Orris Noir Ormonde Jayne for women

My first impression is of a sweet, candied, fruity scent, neither orris-like nor dark. There is a dry woody note, but it’s a light wood, sort of like dry oak planks. As it settles in, it becomes a rich, slightly sharp and spicy floral-oriental scent. I like it a lot.

Like some of the other OJ scents that I’ve tried, it has what I perceive as rough edges, notes that don’t quite mesh but are close enough not to be perceived as separate, something like beat frequencies in closely spaced musical pitches, producing the olfactory equivalent of rough timbre. Whether intentional or not, it’s an interesting effect. Sillage is moderate, and the scent lasts at least 6 hours on skin. It’s not my favorite OJ scent, but it’s up there near the top.

Remember that scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where the bad guy rushed to select the cup of eternal life? I loved the line, "He chose poorly".

Orris Noir is a poor choice for me. I thought I could do pink pepper, as it opens my favorite Bois D'armenie, but here it is shoved aside for a stink-popper spice note and an equally foul smelling base. Sometimes I try things for no other reason than to be pleasantly surprised, but here there's just no ta-da.

I suspect those that like this like spicy orientals in general. These scents demand a very specific chemistry, which I seem to be lacking.

So alright, not a go for me, but the scene was kept short and I moved on to wiser selections.

Well, you certainly won't hear me complaining about the weakness of Ormonde Jayne ORRIS NOIR! This is a very dense and dark, myrrh-rich composition which lives up to the house's warning: "not for shrinking violets." I would compare this composition to something that Andy Tauer might put together: thick and deep, very perfume-like and even intense.

The keyword here, though, is noir, not orris, to my nose. ORRIS NOIR is a heavy oriental perfume which does not showcase iris so much as roots of the plant, along with whatever soil may happen to be clinging to them! The opening is a tiny bit abrupt and a smidgeon animalic and tarry at the same time, but the drydown is a truly beautiful and refined oriental and absolutely worth the wait.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.