Description
L`Occitane en Provence presents a new fragrance from its La Collection de Grasse – Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc. The fragrance and the collection come out in May 2015. “La Collection de Grasse celebrates the fragrant know-how of this French Provençal town by bringing together precious raw materials from close and distant lands.”
It is constructed as a contrast between the fresh fruity top notes of citruses and black currant and powdery floral heart of iris from Grasse (iris pallida, or blue iris, and Florentine iris, or white iris) and ylang-ylang. The composition ends with white musk and dry accents cedar.
It is available as 75 ml Eau de Toilette with an body care accompanying collection.
The nose behind this fragrance is Karine Dubreuil.
Vergiliys74 – :
An innovative composition.
A fruity floral frag in which iris is the core and fruity accords of black currant and peach surround it.
Very nice idea but in practice, it is too weak and pale. It loses its innovative personality very quickly and fades away.
It is almost linear. After application all of the pretty fruity floral notes dance together on your skin beautifully but alas,they leave the scene too soon.There remains a pale, soft and creamy trail in a generic way.
gyurij – :
@MEOWITSTERR, they are discontinuing this?? It’s on sale now here, and I’m torn between this and Verveine in the limited edition packaging, also on sale. There’s just one bottle of this left in the store! The first time I sniffed this last year, I wasn’t sure I liked it. Today, I went to get the Verveine but sniffed Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc again, and was surprised to find that I liked it after all. It smelled clean and just the right touch of sweet, and for some reason made me feel nostalgic, and strangely enough think of Christmas. (Maybe it reminds me of another scent from my past?) Almost sold on this if it’s being discontinued while Verveine is not!
Zyli – :
Very soft and light interpretation of iris. I can smell some subtle peaches and a soft musk afterwards. This is my holy grail iris right now.
It’s being discontinued, so stock up!
misha007 – :
First Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc smells clean in a non exiting way. I love the soapy aspect of ris so there you go but this just don’t cut the bill for me. After just a short while it gets perfumey and that’s really not a compliment in my book and the end is a dull cheap fabric softner. Very blah.
I have not tried Crabtree and Evelyns edt Iris (nor the Yardley one) but my bet is that is a better option then this one for a budget iris because the Iris soap from Crabtree & Evelyn is pure iris heaven if you are hooked on iris then you really need to try it.
mangerx – :
L’Occitane:
Fragrance Top notes: black currant, citrus
Heart notes: Iris, ylang-ylang, peach
Base notes: Iris, cedar, white musk
DDDD_777 – :
This has that peaty/carroty flavor, a hallmark of iris, in the top notes, but then progresses pretty quickly to a spiky floral. Wearing it in hot, steamy weather so the transition happens quickly. Slight hint of soapy cleanness, but muddied by the sharp florals. Was surprised that I didn’t get any of the fruity nuances, but overall I liked the scent and enjoyed wearing it.
gta4580 – :
This fragrance reminded both me and my boy of our respective grandmothers, though I would not call this an “old lady” scent. Very fresh, underripe plum notes overpower the iris. It is a blue and white skyscape painted in watercolors, and to me, it smells exactly like new carpeting (not a necessarily bad quality). Though it is a very fresh and clean perfume, this makes me feel wistful and nostalgic.
ander000 – :
Want it but don’t really need it.poor longevity and I have infusion of iris Prada that one of my favourites.soapy clean lovely and tender.
Too much expensive -it’s like mist not cologne .
aleshka-34rus – :
Similar to Chance Eau Tendre (a personal favorite), although I find it hardly bearable immediately after spraying. It probably takes 30 minutes before I can smell my wrist without choking. This is ironic considering the poor silage that everyone is complaining about.
Otherwise, it’s a lovely floral and I like it. Wouldn’t buy it, although I would wear it if it somehow made its way into my wardrobe. 🙂
Biesamaz – :
Am I smelling the same perfume as other people? I can hardly smell a thing – just a vague clean smell. Nothing like iris. No sillage, no longevity. Not at all worth the price – and here I was hoping it would be a good bargain iris scent, seeing as Crabtree & Evelyn has discontinued its Iris. Looks like Yardley is the go-to drugstore iris now, for those who like Hiris, Infusion d’Iris, etc.
ПуПиДоНчИк – :
Bu markanın keyifli ve iyi tasarlanmış olan ürünlerini beğeniyorum. Parfüm olarak ise vetiver oldukça başarılı. Bu yaz çıkan Cedrat da sıcak havalarda keyifle kullanılan bir üründü. Özellikle stick deodoranti başarılıydı.
Bir iris hayranı olarak bu kokuyu bekliyordum. Parfümü duş jelini ve sabunu aldım. Aslında parfüm tam düşündüğüm gibi çıktı. Çok güzel bir koku. Açıkçası çok beğendim. İris denilince favorim tabiki İris Nazarena, ikinci olarak Zegna İris Florentine. Bu ise rahatlıkla 3. Sıraya oturur. Ancak ciddi bir sorun var. Kalıcılık sanırım 1-2 saat ve ilk yarım saatten sonra kokuyu almakta zorlaniyorsunuz. Bu haliyle sahi keyif alarak kullanıyorum. Yan ürünlerine çok keyifli. Kalıcı ve güçlü olması bazen yoğun kimyasal kullanımı gerektirdiği için bu hali ile keyif almaya çalışacağız. Bu kesinlikle kadın erkek kullanımına uygun. Her yaş rahatlıkla kullanabilir. Sonbahar için bence çok uygun. Soğuk havalarda biraz zayıf kalacaktır. Sadece ilk 10 dakika alabildiğince Iris-şeftali karışımı ise harika. Daha yoğun bir formül ile muhteşem olabilirdi.
Веталь))) – :
The smell is very beautiful, luxurious, and velvety and i think it is unisex fragrance. But the problem is not long lasting on me it disappears after half an hour. I hope they make the intense one in future.
yqm430intitytek – :
This is one of those fragrances that is so wrong with my chemistry that it makes me question my nose. I absolutely love L’occitane most of the time- the Vert, Fleur Cherie, and Rose & Reine are some of my (sadly discontinued) fragrance staples. HOWEVER, this one hits me all wrong. The first note I get is something like a dusty paperback book with a bit of potpourri in the background, which is fairly interesting and something I might be intrigued by if it lingered there. Unfortunately soon thereafter this develops on my skin into a very sour almost B.O.-like scent, an overripe FUNK! Which is maybe my perception of what other reviewers are registering as peach. If this thing stayed dusty I might like it. If I could detect the notes that are supposed to be in it I might like it, but for me it’s a scrubber. Sad but true.
StarK – :
The scent starts with a dry/root/carrot sort of iris softened with a sweet peach note and a slightly fruity currant. I really like the currant note as it compliments the iris perfectly, just a little bitterness/bite to it. The iris eventually becomes powdery but this the drier sort, not too sweet. It is good they added the fruit to add some sweetness to the composition — it would have been very dry otherwise. The only drawback is lasting power — only two hours. Good for work or daytime formal events as it has a soft sillage.
Thorn8 – :
I am a long time fan of L’Occitane and it’s always a great pleasure to do shopping in their points.
I always welcome the new creations but lately I have found myself complaining about discontinuations. Yes, I understand they want to keep their inventory updating and trying to capture new customers.
I was saddened a few days ago to learn that Narcisse & Vanille is going to be discontinued, it is in my opinion by far the best of the Grasse Collection line, a line that, as I had been told when it was started, would not have known “one shot” products.
Anyway.
I tried and bought Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc, I always gift myself with a new scent at the beginning of summer (yes, in other 300 days of the year too, but let’s not digress now).
It is a nice, clean, young scent BUT
BUT
BUT if you are seeking an iris based scent this is not it.
I meant to find an alternative to Hermés Hiris that for me is exquisite
BUT
BUT here honestly I do not know where iris is.
For me it’s cassis and cassis from beginning to end. Sometimes I get whiffs of lemon, some others of peach and that’s all.
Again, a very nice scent, very discreet, very faint too as in 2 hours it’s totally gone.
Nice for summer if you like this kind of fruity scents but not memorable in my view.
aligator – :
I get a carrot-like iris note upon the opening of Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc. It’s not too earthy and rather clean. Combined with the emerging black currant, it’s a quite enjoyable fruity iris scent.
However, the fruity notes, especially peach, soon take over, while the iris retreats to the background, only to provide a gentle powdery texture to the peach. There’s also quite an amount of white musk as well. The fragrance remains like powdery peach shampoo for the most part of wearing, which makes me wonder if Pêche & Iris as the name would better reflect how the fragrance actually smells on me.
In the far drydown, it becomes a skin scent of powdery lemony musk, clean and pleasant.
The sillage is moderate to soft and the longevity is around 9 hours on me. Contrary to what the name would suggest, on me, Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc is really a foremost fruity fragrance with a clean and subtle powdery texture. I’d recommend it a relatively demure fruity fragrance without sugar overload.
ZzoloTinka – :
All I could smell was a very flat, dusty iris. Normally I love that note, but here it failed to impress. It’s hard for me to identify any other notes.
Engestkeeni – :
Just sampled this at duty free and I can’t believe how much I enjoy it! I expected it might be too fruity and the iris would shrink behind the other notes, but that was not the case, at least in the first half of its time on my skin. Iris B Iris B smells like a person who just showered in fruity body wash, and then applied a perfume with a dominant “lipstick” iris accord. Iris can sometimes be dense and waxy in a perfume but the fruity notes here add a light fresh edge and the blend is surprisingly harmonious. Lipstick blended with shampoo fresh peach.
Update: drydown is straight up peach with no detectable iris so if you love the fruit this is worth considering. For serious iris lovers however, this may be too fruity and light for you.
vladimir.goobin – :
L’Occitane Iris Bleu Iris Blanc~
The opening is fruity with semi sweet blackcurrant, zesty citrus and an incredibly faint papery iris that imparts more of an abstract idea rather than showcasing the iris flower it really deserves. It remains fruity floral throughout and I enjoy this stage particularly because it reminds me of one of my loves from the beginning of my perfume journey – Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay.
Alas, as I revisited my then beloved sample of Blackberry & Bay, it had turned. Nothing like the bright beauty I once cherished. It is a shame because I really liked it and I suppose the citrus and berry top notes had turned, changing the composition for the worse.
Good news is, Iris Bleu Iris Blanc is a good dupe for Blackberry & Bay in its glory. They both have common notes of blackcurrant, and citrus, while sharing a theme of a pleasantly clean, shampoo-like accord. To be frank, I agree with the reviewers below that noted the poorer performance of L’Occitane fragrances. They indeed seem to be churning out weaker and more generic perfumes recently. Although I can comment that the longevity of Iris Bleu Iris Blanc is disappointly short while exuding soft sillage, the scent is one I really enjoy. For a Jo Malone dupe at a more friendly price, take it or leave it. I am a fan!
aprilprn – :
I made a special trip to my local L’Occitane just to try this because I loved the look of the bottle and the sound of the notes, but the perfume turned out to be just “meh”. How disappointing. It is SO weak, I can hardy smell it even when I’ve just sprayed heaps on my skin.
The shop assistant told me they have been getting quite polarised views about it – either love or not impressed. Unfortunately I’m in the latter group.
I don’t know what’s going on a L’Occitane these days – every new release seems to be weaker than the previous. So sad, as they used to make some lovely fragrances.
pst_v1do – :
This has a very nice fresh, woody, fruity-iris opening. To me, however, the sillage and longevity are very, very weak, which is a shame. I got this in a travel-size gift box with a matching body milk, and while it smells fantastic, I’m not sure I’d pay for a full size at $78 for body-spray like lasting power.
Prartsensueme – :
This is quite nice in the opening, because the zesty Citrus is lively and the iris part is tamed, not too powdery. Also the fruity notes make it more mellow.
On the other hand it has all the modern perfumes’ faults: little nuanced, falls flat, generic with regard to the listed notes, that means that you come to smell iris and figs only after you read the listed notes and you say: “Ah, yes, it’s fig! Maybe…”
Many years ago L’Occitane used to make interesting perfumes that were a little different from mainstream, but now it follows the trend of chemicals that give imagery notes and people think that iris and figs smell like the real thing. Please, go and smell a ripe fig on a plant on a sunny day, then you will know what a fig is.
This is longlasting, but not worthy a purchase IMO.
mixalich73 – :
I was pretty excited to try this one in my local Occitane shop as I think some of their fragrances are really nice and I love iris. For me, the fruit was the most noticeable element – there is the freshness of citrus, a juicy peach and a little (not as tart as I like) black currant in the opening notes. The florals then emerge, with the ylang fairly strong,and I suppose it combines with the fig for that custardy, milky flavour that ylang can give. There is a very clean musk in the drydown, although I did not get much cedar. The sillage was soft throughout.
For my taste, there is not enough iris in this, given the name. There is an iris element to this in the floral stage, but it is not about iris. It lacked any of that beautiful cool, buttery (and very expensive) iris root, and the Iris florals were overpowered by the peach and ylang. I also found (and this is a conclusion I have reached regarding more than one Occitane floral) that it is too sweet. Sometimes it feels as though the scents are designed for the shower gels and body creams (sweet, light, fruity) and then are made into a perfume format rather than the other way around.
It is nice enough. If I were given a bottle, I’d wear it, probably. But I’m more likely to buy it in hand cream format.
zvermen – :
So excited for this. L’Occitane had a gorgeous iris perfume several years ago that has sadly been discontinued. Very happy that they are launching this. Iris, fig milk and cedar are all notes that I love and I can’t wait to try this.