Tom Ford · 2009

Grey Vetiver

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Sunny grapefruit and orange blossom with warm nutmeg and pimento, over dry vetiver, oakmoss, orris and amber woods.

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Grey Vetiver’s scent picture, a draft: orange flower, grapefruit, nutmeg, allspice, vetiver, oakmoss drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Grey Vetiver, top notes: Orange flower, Grapefruit, Sage, Sweet orange, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Grey Vetiver, heart: Nutmeg, Allspice, Clove

Dry-downwhat stays

Grey Vetiver, dry-down: Vetiver, Oakmoss, Iris, Virginia cedar, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Coumarin (new-mown hay), Galaxolide (musk)

What’s inside it

Wearers say

Smells like it

For less

Bois ImpérialEssential Parfums · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Grey Vetiverabout $105 for 100 ml · about half of Grey Vetiver’s $240

Shoppers call a cheaper stand-in a dupe.

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), nutmeg, vetiver, oakmoss and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Grey Vetiver’s $240
Eau de Grey VetiverTom Ford · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), grapefruit, vetiver, oakmoss and 1 more$200 for 100 ml · about the same as Grey Vetiver’s $240
Classic BlackJaguar · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), nutmeg, vetiver and oakmoss
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.