Iris Doux

What an interesting take on iris! I would have never thought that iris as a primary note would work with a tropical vibe of frangipani and ylang. But it does! And a result is a gentle, creamy, beachy concoction, where iris is indeed readily recognizable, but a bit tame. And iris on vacation, I guess. To my nose, this is quite beautiful. And then in a couple of hours as it starts going into drydown it is does become very similar to Iris Ganache's drydown, although not as smooth.

For the iris lovers, a beautiful contrast of the cold facets of iris with warm tropical florals, mainly a very natural ylang, with fruity banana like aspects. The iris is the center piece from beginning to end, like a soft cloud surrounding you, the cold iris aspect reminds me of the infamous iris silver mist but only slightly, contrary to that fragrance which to me feels cold and melancholic, Iris Doux is like that ray of sunlight after a summer rainy day

This is the best Iris I have ever encountered, and my dream of the perfect powdery iris come true. It is very cleverly composed around two different iris materials, the one reinforcing the other, and rounded out with the softness of mimosa and creaminess of ylang-ylang. Enveloped in a cloud of Iris Doux I feel happy, and it stays with me the whole day. Bought a travel sized bottle, pretty sure I'll have to order a full bottle soon.

I was gifted a sample of this by a friend and i don’t really love iris fragrances. This blew me away. It’s a clean and ethereal iris, not lipstick like. It’s an iris skin scent that’s cold and keeps you coming back for more whiffs. It smells like old money, clean girl esthetic and smells like you have your shizzz together. Completely unisex but just screams refinement and good hygiene. I need a bottle.

My first thought was a herbal or botanical iris turning floral reminding me of Iris Perle by Les Indemodables- I like this one better on first impression. Though my preference is with the chewy slightly more leathery and dense irises, this is really nice in its genre. It creates a particularly beautiful sillage around you, and I think would be amazing in warm weather. Very well done natural perfumery.