A civilized leather. Maybe too civilized.
I have both vintage and current RdV and they are very similar. If anything, I'd say the vintage is a bit drier, less fruity than the current version, giving the impression that the vetiver stands out. But they are not far off from each other. MPG Cuir Fetiche is fantastic. I love the interplay of floral and leather, both of which have a "dirty" appeal. By that I mean the floral notes are a combination of white florals lending it an indolic note that blends real well with the leather, which is both tarry and slightly synthetic at the same time. Leather notes are almost always synthetic anyway unless coming from birch tar so I'm not saying anything new but the leather in CF seems to have a bit of both, which is nice.
Great pic, Bill, as usual.
Hey, on a side note ... how do you like the soap?
Evan, the first outing with the soap was not too bad. I had to rework my lather between passes because I got impatient with the loading of the brush at first, but overall it gave a very nice result. I'm going to keep using it for a few days and see if I get better consistency with familiarity. That said, I think all of my trials were driven by user error/learning curve, not the soap!
Yeah, I've found that this is an extremely thirsty soap. It needs a lot more water to build a slick, usable lather than most of my other soaps. Other than that, it's great stuff.
How do you like the scent?
That one was in my line-up for today, but at the last moment I grabbed Tom Ford. It has been a while since I last used my L'Occitane Vetyver and what sticks in my mind is an earthy dry-down that I really enjoy. If I don't use it this week then it is a definite for next. My current line-up for the remaining of the week is soapy florals leading into St Patrick's Day.L'Occitane Vetyver