Flower Ikebana Indigo

I love the entire Flower Ikebana line (Sakura and Mimosa were both so beautiful) and was highly intrigued by this latest flanker. Ink and iris? I’m not even usually a huge iris fan but I was intrigued. This opens with a clean yet also earthy “orris root”-type iris that reminded me a lot of L’Iris by Santa Maria Novella. After a few seconds, the vanilla comes in to add a sweet background note but the iris does stay front and center. I can detect the slightest hint of that mineral “ink” note that gives this fragrance a warm, ambery quality, but it doesn’t play a huge role in the overall composition. To my nose, this is mainly an iris and vanilla fragrance. It is definitely sweet, or at least sweeter than a “traditional” iris perfume due to the vanilla, but I wouldn’t consider this overly sweet as a previous reviewer indicated and it’s definitely nowhere near as sweet as Lancôme’s La Vie Est Belle to me. It’s interesting how we all interpret fragrances differently!

As a lifelong Flower fan, and as a lover of iris, I simply had to try this. Does anybody know why it has such a limited availability? I had to resort to buying a tiny official sample on ebay. Is it simply because it's relatively new? I would love to have a small decant of this, as Indigo is quite beautiful. This ain't Iris Pallida or anything, but I do enjoy it. It opens with a mineral blast that quickly evolves into bitter iris mixed with sweet vanilla. And there is slightly sharp, curious inky note present from start deep into the drydown. For its entire lifetime it remains primarily iris, and only then vanilla. Longevity is so-so, which I'm ok with, silage is minimal, which makes it an acceptable work fragrance. Overall, quite an interesting creation.

I smelled this perfume quickly. If i can feel an interesting mineral aspect (représenting the ink) , it’s really too bad this « Iris Pallida » is very very sweet, almost sugary. It make me think at the iris in « la vie est belle », especially the « Iris absolu » one, even that i prefer this flanker over Ikebana a indigo. I feel this perfume is a new try of the brand to touch an always larger audience, and it’s sad. (Sorry for my English, thank you for your understanding)

My mom bought this for me in Greece. I am in love with it. It’s an inky mineral iris. The bottle is stunning. It’s a simple and linear perfume ...but in not in a boring way. It also has some warmth to it (I am guessing from the vanilla which I don’t pick up specifically). It does have a tint of soft leathery sweetness. I am thrilled to have it in my collection...as an Iris lover this hits for me. Maybe because it was a gift I am biased, but this feels special to me.

Ikebana Indigo has straight up shocked me, I really wasn't expecting to love it so much. It starts off clean, reminding me of a boutique, just to turn into the most lipstick-y iris I've ever smelled lately. It's a bit overwhelming at first, but then a more acidic almost salty note of ink finds its way too, very simple and balanced. Don't imagine a bright red lipstick, this is a dark, cold frosty purple made perfume.

The best Iris perfume I have ever smelled so far. It is true it has similarities with Givenchy Irresistible Nude Velvet (which I also love) but it is much better because it has a mysterious smokiness surrounding it. Very feminine and mysterious. It's moderately strong and appropriate for any season but I love Iris, I could wear it anywhere, anytime and it will make me happy.

This made me think "if an android ballerina chose a perfume for herself, this would be it". Sheer and weightless, but also inky, mineral and cold. I smell printer ink (not squid ink), iris and vanilla. There is something high-tech and futuristic about it, yet I find it extremely wearable because it's so soft. I like it.

There is something in this that reminds me of my mom. Whenever we would go to the shopping mall on Friday she, and the atmosphere, smelled exactly like this perfume. This is the wooden floor at Zara, the Sanrio store, sparkly purple lipgloss and whatever my mom was wearing in 1999. A bit of nostalgia and maternal love.

I fell in love with this perfume after I smelled my sample. I need this so so badly...the notes are intriguing, but I think they work very well together. I think I need to try more iris fragrances.

Such a nostalgic and calming scent 😍 Little metalic at start, then vanilla join the party but its still very airy and light. Beautiful very natural iris. Perfect spring/summer scent

I didn’t like the original flower but this one is for me thank you, smooth light misty suitable for every occasion

I like it, but unfortunately it completely disappears in about 2-3 hours.

I’ve been loving iris lately, all of the notes in this sounded appealing, and it’s relatively affordable on discount sites and I wasn’t disappointed. At first it’s a very straightforward dry, kind of chalky iris, but not quite a “make-up” or “lipsticky” iris. There’s also something with a slight edge and depth that I assume to be the ink note. Something about the opening reminds me of pencils - wood and graphite - in the best way. As it settles it becomes more generically “perfumey”, a sweet inoffensive floral. (Parfumo also lists cedar and jasmine in the notes, which I’m inclined to believe.) The opening iris and ink sticks around enough for it to still be unique for me while still being an easy to wear scent that wouldn’t be “too weird” or challenging for people who aren’t as far down the niche rabbit hole as some of us. I also think it’s versatile. The cool iris and ink make it feel apt for cool and cloudy weather, but the sweet floral notes make it feel equally appropriate for a spring day. It could easily be an office fragrance but is pretty enough for a date night and soothing enough for a cozy day in. I’ve been trying a ton of iris fragrances lately, including some more niche and very pricy ones, and this is one of my favorites (for reference some other loves are Molecule 01+Iris, White Rice, Iris Malikhan, English Major, Lipstick Fever, Gris Charnel). If you’re into the notes and enjoy a designer fragrance, this might be a safe blind buy for you too.

i love the whole kenzo flower line so i was so excited to get this..........its nice but not what i was hoping for......and i dont mean that in a negative way......its just i was hoping for a stronger iris more powdery & a bit more vanilla..........i guess i was hoping for richer...........but instead its a nice light serene fragrance........and it blows me away how they can have "ink" as a note - cracks me up but they actually captured the "ink" essence in the beginning - u get an inky vibe - its actually nice - its not what my mind was thinking - i was thinking dark black smelly ink lol......its not that lol u do get the iris but its subtle - nice & sweet...........and the vanilla dry down is very light - almost like theres no vanilla (almost) but the iris does shine here just in a shy way :) overall nice easy scent.............still a flower fan !!!!

This is interesting...I got this perfume because the ink note really made curious and I haven't seen it used in other comercial perfumes, naturally this intriguing notes are found in niche perfumeries, like Toskovat...that uses blood & bubble-gum. I was worried however that my pH that transforms everything in something sharper and more metallic after the dry down will make the ink overpower the iris but that did not happen. This is a very pleasent floral perfume with a warm aquatic feeling but nothing special or out of the ordinary.

Unlike the other reviewers the ink note is actually quite prominent to me. It's salty, slightly cold and smoky. I have never smelled an ink note before and like it! It gives an air of mystery and intrigue. I love Iris and thought that it would be more distinct but sadly I can only smell a blend of sweet florals not exactly just Iris. Considering how unique and interesting the ink note is I wish they had paired it with an equally as interesting floral accord. All in all I still like it :)

This perfume is definitely not unique, but sure is charming and modest. It reminds me of a sunny spring or summer afternoon, a time for daydreaming and taking a nap. There is something truly peaceful, fresh, and comforting about it. The combination of iris and ink adds an expensive, classy feeling without being too heavy. This perfume is light, it feels as if you're not even wearing a fragrance; the scent simply floats around you.

Great iris interpretation, way different than the usual one. If you struggle with iris scents, like myself, give this one a try, it feels very different than the norm. I'd say that it feels clean, yet dark. More of a winter daytime scent for my standards. I also loved the mineral feel from the ink note. Overall very pleasant.

To me the smell of this perfume is very mineral and soapy type. A clean girl perfume, after the shower. I don't know which notes give this clean athmosphere but I kinda like it! It's a light scent to wear during the day or at home. I only have a sample but would look forward to buy a 40ml one Very comforting scent

Fragile beauty of iris aroma, completed by cool, almost mineral ink. There is a subtle poetry of it. One simple accord which has a bit melancholoc, but clear sound. Vanilla base makes the scent close, not too distant as it could smell first. The perfume is balanced in harmony. I wish it only wasn't so fleeting...