L’Etrog
Lemon and bergamot open cleanly, offering a familiar citrus brightness that dissipates relatively quickly and serves mainly as an entry point rather than a sustained character.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
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- Patchouli90
- Fresh50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Lemon
- Bergamot
By the editors · 2 min readLemon and bergamot open cleanly, offering a familiar citrus brightness that dissipates relatively quickly and serves mainly as an entry point rather than a sustained character. The citrus is straightforward, neither complex nor lingering.
Patchouli and vetiver make up the real structure here. Patchouli reads earthy and slightly sweet, while vetiver brings a dry, rooty depth that keeps the composition firmly grounded. Together they produce a dense, austere base that dominates most of the wear.
The overall character is minimal and predominantly earthy-woody — two major materials, a brief citrus preface. Linear in development, more functional than theatrical, and best suited to those who appreciate raw, unadorned patchouli-vetiver constructions.
Scent twins
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