Iris L`Erbolario for women

When I read the main notes on Fragrantica I really wanted to try "Iris", and I expected to find a charming, multifaceted perfume in which sweet and bitter notes were blended in an unusual, sensual fragrance.
I tried it last week, and I was very disappointed: I couldn't find any tobacco (that is the main reason I tried this perfume), nor bergamot.
Vanilla is too much sweet, but not the spicy or the gourmand vanilla I use to love.
I've got a marvelous hawthorn tree in my garden, and its flowers have the gentle smell of the purest white honey... but there is no trace of it in "Iris".
I found only a powdery, sweetish, overwhelming perfume without any evolution.
The only notes I smell are iris and sugar... I'm sorry, it's too boring and depressing for my taste.

Thanks to OlfractalinFemme I now have the Iris by L'Erbolario - in Extrait Version called "Irissimo".

Beautifully melancholic. 'Saudade' was what first came to my mind, some feeling like sitting in the twilight train alongside the protagonist in "Notturno Indiano" by Tabucchi. Or the woman of "Il Gioco del Rovescio" : the Iris is not green and vibrant, but somewhat powdry and green, enhanced by Aldehydes. Soon the sweetness emerges to envelop the Iris, but it's a dry sweetness like some mediterranean dolce.

Something that borders on gluey but is doughy more. And then comes vanilla-pipe-tobacco. And I imagine my grandpa stuffing his pipe and his late wife wearing a very sophisticated Iris perfume (like the one from Hermes).

I see woman loving to smell this scent on other woman, and men hating it ;)

It's intense and the Extrait holds for nearly 14hrs! Highly recommended!

a lot of people said that Iris L'erbolario is a clone of Teint de Neige. well, it's true! I own both. Teint de NEige is my favourite perfume and last summer I forgot to bring it with me on holiday. so I bought iris because of the lower price. they are similar, but not the same, of course. I find that Iris is stronger at the beginning, and more sweet, but Teint de neige is more elegant, and it last longer.
anyway, I have the iris body cream too and the liquid talc as well, and they are great products too!
in Italy is very common.

I founf it delicious the very firt times when I used to wear it, but then goin' on usin' it I couldn't smell anymore the persistant that brings during days and days, especially upon dresses.
I think also this parfume is not for everyone because seems to have itself a particular personality.

A very very strong and a little bit too powdery scent.. I am not able to describe it as good as I wanted because English is not my native language, but when I tried this on the paper sheet it seemed very nice, when I tried it on my skin... Oh my. It is so annoying. It even made me womit in the middle of the day... It was a pitty I didn't have any other fragrance I could spray and kill this powdery scent.

Wow I never looked at the reviews of this perfume but when I tried the bodycreme I thought, what is this familiar smell... and yes, teint de neige it is! (starting to get boring how often it is said here isn't it) I never knew iris could be so powdery though...

Two years ago my mom followed a woman to ask the name of her perfume and it was Iris from L'Erbolario. That Christmas she got it and I swear that every time she sprays it what follows is: "Whooaaaaaa!", because she likes it so much that she fills her lungs with it as much as she can. I like it, too, but I use the cream istead, which is as fragrant as the perfume. The only word of notice is to be careful with the quantity, as it is really strong.
One more thing: two years ago I also gifted the body cream to a friend of mine. Last summer we got in the car together and inquired about her perfume, which to my nose seemed to be Chanel 5. Cross my heart!!! She said that in hot weather she uses just a drop of the Iris body cream and that's where the smell came from. Needless to say that I tried it the next day but with no similar results. Skin chemistry again!

Gostaria de representar esta frangancia no Brasil.
thanks

translation of Merilu59's review
"è il teint de neige dei poveri":

It's the poor man's Teint de Neige.

it is so sweet and powdery.. I love it. It lasts a lot, i use to wear it with the body cream

This fragrance is among my favourites. It is incredibly long lasting and sweet and soft and creamy. I am about to finish the big 100ml bottle. It brings so many many happy memories. And it was so cheap for its quality. Just simply amazing!

Not so deep, not so refined, not so classy, but a well done perfume, it deserves money. Lasting power ( as Imgcas said) is amazing! Try it!

For anyone looking for L'Erbolario products in the US, I found a website selling them with great prices...
www.ourfavoritehealthproducts.com

I also used a coupon there to save 10%. The coupon code was SAVE10PERCENT

Hope that helps!

I get a lot of compliments when I wear Iris. I guess Dallas TX people like it.

I hate it!
I smell it on many women here in Italy: cloying and powdery.

Do you know Lorenzo Villoresi's Teint de Neige? This is quite similar but not so well blended and soft. Instead, Iris is sweeter.
This isn't expensive but it still is a good fragrance, very powdery (Teint de Neige is the most powdery scent I've ever smelt). I get lots of compliments when I wear Iris.
Lasting power is awesome! I think it lasts longer than Teint de Neige.
One of my favourite fragrances.