Description
“Act III Scene One
All is set for the rendezvous.
The soft lights seem to fondle the wrinkled sound of the old vinyl disc, and play hide-and-seek in the warm embrace of the jazz singer’s voice. The wide french-window is opened on the terrace. Outside, only the cicadas shrill drowning and the warm summer breeze. On the tea-table, a nosegay of freshly plucked flowers, flooding the room with a cocktail of smells and a bright color palette. You uncork a champagne bottle and fill the two flutes. The unmistakable flavor of yeast hovers in the air. You settle into the couch, to enjoy this moment, and take a good look around – every single detail is simply perfect. You then close your eyes, breathe deeply, listen to the sound of her steps on the stairs. Can’t help smiling. You wish these moments would never end. There comes a knock on the door.”
L`Attesa by Masque is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. L`Attesa was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are bergamot, neroli and champagne; middle notes are iris, orris root, tuberose and ylang-ylang; base notes are sandalwood, oakmoss and leather.
grayv – :
Just as previous reviewers have stated, this is a very vintage makeup scent – it’s stunning! Very creamy, blunt iris, tender and minimally sweet.
It’s an elegant scent, perfect for a dinner on a warm night in Venice.
qer979elipseskism – :
I can’t add much more to the reviews above. I am an Iris lover and L’Attesa is one of my very favorites…a serenely beautiful perfume.
vanas – :
Iris the way it’s truly meant to be. Searingly beautiful floral notes as piercing as the most brilliant blue iris you’ve ever seen, but still absolutely rooted in notes of earth and leaf and nature. I have a disastrously up-and-down history with iris as a note – sometimes can’t smell it at all, other times get some sort of damp lanolin and no more from so-called “iris” perfumes – and weirdly tend to like ones with more fruit to boost the elusive iris (weird because I’m no fruit fan). But this one isn’t sugary at all – yet it still has a totally natural sweetness running right through it. This has no fruit, just savoury, dry, dusty aromatics which just make the whole smell all the more powdery and compelling. Stunning organic realness, right down the middle in terms of gender, longevity not bad (though like all irises, on me it does wilt a little by around 4h in – but the powdery-dusty warmth of the orris is still hanging on in there.) Just spectacular. Irrepressible, indescribably impressive iris inspiration .
plt124Bessinepome – :
I’ve been on an iris bender for over a year now and this has been at the top of my “to try” list for most of it. Someone’s been trying to sell a decant on eBay for a few weeks and I’ve been resisting snapping it up. In a first for me, I did the mature thing and ordered a sample first.
And . . .
It’s really nice.
As Toshiba and others said it’s very much a vintage lipstick kind of iris. It opens this way and goes on for hours. Eventually it lightens and the oakmoss and bergamot become more prominent. It’s an almost inverted pyramid structure where the fragrance gets lighter and more citrus-y as it fades. At no point do I identify leather or champagne. It’s pretty much a straight shot from vintage lipstick to oakmoss.
It smells very vintage-y, expensive, plush and classy, an all around beautiful, well put together fragrance.
I won’t be needing that decant however, as I prefer a sweeter, sheer-er take on iris. Though, no denying this is a good one for iris fans.
Good one, mature me!
Romario302011 – :
9 – I smell like I’ve rolled around in a pile of very, very expensive vintage lipstick and powders and it is FANTASTIC. The bergamot and neroli are the perfect counterpoint to the orris and let the iris and fizzy (I guess the champagne, but I’ve never smelled champagne like this) notes shine.
10:40 – Still wonderful. Much more iris and sandalwood. I’m having to resist reapplying to get that open again, but hey, the journey is half the fun.
11:30 – Resprayed because I’m extra like that. FBW
Dvorik – :
I guess this one comes down to chemistry because on me it was a literal scrubber.
I don’t mind Iris in perfumes; I’ve tried many. This one smelled strongly of plastic though, roses and a cleaning spray on my skin. I did get the leather note, which I enjoyed, but that was it.
Astr1m – :
L’attesa is a divine orris/iris and I think is a MASTERPIECE. I have nothing to add to the previous reviews other than my newly accomplished taste in iris fragrances is completely satisfied with this gem.
It moved up to my favorites immediately and I am sure to cherish it for a long time. Xerjoff Iriss will wait for its turn to come up (as I have also sampled it).With the price point it will have a hard time to compete with L’attesa.
Both longevity and sillage is moderate on my skin but I don’t mind to reapply just to experience the incredible iris opening.
sandrika – :
L’Attesa is one hell of an orris fragrance – perhaps the quintessential orris fragrance alongside Serge Lutens – Iris Silver Mist.
The orris/iris is derived here as a composite note composed of three different forms of iris: Italian Iris absolute, Italian Iris Root Butter and French Iris Root Butter which help to give radical depth to a note that often plays a much more supportive role, even in fragrances dedicated to it. Here, through the opening, mid and drydown of this fragrance, you experience far different elements of the orris/iris from buttery, to dry root and yeasty, to cool and delicate floral notes, the iris here has it all.
Take into account that the iris/orris is paired with a slew of supporting notes that help to create the total impression of a universe of iris/orris notes, walking you through a space-time display of the note’s development, shifting, snaking, and yet essentially remaining the self-same flower/root. The creamy quality is paired with real mysore sandalwood, which draws on the woody qualities of both the sandalwood, but also on the iris note, giving it a thick, rounded, and yet ethereal quality which smells of the highest quality of natural ingredients, and yet touched up (as if a delicate make-up) with Iso E Super, which leads you to notice the “champagne” accord, which is slightly fizzy, but seems to fade into the yeast-like quality that was more heavy at the beginning of the fragrance.
The bergamote, neroli and oakmoss help play into a lot of the more sparkly elements of the iris up top, and are immediately contrasted with the smokey leather weighting down the bottom of this fragrance. The leather here helps to recall images of fashionable young models of either sex in all of the overwhelming light of a summer day – perhaps with the light reflecting off a pool, and turning to overexposure on the image of the individuals. The ylang-ylang here, like the tuberose dance in and out of focus just on the edges of this fragrance, either calling to the sweet, creamy elements at the edge, or vintage heady floral qualities. Either way, when they appear the dance of notes already hard at work make the iris/orris here so intensely engaged with the iconic moments it has played in so many genres of perfume previously, and yet at the same time, so transcendentally monolithic that it could hardly be called by another other name: L’Attesa!
10/10
YT: Jess AndWesH
semiami – :
Beware the opening is very feminine but the dry down is truly beautiful and 100% unisex. It may take some people a couple wearings to understand and appreciate this fragrance.
10/10 gorgeous, elegant and high class smelling Italian perfume. Its too bad that people will dismiss this because of the opening. Please give it a fair chance and you will understand. Definitely my favourite iris fragrance on the market.
anlpoprxbxb – :
To my nose, this is totally unisex but don’t judge it by its opening. It starts of with a blast of iris/orris “a very lovely orris” which then transitions to a leather/oakmoss combo while the iris/orris mellows down quite a bit but is still noticeable. I rarely get any floral notes but do get a very healthy dose of oakmoss that lasts throughout the life of the fragrance. You better be sure you like oakmoss if you’re contemplating buying this fragrance because a lot of people are describing a dusty, mineraly, wet pavement, woody type of smell, well, guess what folks, that’s the oakmoss. A safe blind buy? NO. I’m glad I got a sample first. Unfortunately, oakmoss is a note that I’m not very fond of but I will say that to my nose L’Attesa incorporates oakmoss very masterfully.
Don’t take me wrong, the fragrance is gorgeous, I just think that my immature nose hasn’t quite learned to really appreciate oakmoss in perfumery, maybe L’Attesa can show me.
Gemchyjina – :
L’Attesa is beautiful. It evokes for me someone with power, panache, and savoir faire, someone living a charmed life. Wearing this, you feel that life is a bed of roses (or irises?). For me, personally, it is too perfect, too oppressively flawless. By 3pm I’ve already begun to miss the choking unpleasantness of Iris Silver Mist and the dark opacity of Dior Homme. But that’s just my problem.
Performance is spectacular. It starts out soapy, becomes creamy after a couple of hours, before lasting all day long.
vladsv – :
L’Attesa is very nice. What I get at first is an intensely powdery, orris-rooty, starchy, cosmetic powder scent followed by a drydown of very subtle hints of soft leather (like the one in the thumbnail. Brown. Not suede nor black leather) and oakmoss. There is a floralcy to it, but I would not be able to pick out what florals I smell. The whole thing has a bit of a Nivea lotion creamy, powdery, musky feel mixed with an ambiguous creamy, floral lotion. Very femme, soft and chic. Reminds me just a bit of the newest formulation of Rive Gauche, which is extremely powdery. Sillage is low, which is fine with me, but it lasts a long time. Very nice in cool weather. A+!
ganja61 – :
Definitely not an iris soliflore. L’Attesa is an ultra-femme floral/leather scent that maneuvers from champagne and citrus to powdery iris and a subtle rooty iris (if you are looking for it) to a soft and luxurious leather. It is on the feminine side of unisex and it has tenacity and impressive sillage. Personally, I prefer my iris to have some of that “bread dough”-like simplicity, cool and no frills. L’Attesa is not that. But I do think that iris is one of those notes in perfumery that divides people into multiple categories all seeking vastly different ideals. Good perfume but not for me.
goroh1 – :
L’Attesa opens on a glorious orris note that is rooty, starchy, papery and cold.
There’s a slight bready nuance that follows soon after the opening and then transitions into a cool dusty, powder textured scent that evoked strong childhood memories of the smell of wet playground pea gravel on a cold winter day. That cold, earthy, powdered mineral accord is what captivates me and moves me. It actually enticed me to do something I never do — buy a bottle before I’d experienced a full wearing of the scent. I haven’t smelled this beautiful and strange mineralic powder accord in any other iris perfume before, and I’ve tried most of them.
Unfortunately, the long lasting base note in this seems to amp up on my skin after a few hours in a rather unpleasant way. It’s an unrelenting woody freshness, as though the smell of an entire laundry soap aisle of a grocery store is projecting off of my wrist. After a few hours of only this note shrieking at me full volume I find it hard to love this scent.
Those who are either partially anosmic to this base or who find it pleasant won’t mind, but for me L’Attesa went from a sweet symphony to a fog horn.
nikitoss852 – :
I was waiting for this perfume to arrive a bit anxiously because it was a blind buy and as Arquiste Ella also was a blind buy that turned out to be more of a miss than hit for me,I was worried how this one would turn out to be.Well this perfume is WONDERFUL.
I have never smelled an iris based perfume that is so sparkling, fresh, creamy and happy.Iris in perfumery is often dry, rooty and somber but this is pure bliss.
I am so happy that I have found a new love.
NemEvithemese – :
I absolutely love this perfume beauty.
She is a dusty, waxy, powdery delight that id love to wear more often but at $165USD ($250AUD) for 35ml I tend to wear her just when I need to feel extra special, Like today and yesterday, Yes, Ive picked her up two days in a row and that is rare for me.
Ill treasure my precious 5ml till the last drop and wait to win lotto for a full bottle 😉
She took me a couple of wears before I truly fell in love with her beauty and now I long for her even when I sleep.
A+ 10/10
Vitoriob3 – :
It is the best powdery scent that I smelled but very feminine.
Excellent scent and so beautiful but no for men.
It is masterpiece but I wish that it was not feminine this measure.
However 8/10
gtrx – :
Oh, pure luxury… L’Attesa is evocative of a lavish bubble bath after a long day.
Set down your buttery Italian leather purse, kick off your Manolo Blahniks, and start filling your grand spa.
Pour yourself a glass of prosecco.
Now where is that powdered bath milk? Oh there! So lovely, milky, starchy, silky, divine.
Open the blinds to let in the last light of dusk. Step in and soak. Sip. Indulge. Immerse. Escape.
Time to cuddle up inside a thick, plush bathrobe. Silky irises clinging to warm, sweet opalescent skin. Sip some more. Repose. Drift away. Then do it all again tomorrow.
HrvojeKnepo – :
Creamy, clean, buttery…mmm. The Iris in the opening here reminds me of lipstick. Once it blooms the subtle notes of woods, moss and florals arrive blended seamlessly. I actually quite love this! It is dreamy, the star here is the Iris and Orris pairing, a must try for lovers of these notes. Its a beauty and a winner! Wearable in all season, it is hot high summer wearing this and it sings on my skin! I can imagine in the cooler weather this would be beautiful too. This is an Iris I must own!
Nostop5 – :
I finally pulled the trigger!!
When I first tried it, I wasn’t that into iris so I had practically no expectation nor reference (except Dior Homme, which is pretty big shoes to fill)–my reaction was simply “This is nice!”
Then the note grew on me and I went on to do what I always do i.e. expose myself to as many varieties as possible and compare samples. Months later, I finally came to the conclusion that there simply isn’t any better iris fragrance out there.
*Iris Silver Mist got nothing on this
energetic27 – :
Starts irisy in a dark way, than becomes very powdery and rosy, reminding of Burberry Brit for men a lot. A beautiful fragrance.
darkhorse3 – :
Scent – bergamot, yeast, sandalwood & iris with an occasional emergence of oak moss & leather.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, it garners compliments.
Longevity – I get 8hrs consistently.
#22
vaska_85 – :
THE best and most stunningly gorgeous iris I have ever ever smelt. It’s fab. u. lous!!!
I adore iris. This one is supreme. Majestic. Heavenly.
keise – :
Magnificent dreamy Iris!
It’s hard to describe L’Attesa’s beauty. From the yeasty opening, that is kinda weird in a magnetic way, to the gorgeous buttery Iris that starts appearing after just a couple of minutes, to the leather/sandalwood/oakmoss that darkens the fragile delicacy of the flower, the whole of the perfume manages to conjure the dimly lit room awaiting it’s lovers. 1940’s, maybe 50’s, and the longing for something more. A lover awaits his/her loved one. A leather chesterfield; an aged wooden bookcase; a vase with tuberoses in the corner that is staring to wilt; powder puffs and a cigarette hanging from the lips.
The wait (L’Attesa) is over. And the most beautiful Iris unfolds in 3D, in black and white resplendence like you’ve never smelled before. There’s no need for props; the Iris here doesn’t need it. Delicate, fragile, utterly mesmerizing.
One of the best releases of the year, and an Iris that is to become mythical!
Excellent sillage and longevity, still noticeable (easily) after 15 hours.
asasinoia – :
What Alfarom said, though I’d make it 10/10
Iris is my number one note and I’ve never found anything that is nearly as gorgeous as this one. Believe the raves!
DrifsCerDip – :
Very much like Histoires de parfums tuberose number 1, the tuberose series, however that one dries down more to the after shave directions and this one L’attesa seem to stay more powdery floral on me.
Cearnella – :
@alfarom what a beautiful review! I’m literally sold on the scent now. ( well, ordering a sample first 😉 I’ll check back once I get a taste of this juice.
aleksandr1974 – :
Today’s fragrance market seems splitted between brands creating new trends and others following them with way too often terrible results. Between blingy and vulgar luxury versus pretentious artsy characters with little substance. Between the so called insta-lines (brands launching 15, completely irrelevant, new fragrances at the same time) and mysterious people resurrecting mysterious brands from another era with *ancient* formulas found in lost apothecary shops around the globe. In this sad and pretty pathetic scenario, Masque is doing its own thing by simply delivering pieces of outstanding perfumery as opposed to ephemeral fashion items and shallowly consumerist luxury products.
I’ve been a huge fan of Masque since day #1 (make it actually day #2 because I’ve never had the chance to smell their original two launches from 2012 Dolceacqua and Petra) and I’ve to say they have never let me down.
This time it’s the turn of L’Attesa. An iris-centered composition that despite sounding a bit trendy because of its main player (iris seems to get all the rage from quite some years now), it strikes as a timeless piece of classic perfumery. Whereas most iris fragrances feel either too thin by relying on a temporary green / carroty / leathery / rooty effect to then basically turn into cardboard or go totally lipstick / cosmetic, L’Attesa starts with a unique and yet familiar accord of rooty iris and something I would classify as green and kind of sour (the champagne accord?). The iris becomes more classically powdery while the introduction of an extra floral component preserves the fragrance from falling into the usual *woody* whisper we generally get from modern iris perfumes. it’s a full bodied iris that keeps all of its iris-y aspects all the way through its evolution. It’s powdery but also leathery, rooty and yet floral, buttery and decadent. A grown-up kind of approach to the main theme or something you would expect from the most classical french perfume brands such as Chanel or the likes. Something that won’t make any pants drop or won’t make you feel any cooler while wearing it. Something only people who actually like fragrances will probably appreciate in its complex sophistication.
L’Attesa is the proof that perfumery is still alive and that it can be something completely unrelated from fashion. Something that lasts over a single season until the next buzz is build around the next *product*. L’Attesa is perfumery. One of those fragrances that has all the characteristics to become a pillar and jump up there with the monsters of yore of this genre.
Outstanding.
9/10
Sanek_0501 – :
This is the IRIS LEATHER combination that i’ve been waiting for so far!
It is the one with the similarity of the leather in:
+ Iris Cendre by Naomi Goodsir
+ Iri-del by Nomenclature
But L`Attesa is quite different (as Alessandro’s sister said) she told me “the iris leather combination never leaves”. That’s true, it stays till the end unlike Naomi’s & Nomenclature’s that vanishing after few minutes and the smell goes completely different. & surprisingly it does stays quite powerful and enormous.
Deserves for the ones who seeks iris leather scents.
And the new bottle, although i prefer the old bottle but the spray is SUPER AMAZING, it just sprays as long as you are holding it (as far as i remember).
Ensutsfut – :
A dusty flower scent.
It seems broom. This smells of broom essential oil.
Nice, also a bit dark not so shining to be a flowery composition.