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I smell so-called violet roots for babies (but iris)
Special scent. Special perfume. Acqua Colonia Saffron & Iris smells light and delicate, fresh yet earthy, free yet supportive, lovely and nice, sober and peaceful.
The strong dark violet color of the bottle label matches the flower of the iris named Iris, but the scent of "Saffron & Iris" itself would be represented more as light and somewhat earthy if one were to interpret it in color.
More the natural white color of a so-called violet root, which is given to teething babies to chew on... Perhaps a bit of pastel green and light silver, in which the flesh of bergamot is reflected, too. Wikipedia and other internet sources say that the so-called violet root is actually an iris root. So it makes sense that the perfume reminds me of the aroma of the violet root, which I chewed and loved as a baby and child.
By the way, I can't recognize saffron here. But I also don't know for sure how saffron smells in perfumes.
If someone likes Dior Homme Intense but finds the vanilla in it too much or enduring, they might find a good find here. But only if the initial citrus is acceptable.
I like to spray my laundry with this Colonia.
Especially after 10 hours (drydown, when the citrus has faded), it smells good.
The scent is balanced like a calm fresh mind and therefore appears relatively neutral to lovely.
It is not as weak as some testers might initially assume, as its aroma is distinctive and has quite an effect. At least within a 1m radius.
Further scent associations would be the smell of fresh spruce wood, just broken fresh branch, or, when you peel the soft bark from a fresh damp branch (so that the white surface of the wood comes to light and the slippery wet green inside of the bark can be smelled).
If you consider the citrus top (and heart?) note, I could also say that a thirsty fragrant wooden table absorbs Italian lemon ice.
So moistened, you can smell the wood well.
By the way, it is one of the very few perfumes that I can tolerate while sleeping, so I can even wear it to bed or have it around me (because there is no vanilla or similar).
I only give 9 out of 10 points for the scent because I find the bergamot note almost unnecessary, and you have to endure it for 15 minutes until it makes way for the essential scent and it smells so nicely mild.
The strong dark violet color of the bottle label matches the flower of the iris named Iris, but the scent of "Saffron & Iris" itself would be represented more as light and somewhat earthy if one were to interpret it in color.
More the natural white color of a so-called violet root, which is given to teething babies to chew on... Perhaps a bit of pastel green and light silver, in which the flesh of bergamot is reflected, too. Wikipedia and other internet sources say that the so-called violet root is actually an iris root. So it makes sense that the perfume reminds me of the aroma of the violet root, which I chewed and loved as a baby and child.
By the way, I can't recognize saffron here. But I also don't know for sure how saffron smells in perfumes.
If someone likes Dior Homme Intense but finds the vanilla in it too much or enduring, they might find a good find here. But only if the initial citrus is acceptable.
I like to spray my laundry with this Colonia.
Especially after 10 hours (drydown, when the citrus has faded), it smells good.
The scent is balanced like a calm fresh mind and therefore appears relatively neutral to lovely.
It is not as weak as some testers might initially assume, as its aroma is distinctive and has quite an effect. At least within a 1m radius.
Further scent associations would be the smell of fresh spruce wood, just broken fresh branch, or, when you peel the soft bark from a fresh damp branch (so that the white surface of the wood comes to light and the slippery wet green inside of the bark can be smelled).
If you consider the citrus top (and heart?) note, I could also say that a thirsty fragrant wooden table absorbs Italian lemon ice.
So moistened, you can smell the wood well.
By the way, it is one of the very few perfumes that I can tolerate while sleeping, so I can even wear it to bed or have it around me (because there is no vanilla or similar).
I only give 9 out of 10 points for the scent because I find the bergamot note almost unnecessary, and you have to endure it for 15 minutes until it makes way for the essential scent and it smells so nicely mild.
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2 Comments
Behmi 3 years ago
A lovely review :-) I was a bit hesitant about the saffron, but I should definitely give it a sniff!
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RAT6EBER 2 years ago
Have you tested it yet?
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