Iris Patchouli

I have a decant of Iris Empire, and I will say that this does a fantastic recreation of that magic, but the projection is ramped back. The reason it is probably ramped back is probably because it's an Extrait, which tends to happen. Regardless, this is beautiful and a nice pickup for my collection. This seems to be hard to get currently, and I'm not sure what's up with all that considering that it was just released. If you like patchouli, powdery iris, and a dusting of chocolate, you'll love this one. This leans maybe slight more masculine, but a woman could rock this just as easily. 8.75 out of 10. - Beautiful

This smells like something I would smell in Jovoy, Les senteurs - or any other niche boutique. It’s a beautifully done iris musk with a silky suede note. It’s sweet and elegant - yet has that dark leathery touch - leans feminine to unisex. The iris is done so perfectly in this - it’s stunning. Soft projection but lasts ages. The presentation was also fantastic- elegant box and heavy heavyyy gorgeous bottle. All for £40 . Best bargain ever . Edit: I just realised this smells just like my boyfriend’s Raw Gold by Thomas de Monaco. He thought I was wearing his perfume! Bare in mind that fragrance is £245!

This is a truly beautiful fragrance. Very niche smelling and not your normal Iris experience. It wears in layers so there’s interesting fragrance nuances throughout the wear of Iris Patchouli. Soft, earthy (clean) patchouli is a gorgeous base along with gentle herbs, and delicate spices. An absolutely elegant blend and great pleasure to wear. Easy to catch every note in this blend, standouts being Iris, patchouli, a tea like Davana note and very soft suede. Benzoin adds a gentle vanilla sweetness as well. Definitely M/F. Kind of hard to find right now even though it’s a 2025 release. —Rosie Claire

This is amazing. I can see why people say it leans masculine, but it’s so well-balanced that it has enough sweetness to ensure that anyone can wear it. If applied very lightly, this would be the perfect power fragrance for job interviews. It’s green enough to wear outside. If applied normally, this becomes rich and incensey and very sexy. Not a safe blind buy unless you are confident with choosing fragrance notes. Beast mode, lasts for days. Honestly it very much feels like the wear time is broken into distinct seasons also. Love

I got on the hype train, and man I don't regret it. It is my first French Avenue fragrance, and I am surprised by their high quality. It starts with iris with powderiness added from violet. The iris here is similar to those found in Dior Homme Intense 2009 version - in fact I would even claim that this starts off like yesteryear's DHI. It is that chocolaty-creamy sweetness. That said, I consider this to be a sweet fragrance - "benzoin" here is more like vanilla to my nose with its woodiness.