Feb.14,1912 Rundholz Parfums 2016

the green anisic snap of fennel, the genuine sweet bite of licorice root, sharp and green-sappy nuances, metallic almost, giving way to a peppery, fresh-blooming iris flower, pulled out roots and all, and spiced gently with carnation, ambrette and soft heliotropin powder. deepening further, a vegetal leather emerges, dusty, rooty and earth-cured, with a slight sharpness from cedar, still retaining some of the wonderful, anisic / fennel weirdness of the opening, and a growing powdery muskiness to round things off. yes, there is a resemblance to iris silver mist from my memory, however i would have to try them side by side to catch all the nuances. this strikes me as being more anise-forward, softly creamy, ever-so-slightly warmer (not saying much) rendition of the theme, while ISM goes an incensed, soapy, vetiver route, retaining its overall chill. both are stunning to me.