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kelpasso – :
Hey, there’s real orris butter in here! It’s not enough, but there is. Very well made composition, the scent remains faithful to the house: A citrus-iris fragrance. I wish there was a stronger version of this scent! (Dreams don’t cost a thing, but Iris Rebelle does.)
lektor1996 – :
I also get the carroty-earthy vibe from this one. The combination of almost edible iris and the patchouli/black pepper/guaiac wood I think is what’s doing it. This is definitely unisex and can be worn in all seasons, but it’s a lot earthier than you would expect. If you’re looking for a lipstick iris, this is NOT your gal.
I quite enjoy it.
lancevich78 – :
I have never been a fan of Atelier Cologne frags, as I find most of them utterly linear and coma-inducingly boring, but you know what? I like this odd little gal. As others have said, she’s a bit out there. I do get the fresh carrot smell others have commented on, but I don’t mind it. I actually find its strangeness unique and refreshing. See, I like weird fragrances. I really enjoy finding a perfume that doesn’t smell like every other perfume out there. Is Iris Rebelle earth-shatteringly bizarre? No. But she is just quirky enough to be interesting, and in my opinion, still pretty and wearable.
stataffiliral – :
Kudos to Atelier for making Iris Rebelle live up to its name: this is an outlier and completely weird scent. I’m vacillating between burnt rubber, dirty carrots and toxic oven cleaner. I’m kind of enamored with how odd this little bird is, but can never imagine a world where I would want to fly with it.
Сергей12121 – :
This is such an odd scent to me. It opens so harshly with no joke – the sourest watermelon/wet concrete smell. After the first 15 minutes this dries down into a very muted scent of gently spiced bergamot and musk. I don’t actually detect any Iris in this at all. But perhaps it’s being stifled by something else. It’s a cologne by name and concentration so I shouldn’t be surprised at how weak the sillage is, but no one is interested in that kind of party. This is an odd duck of a scent and I don’t need to own this, but I do find it strangely interesting. It vaguely reminds me of a scent called Anyway by Juliette Has a Gun.
redfeller – :
Unfortunately, I too get carrots soon after spraying….It’s not bad at all, but it does smell like raw freshly juiced carrots…sorry guys, I love all of Atelier’s fragrances. I suppose this one is not for me.
dawdoorry – :
I’ve smelled this a few times in store. I can’t get past the strong woodsy opening, so I’ve never tried it on skin. To me, it does not smell feminine at all.
Kapantese – :
This is a truly unisex fragrance. Either men or women can wear this and feel it is for their gender. The opening is delicate and interesting. Strong iris, black pepper undertones, with a sweet, crispy, green, earthy smell. I can definitely see why people smell carrot. However the dry down is an iris musk that is very clean and detergent-like.
I doused myself and it does not project. This is a year round all occasions fragrance and perfect for office work
diabetwebber – :
I’m writing this after only testing it on skin once in store. Got to say I definitely get the carrot, right off the top. It’s not a cooked carrot, or a grocery store carrot, it’s like I’m in the garden pulling them out of the earth. That certainly surprised me and isn’t really what I was looking for in a perfume but, within a few minutes that started to morph into more of a general gardenlike smell not floral at all but more vegetal.Then it began to turn powdery, a bit woody and spicy.The notes say it has black pepper but I’m not getting the kind of harsh spice I usually associate with black pepper, maybe a combination of the lavender and pepper working together to give a more subtle spiciness. It continues on as a dry, powdery, spicy, and soft musk scent for the next few hours. Good news for me that the orange blossom note wasn’t very prominent. Projection from this one spray seemed pretty low but several hours later I can still smell it as a skin scent and it’s quite lovely.
I got a sample of this from the generous people at Sephora and I intend in the next day or two to do a side by side of this and Silver Iris and report back.
John_Kastilkov – :
The opening of Iris Rebelle would probably put a smile on many iris fans: an almost buttery orris kisses the skin, leaving a subtle smear of her violet lipstick.
However, this phase is sadly very short-lived. Within minutes, the carrot-like earthy nuance of iris briefly makes its turn, before the fragrance swiftly settles into a standard floral woody musk base: a clean, vegetal, ambrette-like white musk with fresh neroli nuance and a vague, slightly peppery woody undertone.
Iris Rebelle then remains this pleasant skin scent until the end. The sillage is mostly soft, while the longevity is around 6 to 7 hours.
Overall, I find Iris Rebelle a very pretty and adequate floral woody musk, and I quite enjoy wearing it. Although the orris is not as luxurious as I would have liked, its overall transparent, clean, modern approach is perfectly in accordance with Atelier Cologne’s “cologne” aesthetics. I would recommend it to those who enjoy iris-neroli fragrances such as Prada Infusion d’Iris, or iris-ambrette fragrances such as Diptyque Fleur de Peau, but would like a more prominent orris note in the opening.
Пасечник – :
Okay, another snowman weighing in with a carrot for a nose. No kidding, these reviews are very interesting! When I first applied some of my sample to my wrists, I barely smelled anything, but what little I did detect was earthy and not floral at all. Rather surprised, I decided to see what y’all had to say. Carrots? Hmm. Awhile later, I applied some more to my wrists, but this time I doused them in hopes of getting a better whiff. Carrots! Definitely carrots! I find it fascinating how this fragrance works so well for some and is a disappointing salad for others. Definitely try before you buy! If it works for you, enjoy, but it’s gonna be a no for me, dog.
raf3542 – :
I think it’s so amazing to see how varied the reviews are on this and most other Atelier fragrances. I bought a box of samples from their website to try every single available scent as of 2018, and this one is really spectacular for me. Based on what I’ve tried so far, my experiences with the fragrances have been very different than the reviews I’ve read here, so I thought I’d say my piece. My suspicion is that they rely heavily on body chemistry, so everyone will get a different smell.
When I spray it, I get a scent of fresh beets, garden smell, which after a few hours dries down to a nice woodsy iris white musk. I love it, I think it’s a fantastic scent and it has excellent sillage and longevity on me. Compared to most other atelier scents I’ve tried so far, it has a better sillage and longevity.
It’s a very interesting fragrance, although the white musk and patchouli are very commonly used in mainstream perfumes it’s true.
Voland – :
I’m so very glad I’m not the only one reminded of carrots. That said, I don’t like carrots and don’t want to smell like one. Probably due to my skin chemistry I seem to amp the pepper here for a fair bit, but as others have pointed out this fragrance just doesn’t have any legs. I expected more with a name like Iris Rebelle! By the time I’m starting to enjoy these soft floral woods, they are already fading to nothing.
Sergey977 – :
Update: I’m kind of blown away by the longevity complaimts. Sprayed one spray on my elbow and it’s just as strong after 12 hours as it was in hour two or three. Again, it’s not a huge projector, but I wouldn’t like it if it was. Also, I don’t get carrots at all, but I think what people are describing is the slightly vegetal earthy sweetness, like when you cut into a raw carrot, which I love, not mushy cooked carrots. A couple more wearings have cemented my affinity for this.
I’m a fairly masculine brown hair and beard type of guy, and I absolutely love this. Dare I say it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for in a floral scent. It smells like a flower without being sweet (kind of like a brut champaign vs. dry) or decidedly feminine. It’s restrained and mature and I think leans more masculine than you’d expect from the marketing. In fact, I think a lot of the negative reviews are coming from women who are turned off by what I believe are the positive points I just outlined.
Silage is fine (about average) if you prefer a little subtlety like I do. Longevity is moderate to good too. Sprayed 4 or 5 sprays at 645 am and still catching regular wafts at noon. Dry down is very linear (not sure why that’s a bad thing-it means that the top notes are persistant), but after a few hours the iris fades some and is replaced by light musk but that’s about it. Weirdly, I can still smell the iris on my skin a day or two later.
If you’re looking for a floral that is sweet and bright, or one that has a heavier leather/cocoa/moss/etc base, or a beast-mode silage monster, look elsewhere.
Personally, his has jumped to the top of my cue of full bottle purchases.
samag – :
I don’t like it at all, it is very subtile and almost unnoticeable, very very very much dilluted iris smell with an earthy feel, slightly if any, pepperly. The base is musky. I mean, it feels like the juice of a fragrance has been dilluted down to a bed-sheets spray… so dissapointed!
The only assosiation with the ballet is the color of the sticker…
Try Before you buy, you may not get the iris that you hope for…
davidov.179 – :
I smell the ghost of Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial in this one. Iris Rebelle is sharper, fresher, sparser than SPI, and absent the animalic undertones Parfum Initial eventually reaches. If I want an iris scent made less voluptuous than SPI, I reach for Prada Infusion d’Iris. Iris Rebelle is feminine and lovely, but it feels shallow in comparison to the Guerlain or Prada. At its price point, I expect more than what’s delivered. The strongest emotion Iris Rebelle elicited from me upon inhale was intense sadness at knowing Shalimar Parfum Initial is discontinued in the mass market.
repevesee – :
This fragrance smells like burning garbage on my skin. It’s terrible. I was hoping to love it, but walked away with the lovely Clementine California instead.
lev21462146 – :
This has a whole lot of elements I tend to really like; iris, powder, rose, orange blossom, lavender, patchouli, and woody notes. Happy to report that everything I listed above can be detected by my nose. Really, really enjoyable fragrance for me – has a soft floral and herbal vibe. I feel like at least for a while I get almost a basil-ish smell (fresh culinary herb vibes). After about an hour I really get the powder and musk coming out and I’m happy it’s not an “industrial clean” dryer sheet type of musk on me. It sits really softly on the skin and doesn’t project much or last very long. I personally still prefer 1889 Moulin Rouge (fruitier rose and the iris is more rubbery) but Iris Rebelle is right up my alley.
I agree with others that the name is misleading, in my opinion there is nothing to warrant labeling it a “rebel”. This is a pretty conventional fragrance.
I’ll enjoy my sample of this but that will likely be enough for me.
bns768JeomiWogkig – :
This is two of my favorite notes dominating so I thought I’d have to love it. Wow! Firstly, I don’t think this is carrot like (that grosses me out in concept but I don’t think I’ve experienced it in excecution. This is a great woody Iris, mostly powdery (blended sooo well with the lavender) waxy. All I can say is “yum”. It’s not edible, please don’t misinterpret the “yum”. It’s a beautiful dry Iris. I’ve stuck by the side of Dior Homme for years and that may be why I love it. It’s unisex, soft, in no way “rebellious” to me, but that’s okay. I’m someone who likes well blended fragrances that some may call “boring” but to me it’s refinement, good blending, and a soft rise with expert excecution. I think this may be my every day scent for a while if Le Labo Santal 33 doesn’t beat her to it.
reven – :
at first this smells like a fresh sheet of paper or the smell of department store clothing. very strange! i guess it’s iris and pepper, i think that’s what i’m smelling. after a minute or two, i get something slightly herbal, which i think is actually lavender. the scent is peppery and vegetal in general. i don’t know how to feel about this, but i wouldn’t wear it. the pepper seems to get stronger over time. in a nutshell, it’s a peppery iris that smells earthy and vegetal. after about 30 minutes, i do get some musk which balances the scent out a bit and makes it more enjoyable.
nikpopov63 – :
Neither soft powdery and charming à la Bas de Soie nor soapy and clean as the Prada’s ready-to-go infusion iris. It’s not even that ghost from the enchanted frozen forest I imagine Iris Silver Mist to be. AC’s iris is earthy and cold, more in the vein of Hermes Hiris but without being so austere. Maybe cold is not even the right word: it’s ethereal and reserved more than cold and there’s a delicate graciousness in it due to the woody/floral final part which makes me say it leans more on the feminine side.
Longevity? None. After surprising me with Cafè Tuberosa’s “monstre” longevity for a cologne, AC goes back to what they do best: lovely fragrances that disappear within one hour, so all you have to decide is if you want to focus on the lovely part or on the disappearing issue. Both are present. Not being so obsessed with the latter, I see this new iris as an unusual spring alternative to all the fresh fragances out there. Being lateral and a little peculiar are always a plus in my book.
Iris for minimalists.
Pavel123456 – :
EDIT: This is so similar to PIdI but has even shorter lasting power, that I returned it. Much prefer the Silver Iris.
This is what Prada Infusion d’Iris could have been. (And I used to LOVE the first issue of PIdI, before it went through reformulation hell and acquired what can only be described as a “dry cleaning fluid” note.)
This is a very different Iris than Atelier Silver Iris, but I like both. Comparing the two:
Silver Iris is fruity, juicy, sexy, bold.
Rebelle Iris is woodsy, graceful, poised, smooth.
(And its guaiac wood is one of my favorite notes!)
Very happy!!
mordenvik – :
Interesting to read the varied reviews. For me, my initial thought at first blast was “Holy Iris, Batman!!!”..but then after about 15 minutes, the iris subsides a little, and I detect the rose, a little bit of the woody note, and a touch of lavender. When I sniff hard, I pick up a bit of freshness, the bergamot. The musk and patchouli are background players here for me. For me, this reminds me of those obnoxiously overly floral fragrances I smelled on elderly women in church as a child. But oddly enough, I kind of dig it. Not cookie cutter, so I kind of dig it. Definitely not a sugar bomb, so I dig it.
Some may find this an “odd” fragrance..but, sometimes, I like “odd”. I would say though that if you do not care for any of the notes listed, to test this first. I don’t recommend this as a blind buy. I have a feeling this is one of those fragrances that can smell like 5 different scents on 5 different people, and I think depending on skin chemistry, different notes may be amplified here on different skin. But I definitely pick up the iris. A nice change from the fruitcholis and the sugar bombs that seem to be released endlessly in recent years. More of a grown woman’s scent, I think. But as they say, wear what you want, what makes you happy! And this on occasion makes me happy to wear. 🙂 Will be really nice for Spring.
Happy to have this in my collection, though I am glad I only purchased the travel spray size. I will see how this fares for me over the Springtime, and possibly purchase a full bottle, so, I do like this, the more I wear it, the more that I like this. At 47 years old, I just don’t want to smell like a cupcake all the time or a fruity/patchouli mix. So, this is nice “for a change”. Soft to moderate sillage; not overly heavy. Longevity also is not great; maybe a couple of hours.
plalkPulkfuff – :
I think this could have easily been named “Iris Yawn”. That’s the reaction that I had after getting exhausted working so hard to smell it at all due to it being so faint. That’s also the reaction I had after testing for the 2 hours that it lasted because I also find it bland. I didn’t get any carrot scent though, which other reviewers noted and I did try to.
Anyway, I got an email from Atelier this morning advertising three new travel candles at $75 a piece. A rose oud, a “fresh bitter orange”, and one that’s cedar mixed with petitgrain and pink pepper. What a crock of crap for $75. All in all, these candles and this bland fragrance is what happens when you get too big for your breeches.
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Ален Делон – :
i like this scent..one of your reviewers killed it for me when they said carrots……….i understand that..lol…however i try not to focus on that and enjoy the clean woodyness of the scent. I didnt think it would last on me but it does..esp as a closer to the skin scent..but it does last and has a small scent bubble after like an hr. Its subtle but i dont need to blast em out all the time…lol……nicely blended..
toobamakemn – :
I really wanted to love this, so I blind bought it – mistake for me.
Unisex scent that opens very sharp woodsy to me. The drydown does become a skin scent floral. But there is no sweetness in this perfume.
If you want a very woodsy floral, with no vanilla, no sweetness. And a bit of a bite to it. Then you will love this one. It just isn’t for me.
Alexsey124 – :
carrots, but not the exterior of carrots, picked right from my garden, rinsed with the hose, cold, wet , earthy root vegetable. Its not horrible, I’m just disappointed because I was expecting……and looking forward to a new woody, powdery iris. 🙁
KAMATOZNIK – :
The opening is straight up peeling carrots! Maybe with a touch of dirt from the garden. The carrot scent transitions into a beautiful iris – it’s not creamy or too powdery, but clear as a bell. Instead of orange blossom, I get a little tart tangerine juice in the distance (until the drydown, when there’s a tiny touch of orange blossom). I enjoy iris, but it’s not my favorite flower (orange blossom is!).
Iris Rebelle is rooty, starchy and unsweetened iris, but it’s also delicate and gossamer. It’s a little weird – but fits the ballerina idea behind the scent. Unfortunately, the scent’s longevity is laughably short. I feel like this would be an iris lover’s everyday scent if it lasted longer than 45 minutes. I’ll try it sprayed all over my clothes next time.
torbaclan – :
Glad I bought the purse spray, still , $32 for 10 ml of a really soft scent…frustrating, there isn’t anything rebellious about that Iris ..First notes are promising, it is kind of a muted Iris, with lots of wood, then, the orange blossom makes a shy appearance, and then, good bye..nothing left,,,longevity is bad..so, I wouldn’t invest in a big bottle..this is really like nothing to me…a lot of wood, a bit of Iris…cannot recommend it at all, and I love Iris…
predatorwww – :
Is your favorite part of Iris the buttery carrots-just-hit-the-juicer moment? (It is!) Do you love Mugler Cologne? (I DO!) Are you totally fine with low-sillage scents that vanish 5 minutes after you put them on? (Wait, what? No! And I think Osmanthe Yunnan has decent longevity!)
I caved and bought some because it smells great but it’s insanely expensive for something this short-lived. Who knows, maybe the performance will be better in warmer weather.
lev02 – :
An iris lovers dream. I’ve got to admit this stuff is good extremely wearable year round.