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Filippo Sorcinelli Lavs vs Miller Harris Vetiver Insolent
Lavs is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
Black PepperCardamomJasmine
Heart
elemiLabdanumClovesCoriander
Base
OpoponaxOakmossPalisander RosewoodAmberTonka Bean
Accords
Amber
100%
Aromatic
89%
Warm spicy
79%
Balsamic
77%
Fresh spicy
66%
Woody
57%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Lavs by Filippo Sorcinelli is a Oriental fragrance for women and men. Lavs was launched in 2014. Top notes are Black Pepper, Cardamom and Jasmine; middle notes are elemi, Labdanum, Cloves and Coriander; base notes are Opoponax, Oakmoss, Palisander Rosewood, Amber and Tonka Bean. The first essence conceived by UNUM wants to celebrate the Atelier where Lavs was born. Lavs means excellence, a factory where arts and ideas together generate spirituality , beauty and mysticism.LAVS, extrait de parfum is an hymn to the Spirit: UNUM celebrates it with the Bois de Rose, whose symbology take us back to protection, harmony and balance.The rosewood becomes custody of the senses, a protecting and accompanying energy. From this dark background, a mystic symphony of Oak Moss, Oriental, and Tonka Bean, opens up. This last spice, from Columbia, requires one year drying and emanates herbs, vanilla, tobacco, caramel, honey because of his main essence named Coumarin.It also contain cloves flavor. Tonka Bean in South America is considered as a lucky charm. An other fundamental ingredient of LAVS is Opponax, a sort of sweet myrrh , a plant that produces a purifying golden resin. Opponax comes from Somalia, Egyptians used it for fumigations and to flavor wines.Passing by Ambra, Lavs moves us with Elemi’s musics, an oleoresin obtained by engraving, Elemi is very aromatic and spicy. In the ancient time this oil has been used by Arabic and Turks. His balancing qualities lead us to a deep peace feelings,and open us to an unique mystic experience.Deep inside LAVS we also find cloves, coriander and labdanum notes. Labdanum, with the heat of the sun, exudes from Citrus Ladanifer bushes in the area western Mediterranean area. Egyptians used Labdanum as a component of their holy incense and it seems that the fake beards of the Pharaohs were made by goat hair soaked in this kind of resin. Labdanum is also called Gilead in the Holy Bible. Nowadays Labdanum is harvest in Crete with a special tool.This parfume is very complex, amber, antique, the smell of an old trunk full of dusty clothes, but its nuances can be close to the leather, to the sweet and honeyed, woody, smoked musk.Concerning the head notes, Lavs prefers three essences: the precious, mild, sensual Jasmine, the tropical Cardamom, and the evocative, intense Black Pepper, the spices king since ever. Around the Black Pepper the whole Lavs symphony play and harmonize.
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Notes
Top
elemiCardamomBlack PepperBergamot
Heart
IrisAmberLavender
Base
VetiverOakmossTonka Bean
Accords
Aromatic
100%
Earthy
68%
Woody
64%
Warm spicy
61%
Fresh spicy
61%
Amber
48%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallspringwinter
About
Vetiver Insolent by Miller Harris is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Vetiver Insolent was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Mathieu Nardin. Top notes are elemi, Cardamom, Black Pepper and Bergamot; middle notes are Iris, Amber and Lavender; base notes are Vetiver, Oakmoss and Tonka Bean.
Notes in Common
38% sharedShared (6)
Black PepperCardamomelemiOakmossAmberTonka Bean
Only in Lavs
JasmineLabdanumClovesCorianderOpoponaxPalisander Rosewood
Only in Vetiver Insolent
BergamotIrisLavenderVetiver
Rating
4.19vs4.15
Ratings
1,704vs412
Concentration
Extraitvs
Launch Year
2014vs2016
Which should I buy?
Lavs is the community's favourite of the two.
- Lavs is rated higher by the community: 4.19 from 1,704 ratings, against 4.15 from 412.
- Longevity votes for both lean "long lasting".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall first.
Buy Lavs if you want the higher-rated option; pick Vetiver Insolent if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.