Silver Iris

Silver Iris has an opening with a soft fruity note of sweet orange and currants, gooseberries that immediately join the atalcado powdery iris marriage and violet leaves. This trio will form the union that causes all the fundamental essence of Silver Iris. Drying, it is added a "sweet" amber gives a denser, youthful look, something more feminine, a touch of patchouli and soft musk is also added to blend and extend the atalcada wake and sweet end (for my taste a sweet little old compared to the dusty since subtracts some prominence). This fragrance in many aspects of their development reminded me a lot Dior Homme, because although Silver Iris is fruitier and sweeter than Dior, yes it transmits that atalcado touch lipstick or makeup that has Dior Homme. medium-high quality, good length and moderate projection. Sometimes imitations of other successful fragrances tend to be somewhat unfortunate (most). I remember many: 1996 Byredo imitating Goutal Ambre Fetish, Chez Bond imitating Green Irish Tweed, to give some examples. But there are times you can improve, add or expand work already done with such an interesting or greater result than imitated, as in the case of Silver Iris compared to Dior Homme current and reformulated. So, either this work Atelier. Rating: 7

People are critical of Silver Iris because of the LVEB type fruitchouli sweetness it seems to resemble, but don't give up on it yet! Yes, I agree that Silver isn't the colour for it, it's not metallic or austere or cold or anything. I would imagine the colour of the scent would more closely resemble the berry-purple hue of the cap. It's a berry-iris. In fact, the iris here competes with a very serious opponent: the blackcurrant. A sugared, tart, sparkling, vivacious note, that follows the progression of the iris all into the drydown and even somewhat outlasts it. Maybe the blackcurrant + patch + ethylmaltol give it that LVEB vibe, but this is much less a syrupy mess and much more discerning. The iris itself is a bit rooty at inception, but then gloriously fat and lipsticky later. The blackcurrant may be prancing around, but the iris makes the composition worthwhile. The waxiness fades into the powdery background as time goes on, but the iris is still formidable. The base is quite musky to me. I agree that it leans on the feminine because of the sweet fruit. It may be an iteration on the sweet fruitchouli trend, but it has a lot more to offer than the vast majority of those. Longevity is really quite good.

I only discovered the Atelier brand shortly before they began to sell off their inventory. I purchased Silver Iris due to a new-found love for "lipsticky" fragrances. This one does not disappoint. However, I've noticed something in the times I've worn this fragrance. The first time I wore this, I was working from home during Covid quarantine. I sprayed the fragrance on me and the cotton t-shirt I was wearing. The fragrance stayed with me all day. Later in the evening when I wrapped up in a blanket, the fragrance was still there and just as nice as it was earlier in the day. Then I wore it to work - in the office - on a moderately cool day. I wore a sweater and I just knew I'd be able to smell the fragrance all day long. Well, that was incorrect. The fragrance did not last long on me that day at all!!! I realized that I'd neglected to go through my normal moisturizing routine when I got dressed. It's amazing how one thing can change the entire experience with a fragrance. I'll update when I wear it to work "with" my skin properly moisturized.

Estée Lauder destroys every company they buy up and cheapens the perfumes. I have a very good trustworthy spy who tells me EL buys up these companies and reformulates the perfumes with cheaper ingredients and weakens it and ruins everything they touch. Which is why I refuse to buy anything they have reformulated. I’d rather search for vintage versions and pay more. EL destroys every company they buy up. Fragrances are weakened and ingredients replaced with much cheaper alternatives . I wish everyone would boycott this evil company. Nothing they make is any good. Not their perfumes and definitely not their crap makeup and skin care. Then again I lost all respect for all perfumers who sell out to E.L. KNOWING they will butcher their creations. They just don’t care, all these ppl see are dollar signs. Greedy ppl who don’t care about their customers. Which is why I will never re purchase this one either. PS. This is just my opinion. You don’t have to agree. But those who know the truth...know I’m right.

I guess not many people are familiar with all the variations of natural orris: the absolute, the concrete, the variations based on its origin. The smell from the vial and the opening of this - that sugary, fruity blast, is 100% tuscan orris. Personally, I find it to be a gorgeous smell, and this scent does *the best* job of capturing this particular natural orris aspect. The "fruity violets", "sugar berries", "cotton candy" - those are all facets of this particular orris absolute. I believe the intent of this scent was to be a study on the iris raw material and flesh it out into a perfume (the raw material is a bit too thin/sweet/unidimensional to be fully satisfying worn by itself). Silver Iris adds some more body, fullness and dryness, but is still quintessentially iris/orris. To say that this is not like real iris is akin to saying that MPG Route du Vetiver doesn't smell like vetiver (because you know vetiver from say, Mugler Cologne), or to say that Sarrasins doesn't smell like jasmine.

Well, last Monday was a great day for me. It was the day I discover Atelier Cologne and was very impressed indeed. I took time to sample a great amount of the colognes and bought two. I really loved Silver Iris as it reminded me of my childhood, eating those violette sweets we find anywhere in France. I understand that some reviewers are mentioning the cotton candy, sweet and violety side of the fragrance but for me it is very well balanced. Not too sweet not too powdery...and the dry down lingers beatifully on my skin. It is divine. I am lucky to have probably an amazing skin chemistry which works wonders with gragrances. What I really like with Atelier Cologne is that they seem to use real essential oils wich allows their fragrances to express themselves beautifully on my. I have a few more in sight like the Mimosa one and the Californian clementine. Smelling their fragrances is like going back to the great 90s.

A new favorite. Sophisticated, lipsticky iris with a touch of berry in the opening.... it opens with a leatherish smell, then evolves to become a fragrance that is essentially purple powder; airy, dry, comforting and gentle, but also refined and ladylike. It reminds me of being a child and getting picked up from school by my rich best friend's mom. Her name is probably Rosalind or Odette or something like that, she's drinking a $15 smoothie, and she smells like expensive makeup and whatever perfume she's wearing at the time, which mixes with the smell of her fancy car's spotless leather interior. She hates sweating so she always keeps the car at 62 degrees, but when she looks in the rearview mirror and notices you shivering, she turns on the seat warmer for you. Pair with: dark sunglasses and sensible jewelry, no-makeup makeup (mascara & Dior Lipglow), cashmere socks, almond-shaped nails painted with Funny Bunny.

I think I found my favorite lipstick fragrance! This doesn't get as much love as some other waxy, cosmetic iris scents and I wonder why. I'm not even very invested in this perfume genre, but Silver Iris hits just the right spot for me. The combination of dry, powdery iris with juicy, syrupy cassis and mandarin is just delicious. Like a dark fruity lipstick that you want to refresh every 5 minutes just because it smells so sweet. Ladylike but a little playful too. Patchouli, amber and tonka in the base add depth and warmth. Yum. There is nothing silvery and cold about this. I have an Atelier sample set and like this best of all their scents I tried, with Café Tuberosa following closely. It's not as strong as CT, but not as light and short-lived as many of their other scents. In my opinion this is more of a feminine fragrance, but of course everyone should wear what they like.

I am super getting into Atelier Cologne offerings right now. I don't think that I'vè smelled one I haven't liked. Some more than other obviously but overall I have been really impressed. I got Silver Iris as a sample when I ordered another scent from the Atelier website. I am in love with this scent. I tried it yesterday and I need it. To me, this is what the color purple smells like. I dabbed it on and thought "This smells purple." Did I mention that purple is my favorite color? I didn't realize the packaging was purple themed but how genius! I just love the interplay of the powdery, earthy iris and the sweet juicy currant note. Then that violet leaf to make it a little green, juicy, and tart. The musk supports it all so nicely. It is a pretty linear scent on me but I don't mind that at all. I need this in my life.

Atelier Cologne’s Silver Iris smells like powdery sweet metallic cherries and I absolutely LOVE it! The iris top note has the nostalgic powdery and slightly metallic smell of vintage face powders and waxy red lipsticks that women from the early 1900’s would wear. I think it is the black currant and amber mixing together that smells like cherries to me. I pick up the mimosa, pink pepper, and musk in the dry down. I would love it if they could sell this as a pure parfum because I cannot get enough of this scent, it is so lovely. I was lucky enough to snatch up a big bottle of this from ebay for a barging and I will definitely be enjoying it for many seasons to come. In encourage my fellow powdery/make-up scent lovers who like a little sweetness to try this fragrance!

Mmmnnn...what can I say? Silver Iris is an exquisite dreamy concoction! I sprayed this on and was transported to a fantasy dream. It's evening...the twilight hour...and here I am sitting in a room full of crystal, violet iris bouquets. A candlelit room in an ice castle high up in a Swedish forest dressed in periwinkle violet colored chiffon. Everything turns the color of twilight... This is a gorgeous icy iris with violet undertones and a splash of gorgeous rich black current merlot. Accords of vintage lipstick dries down to a cloud of powdery silver puffs...wafts up to 8 hours and makes me feel euphoric...like the powder on the wings of butterflies. So lady-like and refined. I can't wait to wear this in the Winter... One of my top five...

Silver Iris is quite beautiful. It was a (heavily discounted) blind buy for me and when I first tried it I was far from impressed. I guess I expected a little more sweetness, but there isn't much sweetness at all, just a little fruitiness in the opening. It's mostly dusty and cold. For me it's probably the violet leaf that keeps it from becoming a love, but I suspect that is the note that helps make this perfectly unisex. It gains some warmth when it dries down, but the musk and amber is dialed down, they've managed to make the iris stick around here. I've grown to enjoy wearing it and I think it performs quite well. People around me seem to enjoy it too

I have been wearing DH and DHI lately which is another buttery iris , it made me think of silver iris and had to reach for this. OMG I love this. It's sweeter than DH and more feminine but it does remind me a lot of it. Some other reviewer on here said the same . It's funny as only the iris note is shared between them. I would call this a gourmand fruity iris. It's very sweet and for an iris and gourmand lover a must have ! I smell the iris ,violet , black current , tangerine and Amber and vanilla. Just so enjoyable. I have to wear this for a few days strait. Wow !

Beautiful silver iris ... delicate yes proudly holding its own ground. The opening is fruity , as in purple berries... that changes shortly into a lipstick note which evolves into muskyness similar to the dry down in Light Blue Intense. Luckily that phase doesn’t last and yet again it changes into iris, fresh ,woody, resembling the iris in Hiris but without the carrot note. it’s lovely, definitely unisex, a little sweet. Lasting power is average, and silage light to medium. The scent has a sparkly quality, a fizzy texture that is refreshing and quite special .

This starts as a sweet, a bit metallic, lipsticky Iris which could be cloying for some people, but after half an hour the perfume develops into wonderful iris fragrance. The iris here is dark, heavy, and mature, it's not light fresh or powdery iris like usual iris fragrance, so this is a different kind of iris fragrance. For me, this is a compliment getter, I got noticed, and the perfume stays for 12 hours or more on skin, and stays for a day on clothes.

This is by far the sexiest iris frag around. I always say, if Jerome made it, it won't let you down. This is BY FAR the best. Problem is, performance is absolutely horrible. About 20 mins of sillage projection. Then intimate. This would WITHOUT a doubt blow GGRP OUT OF THE PARK if it had even half the staying power of RP. Can't recommend based off $ to performance. But anyone saying "this smells bad" are literally facade gatekeepers.....

Beautiful scent - I mean, what can go wrong when you mix iris, blackcurrant and violet leaf? Absolutely nothing. It’s pretty and wearable, it’s not similar to anything I’ve ever tried before, the only thing is it needs at least 10 sprays to last more than 4 hours. There’s definitely a leather effect, especially in the opening, and it just adds to the overall impression of sophistication. A purple cloud of powder.

I received a sample in the Atelier Cologne sample set. It wasn't a love at first sniff; I tried it on because it was another one on the list to try. I'm not a fan of the opening, there seems to be a bit too much pepper notes for me, but later on it's fantastic when iris and musk become distinguishable. My favourite lipstick/purple scent and something I wear when I want to feel more feminine.

I love it! I wasn't ready for it when I first tried months ago but now going back to my samples I am delighted with atelier cologne. I can smell the iris no doubt there. Reminds me o ism from lutens at first but sweeter and fruitier. I could also compare itf with iris de nuit from Healey, but iris de nuit is much more grounded. This is a sweet fruity iris. Lovely x

I'm in love. On me, it smells mostly of black currant, with enough violet and tangerine to round it out. This fragrance is mature, sexy, and playful all at the same time. I would wear it on a date, to work - everywhere! I'm so happy to have discovered such a beautiful, versatile scent. Definitely a safe blind-buy for anyone who likes the notes listed above.