The market for Vetiver runs from body mist to otto extrait.
Chanel, Guerlain and niche counters share a family and disagree on dose.
Houses
- Guerlain — The reference Vétiver.
- Frédéric Malle — Extraordinaire.
- Chanel — Sycomore.
- Lalique — Encre Noire.
- Tom Ford — Grey Vetiver.
- Carven — The other classic.
Price bands
- Encre-type EDT — Serious root, modest price.
- Designer office vetiver — Grey-weight.
- Heritage Guerlain — The teaching bottle.
- Niche root pile — Malle-weight oil.
Trends
- Profile labeling — Haiti / Java on the box.
- Iris-vetiver unisex — Sycomore children.
- Inky cheap-chic — Encre’s lesson.
- Erosion-story oils — Sustainability copy around the same hedges.
Stats
- Root, not blade — The oil is below ground.
- Two industrial poles — Haiti and Indonesia dominate volume.
- Longevity — High for a “fresh” masculine idea.
- Approachability — Split by smoke and peanut facets.
Price is not quality; it is harvest, IFRA and a story about Vetiver.
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