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Fat Electrician Semi-Modern Vetiver
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Fat Electrician Semi-Modern Vetiver by Etat Libre d'Orange is a woody oriental fragrance for men. This composition was launched in 2009 and was created by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu.
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Although I’m not planning to buy it, I now understand why it’s the best from this niche house. It smells youthful, evoking the 70s with a blend of innocence and rebellion. The vetiver holds its own against the greats like Puig or Guerlain. The vanilla is pleasant without being cloying, with a spicy oriental touch. It reminds me of a perfume my dad used in the 80s; I can’t recall the name, but I’m sure I’ll find it. Highly recommended.
Even if you don’t buy it, I understand why it’s the jewel of this niche house. It smells youthful, bringing back the 70s with that mix of innocence and rebellion. The vetiver holds its own against the greats like Puig or Guerlain. The vanilla is pleasant without being cloying and has a spicy oriental touch. It reminds me of a scent my dad used in the 80s; I can’t recall the name, but I’m sure I’ll find it. Highly recommended.
I hesitated at first due to the price, but when it dropped, I simply couldn’t resist. It smells clean, nothing odd, and that vetiver takes you on a journey back in time, reminding me of Puig. It lasts a long time on the skin (it’s an EDP), and although they say it’s for men, it’s pure unisex. I love the vetiver blended with sweet spices like myrrh and vanilla; it’s not gourmand but it smells fantastic. Highly recommended.
So glad you liked it, azuriiita, and so well described (who better than you for the notes?). I died laughing at the manufacturer’s madness: ‘Her beauty was her greatest asset. Midnight cowboy, her glory was to consume herself in service of others. Now, she is a fat electrician in New Jersey, cursed with the memory of her glory days. Because all beauty carries with it the knowledge that it cannot endure…’ hahaha, in my opinion, it has nothing to do with the perfume. I still think it’s the best vetiver I’ve tried, by far. So if you are a vetiver lover, don’t hesitate to buy it.
Interesting fragrance. It was one of the most intriguing from ELdO, so I decided to buy it… and honestly, I’m very happy. It’s listed as ‘for men’ (effectively, I think it would suit an attractive and sexy man perfectly) but I like it so much and it suits me so well that I’ll use it whenever I feel like it. The first impression upon spraying it, for example on the wrist, is an aromatic effluvium that penetrates the nose like a sort of dry myrrh incense, opoponax and vanilla… it’s an enveloping and captivating sensation (at least for me, who love those three things); then comes a ‘spark’ (that’s how my brain interprets it due to the connection it makes with the olfactory system) and a smell of burnt cable! (yes, as you read it)… believe me, I know that smell very well… note that I say burnt cable and not ‘cable burning’… that smell, along with the opening notes, lasts one or two minutes on my skin… then the opening notes return, this time sweeter and somewhat ‘creamy’ (I imagine due to the action of the remaining notes: chestnut and whipped cream) and the star of the show makes its way: the vetiver. The vetiver of FE is fabulous… almost as punchy, realistic and fine as the Encre Noir ~ Lalique, but by dispensing with the cypress (among others in EN) and relying more on olive and other notes with sweet traits like vanilla and others, it feels much softer… as time passes, it seems to melt with the skin and is truly exquisite. On my skin, it’s a sort of ‘sweet and resinous vetiver’. The olive leaves are better perceived in the residual aroma. I’m simply delighted <3 ... honestly, it could be unisex. There isn't a shred of machismo or brusqueness in FE; on the contrary, it is refined and subtle, although with excellent presence; moderate but well-perceptible sillage and longevity of more than 12h. I share the translation of the manufacturer's sketch about the fragrance: 'Her beauty had been her greatest asset. Midnight cowboy, her glory was to consume herself in service of others. Now, she is a fat electrician in New Jersey, cursed with the memory of her glory days. Because all beauty carries with it the knowledge that it cannot endure...'
I was very intrigued by ELdO and after trying it, I’m so delighted! It’s listed for men, but it suits me perfectly. Upon application, it smells of dry incense with myrrh, opoponax and vanilla, very enveloping. Then there’s a brief flash of burnt cable (yes, as read, it lasts about two minutes) before turning sweet and creamy with chestnut and whipped cream. The star is the vetiver, fabulous, soft and refined, almost like Encre Noir but sweeter. It blends with the skin and is exquisite. Simply delighted, it could be unisex, it’s refined and lasts over 12 hours.
A modern and curious version of vetiver: sparkling and electrifying, but with a sweet touch, almost half caramelised. At the base, you can note the house’s galvanised musk seal. Good fragrance.
ELDO is a curious house, the most contradictorily populist of the niche, but not because it’s conventional, but because it’s the most popular in its category. Fat Electrician has a similar humour to Moschino, but while they play with the image, ELDO bets on the concept. A name like ‘Fat Electrician’ promises well, and the reality is that it’s a tragic story about the decline of a man losing his glories. It’s a character, not just a scent. It begins with something electric and woody from the vetiver, then moves to something sweet like a café breakfast, followed by that burnt cable note (yes, they take it seriously) and ends with smoked olive and dry vanilla. It’s original, hard to forget, and melancholic. The fixation and trail are average, ideal for summer nights.
Etats Libre d’Orange is a curious house, the most contradictorily populist in the niche: their products are unconventional, yet the most popular upon entering this category. Fat Electrician gives a flavour similar to Moschino in ludism and humour, but while Moschino bets on aesthetics, they bet on the conceptual. Launching a fragrance called ‘Fat Electrician’ with an anal stripe as a promoter means they either have a lot of fun, or possess an abstract genius incomprehensible to most (the reality is it’s neither). In literary terms, it’s not just an allusion to bad habits or precarious life (otherwise it would smell like fried chicken and burnt cables), but a melancholic and tragic story about the decline of a man who lost his glories and became a fat electrician. Attributing an abstract character is not misguided, especially when contrasted with the trend of fragrances for bold and beautiful women. My apologies to those who see only aromas; Fat Electrician is a character. The fragrance starts with a woody and sparkling note, almost electric, due to an unusual use of vetiver. Then it moves to a honeyed and sweet trail, like a café breakfast (coffee with cream, a pastry, and toast). Then comes a surprise: burnt electrical cables (I didn’t expect them to take their brief so seriously). It finishes with smoked olive and rough, dry vanilla. It is purely original and hard to forget, although some bold notes may disappoint. It is promiscuous and laconic, like a story that wants to stop being read. Interesting and melancholic, it has left me satisfied. Fixation and sillage are average, but they expand in favourable climates, such as summer nights.
This is the best of ELDO and the one that lasts longest on my skin, without a doubt. It has won my respect until today. Soft and playful, it suits day or night. It has a slightly sweet touch from the whipped cream and candied caramel that appear mid-drydown; they smell sweet but not cloying. The vetiver dominates from start to finish; I don’t notice the myrrh, but I do detect a bit of dry opoponax, and the olive leaves give more creaminess to the vetiver. I didn’t detect vanilla. The projection is closer to the skin, but it lasts around 12 hours. Ideal for vetiver fans: it’s sensual, almost linear, versatile for romantic nights or the gym, and for any season. Longevity: 10/10, Versatility: 9/10, Projection: 7/10, Fixation: 9/10, Quality: 9/10, Sillage: 7.5/10, Scent: 9/10, Total: 9.5/10
Semi-formal vetiver with candied chestnuts and whipped cream in the Maisondieu style: sweet, fine, delicate, urban, and with an animalic base that adds glamour and class. A real gem!!! Rating: 9
I like the performance of this fragrance: it doesn’t last forever, which can sometimes be tiring, but it doesn’t fade in intensity quickly, which is rare. The scent isn’t bad, but I don’t see myself buying more. The opening olive leaf is very vegetal and doesn’t suit me at all. I was wary of the whipped cream because it’s trendy and many smell the same, but here it doesn’t overpower others. The dominant accord is candied chestnuts: little nuttiness and lots of sweetness, which I enjoy. I don’t detect much vetiver as others do, perhaps more as it dries down. The problem is that occasionally notes of opoponax bother me, something dirty and cloying. Combined with the opening, I rule it out among my perfumes, but I recommend trying it.
Semi-formal vetiver with candied chestnuts and whipped cream in the style of Maisondieu. It’s sweet, refined, delicate, urban and has a musky base note that adds glamour and class. A real treat!!! Rating: 9.
This vetiver is very similar to Encre Noire, perhaps its sport version. It’s a good fragrance with that chestnut note giving it an autumnal, wintry, almost Christmas feel. It smells delicious and I see it as very unisex.
Not much vetiver and plenty of sweetness in this Fat Electrician. I fell in love with that almost imperceptible vetiver; I was worried because it’s not my favourite note, but it’s a brilliant fragrance, totally unisex with good longevity and projection. Whipped cream dominates the entire life of the scent without changing much. Well done by ELDO.
Little vetiver and lots of sweetness in this Fat Electrician. I’ve fallen in love with this almost imperceptible vetiver. I was worried because I don’t usually like it, but it’s a very good perfume, totally unisex, with good longevity and projection. The whipped cream dominates almost the entire life of the fragrance without changing much. Well done, ELDO.
I absolutely love that chestnut note; it’s something few fragrances capture well. The very first whiff transported me back to childhood: trips to the village to visit my grandparents, gathering chestnuts and roasting them by the fireplace. Although it smells more of cooked or candied chestnuts than smoked ones, the vetiver adds a brilliant green nuance that complements it perfectly. The balsamic base makes it warm, almost like a good body mist or moisturiser. It’s super versatile and unisex, ideal for everyday wear, though the projection is very soft and longevity is average. Scent: 9, Longevity: 7, Projection: 6, Value for money: 5, Versatility: 8, Originality: 8, Overall: 8
Interesting perfume from ELDO. After years of testing the brand, my perception has changed greatly. At first, I thought it was the typical irreverent brand trying to make money from the clueless. After trying several, I found a house with well-made perfumes, with a twist, updating classic perfumery. This Fat Electrician is an heir to the 80s masculine oriental scents, with a Comme des Garçons twist due to its incense tone. It’s short on vetiver; if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to Hermès Vetiver Tonka, don’t bother. I go crazy for Hermessence, but this ELDO doesn’t resemble it beyond a faint dream of sweetened vetiver. What defines Fat Electrician is its sweetness, but for adults: a resinous sweetness that distances it from commercial sweetness. There are no ethylmaltoles or anything fuchsia. It presents a lot of manufactured sweetness, edible but excellently recreated to seem mature. After the opening, where the green, sweetened vetiver is indeed savoured, the note moves to the background but doesn’t disappear. What stands out strongly and annoys me is the myrrh, which defines the blend until the end. A myrrh with residues of antiseptic detergent and floral. To the score joins the laurel (or olive leaves), with its brittle, dusty aromatic dirt. To finish, a confectionery sweetness body takes over. God knows I’m antigourmand, but here the gluttonous element is so integrated that I enjoy smelling my hand. It’s listed as candied chestnut and whipped cream, but I smell a mass of sugared, woody sweetness with a salty touch that makes your mouth water. In short, it’s defensible, easy to use, but doesn’t smell like a pile. It’s just that perfume you get used to, not too common but not an oud extravagance. I like the legend of the young, handsome man who, with the years, gets fat and in decline, working as an electrician. It led me to recreate those cool 80s orientals that incorporated extravagant notes like myrrh. A almost unisex mix that navigated between feminine and masculine until defining itself as an inflated masculine base. That’s what this ELDO makes me think of, in Miami Vice and similar 80s aesthetics. It could be unisex, though on my nose it leans towards the masculine side. It smells like something old and outdated but modernised; it could be the perfume of some bloke walking into Goldie’s while they flirt until the sarcastic Dorothy cuts the chatter. Fat Electrician smells like an 80s cool guy and at the same time feels current, interesting and comfortable.
An interesting perfume from ELDO. After years of trying their proposals, my prejudice against irreverent names has changed. I thought it was an artist brand for the clueless, but it turns out they make well-crafted and modern perfumes. This Fat Electrician is an heir to the masculine oriental fragrances of the 80s, with an incense touch. The vetiver is short; don’t compare it to Hermès Vetiver Tonka. What defines this fragrance is its resinous sweetness, nothing of those cheap sugars. After the opening, the vetiver fades into the background as a humid aura. The myrrh is strong, with that antiseptic 80s touch that I don’t particularly like. The olive (or laurel) leaves give a dusty touch. The sweet body of chestnut and whipped cream is so well integrated that I enjoy smelling my own hand. It’s defensible, wearable, and doesn’t smell like a crowd, yet it’s not an incomprehensible extravagance. It smells like a modernised, current, and comfortable 80s heartthrob.
There’s no official declaration of leathery notes, but I perceive a slight leather aroma, perhaps due to the balsamic blend of myrrh and opoponax. There are also resins and synthetic fibres, sweet and slightly tarred phenolics. Fat Electrician could perfume a shirt collar or an apron for a welder or outsourced worker. Pepper, elemi, cedar, vetiver and soft vanilla. Sober and modern style.
Basically, it’s vetiver with some nuances. Compared to others from the brand, it lasts longer on the skin, but after six hours, you have to sniff it to detect it. In other odd perfumes, I might let it pass, but this is not the case. Sincerely, I don’t think it’s worth it given vetiver options at half the price that last eight hours. Yes, it lasts more on clothes, but for me, that’s not important.
Basically it’s vetiver with some nuances, but that’s all. Compared to other perfumes from the brand, it lasts longer on skin, but after six hours you have to sniff it to smell it. In other rare perfumes I could let it pass, but not this one. Honestly, it’s not worth it given vetiver options at half the price that last eight hours. This does last longer on clothes, but that’s not important to me.
The best I’ve tried from the brand so far. Reliable, presentable aroma for any occasion, good projection. It’s a resinous woody scent that lends prestige through its balance. Its originality generates more than compliments, ‘unease’, because it doesn’t smell like anything similar on the current market.
It smells so much like Papier d’Arménie (the blue one) that I can’t perceive anything else. And I love it. PS: The fragrance Arménie by the brand was designed by Francis Kurkdjian.
At first, I was horrified by that ‘whipped cream’ and ‘candied chestnuts’, which I think are ways of saying ‘tonka’. A sweetness that blends with the domesticated vetiver harmoniously, giving a sensation of leather or cable insulation. It even has that dusty nuance of new cables with industrial talc. As it dries, the sweetness remains, as if the plastic is trying to devour it, recalling chestnuts. To me, it’s cable insulation in an old basement, suggesting you should take a bite; surely it’s not so different from licorice. Not my world, but it’s very well done.
Not worth the hype. Smells like vanilla and is very subtle, very boring.
Are you Encre Noire? I’ve tried several samples from this house and liked them all, except this one. It smells insipid, like Encre Noire but without the dark touch that makes it interesting. It’s a vanilla-leaning version. Not bad if you like vetiver, but quite forgettable.
Sweet yet elegant output, nothing gourmand. Reminds me of a refined, creamy dessert. You can detect that trace of static electricity or copper that makes it special. Projects strongly at first and dries down beautifully. It has that out-of-date 80s vibe that gives it its style. I imagine the scent in an electrician’s van picking up kids from school; ELDO nailed the name.
I ordered the sample because of reviews mentioning a burnt cable scent from the vetiver, but I don’t notice it. It does remind me of a furnace area, which would have been an interesting twist, but it still smells delicious. I find it unisex, not overly masculine. My only complaint is that it lasts very little on skin and clothes; perhaps it’s because it’s a sample. We’ll see if the full version lasts longer.