Description
“Composition is a cocktail of memories and experiences that are full of strong and enveloping emotions. From the first spray the aroma “explodes” with a fountain of fresh bergamot notes mixed with frankincense and a touch of myrrh of Somalia. Towards the “heart” of the fragrance we find the sensual notes of jasmine sambac and osmanthus contrasted by the terrible nuances of iris. The base of the perfume is constructed with Texas cedar accords attenuated with a tender and seductive vetiver. The Cosmone molecules emphasize the sensuality of the composition leaving a hot and chilly trail.” – a note from the brand.
Belles Rives was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Marc-Antoine Corticchiato.
dm_sh_off – :
It takes “du cran” (or guts) to create a niche brand and then, without relying on any marketing gimmicks, to simply launch perfumes that smell as great as great gets.
Of this house, my favorite is Belles Rives (with Cuir X a close second). I have a thing for most iris-based scents, but this one is extraordinary. A cool beauty with surprising presence and longevity, neither too woody nor too powdery. It’s weightless and remote, like Delphine Seyrig in Last Year in Marienbad. Yet despite the coolness, it’s not unfriendly.
I love it, and I wish more people knew about this perfume because it deserves to be known and remembered.
7lex27 – :
superb combo of light-heavy, with iris at the center but not dominant. the cedar and osmanthus are really well integrated and flit in & out throughout the surprising long life of frag. i have all the parfumerie moderne and consider them to be Corticchiato’s best work by far. belles rives might be his finest yet
XegorovX – :
As an Iris lover, impossible to resist to buy this very latest issue from the excellent niche line of Paris based La Parfumerie Moderne. The frag is supposed to symbolize a (boat) trip around the shores of Geneva Lake (and the frag is indeed evocative, at least for the colors of it’s ingredients, of this marvelous place).
After a classic citrus-spicy opening comes a majestic Iris, neither dry nor buttery, but still nicely sweetened by a fine sweet-smoky myrrh. The third dimension here (like the Mont Blanc Massif as seen from the northern shores of the lake) is a superb clean Osmanthus – an association with Iris which caught my curiosity and I am actually quite impressed by the idea and it’s realization.
The woody-musky base notes are well balanced and leave the front of the scene to this very nice iris-myrrh-osmanthus combo of finest quality.
A masterpiece for Iris lovers like me, with a reasonable longevity of approx. 8h.