Jasmine
Orris absolute
Rose
05/31/2025
Kreisquadrat
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Golden gray, iridescent lights and fragrance discrepancies.
Cedar, iris, leather ...are listed on my outer packaging. Abaco's online presence lists jasmine and rose in addition to the prominent iris, while the original packaging sticks to cedar, iris and leather. However, it is not uncommon for manufacturers to have discrepancies in fragrance notes. Just that in advance.
Rose and jasmine? Nuances of these can certainly be interpreted.
Due to the type of sweetness present, I can well imagine semi-idolic jasmine in combination with a greenish-earthy rose as the main protagonist, iris. However, these fragrance notes are rather subliminal compared to the dominant notes of cedar, iris and leather.
Sweet, synthetic. Sometimes too much, almost candy-sweet. That's fine; lovers of powdery perfumes with an emphasis on sweetness will enjoy it. It is a floral sweetness to bite into, almost Tonkaesque. The tonka bean behaves adequately to the iris, as it is almondy and powdery.
Once you get used to this first phase, it is actually quite wonderful. Bright, crystalline, somewhat palatable and viscous.
This is countered by a tart leather underneath. Dark at first, it then becomes soft, gentle and sweetish, discreetly close to "Tuscan leather" in this area. Soft, powdery leather as a base wafts noticeably.
After drydown, Iris Original. Sweetly sweet, subliminally spicy and strongly floral, with a fresh feel.
The tart leather recedes a little, only to return gently after a few hours. Here it is a little reminiscent of "shadow leather" - soft, but rather flowery leather.
It remains an exciting fragrance, as "Grey Dorée" has this ambery resinousness as an omnipresent ambience. An iris that radiates character and sovereignty. The subtle smoky-oriental accents should also be mentioned.
The next morning, it is an iris, leather, cedarwood perfume. Easily recognizable as such. Although interwoven, the three notes manage to remain independent.
However, the sweetness makes "Grey Dorée" difficult for me. It is also relatively strongly floral and tends towards the feminine. However, I keep it because of the interesting presence of cedar, iris and leather, which offers me a powdery-clean, soft-spicy floral-resininess that is too sweet to bite into. Plus, the rose and jasmine don't interfere. I never really got rid of the impression of musk on wood completely.
Paradoxically, everything still seems moderate. Compared to popular sweet fragrances, the sweetness is comparatively restrained, just like the sillage, which can be persistent but is not intrusive. A relatively complex, elegant floral composition over which - despite its light presence - a hint of a dark aura hovers.
Overall, "Grey Dorèe" conveys an aura of noble, stylish luxury with a spark of early morning lasciviousness, vibrating brightly.
Lush floral arrangements of voluminous, rosy-red marbled garden carnations (Dianthus Devon Cottage Blush) and lush irises, freshly cut, the morning dew still trickling down the stems. Served on mahogany wood on a leather armchair: authentic lokum, powdered, alongside sweet oladji, poured thickly with Canadian maple syrup and partly garnished with fruity jam. Sparkling cutlery and precious metals reflect warm rays of sunlight, while macro-crushed granulated sugar makes all kinds of colors of light vibrate.
All subtle, without dazzling - in the viewer's ignorance that it could be a prelude to an occult night, with the prospect of sinking one's face into perfumed, very dark, purple-midnight-purple suede gloves in front of beguiling incense.
Rose and jasmine? Nuances of these can certainly be interpreted.
Due to the type of sweetness present, I can well imagine semi-idolic jasmine in combination with a greenish-earthy rose as the main protagonist, iris. However, these fragrance notes are rather subliminal compared to the dominant notes of cedar, iris and leather.
Sweet, synthetic. Sometimes too much, almost candy-sweet. That's fine; lovers of powdery perfumes with an emphasis on sweetness will enjoy it. It is a floral sweetness to bite into, almost Tonkaesque. The tonka bean behaves adequately to the iris, as it is almondy and powdery.
Once you get used to this first phase, it is actually quite wonderful. Bright, crystalline, somewhat palatable and viscous.
This is countered by a tart leather underneath. Dark at first, it then becomes soft, gentle and sweetish, discreetly close to "Tuscan leather" in this area. Soft, powdery leather as a base wafts noticeably.
After drydown, Iris Original. Sweetly sweet, subliminally spicy and strongly floral, with a fresh feel.
The tart leather recedes a little, only to return gently after a few hours. Here it is a little reminiscent of "shadow leather" - soft, but rather flowery leather.
It remains an exciting fragrance, as "Grey Dorée" has this ambery resinousness as an omnipresent ambience. An iris that radiates character and sovereignty. The subtle smoky-oriental accents should also be mentioned.
The next morning, it is an iris, leather, cedarwood perfume. Easily recognizable as such. Although interwoven, the three notes manage to remain independent.
However, the sweetness makes "Grey Dorée" difficult for me. It is also relatively strongly floral and tends towards the feminine. However, I keep it because of the interesting presence of cedar, iris and leather, which offers me a powdery-clean, soft-spicy floral-resininess that is too sweet to bite into. Plus, the rose and jasmine don't interfere. I never really got rid of the impression of musk on wood completely.
Paradoxically, everything still seems moderate. Compared to popular sweet fragrances, the sweetness is comparatively restrained, just like the sillage, which can be persistent but is not intrusive. A relatively complex, elegant floral composition over which - despite its light presence - a hint of a dark aura hovers.
Overall, "Grey Dorèe" conveys an aura of noble, stylish luxury with a spark of early morning lasciviousness, vibrating brightly.
Lush floral arrangements of voluminous, rosy-red marbled garden carnations (Dianthus Devon Cottage Blush) and lush irises, freshly cut, the morning dew still trickling down the stems. Served on mahogany wood on a leather armchair: authentic lokum, powdered, alongside sweet oladji, poured thickly with Canadian maple syrup and partly garnished with fruity jam. Sparkling cutlery and precious metals reflect warm rays of sunlight, while macro-crushed granulated sugar makes all kinds of colors of light vibrate.
All subtle, without dazzling - in the viewer's ignorance that it could be a prelude to an occult night, with the prospect of sinking one's face into perfumed, very dark, purple-midnight-purple suede gloves in front of beguiling incense.
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