Bois d`Iris The Different Company for women

Highly sophisticated and elegant woodsy, powdery frag. One of the most beautiful iris perfumes, if you ask me, and definitely my favourite of all. When I catch a whiff of it I immediately feel like I'm in Italy . Wonder where this olfactory memory is coming from.. It has such a wonderful calming effect on me. I think it could smell great on a man too..
It's on the top of my "Must Own" list

When this first went onto my skin it brought to mind munching papaya pips, a distinct pepperiness which is almost nose tickling, married with a Chanel No 19-like powdery green iris. This feels like an improvement on his Kelly Caleche which I felt fell a bit flat, this one is more coherent but shares the vegetal tang which eventually put me off K.C. Not one for me although pleasant.

I really was expecting so much of this perfume after the reviews I read here, but all I get is an old lady scent, which is really soapy and not uplifting at all.

I got to test from an old bottle as the liquid was much darker. To me, it's spicy iris! I smelled something like cinnamon and iris at the beginning. It was a bit old fashioned and strong. It was not something I would care for. But as it settled, the powdery iris stayed and here came Vetiver and cedar; making the scent quite masculine. I liked it after that, but I couldn't tell you anymore about it because I sprayed on something else afterward.

Bois d'Iris is enjoyable once it settles. Its not exactly feminine, neither is masculine. I am not sure whom would be interested, but I can see myself wearing this because of its peppery woody floral character. I would love to try it again with a newer bottle before I make my final purchase decision.

its a bit oldschool according to me. there is certainly numerious natural raw materials, but for me it s for an old lady.

In 1993, a song hit the air waves and took off like wild fire. It became the theme at almost every sporting event, and as I was wearing Bois D'iris it made an impressive come back.

Whoomp! There it is!

Which my mind quickly changed to 'Whoomp, There it was'. This didn't even last long enough to take to the super market and back. Like others, I give high fives to the opening, which is a sweet, purplish-bark of a smell. Quality of ingredients is really apparent, so much so that I was looking up the cost of a bottle.

But an hour later I was wondering where it went? $135 for 50 ml demands much better. I'm so glad that Lucky Scent screwed up my order and sent me Van Cleef's Bois D'Iris instead. That one actually did last, and pleasantly so. This one just appears for the free throw shot then exits the game.

Perhaps an EDP version would pump things up.

This is amazing but it's gone within a very short 2 hours, nothing.. no trail of anything. Too bad.

The Different Company BOIS D'IRIS is a very understated perfume with a L'artisan parfumeur-type aesthetic. Since Jean-Claude Ellena creates perfumes for not only Hermes, but also L'artisan, perhaps I should be unsurprised. However, to be perfectly frank (quoi d'autre?) I think that in this case "understated" may be a straightforward euphemism for "weak", as the percentage is clearly on the vial: 7%, which makes this much closer to an eau de cologne than an eau de parfum.

That said, as a light fragrance, BOIS D'IRIS is certainly pleasing enough, but by the drydown it is much more about cedar than it is about iris. Throughout the development I smell much more narcissus and even geranium than iris, but by the end cedar definitely dominates.

I find puzzling that this composition should be classified as intended for women, since it is clearly appropriate for men as well, and some women may prefer other iris compositions at this price point (= high!) which showcase the named flower rather than an accompanying wood. Hmmm...I guess that I actually fall into that category! (-:

BOIS D'IRIS stays close to the skin and fades away fairly rapidly. All in all, I'd say that it's good but not great.

My love for this perfume knows no bounds. And it is JCE--the master of quiet, but delightful perfumes. This is a slightly sweet iris mixed with a light dose of spices. I thought I smelled violets, but that isn't listed in the notes. It's very close to the skin and I can't imagine it offending anyone. It's not a sillage monster, but I can still smell it on myself at the end of the day. It's beautiful and so quiet that I think it's often overlooked. It is quiet pricey though--a cheaper alternative would be Prada's Infusion D'Iris, but I prefer TDC hands down.

My skin interpretates it as a real nice carrot! Wow!

As Iris is always one of my favorite notes. And JCE is of course famous of what he has been doing. This scent is one of my must try. I got it for a while and finally tried it this evening.
It is fresh and quiet. Actually, I think the iris should be quiet. And the vetiver with it bring it up a little bit. And as downstairs mentioned, it is very masculine.
However, the problem is that this one may bot be that real iris. As the iris's special earthy smell gets hide by other notes.
Anyway, I love this one.

Bois d' Iris is a burst of fresh air. The Iris feels so right in this one. The Vetiver makes is slightly masculine and easy to wear. I would wear this all year round, but right now in the Hot Summer, it's beautiful. It has that TDC base (remindig me a lot of SDV) I enjoy this one much better. Crisp, Fresh, and the Floral here is dry, not powdery, and I like that.

I accidentally received a sample of this because the one I suggested from luckyscent.com was out.

To my surprise this is a sublime beauty. I have been searching for "masculine" floral scents. I do not care if a fragrance is marketed toward one of the sexes. If I like it, eventually it's added to my collection.

I recently finished reading Chandler Burr's novel: "The Perfect Scent..." Part of the book tells the story of how Jean-Claude Ellena became the nose for Hermes. The Different Company (started by JCE and now runned by his daughter) is mentioned in the book and sparked my interest.

Back to this scent, It is a beautiful and subtle blend of the highest quality of accords, as JCE is known for doing.

Iris is one of my favorite flowers and I made sure the floral bouquets at my wedding consisted of Irises. This is a woodsy floral which stays close to the skin.

Be warn, like Jasper said you will be "burying your nose in your arm" (in my case, under my shirt) to continue to smell this sublime beauty of a scent.

Sadly I adored this for all of five minutes.It then turned to strong pencil shavings and has remained so half a day. It's not worth the price tag.

I had expect something more masculine from this but it surprised me, pleasantly. The top notes burst out green in color, freshly green like a damp grass after the rain. Soon after comes the floral notes, not your average floral, not the sweet-nothing kind of flower. I would compare this to an exotic orchid, sturdy velvet petals gives out an elegant aura. I suspect the iris note gave out the damp soil smell. Like newly plucked flowers. When it settled on my skin it developed a warm, powdery musk with just a woody hint. On me, I would say Bois d'Iris is a skin scent. I kept burying my nose into my arm for more later in the day. This could be everyday scent as I could not imagin it offends anyone.

This is one of this iris scents that strangely i don't get. It gets glowing reviews in perfume blogs, and as i read somewhere is the big seller of TDC.As i don't really believe in skin chemistry i think that my mind is unable to give my senses the right message when i wear it.It starts with a powerful earthy rooty and resinous slightly unpleasnt note and for a moment or two i smell a nice pleasant cedar and herbal energetic phase that fades even before i think about it.From then on i only get a sharp musk with a masculine after-shavey quality. End of story!