Iris Pallida 2007

L’Artisan Iris Pallida Big iris liking I carry this fragrance today, and I bow before it with my characterisation. Pallida gives somebody else direction, to which I got used till now, to the iris world entirely. Much deeper, and more complex this fragrance. I feel big obtrusion at the time of first blowing, as if everybody would want to change a ticket into the opera house's world premiere simultaneously. The star anise is sitting in the extreme box, that at what let him see the lecture in detail. Did not arrive with his pair, hides in the semidarkness silently because of this. The flowery notes are much louder but at him. The lily of the valley waves the shawl of white tulle got beyond the sea constantly about in order for the violet to burst with the envy, and let the breath of the girlfriend of a rose come to halt together with him. The orange blossom is sitting yet, who tries to hush them, because he does not like it the competing, and would give himself up to the elation already with pleasure. His intervention successful, because these the loud one notes they die away. The curtain goes to pieces, and the cedar with a heavy step appears, from which one the hall is imbued with a deadwood feeling. A compere plays a role in order to encourage the iris in his modest entrance. The vetiver brings it from the prompt-box the refreshment support. The patchouli orders it in the orchestra pit the throbbing time measure. The iris opens up next, and bewitches the mixed audience with his dance gripping everybody. The audience is sleeping with enthusiastic applause on the end of the lecture. In the dressing room, when everything is quiet already, only the gaiac tree from a censer hostel volatile swirls around in the air, the bases occur to the celebrated person. To who he may say thank you for his knowledge are the big masters. On who he may have relied always is the old moschus. The lively santal, who flung it far already as a beginner his imagination, and never caused it to be forgotten with him, that goes onto more with his kindness, than with the ostentation. He does not have to make his knowledge glitter it, that let it be acknowledged. He the unique and unmistakable iris is left over always.

Iris Pallida defines iris-gorgeousness for me. To be honest I did not even care iris notes that much before experiencing it. Iris tends to smell for me like cheap makeup or something closely related to carrots - or it just bends and disappears under other notes before I even had a chance to say hello... But Iris Pallida is another kind... ...the opening blast is herbal-green with distinct, fresh anis note gently carrying the fragile flower. The supporting cast in Iris Pallida are so beautifully orchestrated that the iris never competes with other notes. They are there to frame it, to preserve it during the lifetime of the scent - which in my skin is not that short, 8 hours or more! I love how the herbal-woody background gradually gets more balsamic tone, eventually it changes to refined amber-musc base with still a herbaceous vibe - and the iris carries on, with smooth and oily texture, beautifully dimensional on top of the gentle base. The overall feel of Iris Pallida is introspective and heartbreakingly melancholic. It balances beautifully in-between cool herbaceous woodiness and warm ambery muskiness. It's so refined and mannered that it would probably turn me off - if there were not that dense emotional charge and very understated sensuality. I love it.

This is easily one of the most beautiful fragrances I ve ever smelled, so natural, so clear, such high class such eerieness..I cannot compare it to all my 14 other Iris perfumes it would do them no good at all.. The opening is at once a strange and fine and natural Iris accompanied by a peppery blueberry.. I want to bite my skin, it is soo delicious!! It goes on to meld with the Anise and Rose and gets more and more ladylike...then the violet and vetiver kicks in lightly and I melted away...dreamily ...this perfume has one thing:dignity..it s a class on his own and for sure the most wonderful Iris I ve ever smelled.. the iris never leaves,it'll come back in soft whispers when I blow it to life again with a soft hot breath to my wrist.. now I can go on and on...but if you are really a perfume lover, then you would have to at least once try this as a sample..and if you are an Iris lover, there's no way you can leave that one out. I do not want to hear (or less know) of anybody who would NOT like this Iris Pallida. I ve bought my 2nd bottle now and this should last a lifetime.. and you know, it was worth every penny but you already guessed that..now I m going to have to sell a lot of my other frags ..

I like the Iris note, but Iris Pallida is much more than an iris perfume. It is complex, starts very crisp with a rubber/medicinal note (anise), that can be a bit weird and misleading but then it is airy and light just to morph into a very cozy, powdery, close to skin scent. The dry down is to me very similar to Dans Tes Bras (it is the violet note, so prominent in DTB) and I rekon that has also certain notes close to Infusion d'Iris. Comforting, understated, feminine, truly elegant. Iris Pallida is certainly a little masterpiece, but is fleeting on me. I was glad to have the opportunity to sample it back then in 2007, as this edition, was a limited edition of just 3000 bottles. Not sure if they still produce it. In anycase, a must have if you love the Iris note and you are a collector. ____

I acquired a sample of Iris Pallida from Aedas de Venustas in NYC last summer. At first I thought it was just going to be another smell in my collection. This was due in part to the business card/tester paper, which doubled as a backing in the cellophane envelope, had been sprayed with another perfume. they use used tester paper for the sample packaging. The paper has since diminished in strength and I can finally experience Iris Pallida as it should be. Anywho, I pulled my sample out today and dabbed it on my skin. At first it was almost medicinal in nature. Then became that smoky, earthy, sexy scent many have described. It's a weird experience wearing it, and since that was the last of the sample, i'm relishing every moment. Maybe i'll find a decant.... one expensive decant.