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proggeftfoupt – :
I was never an iris fan but recently I’ve been craving iris fragrances suitable for fall wear.I remembered having a tiny sample of Equistrius two years ago and liking it so when I came across a good deal,didn’t hesitate to buy it
It goes through dramatic changes as it develops on my skin.when first sprayed it’s a bitter iris-leather-cacao combo,unisex even a bit leaning towards being masculine,dry and powdery in a darkish,dusty way
After a while I get something buttery which sounds like amberette and rice trying to smooth it out and it enters a rounder,not powdery anymore phase which doesn’t last more than a few minutes
My favorite part begins after at least half an hour when it settles down to a creamy blend of almost all the listed notes:iris,violet,face powder,milky sandalwood,a smooth leather note(not suede type of leather to my nose) and some yummyness(but not too sweet) due to a touch of chocolate and rice.now I find it more feminine and oh so elegant.it’s a sensual classy,expensive-smelling yet comforting scent.a high quality one which is easy to notice that isn’t intended for masses.I asked for my family and friend’s idea and most of them didn’t like the initial phase but they all enjoyed it’s smooth drydown.
I believe it’s drydown is a get together of feminine things in the classiest way possible:face powder and body lotion and chocolate,a leather makeup bag with a scent of face powder and lipsticks lingering on it,a soft,warm and clean skin pampered by a lotion before being powdered.my mind unconsciously relates these scents with feminity and luxury but at the same time I believe that the right man can pull it off beautifully
I’m going to edit and add about it’s longevity and projection but my first few wears indicate that it’s long-lasting but stays close to skin
Not a passionate love for me yet but I like it a lot
Edit: it has a little in common with Oscar de la renta Oriental Lace,a favorite of mine.I can’t wait to layer them to intensify Equistrius’s faint chocolate note and be wrapped by a powder-cream-chocolate heaven with woody-leathery naunces
شروع عطر،کمی تیره و تلخ و خاکی،پودری طوره،ترکیب پودر کاکائو و زنبق و چرم اما اگه بهش نیم ساعت زمان بدید تبدیل به رایحه ای لطیف و شیک و متمایل ب زنانگی میشه،ترکیبی از رایحه پودر صورت و لوسیون بدن و کمی هم شکلات،یه کیف آرایش چرمی که بوی وسایل آرایش روش مونده و پوست گرم و لطیف و تمیز تازه لوسیون و پودر زده شده
DarkScar – :
Sweet (chocolate, I guess) iris-leather (a really well-made leather accord!)this pleasant part last 2-3 hours, and then a boring amber-woody drydown. The scent shifts from unisex-leaning-feminine towards masculine.
порнушка – :
John Singer Sargent – The Olive Grove1908
naiv – :
This is so soft and warm and long lasting. I’ve had it on my arm for seven hours and I can still smell it’s beautiful aroma wafting up. The amber and sandalwood are so creamy and soft. However, I didn’t enjoy the top notes. They’re much too sweet and syrupy with an odd hay or dry wheat note. I dismissed it as a dislike and moved on to other violet samples I was testing. After half an hour, I noticed it had settled into a gorgeous violet and iris scent, resting on a creamy base. If you can wait out the loud beginning, you’re in for a treat! Cosy, enveloping but gentle, not powdery. A touch of suede, touch of chocolate. A skin scent in a very sensual way.
ShomoJatthova – :
WOW!
Equistrius is like nothing I’ve tried in my whole life and it’s truely a work of art.I ordered a perfume from shaghayegh perfume site and they sent me ten free niche samples so I have to be thankful to them since I’d never think of trying it
I’ve promised myself to control my addiction to perfume buying and buy just one perfume per month and there are lots of them in my wishlist but I’m hooked so I’m moving it to toppest parts of my wishlist
I always wished I loved an iris/violet dominant scent but I couldn’t.they were usually too sharp and cold to my nose.my only favorite iris dominant scents are Marc Jacobs decadence and lancome la vie intense so I think I need a bunch of gourmand notes to ground iris.there’s dark chocolate and rice here that add a delicious and very unique vibe to scent without making it sweet.I love sweet scents but I’d also love to have some non sweet favorites and this is a powdery scent with non-sweet gourmand and woody naunces
Suede and ambrette add a warm,soft,voluptuous and luxurious quality and there’s vetiver which adds slightest hint of earthyness which I find very appealing
Equistrius is very elegant,ladylike,formal but also comfortable.it’s well balanced so powderyness doesn’t suffocate and turn too dry
It’s not loud and it’s sillage is moderate at it’s best but it’s lasting power seems to be very good.I’ve dabbed small amount of it almost 9 hours ago and can still easily feel it
It’s wearable year round but I prefer it for mild to cool weather
Charlbawelese – :
I thought I didn’t really like violets, until today, when I tried Equistrius. It is truly a very pretty scent. I can definitely smell suede, violets and a hint of chocolate. It gives an incredible impression of smoothness, softness, comfort.
vipdanil – :
هدیه
شروع گلی و لطیف عطر و اون حس شاداب گل بنفشه خیلی سریع تبدیل به فضایی پودری و شیرین میشه که تم الکلی آشنای کارهای این برند هم در اون به مشام میرسه ولی اون تندی همشیگی همراهش نیست که
شاید فضای فلورال کار اجازه ی حضور بهش نمیده!10
تا 15 دقیقه بعد رایحه ای شیرین و شکلاتی به مشام میرسه که اون شکلات همیشگی و ثبت شده در حافظه ی بویایی ما نیست!رایحه ی شکلاتی رو به ذهن متبادر میکنه که مدت زیادی تو انبار بوده و فضای انبار و بویی که اونجا بوده روش تاثیر گذاشته که شاید بخاطر نت برنج و بنفشه و زنبق باشه.
خلاصه اینکه رایحه ی میانی شیرینه و خوراکی که مرطوب و پودری هست و کمی بوی لوازم آرایشی میده که خیلی جالبه برام و به همین خاطر دوست دارم این رایحه از یه خانم با وقار و خوش پوش به مشامم برسه تا اینکه بخوام رایحه ی خودم باشه!
تا مدتها این رایحه حس میشه که گل ختمی و کهربا و صندل علاوه بر اینکه شیرینی رو کمی؛فقط کمی بیشتر میکنن و اون رایحه ی تیز و دوست داشتنی عطرای این برند رو به کار می بخشن.ضمنا شیرینی این کار اصلا اذیت کننده و زننده نیست.
رفته رفته جیر و وتیور تو این فضای پودری-گلی و تند؛کمی نفس میکشن و یه کوچولو فضای خاکی به عطر میدن و از زنانگی عطر کم میکنن.
به مرور جیر کمی بالاتر میاد که تا حدودی انیمالیک هست اما ضعیف هست و در حدیه که یه تم خاص به کار میده و این باعث میشه کنتراست بین فضای پودری-گلی و خاکی-چوبی بیشتر بشه که البته حس خاکی و یارانش ضعیف تر هستن نسبت به آکوردهای پودری و فلورال و خوراکی اما با تمام وجود؛نهایت تلاششون رو میکن که همه ی اینها موجب میشن عطری خیلی زیبا در این لحظه به مشام برسه.
مثل همیشه نیازی به گفتن از کیفیت بالای محصولات این خانه نیست.نیازی هم نیست که از وضوح نتها بگم!
موندگاری و پخش این کار متوسط هستن و واسه فصول معتدل و نسبتا خنک سال بسیار عالیه.همونطور که عرض کردم بیشتر مناسب خانمهاست البته آقایون هم میتونن بپوشنش.
برای بنده یه هدیه ی فاخر و ارزشمنده تقدیم به خانمی متین؛مهربون؛خوش پوش با نگاهی نافذ و چهره ای دلنشین و چشمانی درخشان که وقتی این عطر روی تنش بشینه؛شعاع میدان مغناطتیسیش چند متر جلو تر میاد…
کامنت:م.ع
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shogivashoown – :
This is interesting. I almost get an animalic note. I think its the big dose of iris, , chocolate, suede and ambrette. My skin is not at all keen on ambrette so its rather sabotaged this fragrance for me in the opening. Thankfully after half an hour it smells way better. It seems to brighten up with iris, violet and cocao powder. Yes, there is some powderiness but not that much. I dont like to mention the old lady smell but there is a bit of that here. It doesnt bother me anyway.
A very classy and well blended fragrance. Moderate sillage and longevity.
Meori808InsuffBooni – :
With plenty of lipstick iris and supple suede, Equistrius is an over-inflated balloon of a scent that walks the line between cosmetics and leather. The iris is perfectly recognizable as iris yet doesn’t aim for photorealism; instead, it taps into the suede for a profile that signifies as a kind of glowing cyan blue. However, both the iris and the leather are coddled by a prominent yet anonymous “perfume” — a somewhat redundant scaffold that smells both sweetly oriental and vaguely musky. The result is a scent that’s perhaps a bit too bloated with both the iris and the suede drowning in too many pillowy layers. As with others in this line, Equistrius is fairly linear (with a gradual slouch from iris to tonka) but it’s neatly blended with no spikes. It’s a little too distended and “perfume” for my liking, but for a boomy oriental iris, it’s a solid choice.
rinat0104 – :
Opens sort of dusty, flowery, with iris, hay and vetiver notes and a hint of citrus notes. As it develops, the scent divides into two. The base becomes darker, and the top more flowery with violets. The ambrette becomes more prominent and there’s still this strange dusty note in there, not sure what it is. Perhaps it is the rice powder? The scent is now quite herbal. Vetiver is quite prominent in the drydown, it is almost sharp. The orris and soft violets are still there, as well as the ambrette. There is a tiny hint of ambroxan in the drydown.
Sillage is moderate, longevity moderate.
An interesting scent. Iris, and violets, but not sweet. Vetiver, not fresh but sharp and dusty. Almost earthy. A scent full of contrasts. I quite like it, but not sure if I would wear it.
popazermusht – :
I don’t need to describe this scent as the reviewers before have done the job in summing up the various aspects of Equistrius. It’s a quietly seductive scent that lays close to the skin and has plenty of mystery. I just wish it projected a little better and lasted a little longer. A woman or a man could enjoy this as it is a beautiful rendering of whispery iris with soft, suede undertones.
Tanya007 – :
What happened? I sampled this a while back and really, really liked it. Now it smells like chocolate shampoo.
There is a strong talcum powder vibe here along with the sweet violets and chocolate. Sadly, I am getting much more violet than iris. I don’t dislike violets, but I definitely prefer iris.
Sad day. This fragrance has so many things I love in it, but maybe it’s too much of a good thing.
As much as I love scents that are reminiscent of body lotion, cosmetic powder etc this just smells like the inside of a makeup bag.
sineva3 – :
Thick, powdery iris, suede seasoned with delicious violets and mild cocoa hint.
Sweet? Yes and no – meaning the sweetness is coming from the violet (and amber) rather than from the chocolate note.
Not very unique I’m afraid – for iris-violet combo being so popular and favored in perfumery – still it is very feminine, “makeuppy”, refined and rounded woody oriental.
A while back I made a beginner’s mistake testing it among bunch of other fragrances what lead me to conclusion I am anosmic to (or certain parts) of this composition. On the contrary (and typical for PdE) this is one substantial fragrance.
lek340bedyWelty – :
Very qualitative (as usual with this brand) iris-violet-suede perfume, it reminds me of Laboratorio Olfattivo’s NIRMAL.
Fresh, powdery, unisex, with impressive longevity. However, as I was looking for chocolate, I’m rather underwhelmed. Absolutely no chocolate here to my nose, not a hint. Moreover, if you are looking for a sweet-ish iris scent, look in another direction. EQUISTRIUS is totally sugar-free.
Still a very good perfume, just not for me.
Sprayed in the morning, it stays throughout the whole day, which is a great performance for any perfume, but iris-based especially, as these usually are quite fleeting.
Accuttmal – :
Equistrius was one of the first niche samples that I tested that I considered actually wearable. A full bottle followed and I enjoy it immensely every time I wear it.
It helps to like iris to like this perfume. Iris, both powdery and orris root, is the lead singer. I really like the sense of a capella in this perfume. The scent voices are clear and in sweet harmony with each other.
I can actually smell the cocoa and the leather. Both seem related – like twin sisters – adding their individual, but similar harmonies. Violet sweetened rice adds a somewhat starchy support and barely perceivable density.
Sandalwood brings forth a creamy iris. Amber wraps the entire gift in balmy smoothness. A touch of vetiver keeps the whole composition from being too sweet, but remains distant itself.
Altogether, Equistrius is an excellent smooth ode to the Iris. It is easy to wear and provides wrist-sniffing goodness. Easy to love…and I do.
Edit: Longevity 6+ hours. Sillage mild to body scent after 3+ hours.
romanru – :
A nice scent – and very soft. The downside: it is fading away very quickly. So far Iskander is my favorite from this fragrance-house; the search continues…
uxi915speagoessenda – :
Herbal spicy green, rose and violet! Pure loveliness on a bed of sandalwood. Sadly, a quickly fading vision.
Гарик – :
I’ve built a strong relationship with perfume house “Parfum d’Empire” I think, as this is already fourth of their creations in my full bottle purchase wishlist.
I did not expect much from “Equistrius”, I wanted to try this because of the perfume house, but did not expect to fall in love as I usually do not go for iris dominated perfume. As for iris here – it’s lovely, I’ve finally found a perfume with iris which I love, I can’t get enough of it. Iris here is not too powdery and not too “metallic” as it usually turns to my skin. I get loads of chocolate with iris and it turns out to be perfect. It’s like being wrapped in a soft blanket with someone special while doing something very kinky. Sounds weird I know. This is a comfort scent, but at the same time this is very, very sexy. And also elegant.
Worth a try. Not worth a blind buy though, this is not crowd pleasing.
demondzr – :
First sniff in bottle: iris with something sour. Upon application, iris, with the sour identifying itself… violet & vetiver! The iris & violet seem uncharacteristically at odds with each other. After ten minutes or so, amber and sandalwood amp up, escorting the sour culprit off the dance floor and back to being a complimentary wallflower. A good dusting of rice powder keeps the floral smoothy in step, and a kid glove attempts to whisk away any more bitter emissions. This is complex, almost schizophrenic… a soft floral with ulterior motives.
artez – :
Lovely soft sexy feminine warm interesting a bit sweet iris-violet…so in love with this smell, it is not something you smell every corner, neither something that gives you a headache even if unique…it is perfection, I want to smell it all the time!!! amkes me feel in heaven…
sportin – :
Equistrius is an unusual warm, sweet iris fragrance. It is not earthy-rooty, or metallic-cold, like many iris centered perfume. It opens with a bitter note, almost herbal – I don’t know, what it is, maybe the violet leaf? -, but after a few minutes this unpleasant herbalness fades away, and the creamy iris dominates, with a sweet fruity twist – but it’s never overwhelming, never syrupy sweet. Weird, but I don’t detect any chocolate in the fragrance, though I can feel the rice note, which gives some powdery softness to the whole composition. Sandalwood and ambrette join to the iris in the drydown, and create a silky smooth, creamy finish. Equistrius is an elegant, ladylike fragrance.
darinkamm – :
Finzi -v- iris and the iris wins again. I really don’t get along with iris-heavy scents.
The base does seem lovely though. The chocolate and sandalwood come through on my skin and it’s creamy without being cloying or overdone. But unfortunately the violets are too strong for me, so ultimately this is a scrubber.
sham55555 – :
It’s a very lovely iris-violet combo, not cold or earthy as some another iris and violet scents are. I really don’t detect any chocolate here but I think it gives the depth and the warmth to this perfume, hand in hand with amber. It’s more a woody powdery scent, in contrast with baby powdery perfumes (however I like them, too), I find this much more refined and interesting. Longevity is average on my skin. The only negative point is sillage – I have to sniff very close to my skin to detect it, but the scent itself is so beautiful that I can’t help loving it. The bottle is pretty, too with its easy elegance. Recommended.
skadmo – :
why there is no orris root in notes? it is the most prominent note in this fragrance, especially in the top/midlle.
gatloacilia – :
This is a lovely longlasting perfume. I detect chypre and musk but I can’t smell any chocolate in it. I will definitely buy it.
VasiliyS – :
I am happy to have got a full bottle 100 ml of it. Even if it has been quite expencive.
BEFORE I tested it with my sample I was sure I don’t like iris odour. I used to find it extremely powdery and suffocating and causing headache.
Before I tried Equistrius in a sample.
This Iris is so far from powder (on me, indepepndently on note of rice powder in it) and so light and elegant! So beautiful and calm! Note of chocolate is warm and deep. Iris and chocolate supplement each other ideally. I also feel gentlest musky smell. The perfume is just perfect.
And it changed my attitude to iris at all. It seems that now I am interested in any iris perfume I can approach 🙂
gremory – :
Parfum D’Empire EQUISTRIUS offers a tender woody iris. Initially there is a slightly resinous quality, apparently due to ambrette butter (according to the house’s literature), but it disappears all too quickly, leaving behind only a fine layer of lightly floralized wood with very low sillage.
Unfortunately, I do not detect chocolate in this composition at all. I would like to try EQUISTRIUS at a higher concentration, if it is available, as it does hold potential but seems too dilute in this “edp” form.
toyt – :
I absolutely adore this. It doesn’t always get powdery on my skin and I don’t get any of the dark chocolate, but I do get a lot of violet throughout, which is not even listed among the notes. So much so that in fact I think of it as a violet scent. It’s lovely and very pleasant. You can just tell the ingredients are of the highest quality – it lasts and lasts.
filka_123 – :
As an iris frag lover, I find the orris really shines here. It’s a lovely white iris, with white violets. There’s a honey-dust quality from the rice powder, very delicious. The chocolate isn’t gourmand at all, but gives depth to the santal and ambrette. Dior Homme might be a cheaper alternative, but II find Dior Homme lacks any of the qualities that makes Equistrius one of my favorites. Dior Homme is insipid face powder in a makeup bag; this stuff is a sweet, regal scent with character. I’ve found this lingering after 12 hours, and it was still strong. It’s classy, elegant and inoffensive without being weak or watery. There’s a skin note that reminds me not of human skin but the idea of skin, in a powdery way, much like a very, very clean white horse – and this is not a ‘barnyard’ scent, and so not literal.
As for the name ‘Equistrius’: the perfumer, Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, named it for his favorite racehorse – I don’t see how much clearer it could be, as a play on words – orris/horse (imagine it being spoken in a Queen’s English or French accent).
I’d describe this perfume as angelic.
It is unisex, but the sweet and soft may appeal to women more. For men, if you want a masculine frag that has the same note of violet, try Baldessarini Ambre. (Still classy, mature, elegant, without being loud.)
Simpson9906 – :
A bit like a well made-up face: Face powder, flowers, a touch of musk and chocolate. Very lovely after it begins to dry down, though the onset can be a bit much. It’s sweet and slightly gourmand, but worth trying even if you don’t care for gourmands, as it’s definitely a perfume. I’m not sure what it has to do with horsebackriding, but it’s one of my favorites.
xpoqswmtlmq – :
Update: This perfume stays close to the skin, but it is very long lasting. After wearing it for an hour, it gets easier to detect something that can be chocolate (but not close to be cloying or nausating). This perfume reminds me a little of Balkis from Parfums de Nicolai which is a favorite of mine. I would pick Balkis over this one because it’s more prominent and the price is lower.
Gelioska – :
I think this is a perfume that could be classified as a semi-oriental. I am test driving this fragrance for the third time now. One strange this about this fragrance is that I can’t remember how it smells when I am not wearing it.
Back to the scent; it is not a very loud perfume, but rich and round. It is a perfect balance between sweet and flowers, non of them are dominant. It is listed chocolate among the notes, but I would not call this a gourmand fragrance. It is all in all a very pleasant fragrance. I tend to judge expencive fragrances harder than the cheaper. It only comes in 100 ml bottles and that makes it to big a splurge for me right now.