Shermine

Although perhaps not the most exciting of offerings from Pierre Guillaume, it's not without its beauty. The opening lemon/vanilla/musk ensemble is reminiscent of a lot of other frags, but manages not to veer into gourmand territory. I don't see iris listed, but I get a feel of its gentle powdery presence. Although the pepper seemed absent in the initial opening, it soon creeps in alongside the woods, and warms quite handsomely. The little earthy nibble of vetiver in the background, and the surprising longevity of the citrus, allow this to comfortably remain in unisex territory. As I said, nothing ground-breaking, but a lovely composition nonetheless.

Subjective opinion: For a perfume that combines the best parts of Dior Homme (original) and Le Male EDT without being redundant or too obvious, this really has a surprisingly low rating. Can and will recommend.

Fleeting, and solidly OK. If it was 30 euros for 50ml I'd be interested.

Before smelling Shermine I was seduce by the idea of an accord of ''fourrure d'iris'' (iris fur). I love iris and the cosiness of fur. All the notes of Shermine caught my attention (lemon, pepper, iris, vetiver etc...). With his lemony/peppery opening notes and his woody base notes, Shermine is an interesting iris perfume. Modern, genderless and very different from the usual powdery iris ones. Shermine is a real skin scent. Caressing like a fur coat.

The opening is a refined version of Curve Crush, light underlying sweetness, soft. Very beautiful, sophisticated office appropriate. Definitely a refined Iris seems to anchor this lending a light makeup feel to something that seems to want to be a gourmand but stops short of being edible.