Splendida Iris d'Or

I can't get enough of this for some reason! I just received it last week. The first time I tried it, I could barely smell it, but what I could smell was lovely. The next day, I could clearly smell it on the shirt I wore the previous day. Since then, no matter what perfume I am wearing for the day, I inevitably spray myself lavishly with this just to enjoy it. In time, that will pass, as I've had other short obsessions with new perfumes, but right now, I am mesmerized! I do not find it to be as close to the original as others have made it out to be. Side by side, they are different fragrances with a shared DNA. But Iris is something special. I get a very strong scent of violet, and though I know violet leaf is part of the composition, that's completely different from the petals. The iris makes it slightly powdery, preventing it from smelling too sweet. Mimosa is a note I sometimes struggle with, but when it's done right, it's as if the doors have flung open and springtime is here! Springtime is quite a ways off, but this is a great promise of things to come! My guess is that the mimosa is the d'Or in the title. Beyond that, I can't really detect other notes without focusing and really trying to pick them out. Perhaps one of the best things about non-groundbreaking scents is that I don't feel compelled to do so, preferring instead to just enjoy it as is. Yes, younger people who discard floral scents as being too mature may not enjoy this. Times change, tastes change, and what's old can often be new again. It's far from revolutionary, but an excellent example of a well crafted fragrance and the joy I often feel just from simply smelling feminine and beautiful. I've tried Jasmine Noir, and didn't care for it, but I am now keen on trying the others in the Splendida line, especially Magnolia.

GLORIOUS! How I forgot about this magnificent creation? I wonder! At first, you are hit with a green-woody blast, soon tempered by the most gorgeous, cold-warm iris EVER. Splendida is just that: splendid! Incomparable rendition on iris. It sports the exact same DNA of Femme, another incredible number, but imagine loading that with a tad of green, fresh notes and the most endearing iris you can think of! It is sublime!!! I am Italian and this to me smells much alike the true thing, Tuscan Iris - I lived in Tuscany for half of my life, and this perfume brings back the vivid memory of these amazing and mysterious flowers. It is no surprise that an iris became insigna of the Ghibellini family, who used it for their code of arms - and it is a white iris. In Tuscany it grows, wild, on the curb of country roads, together with the bluish ones. It represent since forever the city of Florence in particular, where I lived many years ago now. When I did go for walks outside the city, I could spot them here and there, little dots of colour sitting together in the sun - and from afar, in the most beautiful country side scenery you can think of, you can smell the lush, fragrant scent they emanate, with that coldish violet note somewhat warm. Not sure I can convey as I wish this, but they smell rather green, a bit metallic, and yet powdery. Tuscan iris is to me the best one among all. How many times I stopped to pick them up in bunches, just to bring some of that enchanting mystery with me!! Splendida just embodies that perfect memory. It is forever love for me, could not be otherwise. Incredible sillage and longevity - 5 sprays radiated beyond the 3 feet from my skin, and (since I wore it yesterday too) I woke up still exuding iris. A dream!

Wow, talk about romancing the iris 😍 This fragrance is superb if you're an iris lover! Splendida Iris d'Or glistens like warm sunbeams on a crisp morning kissing the freshly fallen snow. It has an ethereal quality to it where one might imagine angels in flowing white chiffon robes tenderly guiding the souls of newly expired mortals into a breathtakingly utopian world. I don't find the green notes in this to be sharp or screechy. It is perhaps more delicate like dew drops on grass in the early morning. I also don't really get any bergamot coming through. The iris/orris root gives this fragrance a slightly vintage-y vibe but done in a very elegant and modern way. Anyone who claims this is an old lady smell, is mistaken! It is a grown woman's scent, someone with grace and poise, and calm and restraint in the face of adversity. She is well versed in etiquette at lavish events and will never lower her standards. No doubt this is much to the disappointment of those who envy her or want her. For someone who has had her and lost her, Steelheart's 🎵She's Gone🎵 has the perfect amount of torment, anguish, and melancholy one would feel. The only thing remaining would be the scent memory of Splendida Iris d'Or which would be a cold comfort when you feel like you've just had your heart ripped out through your throat! This is such a beautiful, delicate scent, but don't mistake delicate for weakness. This darling gem projects better and much longer than many niche perfumes. It was still projecting as strongly at 12 hours as it was upon first spraying it on. It left the most glorious sillage of around 6 feet. The scent reminds me very much of L'instant Magic. If you like iris scents and can find a bottle, grab it! It's a 10/10 for me.

My husband and I are in love with this perfume. The powdery is sweet, firm, and elegant. We always get complimented whenever we wear this scent. We had 2 bottles and consistently use it as a mood-lifting scent. I remember closed complicated deals at my office during the first bottle and continue to save some space for this simply post bottle in our rack. After the second bottle, I decide to purchase rose rose, jasmine noir, and magnolia sensuel from the splendida series. I also purchased the tuberose mystique from a trusted online retailer since Luxasia Indonesia as an official distibutor doesn't sell it here, but the bottle was crack and I have to return it and plan to repurchase it sometime soon. I have other Bvlgari Amarena from the higher line of Bvlgari - La Gemme, but for me, Splendida Series especially Iris d'or is still the one that I love until today. I hope Bvlgari will not discontinue Splendida - especially Iris d'or.

This is not powdery at all to me, the least powdery iris I’ve smelled so the note pyramid fooling 😉 Delicious, classy, alluring and on the sweet side, reminds me of both chewing gum and those amazing erasers (specially Japanese ones) I had as a kid ✏️ 🤤. Prada’s infusione d’iris is my all time fave fragrance, but that is a cold Iris, this is a warm iris, unusual and oh so good!!!! Can’t decide if this one or (even sweeter) Splendida Tuberosa is more beautiful, hard competition! Will also get the Magnolia one for the sake of it, but skipping the Jasmine (that seems to be less jasmine and more patchouli) and the rose that is said to be to ordinary. Wow for these bottles as well, that bejeweled magnet cap though 😍 only a jeweler could design this!