Description
Collection Ti Amo is te first fragrance collection of Italian artist Hilde Soliani of Parma. The collection includes includes five fragrances, each for each letter:
Tulipano
Iris
Anemone
Margherita
Ortensia
According to her words, she wanted not only to compose a sentence by the names of flowers, but the choice of flowers was not random. Each of them carries special emotion or a dear memory. Tulipano reminds of her father’s voice and his warmth. Iris is a symbol of Italian elegance. Anemone is the scent of Parman theatre. Romantic Margherita is the scent of childhood. Ortensia is the kiss of her beloved grandmother.
Elegant Iris features green, floral and woodsy notes. Green opening leads to floral heart composed of iris, jasmine and mimose. The moderate base combines woodsy and musk notes.
olan2210 – :
This didnt’ work for me either, though I really wanted it to. I got a cold rooty iris with a weirdly warm note that reminds me of tomato soup. I really disliked it, so I waited a week or so and tried again. It goes on so darn sheer, it’s hard to detect, but definitely still had that tomato soup edge. That finally faded off and left some violet iris with woody orris, that turned sweet, with a tart flower edge that I do like. But it took hours to get there and is so sheer there’s no sillage at all even when I made my wrist sopping wet. And that middle bit with the soup is nasty. Just clashes horribly.
raven9 – :
This is a soft floral iris with more than a hint of almond. It’s very delicate, feminine and slightly retro. If you’re looking for a natural soft iris as a daytime summer perfume I’d try James Heeley’s Iris de Nuit first, which to my nose has more depth and interest as well as subtlety than this
orado – :
Oh my gosh, is it just me or is it Hilde Soliani is pulling these recipes out of the Heavens!! This absolutely works with my chemistry, as does most of her fragrances. I usually don’t like floral’s, but this one is so different. It’s powdery on me but you can smell the floral in the background. It’s not overpowering at all. Very soft and very feminine. As always, sample first before you buy a FB of anything. You can tell this is quality and there are layers to it. It’s a very good everyday fragrance. Perfection again by Hilde.
zozulyasergei – :
Hilde Soliani once said: “I hate to emulate nature because I believe it is perfect. I want to create something different that is the reproduction of what I feel in that moment -something that I appreciated and want others to feel the same”.
This is not a traditional Iris, neither a reproduction of the natural iris. This is a unique iris, lovely, creamy, soft, powdery, feminine, warm and with a touch of sweetness. It reminds me that the iris is a beautiful flower. Distinct and elegant.
Regarding the composition, there are at least 3 recipes: fragrantica, Luckyscent, and the “English retail store” version that includes lily of the valley, mimosa and musk as well.
I would go for the one presented by luckyscent. Generally, they are pretty accurate and have realistic fragrance descriptions. I don’t get the notes that fragrantica presents here.
So, Orris root, green pepper, almond, sandalwood and heliotrope.
It opens green and warm at the same time with lovely almond accords. Generally the iris note is paired with mimosa that can make it too soapy and powdery sometimes. The almond choice is uplifting and makes this iris unique, radiant and friendly. The sandalwood is in charge of the sweet and warm tones. There is a floral touch as well that complements the iris. Probably the heliotrope.
I don’t get the jasmine neither the mimosa here. The powdery and soapy tones are coming from iris and almond. Vetiver and musk? Maybe musk as the drydown feels soft and tender. The almond tone doesn’t give up until the last end and makes a harmonious pair with the sandalwood.
Refined and unusual composition. I want it badly.
8.4/10
NorProtouri – :
i just received the hilde soliani perfume Iris in the mail as i had won it in the recent contest. i was very excited and found when i first spritzed it on my skin it was a creamy floral bouquet and quite pretty. unfortunately like any perfume the scent was a bit different as it settled on my skin. i think perhaps on someone else it would have smelled absolutely wonderful but on my skin the woodsy and musk base notes were very strong. it reminded me of the time when my sister started using armani mania and it smelled wonderful on her and then when i tried it, it smelled awful on me. perfume is very particular to each and every person who puts it on and i believe that on another person this perfume could smell like a creamy bouquet of springtime!