Parfumerie Generale Vetiver Matale 6.1 - The Rework Collection is a woody, ambery, powdery fragrance. It is the third and last installment of the Trilogy Matale (Hyperessence Matale 12 and L’Eau Rare Metale 06) and is a beautiful androgynous vetiver scent. The main note – Vetiver Bourbon – is extremely pure, warm, silky and slightly smoky and is blended with green tea and blond tobacco absolute and accented with heliotrope, cashmeran and honey resinoid. Pierre Guilliame used a 20% concentration for this scent. It is an eau de toilette, edt.
The story behind Vetiver Matale is that there were three fragrances originally created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Parfumerie Generale. Owner and perfumer Pierre Guillaume showcased these three (Coze Verde, Feves Tonka and Arabian Horse) at Pitti Fragranze in Florence, Italy in 2012. He introduced the fragrances as his personal achievement as an artist. They were not for sale at the time as they were created only to celebrate the anniversary. Now two of these fragrances and one additional one (Vetiver Matale) are available. Under The Rework Collection (a micro-series available only for online purchasing) and using the “X.1” system as all of his fragrances are numbered, Pierre Guillaume revisits or delves deeper into some of his compositions. Whether it is because his style, technique or personal tastes have evolved, or because he has found a new ingredient that enables him to rework his formula, he can retrace his steps to offer new emotions. Coze Verde 2.1 is the revisitation of Coze 2 after 10 years and Arabian Horse 3.1 is the revisitation of Cuir Venenum 3 after 10 years. The third fragrance is his final installment on the topic of tea from Sri Lanka – Vetiver Matale.
