Hermessence Iris Ukiyoé Hermes for women and men

So you go out to a garden, pick a fragrant yellow rose, a purple iris, some orange flowers, and bring them all back in the house where you arrange the simple bouquet next to a bowl of freshly picked organic mandarins.... not the ones that are sprayed with pesticides or the ones that have ever been in the fridge. No. Everything here is fresh and natural, and it even seems to me that those flowers might have been picked right after a rain shower, right when the sun shines again and warms the droplets on the petals... yes. That's what this smells like. Those flower-infused droplets of rain in the sun as if beautiful elves had used them to make a mandarin and rain water nectar.

(I swear I am not on drugs... I go on)

A painting of beautiful Krishna surrounded by a doe and a peacock comes to mind.... oh this is delicate and beautiful. Simple but heavenly.

I believe only Ellena can inspire me to write like this. Vetiver Tonka on one wrist and Iris Ukiyoé on the other, and it is true what they say.... you can wear the Hermessence perfumes combined together to create beautiful new scents. I almost cried.

I love iris scent but for some reason I can't do an iris soliflora so this is a very happy medium for me. I can't say it smells like iris but there is something to it that just smells great. This line is very natural almost neutral smelling to me. I like it but there is definitely no projection at all. It project more like an aura than a scent.

Iris? What iris?! Honestly!
This is a nice inoffensive slightly citrusy floral with poor projection and longevity. It is quite light and would be suited well for work setting on a spring breezy day.
It's nice but nothing special and certainly not worth the cost in my opinion.

I know iris flowers and their smell well. as a child it was my favorite flower because the smell somehow reminded of a strange and delicious cake.
still in spring I crawl on the meadows to smell the wild, dark purple ones.

as presumably everybody here knows, its delicate spicy sweet vanillic smell is totally different from the root (with its many different aspects) that we're used to in perfumes.... Iris Ukiyoé is more about "the idea" of the flower than a hologram (I find it too citric and too rosy, but I imagine it to be difficult to reproduce the scent of the flower). but though I find it isn't too much recalling the real thing, Iris Ukiyoé is touching in it's subtlety. it's tenderly intellectual so to say, or intellectual without radicalness...and very beautiful at the same time...

There is a purity to this scent that takes my breath away. This perfume is not about the cultivated garden iris. Rather, it captures native Blue Flag growing wild in summer-hot wetlands on the edge of shade in damp soil next to water's edge, chock full of life and promise...cool, alive, fresh and green.

Oh my God! I think I have died and gone to heaven. This is absolutely the most stunning fragrance I have ever smelled. If I were a perfumer this is the fragrance I would creat for myself. I am an iris lover for sure but this...this is perfection. It is wet, green, simple, not boring. It smells like a perfect moment; sitting in the backyard, early morning, April and the iris' are all in bloom, the dew from the night before is still collected on the purple petals and as the morning sun hits the ground around you it starts to evaporate the moisture out of the earth and off the grass and flowers.

I am obsessed! Thank you Hermes.

As a lover of Unisex fragrances ,I just found the best line for them , and this Iris fragrance is the best of them ,it is awfully beautiful iris with rose and orange notes, the underlying soapiness is amazing.Sillage& longevity are above average.This goes directly to my want list.

I immediately thought of Philosykos, not because it smells like that, but because it is so startlingly realistic just as Philosykos is. Like smelling an actual flower. Wow. Then mandarin comes on strong and it's a beautiful match. I like almost as much as Osmanthe Yunnan but the price is kind of hard to take on these, beautiful as they are, because they are so quiet. I really have to spray myself good to enjoy for more than half an hour. I wish they sold giant bottles for a reasonable price to use like 4711.

On clothes, it turns out, it's a very different story: lasts forever and doesn't change. Living iris blossom for 2 full days. Try it on a sweater or pillow. I'm starting to think it's one of the best ever.

From what I have read below, this fragrance is one that acts differently on everyone, so you may want to try before you buy.

On me, it opens as the brightest, freshest, greenest, wettest LIVING iris I have ever smelled in a perfume. It is like burying my nose fully into a rain-drenched bloom on a crisp spring morning. It is so beautiful and true to actual iris flower that it makes me a little teary.

This opening fades rather--too--quickly, though, and it mellows into a sweeter, almost syrupy heart that faintly reminds me of Fracas. It is still pretty cool and bright. In the drydown, it gets a bit soapy-sweet, with just a sheer dusting of powderiness, and I know this probably sounds odd, but at this point, it really puts me in mind of C. Howard Violet Candies!

I can't say I am totally crazy about the drydown. Like all Hermes fragrances, IU is liquid elegance, and it is a very beautiful, uplifting, and seamlessly composed fragrance. But by the end (which does not take long to reach), it's kind of a static sweet thing on me...kind of meh. It's all about the opening for me, and if I could make that part last, I would be all over a FB!

Hermès Hermessence IRIS UKIYOE is a gorgeous primarily orris composition, to my nose. Iris perfumes vary a lot, and this one seems much more about the roots than the flowers--much closer to Aqua di Parma IRIS NOBILE than to Prada INFUSION D'IRIS.

This perfume is a bit earthy and slightly green without going all the way to HIRIS, with its marked carrot-top note. In a side-by-side comparison with IRIS NOBILE, I find the latter to be much stronger and woodier than IRIS UKIYOE, and also somewhat more masculine, but this creation is an edt not an edp, so that explains at least in part the difference in strength.

IRIS UKIYOE is one of my favorite Hermessence creations, offering a nice orris counterbalance to PAPRIKA BRASIL which, despite its name, includes a significant iris flower facet. I love this composition, but my one concern is longevity. Still, it's going on my wish list all the same!

When I first put it on it smelled like ginger to me (WEIRD), but that faded quickly. It's now a sweet green Iris with a twist of spicy orange. This stays close to the skin and only lasts a couple hours at best on me.

I asked for samples from Hermes. And the company sent me one of each of their Hermessence. I have to say my favorites were Vetiver Tonka & Poivre Samarconde the most. The others were very nice. THough I dont care for the Vanilla one because its not as exciting and complex as the others. I also got the Brin Reglise but I never liked the smell of licorice but i dont mind it. Ambre Narguile was so masculine yet gormand and sweet enough to appeal to women. As for this Iris...one of the more feminine ones from this unisex collection of Hermessence but let me tell you besides my favorite 2, Iris Ukiyoe gets me ALOT of female attention. Possibly the Iris floral note attracts them. On the skin of men the floral becomes more masculine. I especially get more attention when I wear this with my Dior Homme! (which contains Iris & leather, wax, chocolate and vanilla) all aphrodisiacs! Its no wonder the females keep complementing me. If your a guy and too stuck on machismo and wouldnt try this then your living in a closed mind and ultimately missing out. If your a "i know i am a man and i can rock anything type" then try this. And you will see.

smell like car. thank god i only have the sample version, but seriously, i can't trust the unisex fragrance. maybe because i'm still young, so the smell kinda overwhelm me.

With this scent, JCE again proves that you don't need dozens of notes and synthetics to create a unique and beautiful composition.

It clearly takes it's inspiration from the subtle beauty of the iris. But by adding the rose and orange notes, the underlying simplicity of iris suddenly matures into something more intoxicating and elegant, something that transcends nature to become a poetic meditation on nature.

As others have noted, this perfume is wonderful for what it is not: no wood, musk, or citrus. It can't be described as green, warm, cool, animalic, dry, or aquatic. Yet while lacking so many of these traditional qualities, it is clearly a perfume, and works well as a personal scent for any occasion.

My only complaint is that it does not last as long as others.

A lovely iris watercolor. It's as if Jean Claude Ellena has used a paintbrush to create this fragile scent. A stunning scene w/an iris flower growing next to a moody waterway.....

I get no orris root from this but rather flower petals. This in itself is unusual I think. I can really detect the orange flower as it starts out. It brings a lovely bit of sharpness to the composition. Very quickly it dries down into a perfect iris flower. It's soft and delicate and still~tenacious! I get hours and hours of exquisite pleasure from just a couple of sprays.

This is a go to scent that speaks of class. It smells expensive~which of course....it is! I truly can't think of one place that this wouldn't be appropriate.

On me this has all of the makings of a classic. Simple and elegant w/out being stuffy. Timeless and yet completely modern. Iris Ukiyoe takes extreme heat and blossoms w/out ever becoming overwhelming. This is not a fragrance that you'll be smelling on everybody. Which of course makes it your very own personal and absolutely brilliant well kept secret.

I've found a IU sample between other "2537..." samples that my friend lent me to test.
I'm not big fan of Jean Claude Ellena's creations(I'd like to,but they aren't "me",unfortunately)nor big fan of iris too.
I didn't have much expectations,just wanted to test it as new from this line.
Comparison with Japanese haiku inspired me to take a new look to IU.Suddenly I was brought to my early 5,to the corner of our small flowers' garden,where I could always find blooming iris.It was unforgetable to admire the flowers every morning with dew drops on their purple petals and to feel free and happy.
And yes,you don't have to wear complex,refined perfume to make you feel something special.
Thank you Jean Claude Ellena for this marvelous "time machine".

The scent of iris flowers lifted by mandarin.Joyous,delicate like shimmering chiffon or champagne with mandarin.Iris violet.

its a floral scent, remind me of Lily (flower beach), its simple and not that transferable,
longevity 4 hour and its still on my skin
its more wearable for women but i don't mind enjoy it.

no doubt about the Quality and of course expensive smell . usual Hermes

This is going to sound strange, but I'm getting mandarin peel, tuberose, and greenish rose notes. I get very little iris. On my skin, the orange flower does not seem to be manifesting. I'm really getting a buttery tuberose-type scent. It's also green, in the way that Chanel Cristalle Eau Verte is green.

Oh my goodness... How much better can a take on iris GET??? This is a beautiful, natural iris. It's decidedly not as unisex as the modern perception of unisex is. But this can be worn by the guy who isn't afraid of smelling beautiful. I love how the listed notes are blended. Oh my goodness......

HERMES, I feel like you've just custom made this for me, lol!!! And everyone else who loves these notes, please please, please I hope this is a winner:)