Iris
Ambrette
Ambroxan
Cashmere
Musk
Bergamot
Cedar
Jasmine
Pear
Aldehydes
getrobo
24 Reviews
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lo-fi cashmere beats to relax/study to
about me: 30s, introverted, nonbinary (perceived fem), working in medical.
format: eau de parfum
source: 2mL scentsplit decant, direct
year: 2025 (5 days' rest)
price: $180 for 100mL
current season: early winter, early morning
priming method: glycerin cream
hydration level: moderate
application: light
masked: no
wet: was going to sample diptyque's Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum but this one was more economical. just applied it's a clean-laundry scent with hints of iris. it's somehow faint but also incredibly potent -- smelling my wrist up-close made my nose itch.
dry: primarily an unsweet musky iris. looking at the notes, yeah, i can sense some bergamot in there, too, but for the most part this smells like Molecule 01 + Iris. what are all those other notes doing? it's like a group project where no one else is pulling their weight. color impression is #c8cce0.
20 minutes in: off the wrist itself, it's back to being faint, but there is a soft cloud of projection a bit less than arm's-length. the iris has backed off a tiny bit and what i smell now is indefinably clean-woody-musk with that very, very tiny bit of bergamot to give it some bite. extremely hospital-friendly so far and unisex in a genderless way, although in practice i would expect to smell this more often on fem-presenting individuals. NOT a your-skin-but-better scent -- too much iris for that imho.
30 minutes in: ambroxan has entered the chat. im not the biggest fan of ambroxan, but i dont hate it (unlike cetalox, which is an instant scrubber). in this case, it gives the scent some depth and helps differentiate it from the other iris scents in my collection.
45 minutes in: there are a lot of notes listed here, but my nose this is now primarily iris and ambroxan with a bit of cedar. the scent feels more tangible and solid at this point due to the ambroxan. this is nothing earth-shattering. i feel like m01+iris kind of does it better (and doesnt have that pesky ambroxan), but on the other hand this is more rounded and MUCH easier to smell.
2-4 hours: as above. wears largely linear. sillage remains soft. "cashmere" tends to have two different implications in perfumery -- coziness or luxury -- and i think this qualifies as both (even though ambroxan isnt necessarily cozy to my nose). tbh, it's sort of giving cishet upper-class suburban vibes, so i dont know how fitting this really is on someone who is none of the above. on the other hand, this is really great for fitting in with a patient base that largely is?
6 hours in: very faint, down to the skin. even after hopping in the shower, there's the very faintest trace of the ambroxan sticking around. will keep this for now, but i loaded up this particular scentsplit haul with iris/orris scents and depending on how the rest of them turn out (Iris d'Argent and Per Sē are on the list) this one may end up in destash.
verdict: keep
gender impression: genderless, slightly fem-leaning in practice
office-friendly: yes
crowd-pleaser: yes
full-size candidate: not at this time
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update: wore this to work today and, while it's performing astonishingly well considering most fragrances disappear on me 2-4 hours in and im still getting soft wafts of this at hour 7, im forced to have to admit to myself that, while i love iris, it HAS to be combined with something else (cedar, sandalwood, amber, literally whatever) or it becomes too much and makes me feel sick. the ambroxan, in this case, only exacerbates that problem. because of the longevity, however, i cant bring myself to commit this destash quite yet. it's possible i could layer this over a musk or something darker/unsweet to give it some depth -- The White Rider or The Scented Verses: Musc come to mind -- but as it is, i dont think i could stand another full workday wearing this all by itself. mostly, im just kicking myself for not going with Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum or Iris de Syracuse instead. next haul, i guess!
format: eau de parfum
source: 2mL scentsplit decant, direct
year: 2025 (5 days' rest)
price: $180 for 100mL
current season: early winter, early morning
priming method: glycerin cream
hydration level: moderate
application: light
masked: no
wet: was going to sample diptyque's Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum but this one was more economical. just applied it's a clean-laundry scent with hints of iris. it's somehow faint but also incredibly potent -- smelling my wrist up-close made my nose itch.
dry: primarily an unsweet musky iris. looking at the notes, yeah, i can sense some bergamot in there, too, but for the most part this smells like Molecule 01 + Iris. what are all those other notes doing? it's like a group project where no one else is pulling their weight. color impression is #c8cce0.
20 minutes in: off the wrist itself, it's back to being faint, but there is a soft cloud of projection a bit less than arm's-length. the iris has backed off a tiny bit and what i smell now is indefinably clean-woody-musk with that very, very tiny bit of bergamot to give it some bite. extremely hospital-friendly so far and unisex in a genderless way, although in practice i would expect to smell this more often on fem-presenting individuals. NOT a your-skin-but-better scent -- too much iris for that imho.
30 minutes in: ambroxan has entered the chat. im not the biggest fan of ambroxan, but i dont hate it (unlike cetalox, which is an instant scrubber). in this case, it gives the scent some depth and helps differentiate it from the other iris scents in my collection.
45 minutes in: there are a lot of notes listed here, but my nose this is now primarily iris and ambroxan with a bit of cedar. the scent feels more tangible and solid at this point due to the ambroxan. this is nothing earth-shattering. i feel like m01+iris kind of does it better (and doesnt have that pesky ambroxan), but on the other hand this is more rounded and MUCH easier to smell.
2-4 hours: as above. wears largely linear. sillage remains soft. "cashmere" tends to have two different implications in perfumery -- coziness or luxury -- and i think this qualifies as both (even though ambroxan isnt necessarily cozy to my nose). tbh, it's sort of giving cishet upper-class suburban vibes, so i dont know how fitting this really is on someone who is none of the above. on the other hand, this is really great for fitting in with a patient base that largely is?
6 hours in: very faint, down to the skin. even after hopping in the shower, there's the very faintest trace of the ambroxan sticking around. will keep this for now, but i loaded up this particular scentsplit haul with iris/orris scents and depending on how the rest of them turn out (Iris d'Argent and Per Sē are on the list) this one may end up in destash.
verdict: keep
gender impression: genderless, slightly fem-leaning in practice
office-friendly: yes
crowd-pleaser: yes
full-size candidate: not at this time
--
update: wore this to work today and, while it's performing astonishingly well considering most fragrances disappear on me 2-4 hours in and im still getting soft wafts of this at hour 7, im forced to have to admit to myself that, while i love iris, it HAS to be combined with something else (cedar, sandalwood, amber, literally whatever) or it becomes too much and makes me feel sick. the ambroxan, in this case, only exacerbates that problem. because of the longevity, however, i cant bring myself to commit this destash quite yet. it's possible i could layer this over a musk or something darker/unsweet to give it some depth -- The White Rider or The Scented Verses: Musc come to mind -- but as it is, i dont think i could stand another full workday wearing this all by itself. mostly, im just kicking myself for not going with Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum or Iris de Syracuse instead. next haul, i guess!
Updated on 12/27/2025
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