Shalimar Millésime Iris Guerlain 2023

Oh, I was so curious about this fragrance. I am such a gourmand. Inside I was already checking my budget to see how and when I could afford the fragrance. Just because of the iris. I like iris and also iris powder, i.e. an iris that powders. But, woman be smart and get a bottle first, which a dear perfumer then gave me.
Juhu Millésime starts off with a rather puffy iris. That's what these plants are all about. Irises also belong to the iris family, although there are many other varieties. None of them are actually very sweet. Mrs. Iris throws herself into the arms of Mr. Vanilla Bean shortly after she appears. Bourbon scraped out and preserved in sugar. Bergamot and rose are somehow underexposed and do not prevent this saccharification from dissipating. A feast for all sweet tooths and gourmand fans. I think of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker". My mother dragged me to this ballet as a child. The girl Klara was given a nutcracker by her uncle. I was terrified when the Nutcracker and all the other toys and toy soldiers came to life. There was a battle between the Nutcracker, the toy soldiers and the army of mice. At some point, Klara and the Nutcracker Prince end up in the realm of the Sugar Plum Fairy at the jam castle. I'm sure you all know the melody of the Sugar Plum Fairy's dance. It's a pity that no music can be recorded here. Nevertheless, I still don't like this ballet and Tchaikovsky isn't exactly my favorite composer either And I feel the same way the more the fragrance develops. Like the sugar fairy. Well, the dancing sugar fairy has rolled her tutu in vanilla and there is probably no perfume from Guerlain that doesn't contain vanilla. It has to go in, whether the scent likes it or not.
Oh and I don't like nutcrackers either. There are people who collect these beasts. If they are already tearing open their mouths.... Nah, I'd rather collect perfume, even if this little treasure won't make it into my collection.