How does Sycomore EDP compare to the EDT version?+−
The two are meaningfully different in character. The EDP tends to read softer, creamier, and slightly more approachable — the vetiver is still central, but the tobacco and sandalwood lend more warmth and plushness. The EDT is drier, sharper, and more austere, leaning harder into the raw, rooty side of vetiver. Which you prefer largely depends on whether you want your vetiver clean and angular or a bit richer and smoky.
How does Sycomore compare to other classic vetiver fragrances like Guerlain Vétiver or Lalique Encre Noire?+−
Guerlain Vétiver is warmer and more classically oriental in its drydown, with a sweetness Sycomore avoids. Encre Noire shares the rootsy, earthy vetiver backbone but feels thinner and more minimalist — Sycomore adds smoke, cypress, and tobacco that give it considerably more complexity and texture. Sycomore sits in a middle register: more refined and plush than Encre Noire, more restrained and modern than Guerlain's classic.
Is Sycomore actually unisex, or does it wear more masculine?+−
It's genuinely unisex in construction, though it does lean toward what's traditionally coded as masculine — the dry tobacco, smoky vetiver, and woody cypress give it an earthy gravity rather than anything soft or floral. That said, the violet and aldehydes introduce a quietly elegant, non-gendered quality, and confident wearers of any gender carry it well. It's less about gender and more about whether you're comfortable with something that's dry, dark, and not immediately sweet.
