Infusion d'Iris Eau de Parfum Absolue Prada for women

Vie Cafe I might add that to me, Absolue refers to the word infusion, this is the absolute Infusion of Iris, so maybe not so much about the scent standing alone, but more a pure form of iris , iris without a strong influence of other notes, that is my French interpretation of it!!
I personally find it to be quite a solid representation of iris, soapy, fresh, I like it but I don't love it.

I get compliments on this. I always do when I wear Prada. The whole iris line is a must have !

This one is beautiful. Love the whole line but this is warmer and a great scent. Mmm

I have been searching for months for a 'signature scent'. I don't like heavy flower scents and so many modern perfumes smell of chemicals on me.
But this was love at first scent. I was afraid to open the box when I got it home, in case I swas disappointed, but I LOVE this scent. It is fresh and feminine, not overpowering. (And my asthmatic husband can cope with it!)

Funny how sometimes you get taken in by a perfume copy. I really was hoping to be blown away by this, especially because I love the original perfume, and many early reviews were favorable. Their copy advertises a "richer and more intense" version of d'Iris, not a "water" version. So in that way I'm disappointed that it's not a loud, rich, intense in-your-face d'Iris.

Anyway--it's pretty linear, and while I like it alot, not too exciting. Think of d'Iris but with a splash of vanilla on the bottom, and a bit more incense added to the powdery aspects. It is also a bit more woody, and all together the ingredients are of a darker variety--there seem to be no florals except for a hint of the iris, which despite the pyramid I don't find to be prominient. Mostly I smell mastic/resins, powder, vanilla, wood, musk, and an abstract iris, which in sum add up to a dark character.

It may be dark, but it's not loud--it does not wear like an "Absolue" for those that think it will be stronger than the original, think again--it wears next to the skin, but has excellent longevity. For all its woody incense musky darkness, it is a perfectly safe scent--it's not really daring at all.

That said, it's worth a sniff for those that like the original, I have a bottle of Absolue and I enjoy it quite a bit.

There are perfumes that smell to me like a dirty tango. This is one of them.It has the formality of a lady, but at night she wears black stilettos and red lipstick and visits the darkest corners of the city looking for a tango dancer who awakens her obscure passion mixing it with the sensuality of the music.
This potion vibrates with slow movement and misterious smiles, just like the dirty tango, dries your brain and heats your heart.

This is my favorite edition of Prada's Infusion d'Iris series. The other ones were too clear, glassy and clean, or smelling like toilet water.. This one however is very classy, feminine, strong and warm. I was surprised at how resinous and ambery it was. Its nicely balanced however with the sheer and powdery iris. Sometimes when I get whiffs of it, it reminds me of a sunnier version of the dusty coolness of Prada L'eau Ambree (without L'eau Ambree's darkish weird aloofness- I do happen to prefer Ambree). This by contrast is more optimistic feeling. (Ambree is pessimistic and a little pleasantly dank ha.)

Infusion D'iris Absolue has a very "perfumey" warm womanly smell. I think it would be nice to wear at a meeting, it's intriguing.

I love, love, love this one - it's powdery iris heaven. the first spray smells a little like Shalimar Parfum Initial, but without the spices.

I sprayed my hair today and kept catching this delightful scent as I did the food sbhopping - it brightened up the supermarket beautifully.

This is on my "I want it list". I've tested it three times and I think it is marvellous: a little bit 1940s/1950s - very subtle and lady-like. I think one would have to go lightly with the spray, so as not to overwhelm oneself or others. Next week, I hope!

Vie Cafe: You are partly right. But, "absolue" is a technical term referring to how the volatile aromatic molecules of the iris flower are extracted and used to make perfume. "Absolue" does not mean that the perfume is a "stand alone/detatched" one. The "detatching" or "separating" refer to the process involved in arriving at an "absolue". "Absolue" means "absolute" in English. You can google.fr or google.com to read about how an "absolue" is obtained.

Latest: purchased at a great price from strawberrynet. Received today - divine!

This one is straight up oriental. Not as powdery. It's definitely balmy and spicy. It smells leathery, has more depth than the original Infusion D' Iris.

This is sexier, darker. Not for me but for those seeking something wild. For leather lovers I do recommend this.

I have spritzed this time and time again but always disappointed. It's far too powdery for my taste, veering towards the old lady type, when it was fashionable to dust on fragranced talcum body powders on warm bodies after a bath.

The warmth continues with only a hint of sweet, in the vanilla sugar powder and woods. Plus soft musk to further the powder theme.... The whole affair is very plush... Velour!
A fragranced velour powder puff that is. Fully loaded.

There is also some combination in this eau that reminds me of public washrooms that leave a lingering scent of industrial disinfectant or cleaner. I swear it smells pretty much like this minus the sweet, a little less powder and woods. Maybe the musk in it is the guilty culprit.

This eau is very linear and is smoother and softer in feeling than its predecessor. Pretty much smells like a powder puff all the way. Prefer the original with its distinct woody incense trail

hmmm. In my quest for a bottle of this, I stumbled accross the last 2 reviews and I want to add on the subject in my own nerdy way.

The meaning of the word "Absolue" in French... Here the word ends with an "e" because it is an adjective to the word "eau" or water, which means water as most people know. So the translation we are looking at is "the absolute perfumed water". In no way is it mentionned that this must be a stronger or more concentrated form of the original perfume. "Absolue" means, first in French:

"absolu" vient de absolutus, qui, en latin, veut dire "détaché, délié, séparé, retenu par rien.

In English now:

"absolu" comes from the Latin "absolutus" and means "detached, unconnected, separate, held by nothing.

Which really means to me that this perfume is actually a "stand alone" perfume that is in no way supposed to be connected to any others.

But this is the problem with the labels of perfumes that are marketed towards a non-French speaking clientele. They are confusing, hard to prononce and hard to read. So why not offer a translation to the non-French speakers? It would avoid a lot of confusion and regretted purchases!

I absolutely adore the original Infusion d'Iris and have worn it for years, so when I realized this was actually a new scent (and not an extrait, as Sherapop has pointed out the naming confusion), I was very excited to have it. Since I am so confident in every Prada scent I have owned, I went ahead a bought a FB.

Even though I "like" it on a test paper, I have to say that I am disappointed. I appreciate the green, dry, clean (boardering on soapy) scent of the original. To me the additions of the resin and vanilla confuse this. The notes do not seem to marry together, but rather it is like two fragrances layered on top of one another. Discordant in my view.

Since I already bought the bottle, I figured I should at least give it a wear to see if any transformation occurs. I must regretfully report that this turns into the dreaded play dough scent on me.

I found the overall longevity and sillage much reduced from the original. Interestingly, after about 10 hours, the play dough is gone, and I am left with very a light Infusion d'Iris (original) scent.

I would highly recommend people try wearing this scent before purchase. I imagine that fragrance could work for people who do not like the soapiness of the original, but this is an "absolue" strikeout for me. I will stick to the original, which means I will have to put my bottle up for swap.

This bizarre naming trend, adding misleading adjectives and nouns such as "essence" and "absolue" to the names of successfully launched perfumes, generates lots of dashed expectations, as there does not seem to be a lot of attention being given to the meanings of the words being attached by marketers casting about desperately to generate names as quickly as new perfumes are being launched. One might have thought, for example, that the "absolue" of a perfume would be its extrait. Not so, in the case of Prada INFUSION D'IRIS ABSOLUE, which is not just a stronger version of INFUSION D'IRIS--no, not by a long shot.

As someone who has managed (unbelievably enough) to drain an entire 200 ml bottle of Prada INFUSION d'IRIS edp and is making inroads into an even bigger jug of the stuff, I feel eminently qualified to pronounce on the difference between the latest Prada Infusion in the line-up, INFUSION D'IRIS ABSOLUE, and its namesake.

First off, it is different. Those who detect no difference between the two compositions are probably working from memory. Yes, they are more similar than either is to, say, CHANEL NO 5. But they are distinct compositions, without a doubt. My initial impression upon applying ABSOLUE was that this version was quite a bit more resinous than the original, what I see borne out in the hierarchy of notes above, where not only benzoin but also "mastic resin" is listed. This version also seems sweeter and inches in the direction of Guerlain L'INSTANT. It also conjures up in my mind memories of Kenzo FLOWER. One review mentions the Prada baby oil accord and, yes, I'd have to agree that it is much more pronounced in this version.

The biggest effect of the increased resin content is that ABSOLUE seems less clean and airy than either the eau de parfum or the eau de toilette, and also less green. The resins start to get just a bit gunky on me in the drydown, something that never happens with any other of the INFUSIONS. In fact, my favorite part of the entire series, the original, the eau de toilette, INFUSION D'HOMME, INFUSION DE VETIVER, INFUSION DE FLEUR D'ORANGER, and INFUSION DE TUBEREUSE, is the slightly soapy or clean edge in all of them. The only one which I do not own and have not tried is INFUSION DE ROSE, which I have never seen for sale anywhere!

All of the previous members of this series familiar to me are not too sweet nor do they have any dirtiness whatsoever, which makes them boring to some reviewers. For them, the ABSOLUE may be a welcome change. As for me, I'll stick with what I know.

Outrageously gorgeous iris. It screams "Holy Grail!" The perfect gem of Prada's lineup. After eliminating all "competition" from recent iris contenders within 30 seconds of "skinfall," it shifts into a masculine 2nd gear that gently imitates Jaipur Homme's inedible elegance. The vanilla harmonies hum throughout, from top to base, lending reflections of Shalimar and No. 5. The signature Prada baby oil accord is present and more beautiful than ever.

To me this fragrance doesn't hold a candle to the original Inusion D'Iris EDP. Its top notes are very sharp and too sweet, it doesn't go into the air at all, and worst of all, it simply disappears within 45 minutes of my applying it. The original lasts for 6-8 hours, and is heavenly. Oddly, even Infusion Pour Homme smells better than Absolue, and lasts forever!

I've come to the conclusion that Prada can do no wrong in their iris series. I love this softer, cozier, sweeter, and even powderier (is that a word?) version of the EDP. I wish it were longer lasting, but the fact that it's not keep me coming back for more.

This fell flat on my skin. There was also something a bit sharp about the composition. It was a real disappointment to me because I love the original and was hoping to love this one too. I didn't get any powdery iris or warm resins. I couldn't wait to wash it off.

Just tested Prada Iris Absolue, and I have to admit it just went up on my wish list. On me it's a creamier, less playful version of Prada Candy which I have grown to love. It's almost like sweet milk, very light, gentle and comforting, but at the same time has the class and subtlety of Prada! :) The golden bottle is very pretty!

This perfume is super clean and fresh like a baby shampoo.
You can't recognize the vanilla scent, I would say that the little touch of it , gives the perfume the description of FEMININE!
Not CRAZY powdery, if you are a fan of GUERLAIN's L'instant magic , you'll love it!

Being a true Prada Iris lover,edp and edt,I was excited
to try this!The vanilla and musk could only add to this
intoxicating blend.The wait is not always worth it.This
is a poorly made copy of Geurlain Shalimar Initial,which
is a poorly made copy of Shalimar.A throw-back to the
past but rough around the edges,not quite a finished product.

I absolutely LOVE this parfum. Looking to trade? I have a lightly used Chanel Allure Eau de Parfum, and others for this one.

email me at cynthia.ponce@hotmail.com

Thanks!

Really, I feel like crying now. Where do I get this intersified Infusion d'iris perfume?
I love love love infusion d'Iris because it's so fresh and dry, and to have a more intense and slightly sweeter but still dry Infusion d'Iris seems a briliant idea. Where do I get it?

This smells so similar to the original (tried it), I don't recommend buying it if you have the original, which I own. I was hoping the orange flower would be strong, but it wasn't. Instead buy something new coming up. Chanel and Shisheido are having a new scent coming up in two months, that sound amazing.

While wearing this, I got the first perfume compliment from a stranger I've had in a long time. A man said to me, "I don't mean to be rude. But you're wearing a NICE perfume." I guess men like it!

This Absolu is so beautiful--the only Prada perfume I love and own, as Prada tends to create fragrances that are too light for my taste. Projection and longevity are pretty good, considering this is such a delicate, soft fragrance. It's noticeably sweet. It smells very resinous, like powdered honey, or maybe even like pure beeswax. I smell loads of iris. The first time I tried it on, I also tried on two other perfumes, but Infusion d'Iris Absolue was the sweet, powdery scent that kept on drifting all the way up to my nose from the back of my hand, consistently getting my attention. The scent is the epitome of femininity. It's lovely in a casual setting, yet I think it could be a very nice choice for an elegant evening out. This could be my favorite iris perfume. Beautiful bottle, too!

Update: I compared with the original EDP on the other arm, and the EDP is very citrus compared to the Absolut. The EDP dries down into a dark incense, and the Absolut dries down into a sweet galbanum/vanilla. They both have iris in common, but they are very different perfumes to me. I can understand the comparison to Shalimar Initial, but the big difference is that Initial smells like caramel, and this Absolut smells like a balmy vanilla. This also doesn't have that "Guerlain-aide" scent, which can be unappealing to some people.

LOVE it, WANT it! Smells very similar to the original but still LOVE it and WANT it. Haha! My brother and his GF said they couldn't tell the difference between the 2 but I don't have the original yet so I might as well just get the new one. : )

I love, love, love, this fragrance. It is one of my most beloved. The start is clear and present, a soft and powdery iris, with just a touch of pepper. It always shifts my mood, and brings a smile to my face. However, the most noticable thing about this fragrance is after I have adapted to it and have stopped noticing this graceful scent, as it continues to intrigue. I have had more people approach me and ask what I am wearing and remark on how wonderful of a smell it is. Caught by a breeze it pulls all in the vicinity under it's spell.

Lovely, tender, elegant, well-balanced but spitting image of Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial. I love it but was expecting something more innovative. So, my love affair with Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere continues.

This is a very beautiful fragrance, but it smells quite different to what I had imagined. I expected it to be a quite apparent mix between Infusion D'Iris and Candy, with an intensely penetrating iris note throughout. Instead the orange blossom shines brightly for a long while. I kept thinking how familiar it felt, and half an hour into the drydown it hit me - it's a stronger, more sultry version of Apres l'Ondee, or a softer, more wearable version of Insolence EDP. The orange blossom dominates heavily until the heart and base notes come through, followed by the iris, which smells a bit like violets here, and the vanilla, benzoin and tonka bean base give that added Guerlain familiarity. The whole composition is so smooth I wonder if it's still there sometimes, until it softly makes its presence known again. An intimate fragrance for sure. Is it a winner? YES. It has not only character and depth; it has some serious sex appeal but of the sensual kind. This is made of high quality ingredients in a more than average concentrated form. All the notes seem to be singing together, and the melody is irresistable. Model Lara Stone personifies Infusion D'Iris Absolue - an innocent beauty with a body made for sin and a mind for deep and meaningful conversations.

What a marvellous fragance ! I love it. Fresh, soapy and very elegant. A must have.

Two of Pradas earlier launches married each other and got a kid. This is the result. Luckily, this cute and soft kid inherited the good sides of its parents.

Parfum Absolue is a case of powdery vanilla - iris - benzoin - tonka - musc. It owes to its superstar mom, crème brûlée Candy and its other parent, powdery Infusion d'Iris EDP.

The opening is full of vanilla. Some "plastic" notes can be detected at the heart. Dries down to vanilla and leather(!). Medium projection.

If you're looking for something new from Prada, you're gonna have to wait a little longer - this is a showcase work of how Daniela Andrier-Roche can blend two existing fragrances together. (Nicely done!)

Majestic opening, it makes you think soon: 'Bingo this is the frag I've been waiting for!' You'll keep on thinking so for a while, let's say half an hour maximum 1 ... then something strange happens....the beauty of the iris disappear like a charm spellt by an illiterate witch leaving an 'empty' space or at least something not as refined as the premises had made you wished (since the very beginning) for. I couldn't take a proper decision about it, the frag is very nice on the paper whereas on my skin the things change a lot, may be it's my chemistry. I've been going around Infusion d'Iris Ab. for a while, but I've never decided to buy it and I was probably right. I believe that this is a quite misleading frag with its great appearance seeming so good at the first meeting... but like many false 'beauties' as soon as you approach them you'll discover far different figures - from what you have perceived before. I believe that in the dry down, it becomes really similar to Bulgari's 'Petits et Maman' and doing so it loses its appeal quite definitely. (To be clear: Petits et Maman is just a nice frag, here your expectations would be higher....)
Nice but only so, I was demanding something more (misleading name, no doubt!), while talking of 'iris' if it is the genuine one really employed the results must be much better.
I've found that the sillage here is split in two different times: at the very beginning (the 'Bingo!', moment) and lately when you assist at the performance of a deja-vu and it becomes quiet and really understating.
The persistence is good.
At least!

YES I also smell great resemblance to l'heure bleu. I do in fact think it smells a lot of violet, at least in the beginning. I think the lasting-power is rather good, though. A very nice perfume, a bit heavier than the original, but still soft. I think I prefer this version.

I have it, at first very good, Iris-y. But NO staying power in my opinion, it goes away very fast, even faster than the original Infusion d'Iris. Didn't expect this from a perfume at such price point, very disappointed.

Edit: does anybody else see the resemblance to L'Heure Bleue of Guerlain (without the anise and carnation spiciness?) It drives me crazy - same powdery Iris, vanilla and musk.
L'Heure Bleue is better though...

I got this last week. It's out here in Denmark. I don't know who rated Iris the weakest note, 'cause to me, this perfume is a big leathery Iris, with some faint supporters. It really should be in the leather group. It's Iris, with some benzoin, and a little white flower action. It's not nearly as clean as the original, which I like. I love this one a lot!

I see that you folks that have had the pleasure of smelling this already feel that the iris note is the least prominent...I am a little concerned, to be honest. Iris is one of my top five notes, along with mimosa, violet (flower and leaf), bergamot, cedar and pink peppercorn. Hopefully with some more exposure we'll see the iris note rise in prominence.

I absolutely adore all three of Prada's previous Fragrances in this family. I rotate Infusion d'Iris EDP, Infusion d'Homme and Infusion d'Iris EDT (until I ran out last week) more than any other fragrances in my 25-30 bottle collection. I find all three to be absolutely delicious and one will always suit whatever mood I'm in.

So, needless to say, I am very excited to get my iris loving nose near this fragrance. Really, seriously can not wait...I hope it is as delicious, subtle and beautiful as the previous installments. Yay for another Prada iris frag...

I will be back to post as soon as this hits my friendly nearby Nordstrom counter.

This is fresh, soapy, and mild...when dry it gives an impression of an herb garden at dawn. It is very spring-like. I am a fan of the mild and soft scents, but this one comes close to downright weak. I am certain that this scent could never offend anyone, no matter how heavily it were applied. It smells beautiful from start to finish, but that is a mere hour or two, even though it is an EDP. Dry down is real quick too, like ten minutes. During its dry down it goes from alcohol to strong iris with orange blossom and finally the base notes appear. It is not a sweet scent although there is just a hint of sweetness which seems associated with the orange blossoms and neroli. The vanilla is very tastefully incorporated into the fragrance so that it doesn't stand out with any prominence. I think it would smell as nice on a man as on a woman. In the end, it smells just like a person fresh from the shower after using high quality bath products.