The Perfume Library

Michael Sontag FORM

7.6

Verdúu · 2016

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Verdúu Michael Sontag FORM is a unisex scent that links an opening of ylang-ylang and cardamom to a leathery, earthy body of suede, cumin and birch tar. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Voters spread their picks across autumn, winter and spring, with summer trailing. Evening and night out lead the occasions. It leans slightly masculine, though many call it feminine. It has been discontinued. Geranium and bergamot sit beside the ylang-ylang and cardamom up top, sweet and floral. The heart holds cistus, jasmine, styrax and suede, with cumin adding an animal, spicy edge. Cedarwood, oak wood, patchouli, musk and birch tar make the base woody, resinous and leathery.

Goetze Gegenwart

7.5

Verdúu · 2016

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Verdúu Goetze Gegenwart opens with ginger, cardamom and bergamot and settles into vetiver and sandalwood, a fresh, spicy men's scent suited to daytime and work; it has been discontinued. Most voters pick it for daytime, business and leisure, with night out and evening far behind. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it leaves a gentle trail without filling the room. It is classed as a men's fragrance. The opening of ginger, coriander, cardamom, tea and bergamot is fresh, citrusy and spicy. The heart of rose, lavender, basil, violet and nutmeg adds a floral, green softness. The base of vetiver, sandalwood, tonka bean and musk rests on a woody, creamy footing.

Matthew Miller

7.1

Verdúu · 2018

Green · Spicy · Woody

Verdúu Matthew Miller is a unisex fragrance that sets a green, spicy character against a smoky, leathery base. The notes don't form a top-to-base pyramid, so the scent reads as a whole: green notes and spicy notes lead, with balsamic notes, leathery notes, smoky notes and woody notes beneath them. The accords are dominated by green, spicy and woody, while animal, resinous and earthy tones stay in the background and pull it towards a raw, rugged side. It isn't bright or sweet; it smells dry, smoky and a little wild. Korloff Cuir Mythique and Bottega Veneta Parco Palladiano XI: Castagno have a close profile.

Verdúu · 2017

Fresh · Citrus · Floral