Violet and peach warm up a classic powdery iris.
Iris absolute, violet, heliotrope, lilac and peach open soft and powdery, brighter and fruitier than the cold orris that older French iris fragrances lean on. Carnation, tuberose, jasmine and rose build a rich floral heart before ambergris, styrax, tonka, sandalwood, cedar and vetiver settle it into a warm, woody drydown.
Perfumed by: Sultan Pasha & Christian Carbonnel
KSI Take: It borrows the shape of 1950s French iris fragrances but swaps out their grey, powdery austerity for something warmer and more floral, which will read as less serious to anyone who wants a strictly cold, root forward iris. Expect the kind of richness and staying power typical of Sultan Pasha's oil based formulations, so wear it in cooler weather where the sandalwood and tonka base has room to unfold.
KSI Scent Profile: Iris · Powdery · Floral · Woody · Warm
Standout notes: Iris Absolute, Violet, Heliotrope, Peach, Tuberose, Ambergris, Tonka & Sandalwood
2ml KSI Decant
Hand-decanted from an authentic bottle into a 2ml atomizer so you can properly wear the fragrance before deciding whether the full bottle deserves a place in your collection.
This is a Kaleidoscope Scent Index hand-decant and is not a manufacturer-produced sample. All fragrance samples are final sale.