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redmanklif – :
Iris de Nuit is well-named: it’s main star is a very good, natural iris, nocturnal in that it’s quite cold and earthy – there’s really nothing bright about it. In the opening there’s some sweetness from a restrained but particularly lovely violet note, and it reminds me a little of a much more subdued and unisex I Miss Violet at that point. Then quite soon that aspect starts to fade and is replaced by a great, rather nutty cedar, and that’s just a match made in heaven for the iris – I would never have thought of it, but they really do go together perfectly, especially when they’re both so well done as they are in this one.
To my nose, this is totally unisex, unlike some other reviewers have commented: it’s true I can very easily imagine this on a man, but at the same time it’s not too masculine for my own taste. I do wish it would project a little better, although that very subtlety actually fits the general restrained character of the scent very well. It makes it very wearable, in any case, fit for any occasion; and as ras.kel.5 below me says, for any season as well.
I’m not sure if I really need another iris in my collection, I already have a few and it’s not one of those categories I can never get enough of – but if you are in the market for a true iris, this is a great choice for sampling.
masmebel – :
Cold, soapy iris with a slightly sweet violet in the supporting role. A bit boring and too clean smelling for me. Slightly masculine, perfect refreshment for hot for summer days or companion for melancholy winter days.
misha2606 – :
Light iris, violet, gets stronger on dry down. Too feminine for me.
simvolic – :
Start with musk smell that is not animalic & has herbal & clean sense. Sweet carrot-like smell add to this blend after a few time. In the middle there is a beautiful, absolute, creamy and earthy Iris root. I really like this part. Here, I think Iris has not floral face & act as a starch, powdery smell. Totally this fragrance is very soft and has not strong longevity & sillage. Sedative scent for your stressful moments.
IchMaxim – :
جیمز هیلی در گروه معدود برندایی هست که علاوه بر تلاش به منظور ارائه ی روایح متفاوت، آثاری با کیفیت و درخور خلق میکنه که به شخصه احترام بالایی قائلم براش. آیریس دو نویت هم یکی از همین عطر هاست که همه چیز در اون نمره ی بالایی به خودش اختصاص خواهد داد.
عطری کامل از همراهی زنبق و بنفشه که با همین دو نت در فضاهای مختلفی سِیر میکنه.
این عطر، زنبق رو از وجه پودری تلخ و شیرین نشون نمیده؛ بلکه در کنار اون بُعد ویژه، حالتی خامه ای و تازه هم با خودش داره که باعث میشه تا زنبق هیلی از ارزش بالایی برخوردار بشه.
شروع گیاهی و تند و گوشه دار عطر با روی کار اومدن زنبق حاشیه نشین، به آرامش میرسه و زنبق در کنار لمسی از مشک با بنفشه همراه میشه. حالت دلچسب پودری-خامه ای تازه و پر لطافت با اضافه شدن بوی شیرین و خاکی-چوبی بذر هویج، به اوج تأثیر گذاری میرسه.
با حفظ محور با شکوه زنبق-بنفشه، مشک تمیز و درخشان به حاشیه میره و سدر دودی به این حاشیه اضافه میشه تا در کنار دانه های هویج با تأکید بر وجه چوبی و خاکی-دودی، چهره ای مستحکم و رسمی به کار بدن.
زنبق پودری و خامه ای، بنفشه ی تازه و لطیف، مشک درخشان، در بستری دودی-چوبی و خاکی- نشاسته ای، فضای غالب آیریس دو نویت خواهد بود که هرچه به سمت پایان میره وجه دودی-چوبی کار کمرنگ میشه؛ اما اثر خودش رو در قالب پس زمینه ی چوبی لوکسی بجا میذاره و شیرینی پودری تمیز و کمی سبز، فضای غالب کار میشه.
آیریس دو نویت یه کار مفرح، موقر، لوکس، خوش ساخت و نافذ و گیراست که از اوپنینگ سبز و گوشه دار به قلبی درخشان و شهوانی میرسه تا در پایه ای چوبی- خاکی، دودی و در نهایت، تمیز فرود بیاد که تمام این مراحل به مثابه سفری هست که زنبق و بنفشه در کنار هم اونو به پایان میرسونن.
پخش خوب و ماندگاری فوق العاده ای که داره اونو به یه انتخاب درجه یک برای پوشیدن در هر زمان سال تبدیل میکنن…
کامنت: م.ع
(سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل
Barada0808 – :
This is particularly lovely..its very similar to cartier l’envol only more sparkly…
Tatsy49187 – :
To my nose the top notes are leaning more toward a unisex Iris, it isn’t your smooth velvety Iris, the cedar gives it a smoky undertone, I imagine it is more wearable in cold weather, but that phase is short lived, it is a quality perfume, no doubt, it opens up in the heart, and then the scent becomes more voluptuous, and it becomes rounded and a bit sweet, like a sweet violet vibe, very nice !! I like that part., not I love it, definitely a great Iris scent…the drydown is to me the best part, soft, sensuous, with a velvety floral aura, it lingers in a pretty way…still remains a hint of spicy wood…giving it an underlying subtle dry edge..very interesting creation .
I bought a bottle, it isnt cheap, but it smells great!
Update: cancelled my order, it has no projection, and for the price, not willing to spend that much, if i see it cheaper i will jump on it !!
Kryl91 – :
5/10
Retelaresse – :
This is most definitely a homage to iris with a good dollop of cool orris butter. The ‘iris’ is reinforced by the fresh violet and carrot seed. Galbanum is a bright fresh note and it does a fine job of brightening these three notes. If one note summed up the season of spring then it would galbanum.
The amber gives a touch of sweetness and warmth. The ambrette does it usual musky creaminess. The cedar provides the perfect base.
This is perfect to wear on a spring evening. It is a beautiful homage to the iris and with good silage and longevity. A must try if you love the iris note.
Filimon – :
Iris de Nuit isn’t so much about iris flowers as it is orris butter – bready, doughy, and almost bitter, thanks to the angelica. A bright and cheerful synthetic violet tries to pull everything out of the funk, but its efforts are in vain – the overall effect is as boring as it is unpalatable. For me, Iris de Nuit is another Heeley disappointment.
Kipoles – :
Mi viene in mente :Un cassetto di legno, laccato, aperto pieno di violette,terra e carote.
Colonia fredda e adatta per l’estate.
L’effetto Airspray queen dura circa un’ora su di me,poi odore di pulito.
Una mezza viola generica da toeletta.
Rimane molto vicino alla pelle anche se spruzzato in abbondanza.
Forse per la metà del suo prezzo…
Non è cattivo , fa viaggiare la mente il che è un bene, ma non riesco proprio ad immaginarmi come un coniglio con le carote intorno.
pashulya20126 – :
iris then play doh then cheap floral perfume; in the dry down, musk rose to the surface but is not listed as a note
E.Sultan.95 – :
Beautiful, cold, crystal clear, carroty, musky iris flanked by violet and green angelica with a bit of powdery cedar sawdust. You’ll know if this speaks to you.
Арман_Керей – :
This is an interesting but very light fragrance. It’s light, carroty-iris and clean, very crisp. The ambrette sits close to the skin, and the iris-carrot take the top notes. I like it a lot, but don’t love it though I’m enjoying it on a warm transitional summer-fall California sunny day here. For some this might be the perfect spring and summer scent!
kirter – :
well, to me just a violet (synthetic) powderbomb!!
with a little touch of iris…..
not worth my money
Kallib9999999 – :
A soft-spoken iris clad in a coat of amber.
DjafDead – :
This perfume is a dream! Carroty iris cocooned in Angelica laced, powdery musk. There’s an element of green earthiness combined and is truly beautiful.
civinni – :
Very special, very unique. Opens with the lovely carroty note I love in my iris. Violet lightens it a touch. Angelica and musk mallow bring a sweet herbaceous warmth.
Not nearly as soapy-fresh as Prada Infusion d’Iris starts out. Dior Homme is more floral. Hermes Hiris is gentler and much more powdery. This is vegetal, cool, and earthy.
There is a magical flower in A Midsummer Night’s Dream that causes people to fall in love with the first person they see. This is what I imagine that flower smells like. It is a pretty little thing lit by moonlight, but it grows wild under thorny brambles and mushrooms, not in anyone’s garden. It’s a little sinister, carrying a hint of chaos in the sweet angelica.
roman.belarus – :
Ever tried two versions of Iris de Nuit. The Edition 1 (released 5-6 years ago as informed) reminded me more smoke-earth facet from carrot seed and maybe angelique, wet in the stem-ness and dry in the powder-ness at the same time, with strong presence of “hot iron” synth-musk. Overall a cold, metallic scent. So beautiful a scent it was but such a sorrow is was not mine, so I plotted to buy my own full bottle from then on. But maybe it was just my false memory.
So eventually I’ve received my own full bottle just yesterday from Jovoy, and my bottle is printed Edition 2, olala, it has been reformulated. I sprayed the vial came along with my purchase onto my wrist. All I got is violet, the melancholic botanic notes are now repressed by sharp and sour (almost naphthalene effect) violet notes. Still cold and fragile though.
I came to believe that the note portion poll by Fragrantica users is not always populism violence, sometime democracy still possesses its truth. And I think I have to cultivate my new taste toward violet, hmmmmm.
SkyAls – :
I so wanted to like this. I ordered two samples at James Heely, the first being the beautiful Ophelia, for the other I was choosing between this and Hippie Rose. After reading the reviews I chose Iris de Nuit. Unfortunately for me.
I’ve never been a girl for unisex fragrances, this perfume proved it more than any other before. However according to the notes I had no idea that it will be so horrible on me.
I tried the perfume several times but always get artificial soap, or maybe even worse, an airspray, probably the one for the toilet. I even had my arm sniffed by two other people, thinking that maybe it’s just my taste, but they said the same. Then I blamed my skin and tried it on a paper. Still just an artificial, at the beginning very alcoholic cheap smell. Sorry James Heely, I love Ophelia, but I can’t even go meh with this.
2508sergey – :
Elegant, lovely scent. Reminds me of cool, starlit nights, but can just as easily be worn during the day. I’ve heard on some people the longevity is good, but unfortunately it stays on my skin for an hour at most, which is really sad. If the staying power was better, I’d be willing to get a bottle right away. I will cherish every drop of the decant I have.
banana5130 – :
Clean, soft, powdery-woody loveliness. In the beginning hour, I get the whole ‘scratch the back of your throat’ thing that another reviewer mentioned but that goes away. It’s like the effect wasabi has.. weird right? It’s really nice though, and then as it dried down I realized I already own this- White Musk for Men by The Body Shop. I know, don’t shoot me, just check it out for yourself if you really want this but don’t want to spend the cash. On ME when Iris de Nuit dries down, it smells almost identical to White Musk for Men. This differs from person to person, so check it out first if you’re curious.
ramancheg – :
Clean but earthy scent. On me, more masculine than I’d hoped. After wearing it for a while off and on, ended up giving the bottle (expensive, but not prohibitively so) to a male friend who enjoys unisex fragrances. It is delightful on him and it reminds me of a fresh spring picnic.
geo1986x – :
Clean Orris…
So Iris de Nuit by James Heeley is a fragrance composed around orris root, the root of the iris flower. Personally, I love iris. My signature perfume has an iris/orris root note and I love how it smells clean and earthy at the same time! Here we have a clean, slightly earthy orris note paired with powdery violet and clean vegetable musk (ambrette seed). A very clean musk. There is also a carrot seed note which I think is very interesting.
Either way, I like this one… and as I was wearing it today I received a compliment! Which rarely happens! To me this reminds me of very clean laundry sheets, and earthy powder (hard to describe actually)! A lovely fragrance. Especially as I am a huge fan of iris/orris root. For me personally I have already found my perfect iris fragrance, which does not smell like this one. So for me I don’t think I would buy but if you like a “clean” but interesting smell you could try it out.
KOSTEG – :
Powdery iris & violet.
Very bright and clean Iris based fragrance. Doesn’t feel old and dusty as some iris fragrances do, do not smell any carrots either. Feels gentle and linear, but lasted for a long time. Very nice for a daywear.
satyricon – :
As a lover of the brutally in your face Iris of Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist, I was initially disappointed by this offering by Heeley. There is so much to like on paper, such as angelica and wild ambrette, cedar and amber. But on initial spritz I was instantly choking on a big fluffy violet stuffed up both nostrils! Not one for loud violets, I came fairly close to scrubbing this one off, but I’m glad I persevered.
As Iris tends to do, it lurked in the background until those lascivious violets got a bit tired, before taking its friend carrot tops by the hand and springing more to the forefront.
The middle stage is pretty much how this scent stays for the rest of it’s life, which is rather short for the price tag it must be said. This is a slightly carrot laden iris, but not overtly so. It’s not a waxy (lipstick) type of note either. It’s kind of dusty and more subtle than many iris notes, which makes this eminently more wearable for most people who might otherwise struggle with iris, especially males. This lacks that powder and lipstick floral vibe, and is much more unisex as a result. That and the cedar and amber in the base make this a genuine all rounder. But once again, as has been my general experience of Heeley scents, I have quite a problem with its staying power. Other than that, this is lovely!
Алла Фрилинг – :
i love iris, this is not it, anywhere. nothing can be heard over the shrieking violet except maybe oakmoss. dry as dust and bitter as uncoated aspirin. catches the back of my throat and made me cough excessively. smells synthetic & cheap also 🙁 serious scrubber. few frags have offended me as much as this word to the wise
FlaleSeep – :
an excess of violet. in the 70’s a perfume kit i received had a light violet vial to be mixed with others. this is what iris de nuit recalls, and it is very pungent. add to that a dominant powder — not baby powder but v strong. for a different skin chemistry to be sure, one that does not heighten the sweetness. i really wanted to love this one.
gregtaimus – :
Until you try this you can’t really know how good iris can be. The carrot note gives it a quirky quality that is at once playful and carefree but ultimately sophisticated and classy. This is a confident man’s floral.
Adahdiala – :
You know how some scents, you smell them, think about the notes, what it opens with, how it develops etc etc, and others, you apply and are just instantly transported to another time and place, notes, sillage, longevity etc are all totally irrelevant because the memory or image or emotion evoked by the scent are all that matters? Well, for me this is one of those scents.
I have a sample of this. It was one I had been wanting to try, on my recent/current iris binge. I read the notes, read the reviews, ok well lets have a dab then, pull the little cap from the sample tube, apply to arm, wait a moment, lift arm:
BAM! I am in Cyprus. High summer, up in a village in the mountains. I walking up the path through the uninhabited village, flowers overgrowing and cascading onto the path, dabbled shade of the trees, up past the vineyards, past the church, up to my great grandmothers grave.
It was so powerful and so unexpected! One minute I am sat in my bedroom, deciding what to sample, the next I am back in Cyprus! So wonderful, so unexpected, so delightful! I must have sat for ages with my arm to my face, inhaling, eyes closed, not wanting to break the spell. I have no consideration to the notes, just the feeling…and the feeling that this is how it should be!
Second time I sampled, slightly nervous…would the spell be broken, or would I once again be transported? Generous dabs applied, wait, close eyes, inhale…
BAM I am at Auntie’s house, in Larnaca, more specifically I am taking a shower in the bathroom she has built behind the kitchen, in the yard. A somewhat amateur effort, the window not quite fitting the frame, and as I wash in sunwarmed water a little lizard skitters in through the gap and observes me laughing.
I don’t know what it is about this perfume, whether a particular note, or the blend altogether but on every wear it has transported me to Cyprus. Why question it? All I know is that I love this scent – it would be enough if it “merely” was a magic portal to long forgotten memories, that it also smells amazing is an added bonus!
And it does smell amazing, to me, on me. Some days it seems to come over warm, slightly powdery, floral, others cool, ore herbal, always beautiful. Alas, not so cheap, so I have some saving to do, but this is going right to the top of the need list! My only worry, would everyday wear diminish the memories?
foma81 – :
When my little decant embraces my skin I instantly got the masterpiece sensation, the one you get more and more seldom, the one we all are looking for the smell of warmth, harmony and success !
That first impression told me as both an iris and violet lover, this is for you.
The mix of these two notes sometimes create an dark liquorice note on me-
Happends with Iris de nuit too.
It’ s warm , soft and invigorating. Its kind of buttery and rich formula, makes it tasty , almost a gourmand. Even if its a really well blended perfume this might be too foody on me. Sometimes the gourmandes does not go on my skin, gets to warm and kind of dissapear.
And its sad but true.
I would put this in the chategory of soft and well rounded evening scents .
Creamy with no harsch odds or ends.
The carrot seed I cant pick , but the amber picks the warm beginning up and continues the warm start and fulfills it.
I am happy for my sample , but would not know when to use a full bottle.
To dark and rich for day and to subtle for evening.
A very nice smell and one less neversmelled.
Check !
igorbagaev1987 – :
This review is based on a tiny decant. Wonderful buttery waxy orris root and musky ambrette. Moderate projection and good longevity on my skin.
oos1606 – :
Iris de Nuit is a hypnotic waft of opaque violetty iris powder. There are moments when I’m wearing this that it feels utterly perfect and other moments that just fall flat for me. Angelica and ambrette take the powderiness of this fragrance and lend it a strange musky-herbal-sweetness that reminds me of aspartame and Sweet-N-Low. This synthetic sugar accord makes it nearly unwearable for me and renders Iris de Nuit a profound disappointment given how lovely the iris and violet are. So close and yet so far.
Twin Sector – :
Thanks to the lovely Vie Cafe for a chance to sample this.
I smell a makeup compact discovered in a bale of sweet hay. This is how a made-up woman’s skin would smell if she was in a hay field all afternoon. Very intimate, but also naturally fresh and delicate.
Since I already own Balenciaga Paris which I feel generates a similar violet powder aura around the wearer (though it does not smell the same), I don’t need this in addition.
Zplus – :
Understated, but elegant. Like many of the Heeley fragrances, it is very natural and not synthetic smelling at all. Has a similar soft base to other Heeley ffrags such As Agarwoud and L’amandiere. I can still smell it on me after an 11 Hour day. One you can wear to work and cause no offense to the sensitive. Not sweet or flowery. More like natural out in a garden after the rain aura. I am surprised others can smell it so well as it is subtle, but people do comment.
Slappeato – :
I smell more violets than iris in this fragrance: a powdery, soft and velvety violet that reminds me of the very first violet you see in spring, the one that you must eat to have your dream come true. Smelling the same crunchy petals that I crush between my teeth is an incredible olfactory experience for me, my very special Madeleine.
As for the iris, it’s there with its earthy, humid quality, amplified by the carrot seeds.
I’m really sorry I can’t smell angelica, as I’m very fond of this note in fragrances, nor cedar, but I’m following other reviewers’ advice to wait for a warmer season to detect different notes in this fragrance.
Heeley never disappoints me.
Puraarourcelt – :
I’m wearing this today and I have to say that it is as gorgeous in winter as it is in summer, if not better.
I wouldn’t say that now it smells so detailed, like iris and violets and cedar and so on, as it does in summer. Today all the notes are blended together seamlessly, it is rather “your natural scent but better” smelling: clean velvety skin and new clothes made of silk and linen, – this is how it smells.
It is not skin-like in its bodily sense, in fact it smells like someone you feel infatuated with but whom you will never be able to touch. It’s very romantic. Or, rather, Petrarchan 🙂
The longevity is great, 12 hours and still going on.
bin_bin – :
If you are from Great Britain then you will know what Parma Violets are. They were a sweet(candy)of my youth and are still going. My mother loves them. They smell sweet and powdery and have a strong smell of violets. Initially, this scent is a sophisticated version of the sweet (candy)! It doesn’t smell too sweet on me nor does it smell masculine to begin with but it transgresses into something very attractive. The herby undertones appear. The ceder is there and the amber faintly haunts in the background. After 20 minutes it turns masculine and yet soapy. At this point the sweetness has essentially gone. On women it is pleasant but on men it becomes a striking head turner. Worth trying!
iztverivantal – :
Is it wrong for me to buy this because it smells heartbreakingly amazing on him instead? I too love the imagery of crisp fresh white bedsheets, in a very urban modern downtown loft for an upscale masculine aristocrat. Soft music, gentle breeze, amazing view. Nearing the end of twilight just before the evening truly begins. Not a trace of sex; it feels like his breath is gently tracing down your neck instead. Totally classic. I swoon every time I get a whiff, and makes me want to lean in all the time. I think I have an obsession with dressing him in perfumes that I painfully wish for, but can never wear. And yes, he loves it too.
Maska09 – :
Soft, gentle, pretty and natural iris scent. I note with interest that some of the ladies find it a little too masculine for them, while I was thinking it might be a little too feminine for a man – could change my mind though. Iris de Nuit smells more ‘real’ and elegant than Prada’s iris-based fragrances, at least to my nose.
jnvjnjr – :
Lovely, beautiful, soft and powdery…almost ethereal. I smell the angelica right away. The angelica is softer than Guerlain’s Angelique Noir not as in your face. A beautiful introduction before the violet and iris begin to bloom. Ahhh, the middle is my favorite part. The iris and the violet are gorgeous!!! So smooth and elegant…so refined. Perfect for women and would be gorgeous on a man. Some feel this may be a bit too masculine but for those of us who love a more masculine scent this is sheer perfection. I love reading everyone’s reviews about twilight and fireflies. That seems to fit perfectly. I would wear this anytime of day and anytime of year. A must have for iris lovers!!!!
svr – :
The softest veil of iris and violet. It isn’t a perfume, it is an intoxicating smell of nature; it’s a summer evening itself…
A perfume for a fairy, or, as the perfumer states himself, for Dorian Gray.
I am very distracted when I wear it, it makes me feel dreamy and so far away from here.
Spaun1 – :
If you are iris lover like me, you’ve to have it. Its my new signature and i m totally in love with it. Thank u all the reviewers for introducing me to this amazing scent.
Endante – :
This perfume is soooo beautiful – a dreamy blue wistful night floral. The illustration “The Last of the Fairies” by the magnificent Australian artist Ida Rentoul Outhwaite captures this scent for me – it depicts a fairy with blue wings gazing into a pond in a dark forest at night with a full moon in the background. Diviiiiine.
ACA 47 – :
Dark, mysterious and brooding iris and violet in Iris De Nuit strikes a bold contrast to bright, cheery and powdery iris all too common in contemporary perfumes. At first sniff, I was taken aback by this truly melancholy fragrance. A vivid mental image…irises and violets blooming in the shroud of night, lit by a full moon’s light peeking through a dense forest canopy. Redolent wood of old, gnarled cedar trees and musty forest floor complete the haunting thought. A cerebral, evocative and disturbing scent. Be prepared.
tcho – :
There was a man I once knew from my profession whose presence in my life was all at once delightful and slightly jarring. I couldn’t spy him without my eyes growing wide and thinking, “——.—–.” (His name). He was only six foot two, but he carried himself like he was six foot eight, ducking under doors and stooping while talking to others. He was bald on the top of his head but the rest of his auburn hair was carefully coiffed, and he had a kind, expressive sounding voice – but he *affected* a stutter sometimes… just reveling in his own quirkiness? He always used a person’s name repeatedly in conversations, and wore black turtlenecks pretty much exclusively. He was a professional violist, belonging to an orchestra and various chamber ensembles.
Last month I went to a concert held in a beautiful church, of Italian Baroque and American 20th Century music (a terrific combination). I wore Iris de Nuit by James Heeley, and I did not skimp. This perfume clouded around me like a special effect at the climax of a movie in the fantasy genre. The weather had been hot (for a Canadian spring) and humid all day; the air had accumulated inside the church and it felt so stuffy the maestro untucked his shirt. Iris de Nuit is an adaptive and malleable perfume – it managed to remain beautiful despite, and even provide relief from, the stale and sticky environment. At intermission, hundreds of people hurdled out into the courtyard for the cooler evening air, not bothering with refreshments. My partner and I went to our car to drop off his jacket and find some change for a couple of coffees. The wind had picked up and it was threatening rain.
As we returned to the church through the throng of concert-goers, I spotted a bald head, surrounded by little old ladies to whom he spoke, stooping. “—–.—–.” I hadn’t seen him in 5 years since I left my position. He was slightly ahead of me but to my left. Suddenly, a big gust of wind came from the right, sending my jacket flapping and hair flying, and when it was gone there he was turned right around and staring into my face. As I passed, smiling at him, he stood to his full height, and exclaimed, boldly without a trace of stutter, “you do not age.” His eyes and the corners of his mouth appeared to say something additional. I like to think they were saying, “your presence in my life is all at once delightful and slightly jarring. And I think you’re beautiful.”
‘I will never age wearing Iris de Nuit,’ I thought. It is magic, flying on the wind, delightful, slightly jarring.
lslavaa – :
IRIS DE NUIT by James Heeley
Mystical, Magical, Enchantingly beautiful. This distinctly unusual wraithlike scent drifts up with a swirling haze of cool, shadowy Iris and powdery Violets. Misty tendrils of sweet herbal-green angelica and sensually rich ambrette seed are woven seamlessly through this composition and linger throughout its duration; giving a tremendous feeling of openness, spaciousness, and an elusively fine, airy splendor between the pull of the celestially transcendent crystalline angelica and the earthy voluptuous carnality of the musk mallow. The juxtaposition of these two notes is uniquely brilliant in this perfume.
An interesting dewy-moist vegetal of carrot seeds is very subdued and serves to maintain the otherworldly beauty of the Iris firmly to the very end of the dry down, gradually increasing the feeling of wetness as the Violet completely recedes and the majestic Iris proclaims her dominion. A breathtakingly clean cedar serenely grounds the entire composition with quietly somber grandeur, while smoothly consistent amber provides an invitingly warm and intimate sort of tender coziness to the entire work.
This is a truly magical scent impression of fireflies hovering in the misty twilight, with elves and fairies and other nocturnal creatures stirring in the gathering dusk. It is the scent of night itself awakening in a tranquil forest just as the air turns cool at lakeside.
This to me is stunningly exquisite, unbelievably refined, and just profoundly beautiful. The balance here between masculine and feminine, between spiritual and corporeal, between dryness budding into moisture, between that perfect moment of light closing into darkness is so perfectly balanced that it is… sublime.
On my skin and to my nose, this is Iris perfection.
NikolasIV – :
For the first time I find I failed to review a scent that caught me at first try! I’ve been loving this for a year now. I had fallen in love with Prada’s Infusion d’Iris way back for it’s light, ethereal incense, and now I find that Heeley’s Iris de Nuit is a perfect mood-changer for me,but still in the same vein. Light, ethereal, but with less incense and fewer bright top notes than IdI, Iris de Nuit has a soft, musky base bearing up those woody iris notes, so the feeling is less sunny day incense and more of makeup and evening wind. I love this fragrance and must eventually have a full bottle to stand beside Infusion. For now, I’m still nursing that sample as a tiny, precious treasure.
vanxxxl – :
I got a couple of samples of this and shared it with my wife. She said it reminded her of something and she fell in love with it. She wore it to work and later that day she said it smelled like iris for about an hour and then like laundry detergent for the rest of the day.
I found that the iris note of violets and orris root doesn’t stick around as long as you’d like it to. This is odd, because orris is a base note. So, either Heeley isn’t using enough or it’s just a synthetic violet substitute. I believe that the base is cedar. It has an earthy feel. Not super amazing or anything, but nice.
newzpokolys – :
Like other reviewers have mentioned, this iris is a bit masculine. There is an underlying pepperiness to it throughout its development.
It is incredibly pleasant and brought to mind a fond memory:
It smells like a boy I was infatuated with in middle school. He lived across the street, and we’d sit on the steps talking until the sun went down and our parents yelled at us three or four times to come in before we’d actually obey. Iris de Nuit is the smell of his shoulder near mine, of his shirt being moved my the wind, and of twilight when the street lights first start coming on.
iiss1951 – :
This is simply lovely. By the name this perfume was given, I firstly must say that it isn’t the type of night scent that you would go clubbing in and meet someone and sparks fly, no. This is the type of scent that you wear with everything colored in twilight, maybe an evening stroll in a horse-drawn carriage through the park, mist surrounding the streetlamps. And the sound of someone playing ‘Stardust’ on a piano in the distance. It is so romantic and lovely, a simple and fresh iris, and nostalgic. It’s earthy, herbal, and velvety. A bit misty.
It is not a scent that is going to turn heads, it’s up-close and personal. And while it is not as complex as L’ heure Bleue or Infusion D Iris, it has an aura of utter beauty all of it’s own. I have never seen a perfume that invoked such a sense of twilight, I just love the combination of powdery iris, violets and angelica.
Beautiful.
There is just something so magical about this…
Just a little update…I just have to say after wearing this for the first time FB, I love this so much and for what the angelica does for the iris…so unique and so nostalgically romantic