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Collins – :
This is the second time in only a very short space that the words have been taken right out of my … hand by what’s below the add my review button. Just totally ‘what it says on the tin’ “in full measure, pressed down, and running over”‘!
Just incase our friends overseas don’t know, the ‘on the tin’ figure originated in a television commercial for a wood preservative many years ago – I’m showing my age!
By ‘on the tin’ , I mean what it says on here – musk rather than powder. I temporarily forgot the poudre. Is musk powdery? I suppose it could be said that in this the iris makes it powdery, somehow; and is in it’s own right very very much the tarty kind – both meanings intended simultaneously.
I find this strongly reminiscent of Bruma by Trudon. I would say though there’s a strong woodiness to that that this hasn’t got.
Inataeteque – :
This is just divine. Is anyone selling a bottle? Alternatively I have a couple I’m willing to swap if interested!
dwi183Bessinepome – :
If Iris Poudre is a bit too powdery, white-linen-laundry-smelling for you like it is for me, you should try Frederic Malle Creme Pour Les Mains au Beurre d’Iris by Olivia Giacobetti (Iris Hand Cream). It’s outstanding and I wish they would formulate it into a perfume. I wear it with SL Iris Silver Mist for maximum, heavenly, orris-laden gluttony.
skorpionych – :
Lots of florals; the iris here doesn’t have the lipstick vibe you get in say Dior’s Homme. Here it’s sharper, airy, more incense like. In the opening especially I smell sour white florals. There is a musky aspect to IP, a little powder and creamy sandalwood. Though I wouldn’t call this a woody fragrance. As the jg2758 below me said, “smells like a fresh flower”.
Iris Poudre performed nicely for about five hours. I’m still catching whiffs at hour eight. This is a feminine scent but I think the right guy can rock it. Good for fall, spring and maybe winter; nice for work. It has a bit of an old lady vibe but I would find it sexy on any lady. I like this a lot. Musky florals tick a lot of boxes for me. Expensive but the performance is decent. The notes smell high quality and natural. Good stuff Pierre Bourdon but not quite worth the coin to me.
Shevchenko11111 – :
So *that’s* why people love iris! Despite the name, there’s no face powder here at all. It smells like a fresh flower. A little powdery, but also a little spicy. Warm. Inviting.
This is the second time that Malle’s line has changed my mind about an entire genre of scents. Floral aldehydes were my number one hate. But this? This is gorgeous. Unique somehow. Memorable: long after I smelled it, I could bring it back to mind.
Much respect.
fzlmilab8 – :
Ode to my dearest:)
In recent years I’ve been quite submerged in the niche scents world, many beautiful fragrances appeared on my bathroom shelf, but that was the only one I’ve been wearing with the same unbroken enthusiasm for years. I feel this fragrance has been highlighted my personality so far. Sophisticated, but comfortable at the same time, timeless and modern, its a creamy, powdery beauty, and on my skin very special, but free of all exaggeration. Iris Poudre is a beautiful symphony: all in place, with a perfect sense of proportion. If I had to use a single scent for the rest of my life, I would happily choose it!
Велес – :
By wearing Iris Poudre, I felt hundreds of years older, but wealthy and in good health. The perfume has a royal character, suitable for a queen’s portrait. However, this undoubted nobility only makes me praise it. As the name of the fragrance suggests, it is powdery (at first), but soon after the opening it transitions into a glorious floral. A truimphant and head-turning fragrance!
NattyPor – :
this is not unpleasant on my skin, but I only can detect musk, rose and a tiny little of iris. too much soapy on me. it’s good, clean, but I don’t like it enough to buy it.
surely it’s a every day scent, elegant and quite classy, but it hasn’t the personality I am usually searching for in a perfume. I think gardez moi by jovoy it’s far better.
2m62 – :
From medicinal to soapy.
Unmaguening – :
First impression: Wow! Overly feminine! Reminds me of a mexican laundry detergent called Zote. The Iris is drowning in the bergamot and some other chemical twang. There’s something raspy going on in the background….. So far, not good…… I think I have to scrub it off.
hwe297JeomiWogkig – :
This is not unpleasant but it does remind me of an “older woman’s” scent. It’s a bit powdery and the Iris is very strong. It is long lasting but something I’d expect a classy grandmother to wear, rather than a seductive smelling younger lady
piligrim6565 – :
A superbly modern take on iris: not makeup-y, and much less powdery than any other Iris I’ve ever smelled. It’s juicy and sparkly, as if an elixir that can quench your thirst. It’s woody in a gender-neutral way. Not rooty or bready. It’s fresh and clean without being soapy. The aldehyde is light and doesn’t shape the overall character of the scent, but enough to add even more sparkle. Utterly ageless. In other words, this is what I’d been searching for a year and everything I wanted and finally found.
вова22 – :
One day, if I go to a Fragfreak Anonymous (FA) meeting, I’ll stand up and say “Hi, my name is Allan and I’m a man who loves to wear Iris Poudre”, and the people there will say “Hi Allan”, and I will feel accepted and understood.
Apaspshes – :
If you are an Iris fan,Im not sure it gets better than this..a beautiful Iris.
fler236 – :
Sparkling aldehydes, a soft gingery miasm (coriander-like rosewood), powdery violets and lilies. Iris Poudree is charming and enigmatic, cool, mineral-like and clean. A bit of a unisex barbershop aromatic even. Bracing yet delicately sweet.
Interestingly this is reminiscent to my nose of Armani Idole and SL La Vierge De Fer. Sparkly and softly fruity, pretty with airy wafts of vanilla and a curiously cool sandalwood. Call me crazy but it’s even more evocative of discontinued Dolce & Gabbana By. Yes, the lavender and coffee spiced beauty in the brown leopard print bottle. What I’m the world? I don’t think my nose is off today. That scent is going for crazy prices online, near the price of a bottle of FM.
This one has been a pleasant surprise despite the designer feel at niche cost.
vitaliy1972 – :
آيرس باودري
رائحة شفايف امرأة تفيض بالانوثة 🙂
swi652JeomiWogkig – :
Iris Poudre is more lily of the valley than iris exactly but it is very stylish, characteristic and powdery but it not totally like iris. I think that most realistic iris is Iris Silver Mist from Lutens if you want to smell real iris effect.
Trumveboubmed – :
Its very elegant in warmer climates. Nicely done.
Нехай – :
A magnificent floral aldehydic with so many deserving rave reviews on this stunner! Rich, thick, and ethereal all at the same time, Iris Poudre is a modern classic with a nod to the past.
This aldehydic creation is a warm blanket of sexiness. I get a definate animalic feel to it that I’m surprised no one else has mentioned. A comfort scent extraordinaire, it literally caresses the atmosphere with well being. Every single note is designed to hug the wearer and anyone else in the vicinity.
One of the things that really sets this apart is that it’s both comforting and carnal. Usually one sacrifices the other, but in this composition they are actually married. This scent is warm, alluring,and it whispers sweet intimacy into your ears. An absolute knockout.
Pierre Bourdon is obviously a very talented artist, and I am, admittedly, in love with this fragrance. Still, I have a hard time believing that most men could pull this off. It smells of a rich woman in the 1920’s. To me this is definitely a more aggressively feminine fragrance than many of the others in Malle’s collection, but perhaps some men can pull it off.
ammag – :
This is boudoir, this is flapper, this is old world elegance at its finest which brings to mind the finest of silk kimonos, velvet throws, moonshine whiskey and berry-bitten lipstick.
This really cultivates a feeling contemporaneous with not only the above, but too, the golden age of film and glamour, while commanding the essential feel of femininity; softness but complexity, executed with balance and utter control over herself. A woman in possession of herself and free in her choices is sexy.
This fragrance makes me think of exactly that. Excuse me while I try and find a particularly dusty copy of Death of the Nile and smoke a Nerma cigarette on a thundering evening, awaiting my lover.
victor981 – :
I adore how this scent is so elegant…I’ve been on the fence wanting to buy it for some time now, but…I’m so disappointed by its low sillage… It is quite a pricey investment and not making the 3 hour mark is sadly a no-no in my books…I’m heart-broken and thorn because I love it. My heart says Yes, but my head says No since it’s doesn’t seem to last. Has anyone else had the same experience? I sprayed at noon, turned into a skin scent in the next hour and it was gone 2 hours later…
CTEEH – :
Matronly and unpretentious
Made_in_Killer – :
I was expecting so much of Iris Poudre – it’s such a classic, I love iris and powdery scents, and I’ve been very impressed by almost every Frédéric Mall I’ve tried so far. So it’s been an unexpected disappointment to discover that my feelings about this are rather mixed.
I have to agree with the reviewer below me: longevity isn’t great. That’s obviously problematic from a practical standpoint, and also from a financial one, since it’s just the generally wonderful longevity that make the high prices of this line easier to swallow.
What makes it even worse, though, is that the only really potent part, the opening, doesn’t really agree with me. It’s very heavily musky at first, not bad if you care for that sort of scent, but too animalic for my taste. And then the scent starts to fade away just as soon as the musk starts to calm down and is joined by the iris and other notes! I really like how it turns out, though: all my expectations of a high quality, timelessly elegant but also very wearable and interesting powdery iris scent seem to be fulfilled, it’s just that it’s only for the briefest of time. Too bad!
I have a hard time accepting this – I find myself hoping that maybe my sample had gone off a little, or that I’ve tested it at the wrong time of year (although spring seems like it should be the perfect season for Iris Poudre), or that my nose was just a little off this week. I’m determined to revisit this at some future time – that wonderful but brief heart warrants doublechecking at the very least. To be continued!
bogdanilya – :
like it alot. very soothing powdery n warm. but even as a fm fan, i got to admit the sillage and lasting power for this is very disappointing. for tht price tag this is certainly a pass for me.
joq555JeomiWogkig – :
Bourdon is a genius! This creation is no exception!
Despite marketed at women, I feel a modern man can equally wear this. The aldehydes steer this into CHANEL #5 territory and with the woods, vetiver and musks it has enough grit, depth, and “dirt” to qualify for a male user.
It is a bit of a misnomer as it is not powdery in my understanding of the term, yet more musky, woody and fresh.
The sandalwood and violet are the only ingredients that add the powdery aspect.
Very complex fragrance and possibly for some (including me) more interesting and therefore more desirable to wear than Dior’s “L’Homme” that I consider much more powdery and more feminine than this one.
This is initially cold as an icicle to warm up to be as cool as a cucumber but eventually it warms up in the dry down to at least room temperature.
10/10. I cannot help it, but I am a Bourdon superfan. His products are works of art.
okcana – :
Ok so admittedly I´m on an iris quest so I´m picky and choosy about my irises. This is actually a lovely perfume, it just seems to me to be chasing too many rabbits at once.
At the first sight, it´s a romantic floral perfume – iris, rose, orange peel. But it´s still tame, everyday and office-appropriate. I wouldn´t wear it to dinner or date.
It seems to nod to the great old formulas of the past; the iris here is the waxy, lipsticky kind, it´s packed with aldehydes…but still somehow too vague and effervescent to be a real classic.
Thirdly, it could be a good office perfume, the sillage is just right and it can make you smile in the morning. But I prefer my office irises to be green and ball-busting, not white and waxy. (I´m looking at you, Chanel; you do office iris right.)
All in all, while I like Iris poudre, it is not really working for me.
Shadaer – :
Well i was disappointed, i have really enjoyed the other frederic malle scents, but iris powdre reminded me of irish spring soap! it smelled exactly like the times i have used irish spring soap, it is not that i don’t like iris poudre but for the price, i would not put that much money into a fragrance.
icersape63 – :
I received a generous sample from the NYC West Village shop when I actually walked in ready to try POAL (which I ended up not caring for – at all). I immediately liked Iris Poudre, and have grown to love it over time. It’s elegant, classic, powdery, floral but not too femme…and it’s just a little different (which I always love). I’m sure it’s the aldehydes that make me want to say, ‘it’s what I imagined/wish Chanel N. 5 smelled like,’ because I have always wanted to like C5…but couldn’t get fully on board. My signature scents over the years (Lou Lou, Guerlain’s Encens Mythique D’Orient) are definitely darker, more animalistic and unisex…but this has been my go-to for daytime & at work. It’s strong, sexy, confident & success…can’t go wrong.
lexa-qs – :
I’ve been smelling through a lot of iris and powder scents lately, and reading up on this scent I thought it might be the holy grail. I like the aldehydes in the beginning, then I start smelling the iris, but then I’m overtaken by the lily (which no one else has mentioned, so I guess I’m just super sensitive to the smell). It’s the same nauseating, ammonia-like smell I get from other lily fragrances like Gucci Bamboo. For iris, I’ll stick with the soft, easy scent of Chanel La Pausa or the intense powder of Volnay Perlerette.
kovinenko – :
My favourite flowers are iris and jasmine, and both of them feature quite prominently in this scent. Of course, iris is the dominant note, but this jasmine here is no shrinking violet either. 🙂 The fragrance does start off a bit “old-ladyish” due to the combination of aldehydes with iris, carnation and ylang-ylang, but it quickly settles into a most gorgeous, creamy, powdery, feminine smell. It is very seductive, but not in a vulgar way. Moreover, this scent is not meant to be worn by kiddies, because it does not have any notes that they find attractive (no pralines or cotton candy or gooey caramel or juicy berries here!), but any girl past the age of 20 will be able to enjoy this.
lamanov1 – :
Lovely, somewhat soapy aldehydic composition that does not smell old-fashioned in the least. Heavy on the iris, obviously, but I don’t find it a powderbomb. I have a hard time describing this as “sexy” though, but it’s not all prim and proper either – I keep smelling it just to figure out what is going on, so certainly an interesting fragrance.
weedyzz – :
Iris poudre
Sensual powdery floral with undertone sweet fruity
Feelings.Delicate and feminine.
Its warmth would surprise you as feels more like a newly sun-dried tropical friutes
I can imagine yaung girls and chic ladies wearing it.
renya – :
This iris is not light and casual like it is in the l’eau d’hiver. It is not shy but elegant, sophisticated and powerful (reminds me Jessica from suits).
To be honest i don’t like the openning. It has some kind of a very sharp masculine bitterness on the background. A little bit cold almost. But the dry down (3 hours later) is heavenly. When sweetness emerges (not thick and syrupy of course) it gets better.
Aside from not being a powdery perfume lover, i find this beautiful and unique. But due to the sharp openning, i think i’ll pass this one. Dior homme intense is a better iris choice for me.
repid – :
Dear born for shalimar,
I can only speak for myself. In my humble opinion, “Little Old Lady” is a term used by people who are either young and not willing to look beyond whatever the trend is today or obsessed with youth as a concept and therefore trying to imitate the former category. I for one used this term tongue-in-cheek, referring to many people’s hate for formerly popular, now allegedly “outdated” notes like aldehydes (you’re right though, I shouldn’t have). Notes are age- and genderless per se, of course. However, they carry cultural connotations, which is actually a beautiful thing – imagine the possibilities! It’s not like I assume each and every elderly woman has been donning fur, wearing aldehydes or done anything else that is nowadays considered typical of the 1940ies-60ies. It’s just my own, personal Betty Draper fantasy when I’m wearing Iris Poudre. Says a guy in his twenties.
Anyway. No offense intended.
Salvador_Sanches – :
Could someone tell me whats a little old lady.totaly offensive.what about a big old lady wearing the very best perfumes.please think before you write.in fragrance there is no old or young just what you love like or dont like.that little old lady in her furs was once a beautifull sexy lady who may have hated furs and spent her time smoking pot and having a good time with the floyd.im 67 ,my taste in perfume does not differ from anyone else.i live and learn.please dont use that term, its insulting and ignorant.sweet love to you all.ps i think aldehydes have something to do with it.i’ll pass on iris poudre aldehyds are aging to my mind and nose.
tigral – :
Call me crazy or heretic even for my following statement might be considered as such, but I firmly believe Iris Poudre smells almost exactly like Johnson’s baby bedtime wash (yeah, the purple one). It sounds like a joke – I know – especially considering the value comparison of both, but let’s face it – there are plenty of people out there ready to smell like a divine baby soap (hell, I’m one of them!).
Delicate, powdery, clean and calming, completely inoffensive. Linear, fades away quietly, nevertheless longevity and sillage above average.
Not sure about cashing out for this cute little iris, but I’ll surely enjoy my sample till the last drop.
21975 – :
I think I must have blasted my olfactory sensitivities with too much oud-spicy, vanilla-woody wintry offerings cos I’m getting nothing here. Bearing in mind I spent an entire summer trying to source an iris scent that came anywhere near Chanel’s 28 La Pausa (queen of irises, surely), and became a little obsessed with sniffing out the merest hint of iris (L’Occitane Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc was the budget winner).
I get cool, rather old-fashioned hints merely of something clean, aldehydic, musky….. that’s it, apart from, yes something a little Chanel. Bad sample? comes straight from FM so surely not. Maybe on a warmer day on warmer skin I’ll get the violet, vanilla, wood that I should!
S180666 – :
Iris Poudre really brings out the Little Old Lady in you – you know, the one that used to be a 1940ies Bombshell in a fur coat. ‘Perfume like that, they just don’t make it anymore’ I would say if I didn’t know better. How harmoniously the notes blend feels like a puzzle coming together or an orchestra playing. And even if you know that everything is familiar and you can, at times, tell notes by name, it still seems magical. A perfume like no other.
Edit: I wore this on a particularly cold, grey, early Sunday morning in January when the wind was abrasive and made one’s face hurt. I had chosen it counterintuitively, as opposed to the Shalimars and other winter treats. The aldehydes became the cold and the cold became the aldehydes. It was perfection.
zaij – :
aldeidico e old style. su di me pessimo.
qgy – :
My favorite iris scent…
Iris Poudre is such a content, lovely iris. I feel an overwhelming sensation of wistful, sunny girliness when I wear it – like I’m Anne of Green Gables daydreaming and strolling around Prince Edward Island, taking in the surrounding floral beauty and enjoying my long-awaited stylish dress with “puffed sleeves”.
It is powdery in the most comforting way, with dignified support from woodsy notes and enough musk to be considered cozy-sexy. Iris Poudre has an optimistic, breezy personality while it maintains its cool (like the onset of a new crush) unlike Hiris from Hermes, which is cold and steely and feels like the saddest heartbreak ever, or Infusion d’Iris which feels too modern and droll in comparison.
This sparkles in chilly-sunny weather. I love it in the Fall and Spring, especially.
x-end-x – :
I really like it – it’s a very rounded and creamy Iris, instead of being watery and polite like Hermes’ Iris Ukiyoé. This one is dreamy and sensual… And even though it would sound like everything I love in a ‘fume, still it’s absolutely not “me”. It has that kind of vanilla/tonka/sandalwood combination that makes it overbearing to me. Actually, it’s quite the same J’adore L’or did to me with the exact same combo – it’s like a man being in love with a woman for her grace, mistery and sensuality, but in the end he discovers she’s just too eager and too sticky, so he just gets fed up with her and flees to a next one.
ihp404elipseskism – :
Firstly, aldehydes; rather sharp, but then a very delicate character develops. It’s so much better after those aldehydes have died down. Eventually becomes a powdery soft slightly musky skin scent, iris-woody. Even the stronger ingredients are no match for that initial sharpness, but thankfully it flows and changes in interesting ways after that. I do like the powdery iris, in all it’s very pleasant and a bit unusual; not very strong, but not all scents have to be strong, do they. 🙂
agibiaDuags – :
for me its mixing Shalimar with Chanel No. 5. Very elegant.
platonia – :
Iris Poudre caught me off guard. I don’t remember the last time I thought “Wow!” with the first spray. This is a remarkably beautiful and complex fragrance. I’m afraid I’ve oversprayed (2 spritzes), but I don’t care!
It starts with a distinctly powdery note that appears to be a warm sandalwood powder combined with the cool, earthy powder more typical of iris, further grounded by the vetiver. It is a remarkably unique powder that I think even anti-powder perfumistas will enjoy; I was delighted to discover sandalwood warming up the opening of this scent and making it so much more than a typical iris fragrance.
After the opening, the notes sparkle and glisten as they shift and develop; this scent has not been the same for 2 minutes together from the time I applied it. I see only a handful of notes listed on Fragrantica, but I swear I smell much more. I’ll tell you what I smell…. The powder becomes lightly peppery, which transforms into a peppery green rose that then alternates with a ripe and indolic rose…. fresh-faded-fresh-faded…. The indolic nature of the rose note moves toward what I think is freesia, golden and round. The green pepper of the fresh rose moves toward a floral pepperiness I associate with passion flower, which then alternates with the sweet, clean and feminine scent of heliotrope that may also be the vanilla and tonka. All of this undulates with my skin temperature and environment, pulsing and shifting. The sandalwood and iris powder are still there, the complex powder notes combining with the floral notes.
The song with the line “but she’s always a woman to me….” comes to mind; this perfume may smile like a child and steal like a thief, but is incredibly feminine, timeless, elegant and beautiful. Sillage is quite strong, longevity still going strong at 2 hours. Not many fragrance samples really make me want a full bottle of a perfume, but this one certainly does!
fuhimilla – :
Oh, WHERE to start with this one?
WARNING: For iris lovers only! What an elegant, womanly fragrance! A refined, classy scent with a hint of warmth to it, and a huge personality! This one really packs a punch.
The initial spray is a STRONG burst of powdery iris bar-soap. It’s clean and delightful, and I think I could safely say… If you’re a fan of the classic Chanels, this will fit right into your collection in a slightly more understated, modern way.
The dry-down is much more warm and cozy, it has a similar feel (Almost exact) to the drydown of Chanel Chance, mixed with maybe a little bit of the drydown of Chanel No 22 – (I guess I never realized how much I love the combination of Iris, Musk + Vetiver??). The slight powdery touch lasts throughout the entire life of this one, which I’m so happy about.
This is a top-notch, special occasions, feel-like-a-million-bucks scent. Worth every penny.
blv092speagoessenda – :
This thing is heavenly.i’m surprised that this doesn’t get more recognition that it does. I am actually thinking about selling my Carnal Flower (anyone want to buy? Its a 50 ml bottle at about 98% full) so I can purchase Iris Poudre. In the initial opening is a bit strange that is reminiscent of old fashioned floral soap, but in the drydown you get a mindblowing iris with tonka/vanilla concoction that just puts a smile on your face. Definitely unisex.
Longevity:B+
Projection:B
Uniqueness:A+
Versatility:B
OVERALL: A
sova – :
Creamy, dreamy, a bit musky and certainly comforting. Iris is definitely present and in tradition with all other FM fragrances, this is complex, deep in it’s layers and very classy. Iris Poudre is strong with great silage and reminds me a bit of Datura Noir/Serge Lutens. Will have to try Ferre as per other comparisons here!!
Apostal13 – :
This smells a LOT like Petale Noir by Agent Provocateur – only, Noir taken to the next level. Musky powdery, womanly, clean, and it swims around you in a haze. Well done fragrance, and less screechy than Petale Noir.
Definitely a predominant jasmine, but it works superbly with the iris.
goodvinsapr – :
3D dimensional Iris with huge projection, especially on open air. Its crispy but powdery, loud but whispering, soapy but velvety at the same time.
If I wouldnt know the notes I would bet there is rose somewhere there as well.
Drydown has exact ammount of dry non-sticky vanilla and an accurate dosage of musk to keep border between elegance and sensuality.
It was very pleasant olfactory experience thanks to one generous Scottish fragrantica, as it was first Malle fragrance I ever smelled.
xgi558JeomiWogkig – :
This was my favourite among all the samples I recieved from Cecilia. 🙂
It smells a bit like the dry down of Chanel 5, soft and cuddly. Friendly.
Violet, iris, powder, spicy rose, musk, sandalwood, soap, sweet warmth.
BUT with a small dose of indolic jasmine unfortunately, just like in No 5.
If it weren`t for the jasmine, this would have ended up on my love list.
Classic, timeless.
Thank you C!
Desperado – :
Iris Poudre is a vanillic-iris powder bomb with a blunt woody base. The opening is glorious to my nose: beautiful soapy, powdery aldehydes, iris and vanilla with a musk that feels fatty and rich. The smell conjures memories of velvety smooth lather made of tiny soap bubbles.
It could have been love for me if the top and heart notes were the sum total of this perfume, but as Iris Poudre dries down the woody base becomes too much for my preferences. Whatever this long lasting base is, it is something pre-made that I have identified in other perfumes, namely the Bvlgari Omnia series. This base smells blunt and indistinctly woody and has what I can only describe as a hot and dry characteristic on my skin. Once it gets going, it projects and overwhelms the other notes, leaving me with a somewhat negative final impression of Iris Poudre.
If you want the powder without the woody base, I recommend Ferre. Ferre is almost identical but lacks this final disturbing blunt woody aromachemical base.
guard77 – :
Okay, so I’m back…
After rebuilding my relationship with this fragrance, I can honestly say this IS in fact another FM masterpiece. Nowadays, this fragrance does EXACTLY what I imagine pheromones are supposed to do. When this mixes with my body chemistry…it seriously heightens my attractiveness to the opposite sex. There are trails of men following behind me asking “what are you wearing? You smell so good.” Looking completely puzzled and as if they don’t know what hit them. I get the feeling this is supposed to perform best in winter, but so far this spring/summer season, IP has done pretty well on me.
draft48 – :
Old-style perfume, the brother of Chanel No. 5. Elegant, refined, for ladies of a certain age. The iris is the absolute master. For fans of the genre.
dantes_qr – :
this is exactly what i imagined chanel jersey to smell like..a purple iris, powdery with aldehydes.. yummy winter scent
feneRedyvew – :
Received some sample when I purchased my first niche perfume, en passant, which I was hugely disappointed in.
Iris poudre smelled good for evening wear, better than en passant, but smelled a bit aldehydic- fake scent, not from natural ingredients. I know that all perfumes, including niche perfumes contain scents made from petroleum, yes that dark black oil, but niche perfumes are supposed to smell closer to the real flowers, thus we pay for their success in the chem lab.
gheorghe – :
I never believed that I would like a Iris based fragrance although I do long to try Iris Gris – the pinnacle of all perfume-istas apparently.
This arrived today as a sample – I had ordered Nirmala from Les Senteurs and they always send a couple of samples based on my order .
So its sitting on the back of my hands as i write .
Its very, very soft and powdery – the aldehydes have burned out in the first five minutes on me . I am left with a scent that is not at all like Chanel 5 as some perceive – how can it smell like le monstre? It has no jasmine ! It is something far sweeter and creamier , more user friendly , very un-agressive , sensual and gentle but definitely NOT old lady floral aldehydes . I can almost taste the sandal wood and the vanilla . And the iris is a revelation as I thought it would be funereal and morbid – which it isn’t .
People seem surprised at the aldehydes – it DOES say on the description if not on the notes that aldehydes are present – aldehydes are not notes per se. they are just there like the alcohol is there.
Its not cold either, its very , very warm IMO which surprised me looking at the reviews – also Luca Turin rated it 3 star – but I often find that we don’t agree when I actually try the 3 star fragrances he doesn’t like .
I think I could wear this and really enjoy it – I will re-spray before bed and see just how much longevity it has and then I will decide …….. more expense !
Update : These are the real ingredients by the way , from Frederic Malle’s website :Aldehydes Bergamot Rosewood Ylang Ylang Magnolia – Jasmine Violet – Rose – Lily of the Valley – Carnation Iris Musk – Amber – Vanilla Sandalwood – Vetyver – Karanal : NOTE there is NO TONKA BEAN LISTED.
Metme455bedyWelty – :
I agree with some earlier reviewers, there must be aldehydes in this fragrance. It simply refused to settle, staying sharp and rather astringent for way too long. Yes, it is a lightly powdery iris that does eventually dry down to an irisy-vetiver that is quite lovely, but the first 2/3 of the time this fragrance was too sharp for me. The powdery iris and green aldehydes were too combative on my skin. Toward the end, there is also a sweet vanilla note that added some nice depth and character. It did have good longevity–about 6 hours or more–and sillage was pretty strong.
VLOVVJOLL – :
Ok, so I tried IP again, because I am so in love with almost everything FM, But, I have to say, on me this is not an iris fragrance, but a fully aldehydic one! There is no trace of Iris, root or flower, until the late dryDown when the fragrance finally looses it’s fresh beauty and becomes Iris, powder and something dark. Lasting power is good, sillage is elegant but I can’t say i am dying to own own it
Yri Sobchenko – :
I love Iris Poudre but I am very curious about Ferre, as