Joanne Bassett Vert is a perfume in the More Life Collection. Vert is a nice alternative for those that are looking for a natural fougère with a twist.
Vert opens with herbs and a sharp lavender. It’s a refreshing “green” fragrance with dazzling citrus. Vert gets sweeter with wear. It’s not like dessert-sweet but it’s a balsamic vanilla that is a pleasant contrast to the bitter green citrus. Vert wears as herbal sweet. The dry-down is a boozy tonka-vanilla with cocoa powder.
If you like classic masculines, you may be interested in Vert. It has that classic lavender and citrus “eau de cologne” opening and dries down to a “fougère” tonka bean. I also think it is a good, “unexpected” choice for warm weather.
Notes listed include sweet marjoram, French lavender, cypress, rose, green mandarin, vanilla, cistus, angelica root, black currant, balsam, pink grapefruit, cocoa, lemon verbena, and white cognac. PERFUMER – Joanne Bassett
Give Vert a try if you like bitter/sweet perfumes. Or if you like perfumes like Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, Phoenix Botanicals Lavender Noir, Banana Republic Wildblue Noir, Penhaligon’s Endymion and/or Caron Pour Un Homme de Caron. Vert is unisex but I think it leans more masculine. In comparison to the others I listed, Vert does smell more natural.
Projection and longevity are below average which is rather common for all-natural perfumes.
Vert comes in a few sizes and different bottles, including the art bottle featured above. The 1 oz EDP retails for $190 at Joanne Bassett Perfumes. Samples are also available for purchase.
Victoria’s Final EauPINION – Bitter herbs with sweetness. I think this would make a nice masculine scent for summer.
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ok, admittedly, i have not had the pleasure of trying Vert yet… but it sounds very classic AND it’s by one of my favorite perfumers!
JoAnne has a classic approach and a signature style, incredibly talented; these perfumes are handmade. This is art, not some factory conveyor belt concoctions. (even that bottle is hand blown by a local to JoAnne artist.)
ok, admittedly, i am biased toward natural perfumery anyway, and in that i am saying this is some of the cream of that crop. the complaints concerning natural perfumery in general have validity and for that JoAnne has created a mixed media extender (it’s called Extender) to help with longevity (i have not tried it either, so i’m not sure about sillage.)
oh. sorry. i sound like a salesman. *laugh* um…. i like Joanne Bassett. end of story.
Vert is one of those that if you (well, anyone) wears stuff like Caron Pour Une Homme, they should really like this one. It is “old-school” (which I think is a good thing).
My only issue with this one, is that if I were to buy it, I’d overuse it. I’d want it in a splash because of the old-school masculine character that it has.
I saw the Extender on the site and didn’t know what it was. Very cool.
And you’re not a salesman, you’re just enthusiastic! And I love that 🙂
The fragrance sounds nice but I am in love with that bottle.
The bottles for this entire collection are gorgeous. They come in different colors 🙂 There is one that is in like a holographic peacock-y color scheme. So pretty.
Do you mean Intimacy? http://joannebassett.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Intimacy.jpg
Wow – that is pretty.
I am honored to have you review my Vert eau de parfum…She is a walk in Provence…and much more..
Thank you for reviewing it.
You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing!