Poudre Désir Élisire 2015

Elisire.
I let the name linger on my tongue again and again. A versatile, innovative perfume brand with truly wonderful scents.

Poudre Desir is my personal favorite from the Elisire collection. A truly wonderful iris scent. How could it be otherwise for a die-hard iris perfume lover?

With iris fragrances, there are many directions in which the iris is interpreted as the main actor but in very different themes.
I have categorized iris fragrances into several groups for myself.
Poudre Desir falls into the lipstick scent category. It immediately evokes associations with powder or lipstick and thus with ladies' handbags and makeup tables.
In this category, there are many fragrances, well-crafted fragrances. And even though I would place Poudre Desir in a category with Malle's Lipstick Rose, Misia, Volkamaria, as well as the recently quite hyped Angel's Dust, I must place Poudre Desir on a throne above all the mentioned perfumes.
In contrast to all the mentioned fragrances, Poudre Desir has no disturbing note that has always unsettled me. And although the scent is primarily powdery, at no point does it have that penetrating quality that so often accompanies it and can cause suffocation with some fragrances.
The secret of Poudre Desir lies in its consistency and harmony. It is a complex yet very finely composed scent, and thus again simple. Easy to wear. That is ultimately what excites me so much about fragrances and makes them candidates for purchase.
Poudre Desir has the elegance of past, glamorous times, without ever appearing outdated for a second. On the contrary!

The opening of the fragrance is quite zesty, with the mandarin being the most prominent to me. The pink pepper adds a slight spiciness. The mandarin quickly becomes creamy with the popping jasmine. The same wonderful jasmine from Jasmin Paradis. The iris is present from the very beginning, initially in the background and unfolding more strongly, remaining the main actor for a long time.
The structure is formed by musk and heliotrope, which give the fragrance a bright, creamy garment until the very end.

The transitions are as seamless as the color gradient of the wonderful bottle.

Even if the wheel is not reinvented here, it is an absolute premium wheel.

The longevity for me is about 8 hours. Sillage is moderate.
Poudre Desir is offered as an extrait.

A sharing is in progress.