Iris

This is a very dark and opulent iris fragrance. Beware that this stuff is very strong and long lasting (one spritz fills a room and lasts 8+ hours); honestly it smells much more expensive than it is! In order to love this fragrance, one must love powdery scents in general, as well as the scent of Nivea creme, soapy aldehydes, powdery white musk and the likes. On the other hand, if you're not too keen on the smell of talcum, Nivea and makeup, run for your life, because you'll find this super-iris absolutely suffocating! In L'Erbolario Iris, the titular flower is placed front and centre, supported by sweet vanilla, giving it a profound, almost chocolatey smell, which can be either enchanting or totally offputting, depending on your preferences. Other reviewers have already mentioned its similarity to Teint de Neige or Kenzo Flower, but what I am actually reminded of is - Guerlain Insolence EDP, especially the original formula, captured in a deep violet flower-shaped bottle. I used to have Insolence EDP and I liked it very much, but it wasn't very popular among my family members or coworkers - so ultimately I sold it off. Although Insolence EDP was supposed to be a violet-dominated perfume, I always thought that iris was a much stronger and more impactful note in it. So, if you are familiar with iris in Insolence EDP, here in L'Erbolario you will find the exact same dark, dusty, almost venomous, nuclear-strength flower. I'd be very happy to invest in a full bottle of Iris - however, it would probably suffer the same fate as Insolence EDP, with whom I reluctantly parted ways. Moral of the story: people should be exposed to the scent of iris from an early age, in order to get used to it and learn to appreciate it when they're older!

I got the body cream first, based off of these reviews, because I need that more than I need another perfume, but I think I’ll be coming back for that. It’s such a beautiful violet, way more violet than iris. This is what I wanted Indolence to smell like (and I’m still talking about the body cream here) but it’s less soapy and a lot more powdery, which I love. It’s just so dreamy. Really helps with the winter blues. A bonus is how strong it is, it’s said the perfume is strong and the cream’s scent lasts hours on my skin and days on my clothes. It’s also incredibly moisturizing. Worth every penny. Edit: the perfume just arrived. It’s prettier than the cream, less citrus, more floral and blended. I just love it. It may be my most favorite violet scent, surpassing Insolence and Perlerette. There’s something softer about this one, maybe the vanilla and hawthorn, that really makes it for me. Amazing price for quality. Edit 2: A year later and I reordered the cream. It’s such a treat for the harsh winters where I live. So moisturizing and beautiful. Some more thoughts: it’s kind of syrupy. Somehow powdery and syrupy at the same time. I applied it at the gym one time and an outspoken lady said, “someone smells bad!” (There was no one else nearby but me...lol) Another time I was complimented. It’s very sweet and very strong, and not everyone’s cup of tea, but for powdered floral lovers, it’s a must have

I don't have Teint de Neige, so I can't compare the two. However, I DO have Joseph Jivago Sweet Dreams, and that's supposed to be similar to TdN, so I'll do a side by side of SD and Iris instead. Iris is what I thought (and wanted) L.T. Piver's Heliotrope Blanc would smell like! I actually get an almost dry almond vibe, MINUS the typical cherry/marzipan/play-doh note I seem to find in most almond/heliotrope fragrances. There's also a very SLIGHT coconut crust I'm getting from this. Like warm, flakey, crust from a coconut pie (MINUS all the extra sweetness and extra coconut you get from an actual pie.) I don't know what's causing it to smell like that on me right now, so I'll test it again later. Compared to Sweet Dreams, it's much softer, less finely-milled floral soap, and a tiny bit sweeter. But NOT the same sweetness, nor as much sweetness as you get from Osez Moi or Private Room. To me, this is closer to the talc powdery-ness I get from Sweet Dreams, just not as potent or sharp. I LOVE Sweet Dreams, so it doesn't bother me one bit. If Sweet Dreams was too powerful or too baby powdery for you, try L'Erbolario Iris. It's much softer, less powdery, but still has good longevity, and fairly good sillage for the first few hours at least. (Will update on longevity later as well.) I love powdery fragrances, and this is a perfect one to add to my collection.

I have been long visiting Italy and still searching for a perfume that I smell on almost every Italian woman 45+. Iris is I think one of them - and also a scent you can smell not only on women, but also in their houses, toilets... Not sure if they use the other Erbolario iris products like reed diffusers and scented sachets, anyway - this smell is just the smell of Italy for me. Maybe it's because iris is so popular in Italian fragrance industry, they probably imitate the scemt in household cleaning products :)) Most people won't like it I am afraid, it's extremely strong and long lasting and the sillage is very intense.. But as someone here has written already - the very brisk and powdery head fades after some time and what remains is the very soft, warm, flowery powdery base which lasts forever and is extremely pleasant! I have the scented sachets in my wardrobe and sometimes spray the perfume on old teddy bears and cushions - ant they smell months and months with it. Not 100% sure that half of Italian women wear it, as I am still searching for the right one (quite similar to Narciso Rodriguez BTW, but much older - any tips anyone?), still one of the Top 5 perfumes for me. And yes, it's very very cheap and it lasts long. What more do you want ;)

Super Soapy!! L'Erbolario's Iris is NOT a safe blind buy (I totally just blind bought it). It actually reminds me of the "iris version" of LT Piver's Heliotrope, because both are extremely traditional interpretations of super-powdery purple soliflores with a noticeable tinge of non-gourmand sweetness. Other reviewers have commented that Iris is a love or hate type of scent- I think I might love AND hate it... haha! Let me reiterate: this fragrance does not smell modern in any way. In fact, Iris actually smells exactly like my great grandmother's linen closet in Brooklyn, when I was a little kid...a scent of nostalgia for me, and a definite step UP from the (porto-potty) images evoked by Piver's Heliotrope. The powder with the sweet and the floral is extremely heady and a little bit stuffy. Kind of like bitter almond extract layered with clean, albeit dusty quilts, and baby powder. I hope it grows on me, but I'm glad my boyfriend isn't home right now because I don't see this being attractive to him. It is comforting though. I'll give it that. It is ultra strong and creates gigantic sillage for when you need an impenetrable forcefield of powdery protection from the world.

L'Erbolario Iris wears just perfectly on my skin. It's definitely dense powder, with a strong smell of fresh iris. On my skin, it's soft, deep, cooling, rich powder with an underlying sweetness that keeps it very feminine. There is a light touch of green, like green stems, that create a fresh crispness balancing the heavy powder. Yes, it's definitely an "old school" blend, and it's just as, if not more powdery than Teint De Neige. You have to love thick powder to love L'Erbolario Iris. For those who notice a bitterness, I would think that the hawthorne note is to blame. Bitter notes in perfumes are sometimes amplified with different skin chemistry. On my skin, however, hawthorne is barely noticeable, and is just enough to keep the fragrance from becoming too sweet. Though powdery soft, this perfume is also uplifting, cooling, crisp, very feminine, somehow managing to be both strong and gentle at the same time. On my skin, silage remains moderate, and it lasts forever until I wash it off. I LOVE L'Erbolario Iris !

Iris is one of my favourite notes, and I believe my love for it might have started with this one. This type of powdery and sweet iris are hardly made anymore. Modern iris forward perfumes tend to be very earthy, and often paired with ambrette or carrot seeds like Violet Ida. That type of iris is very interesting and beautiful too, but not crowd pleasing at all and often overwhelmes my nose. The opening in L’erbolario’s Iris is very heavy on the sugar note, but shortly after it dries down to this more subtle, powdered sugar with a prominent iris. Which is also the star from top notes to base notes which is a huge plus. It’s fluffy, elegant and sophisticated, without feeling too juvenile. If you’re like me and find aldehydes off putting don’t worry about it here, it’s nowhere to be seen. Great longevity and quality overall! Truly for the iris lovers

This is the best perfume i have ever bought!! It is such a fluffy smell, (soft powder in a sweet elegant way) is the first thing that you smell.. with mixed with melted sugar and a tiny bit white chocolate with a litte smoke smell. Blend this all together and l'erbolario iris is the smell. This perfume you can smell as soon you enter the buidling hahah. Kidding but if you walk pas people they will definitly smell this gorgeous perfume. I finished 5 bottles and i will buy another 5 because this smell is the BOM!!!. My other perfumes i dont use anymore.. because this perfume kills them all!! and by the way how can people compare this i mean ----THIS PERFUME--- with baby powder???? This is the most original flower power powder scent ever. Go and check your nose at you doctor because this does not even come 0,01% near baby scents.

I've been wanting a bottle of this for ages. My tastes are eclectic to say the least. OK, so it's not strong on the iris but it is very addictive. If you want something warm, feminine and cuddly then this a good bet. Kids will want to cuddly you and men will move in for another sniff. It's pretty much a balanced combo of iris, sugar and vanilla on me with an interesting hawthorn, musk and tobacco backdrop. The backdrop prevents it from becoming too girly or old lady. I've tested tient de niege in the past and this is sweeter. Its never sickly or too in your face. I like fact that l erbolario scents smell all natural. I'm sure that's not the case though. Impressive longevity for "perfume water" in this chilly room. A good price to. L erbolario create some gorgeous, sophisticated fragrance at a very affordable price.

If I wear this, when I wear this, three things come to mind. Firstly, an airy, sweet, almost vanillic iris, secondly, a high quality, expensive body powder from the 90s and thirdly, the 2nd movement (adagio) of Mozart's clarinet concerto in A major K.622. I was so curious about this fragrance and fearful of buying a weak batch that I blind ordered a bottle from Italy. I wear it only at night, I can't tell you why, maybe it's because I want to keep how lovely and like a dream come true I smell with this on, to myself. If you're not in love with powdery fragrances, don't attempt this. I'm not quite sure what Tobacco's doing up there as a listed note, it simply isn't present, not to my nose it's not. It opens up with loud aldehydes, but its nature is to perform softly.

This is my ultimate comfort scent. I absolutely adore this addictive fragrance. As an avid fan of powdery scents, this is something I have been always looking for. It's very powdery, indeed (intense baby/make up powder vibes, at least for me), and also very sweet (the vanilla/sugar element is rather strong there, too). Lasts long on me and people do notice, I got compliments from my boyfriend on wearing this. If you are baby/makeup/sweet powder scent fan like me, definitely purchase. I'm rather a beginner as far as perfume collecting goes, but I feel like this (and Teint de Neige) left a mark on me. Gorgeous. :)

Iris from Erbolario was my first love and signature frag. It's a lovely, intense, clean but sensual scent, with enormous sillage so it is neede just one spray, if you don't want to intoxicate everybody everywhere you go... :-) It lasts long, the days after you can still sniff it on clothings. It's a non changing scent but in the drydown it become a intense skin scent, powdery and still flowery. Many people said it's like the baby powder but I don't agree. This scent make you feel sexy and confident with yourself and the others. Not exactly the same feeling of a baby powder... xD

Wow! This has got to be the most powdery perfume ever....it's so powdery and 'dry' it's almost like it's a delicate fine posh talcum powder. It reminds me of a cross between Johnsons baby powder and an expensive talc. Yes it is very very similar to Teinte De Neige but I personally prefer this one. The longevity and projection are pretty amazing and the scent lingered on my clothes for the next 2 days. As for the scent of Iris...eerrrmmmm....no Iris I smelled has scent like this. Having said that, I would love a bottle of the delightful classy 'talc'.

This stuff really does smell identical to Teint de Neige...which leads me even more to believe the flower note listed in TdN has got to be iris and violets. Very very lovely. Wearing Iris makes me feel as if I am wrapped in the softest royal purple velvet, powdered in face talc. This is a most lovely iris dipped in vanilla, then frosted with sugar and rolled in powder...alot of powder. Right up my alley. I don't get very much tobacco maybe just a bit. It would have been nice to have more, but I still love it very much Beautiful. Frosted iris.

❄️✨ A beautiful snowy powder, nearly identical to my beloved Teint de Neige! Snuggly and cozy, perfect for bedtime, and also a favorite of mine during the holiday season. ❄️✨ So many reviewers below also suggested the body cream, which piqued my interest... and now I cannot live without!! Lovely for layering (pairs deliciously with Chanel No. 5) and for keeping hands perfectly moisturized during the chilly months... As nurturing as a mother's embrace. Inexpensive and powerful, both fragrance and body cream are a 10 out of 10 in my book!

a lot of people said that Iris L'erbolario is a clone of Teint de Neige. well, it's true! I own both. Teint de NEige is my favourite perfume and last summer I forgot to bring it with me on holiday. so I bought iris because of the lower price. they are similar, but not the same, of course. I find that Iris is stronger at the beginning, and more sweet, but Teint de neige is more elegant, and it last longer. anyway, I have the iris body cream too and the liquid talc as well, and they are great products too! in Italy is very common.

I bought the 15ml version and will repurchase it for next fall/winter! I love the powdery notes of this iris and I even received a few compliments (usually perfumes with my pH aren't noticeable). People could smell it on me for about 2 hours, if they got close. Then it lingered as a sweet vanilla sensation towards the end, which I didn't like as much because I don't like the sweetness of vanilla.There is also White Iris version, which is perhaps longer lasting, but I find it sweeter and it's not to my taste.

Powdery, light, clean, & musky. It’s very reminiscent of baby powder and gives off the same type of vibe as Chanel n°5. I guarantee anyone would enjoy this fragrance although one thing I noticed that lowkey sounds weird is that in the dry down it kinda smells like nail polish remover blended in with iris and musk but it’s good and I can spray a ton without getting sick because it’s so light and comforting! It’s the kind of fragrance you’d spray on your sheets before lying in them after a shower

My initial reaction was NO WAY, TOO SWEET! But throughout the day I kept sniffing my arm, and ended up ordering a mini perfume. I read so much about this one prior testing and expected it to be more in vein of Prada Infusion d'Iris, but it goes in completely different direction. Very sensual, feminine, almost grand-motherly. It reminds me vaguely of White Diamonds with the aldehydes and powdery notes. I was actually looking for something similar, so all in all a great coincidence!

I have the tenue (light) version, but it's still strong, sweet, innocent powder that is almost similar to Teint de Neige. For the price it's very affordable. Sometimes I love it, but sometimes it brings me some strange melancholy, like brooding lonely in a room and watching never ending snowfall as a russian heroine is a novel. I prefer to wear it in winter, its powdery softness envelopes me in a white haze.