Nirmal

I don't remember when I wrote this, just found it in my "random stuffs" folder. This is perfect for those days when I crave a hit of austere carroty iris, the really cold, glassy and stark iris far removed from soft sweet powders. Those days when I crave that, but I don't want to live with it for the next 6 hours! A crisp carrot and iris opening with the slightly spicy prickly pepperiness of cedar, that almost but not quite borders on a sweaty-spice smell. Soon the carroty iris, shyly, begins to show its hints of sweetness, its powdery blush. Then violet joins hands with iris and waves carrot goodbye, the cedar smooths out, and I would swear that this scent contained suede. Not the heavy violet and suede of TF Violet Blonde, it does remind me a little of something else, this suede feeling note, but I can't bring to mind what. Over time this perfume moves from cold, crystalline, into sweeter, softer, more powdery though not heavily so. It retains a clarity throughout, while simultaneously gaining in warmth as it progresses. Brings to mind very clearly the image of an empty translucent green tinted bottle or jar, lying on its side so I am looking at the base. It resides on some lichen or moss spattered paving slabs at dawn, shortly after a rain shower and before the sun rises and daylight floods the scene. I like this.

This is a very faint, lower than skin scent, Iris butter, vegetal, chocolate. It’s very cold and clean. It’s elegant, clean, and smells like Montale So Iris, with chocolate. The chocolate is not sweetened. Not too sweet at all. Very clean, like pure. Nirmal means purity and this smells like a beautiful and smooth take on Iris and chocolate. 💜 if you like lilac love, chocolate and purple florals, you should definitely give this one a sniff. Top Notes: Carrot Heart Notes: Iris, Violet Base Notes: Cedarwood, Amber, accord “Daim” Daim bar is a Swedish chocolate bar made of crunchy almond caramel covered in milk chocolate Edit: this is a beautiful Iris butter. Very clean, vegetal, and comforting with the chocolate accord. A very unique take on Iris, carrots and chocolate. Sounds bizarre, but this is blended beautifully. I would imagine this being a year round scent- day or night. Very demure yet sexy yet comforting. The chocolate gives a suede, leather facet versus a sweet gourmand. It performs much better on skin than fabric for me. On skin, it’s very strong. This is Iris butter done very well. Very happy to have this in my collection. I adore carrot seed, bees wax, rose and orris/iris dominant fragrances.

If you're seeking the hazy perfume mystique of iris Nirmal doesn't quite offer that, it's more the rootiness of iris that you'd find in Iris Silver Mist by Lutens, then the carrot enrches that aspect and violet lends a clear green floral that blends in a way you might call vegetable-like. Heeley's Iris de Nuit has similar notes, but Idn is totally different - far more poetic, gentle, inky and green in mood. Nirmal is more earthy and autumnal to my nose anyway. The overall effect is rich, deep, woody and sweet but not at all sugary. Unlike a lot of niche perfumes, it smells like a proper perfume - it's quite abstract, also sophisticated but not heavy or obvious. I think this perfume would appeal to those who like a classic with contemporary twist. I can see men wearing it, but definitely women too. I tend to go for lighter, green irises and the richness of this would only work for me in the deep of winter, but it's lovely, and if you seek depth, elegance, and enjoy woody,rooty perfumes, this is absolutely worth testing. There's something about it that makes me think of leather, suede and dark fruits - which is odd since it has none of those. Sillage moderate, excellent longevity

This is a SUBLIME iris perfume. I am obsessed with irises and always looking for the ideal in this "genre". I've tried many iris perfumes, some of them were extremely beautiful, but this one is a truly special one. It's a mystery, but pure and unpretentious. Basically it is just iris with a hint of violet, on a cedary/ambery base (2/3 of cedar, 1/4 of amber). Sounds simple? But oh, how beautiful it is. Some iris interpretations are too earthy, some are too dry, some are too abstract, and almost all of them are very faint. Nirmal is the ultimate balance for me, on the height of perfection. It is a BIG, fresh, bright flower, slightly wet with morning dew. What else may I crave for when I'm looking for an ideal iris scent? What also makes it outstanding: it's very, very strong. Two sprays last all day; the sillage is huge, I always get compliments when I wear Nirmal. 10/10 In 5 words: rare, fresh, powdery, unisex, (a little) sweet.

This is a new love for me. That carrot top note is wonderful, very true to life but the carrot is fresh from the farmer's market, not in a supermarket bag. The iris note is really iris root, not the flower, and it emerges from behind the carrot note slowly but clearly. The violet is soft but very much present, then the warmer and sweeter notes of the base appear. The progression is gentle and gradual -- just lovely. This is a soft, gentle fragrance, but like wild violets, it is persistent! Four hours so far on my wrist, and still very perceptible. I think this is truly unisex and would be equally appealing on either a man or woman. A very beautiful fragrance for cooler weather; not frosty or spicy, just tranquil and serene, as its name suggests.

A gorgeous transfiguration of the carrot scent. I feel like Nirmal was built around this note in order to create a remarkably beautiful iris, floral, earthy and chocolatey. I'm truly amazed by the harmony achieved in this creation : the powdery carrot and the sweet violet, the chocolatey cedarwood Virginia and the sharp oakmoss, all these notes are perfectly melted altogether seamlessly, and each of them play their part just right. Nirmal is a very elegant unisex fragance. I can see why it has been compared to Dior Homme, as both are woody and powdery iris fragrances, only Nirmal is so much more attractive and sophisticated in my opinion. Also, this fragrance feels quite dark, so I find it more suited for cold weather.

Carrot is an interesting note. Here it adds a texture that comes off as woody, almost oak-like. Odd note, yet it doesn't seem out of place, and instead works really well and adds backbone with an almost a suede-like aroma. The Iris here is clean and elegant, almost cold, and in the base, there's a bit of creaminess and silkiness that I truly enjoy. This is similar to Loewe Man, but much, much better. This was a free sample I received, I wouldn't have sampled this on my own as it's marketed towards women, but like most Iris-centric fragrances this one is unisex.

A beautifully hazy, and cloud like powdery combo of iris and violet. Starts out with a vegetal carrot with some earthiness to it that quickly leads way into the ultra powdery violet and creamy iris. The dry down has a woody depth to it with hints of subtle sweetness. A very simple scent that just smells lovely

This is not a pure feminine scent. A very much unisex fragrance!At the start it's a lot of iris and violet, very powdery.but after it dries only candies and cedar left. I really love it but it does not last long and village Is not that great.

Opens with a nice carrot predominant note in the background you can smell the iris and violet, then, these notes are higher and leave behind the carrot note, from here you can smell a bit of sweetness, after about five or six hours start to fade and appears slightly sweet amber and cedar to stay until about 8 horas.Es strange and beautiful fragrance, with a hint of carrot weird, totally innovative, but it's beautiful I'm love from the moment I tried.

True, this is definitely unisex. The dry-down is quite a strong woody and powdery combination, with a slightly aftershave-like papery scent. In my opinion, it’s neither feminine nor particularly sweet, and a man could wear this very easily. It’s nice, but judging by the notes, I was hoping for a different result. As it turned out, this wasn’t a safe blind buy for me.

From little tester: the scent opens with sweet and powdery floral notes. The carrot note is fresh and nice. Very pleasant and delicate, extremely springy, notes of violet and iris well perceptible. Sillage and short and moderate longevity.

Testing bind, I get a spicy, powdery, somewhat dry fragrance that leans feminine at first but becomes more unisex as it dries down. Looking at the notes I get mostly the violet and cedar, with some character from the amber. While there might be some earthiness from the carrot, there's no "carrot" per se. I get no candies and there's not really a lot of sweetness. The cedar seams more dominant as time goes on. It's a relatively mild fragrance, easy to please, however, the longevity was only ok, and I found it projected less than moderate, but not quite a skin scent. Overall, okay. Feel it is easy to pass over for something with more character.

156) Cuir d'Italie Oh but what an iris, this Parfumeur knows his classics. Proven and classic notes to accompany this magic root. Carrot seeds in opening Violet in heart and then in the background, the originality of this work, a resinous amber. The rendering will then approach a perfume as Chanel Cuir de Russie or Cuir de Nacre from Ann Gerard. It is extremely soft, sensual and above all we don't get tired of it.

To me this kind of clean, rooty Iris/violet and cedar combo is impossible to smell, having been so ubiquitous in the 2010s. I inherited a sample from a friend but this is just boring and unremarkable to me. Maybe if you’re a millennial girlboss with a laptop job this is for you but I’m a gay millennial freak on a farm and it’s a NO.

From a tester vial (dabber): This scent opens with sweet floral notes. On my skin it quickly dries down into a very soapy pungent smell, which unfortunately is the way ambroxan and cetalox smell on my skin. I don't get any of the flowers anymore, or the "daim" or sweets, just a pungent nostril burning soapy smell. I can imagine this smells awesome to people with different skin chemistry though, the notes look like a great combination.

Sometimes these things just work out... I ended up blind buying this one about 12 hours before I saw a cheap discovery set for sale, and I was like "Oh well, if it works, it works, if it don't, it don't...", and it worked!!! The candied elements of the violet are tamed, muted and redirected by the rooty carrot elements and iris. Both the iris and the (muted) violet are distinct and unified, and they both work really REALLY well together. I would imagine this was worked on, revised and edited a million times, because it's RARE to find a violet-iris scent that included the individual components as well as the amalgamation. It's actually a pleasure to sniff, and by far the pick of the mix with the discovery set thus far. Successful blind buy and very recommended!!!

Carrot! i don't smell carrot! i smell allot of sweet amber blend, with cedar! no even iris or violets! Just sweet sweet sweet vanilla notes, & allot of amber, and cedar! I have sniffed ALLOT of endless array of fragrances that smells like that. It's not that impressive at all, rather than a repeated creation. After around 10 minutes in, it changes dramatically! it goes quite sweet iris, and violets! and it become slightly nutty as well as the sweetness comes to calm and spread evenly on iris, violets and cedar. I never thought that it would turn quite impressive after that overly cloying sweet top note.

I bought this one a few years ago, and the first time I tried it out since getting it and, well, I feel like I've cooled a little on this. It's soft, powdery and a little unspectacular, I feel -- it smells like the lining of some kind of cleaning product or tampons -- soft, inoffensive and ultimately dull. I'm going to have to try this on again a few more times to see if indeed I want this gone, but as it stands, I am not a fan.

I'm not a fan of super powdery scents but this one is an exception. This really feels like a modern take on powdery to me, not vintage or dusty. The carrot top note is zingy and tart almost like a sour citrus. I've never smelled anything like this except maybe in some fruitchouli perfumes I've tried. Very interesting and fresh! runs close to the skin and doesn't project very loudly. Work safe.

tester. nicly balanced, delicate, gentle, not overpowering, close to the skin... but unfortunatelly too flowery for me...