Note
iris
Iris in perfumery usually suggests powder, violet, and cool earthy roots rather than the fresh flower. Orris materials or recreations give the heart and base a soft texture alongside woods, musk, and flowers.
In 497 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.
- Opening
- 7%
- Heart
- 86%
- Drydown
- 7%
Most popular with iris
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Asad
Lattafa Perfumes
2021
Athalia
Parfums de Marly
Godolphin
Parfums de Marly
Galloway
Parfums de Marly
Percival
Parfums de Marly
Uruk Chronicles
Etat Libre d'Orange
Une Amourette
Etat Libre d'Orange
She Was An Anomaly
Etat Libre d'Orange
The Afternoon of A Faun
Etat Libre d'Orange
Sécrétions Magnifiques
Etat Libre d'Orange
Putain des Palaces
Etat Libre d'Orange
Weekend
Burberry
Wind Flowers
Creed
Royal Princess Oud
Creed
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to iris more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for powdery and iris far more often than the catalogue as a whole.
- woody
- sweet
- powdery
- iris
- citrus
- musky
- vanilla
- white floral