Cèdre & Iris Soyeux 100BON 2017

During my visit to the drugstore, I irritably wandered through the perfume department: an entire floor full of variations of the same old thing. Everything felt too bright, too monotonous today. I went down to the basement, to the natural cosmetics section. There, too, I tested my way through the offerings. This, in turn, seemed more like a textbook on aromatherapy: unbalanced citrus clouds and seemingly randomly mixed grass notes with a therapeutic undertone.
Then I spotted on a shelf some very unassuming, simply packaged flacons in brown cardboard: 100 Bon. To find out what was inside, you have to read. The flacon doesn't jump out at you with a "Buy me!" in your face. I picked up the tester and was delighted: wonderfully delicate aromas, perfectly balanced.
Today, I took home "Cèdre & Iris Soyeux," which means "silky cedar and iris." This describes the scent very accurately.
After a quickly fading orange opening, I experience an illusion of cinnamon, finely powdered. But a very subtle orange aroma remains - more a longing than something that is actually there. Not a zesty orange, no. More like the scent of long-dried orange peels that you rub between your fingers. Over time, the woody-powdery base note gains strength, but it lasts a very long time. A scent just for me alone, and only when I want it, so weak is the projection.
For me, the ideal fragrance when everything feels overwhelming and I can't stand any other perfume.
This will surely not be the only 100Bon, because: "Ça sent bon!".