Orris Noir (for women)

tommy_girl

after winning in the fragrantica contest for the valentine day and happily winning a bottle of this luxury perfume I think I should write a good review about it.so I try my best.
first of all I'm most likely a floral fruity girl,so this is a new experience for me between my other perfumes.
at the first sniff it's sweet,floral and a bit spicy.spicy notes become bolder,taking over the first notes after some minutes.to me there are some woody notes like pine that make it incredible for a cold day of winter.but because of the strong spicy notes I can imagine wearing it in a desert too.
as the woody notes start to fade,the warm scents and kind of oriental flowers appear.at this level it reminds me a bit Kenzo Flower.
this is very unique,high class fragrance.I think it matches the best way to winter,but it's good for the fall or spring,but in summer it would be untakable.best for the evening use,although seems to match the other times of day too.
to me,the interesting point was how the smelling change from top notes to the base notes.
provocative,not heavenly but dark and somehow masculine perfume.

tessture

Goes on bright and fruity and dries to dark Iris and powdery black velvet jasmine incense. Lovely and layered.I'd have to say this one matches in name in beauty and mystery.

veruska

The first time i tested that i kind of like it, but it was my least fave of Linda Pilkington creations. I revisited yesterday from a big sample and i don't like it at all. Especially in the top notes the coriande( one of my favorite spices)has a weird oily feel that although fades by time is always there.Paprica is evident, but the whole spicy leaf thing brings to my senses a nice warm winter stew,that i d;love to eat but not wear on my body. Cinnamon and patcouli appears on the drydown but by then i want to scrub it.

KJanicki

I'm wearing it again today.I smell a creaminess (Sambac?) and more wood underneath today. Still brightened with that peppery edge. It is lovely and has great staying power.

KJanicki

A very strong pepper note in the top had me thinking "Wow, this is a pepper perfume." Soon a powdery iris underneath showed up, then took over. But it's after an hour or two, when the sweet resins and cinnamon come out that I really started to love this perfume.