Iris Noir

6 reseñas

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• Modadicta

  August 14, 2014

  

  One of the perfumes I got for my 14th birthday, along with Tendre Jasmin and Rose Absolue. It was my favorite of the three, probably because the liquid is lilac, and being a kid, I didn’t know much about scents, lol. On my skin, it gets cloying and even gives me a slight headache; I don’t think it suits me. My mom loves it and wears it without issues, but it just doesn’t work on me. Maybe one day I’ll finally like it, not just because of the color. To me, it smells like cilantro, iris, and tonka bean. I’ve discovered that this mix is a bomb for me. I’ll give it time and hope to review it again someday.

• Black.orchid

  December 6, 2015

  

  I owned it, and it was incredible: mysterious, long-lasting, and Yves Rocher no longer sells it in Spain, neither in stores nor online. It’s discontinued. What a pity; I don’t understand why they drop such great fragrances. Does anyone know a website where I can still buy it? Thanks.

• Ahuialia

  April 14, 2018

  

  It’s an exquisite, mysterious, and feminine perfume. I definitely wear it on cool nights; that’s when it shines and doesn’t feel like a waste. It’s a shame I can’t find it anymore—it was intoxicating for me, and I can’t find anything else like it.

• Ahuialia

  April 25, 2018

  

  It’s an exquisite, mysterious, and feminine perfume. I definitely wear it on cool nights; that’s when it shines and doesn’t feel like a waste. It’s a shame I can’t find it anymore—it was intoxicating, and there’s nothing like it.

• Espartaco

  September 5, 2020

  

  Oriental floral? Not even close. It’s a pure, hard-core marble chypre. This Yves Rocher line was incredible; contrary to the brand’s usual vibe, it started citrusy and romantic, more Mediterranean, but lately everything is just pink and vulgar. The Secrets d’Essences series brought adult, exotic, well-made perfumes—modern twists on classic oriental and French scents: bold yet airy and sophisticated. The bottle, a transparent amphora reminiscent of old apothecaries, was also handsome. Iris Noir? Forget floral. It smells like one of those marbled, camphorated, herbaceous chypres that lovers of Fendi Eau de Soir or Jean Couturier’s Coriandre will adore. Exactly: cilantro overload. At first, a nasty alcohol mixed with fake citrus caramel and oily, salty ambrette notes that promised nothing. Once it settled, smoky patchouli and tons of cilantro emerged. After an hour, the ambrette made the texture soft and sweaty, leaving behind that classic green chypre vibe, like freshly scrubbed marble floors: cold, herbal, evoking a winter dawn in a European forest or a French castle. Tonka and iris were imperceptible, just creating a sweet or greasy illusion at first without being real notes. In short: cilantro, cilantro, and more cilantro. Too bad it’s discontinued, though you can find it online at a great price. Lasting power was decent. An updated, sophisticated, unisex chypre with quality far exceeding its price.

• Espartaco

  September 16, 2020

  

  Oriental floral? Nah, it’s a marble chypre through and through. This Yves Rocher series was fantastic; contrary to the house’s usual policy, it started out more citrusy, romantic, and aromatic, more Mediterranean, but unfortunately, in recent years, it’s become more vulgar (all those pink things). The Secrets d’Essences line introduced adult, exotic, well-crafted perfumes—modern revisions of classic oriental and French scents, all bold yet airy, sophisticated, and current. The bottle that held and unified them was also pretty: a transparent amphora recalling those old apothecaries that stored oils in the past. This one was called Iris Noir, and the name was no coincidence, because it has nothing to do with lilies or florals. What it contains is one of those marbled, camphorated, herbaceous chypres that will delight anyone who enjoys scents like Eau de Soir, that forgotten Fendi from the eighties, or Coriandre by Jean Couturier. Because exactly that’s what it smells like: cilantro or coriandre raised to the max. At first, there was a terrible alcoholic whiff, paired with a fake citrus caramel and some abstract floral, oily, and salty notes (ambrette)—it didn’t hint at the perfume coming. Once it settled, what became clear was lots of patchouli in its smoky, herbaceous version, and tons of cilantro, cilantro overload. And indeed, although for about an hour it played with the texture, becoming softer or sweatier (definitely the ambrette), when it ran out of steam, what remained was that classic green chypre that makes you think of freshly scrubbed marble floors: a cold, herbal chypre, evoking a winter dawn in a European forest or a grand French or Russian castle. Tonka and iris were imperceptible; at most, they added an illusion of something sweet, sparkling, or greasy during the first two phases, but they never felt like distinct notes. To sum up: cilantro, cilantro, and cilantro. Unfortunately, like the whole line, it’s discontinued, though you can find it online at a very good price. Longevity was decent. A great example of an updated chypre with a touch more sophistication and modernity, totally unisex, with quality and creativity far exceeding its price.