You know, basically I have a problem now. Sometimes, when I smell iris fragrances, or rather fragrances that contain more iris root, I always write that the scent smells like carrots to me.
Well, now comes Nirmal, a fragrance that not only includes iris but also carrots. How on earth am I supposed to know what smells like what now? Of course, this is all meant to be a bit humorous (or maybe not?!!! Hmm…), but I am really very curious about the carrot/iris combination, which are excellent scent notes for me in… well… fragrances, but unfortunately often smell too feminine.
But enough chit-chat, let’s get to my arm… *spray spray*
The scent:
The scent starts with a wonderful, carrot-like iris…. NO! It actually begins with carrots, and they are juicy and fresh, like freshly grated, wow how I love the carrot scent. The fragrance quickly becomes powdery, as you can immediately smell the iris (but not iris root).
A few minutes later, however, the iris initially recedes to the background, so you briefly smell “pure” carrots before the powdery beauty returns and makes the scent even more pleasant. And this time it brings violets with it, which give everything a lovely, sweet touch. However, I also find that the scent loses its unisex character and drifts more into the feminine range.
After just five minutes, you can also already detect the first leathery notes, which smell soft but also dark and are not very intense yet. Amber and cedar, on the other hand, take their time. While the amber generally remains weak, you can smell the cedar over time, even if it never becomes particularly strong.
It’s just a pity that the carrots become significantly weaker in less than 15 minutes. Moreover, while the sweet notes still smell sweet later on, they can no longer be attributed to the violets, and I’m not even sure if you can still smell these flowers.
In any case, the scent remains powdery, thus also clean or tidy (not to be confused with soapy/clean) and simply smells excellent and later in the base also has a beautiful leather-cedar combination, and yes, eventually you can smell the amber a bit better.
Many hours later, the leather is gone and the scent only smells sweetly powdery with a woody background.
The sillage and longevity:
You know, there is ALWAYS something that almost throws a wrench in the works, or at least tries to. As so often, it’s the “stupid sillage” that has turned out to be just (below) average and therefore doesn’t leave a big scent cloud behind. You will have to stand close to perceive the scent on others. Therefore, the same applies to this fragrance: create a decant and spray it multiple times throughout the day!
The longevity is very good at over eight to ten hours. Despite the low sillage, it stays beautifully on the skin for a long time and remains soft and gentle, especially when after a few hours the leather disappears and the scent, as described, is actually only slightly woody sweet and powdery.
The bottle:
The bottle itself is quite simple. It is cylindrical and tapers somewhat pyramidally towards the neck. A black, cylindrical cap sits on top and closes the bottle. On the front, there is a simple label with the name of the fragrance and the brand, which is printed both normally and mirrored downwards. The fragrance liquid is light green, which at least slightly enhances the simple bottle.
Aaah, what a wonderful, but unfortunately also somewhat weak scent. Basically, it only contains wonderfully fragrant notes that have all been well blended, resulting in a great overall picture. Even if you might mourn the carrot top note, as it is no longer detectable after 5-10 minutes (or only very weakly), you later get a great leather and cedar wood combination with sweet-smelling notes that smell absolutely fantastic, especially because of the clean powderiness.
The scent is very suitable for warm days (but also for autumn, almost an all-rounder) and thus for all kinds of occasions. It is a bit weak for going out, but it should work if you refresh it from time to time. For cuddling, as some here sometimes write, I can also imagine it very well, as it simply makes you… yes, I say it again… delicious enough to bite… and I personally think that the scent suits women better, as it has a feminine touch.
So, … I’m going to make a carrot salad now… just to spill it on the leather couch afterwards :((
Maybe my cat will come to lick it up… :D Oh, what am I talking about, of course he will come when I want to eat, and THAT will be the reason why I spill the salad… argh…
Top Notes 
Carrot
Heart Notes 
Orris root
Violet
Base Notes 
Cedarwood
Suede
Amber
Sarinotsorry
Bastian
UntermWert
Ronin
Ergoproxy
Violett
CharlAmbre
Skubi73
Rieke2021
Seerose
