Seerose has already described in detail what the house of Sama is all about, so I don't need to do that again.
Sama claims 100% natural, 84% organic. Well, whatever. They probably also produce the included alcohol organically. It's quite simple, because this is where alcoholic fermentation comes into play, and it works best with sugary fruits (vegetables work too, but it takes longer), so when this stuff sits around and the sun shines on it, it starts to bubble. That's the alcoholic fermentation, and it produces fusel, no, not fusel.
I get the carrot flash just seconds after applying. Of course, there are no carrots in it, but with overly dominant iris scents, this is possible. There are different species of iris. Some don't smell at all, some smell sweet-dusty, others smell like carrots, although I don't know if iris is botanically related to carrots. Normally, I love iris. It gives fragrances the infamous powdery note and is also present in many chypres. However, Jardin d'Iris strongly reminds me of "Hiris" by Hermes, and when I described the carrot impression back then, I got a long set of ears from the enthusiasts.
The mentioned note holds its ground, and I was about to classify the scent under "Well, okay."
Then there's speik. This is a plant from the valerian family. Quite bitter-sweet-minty. Supposed to be very calming. But not for me, and my cats (cats are supposed to react euphorically to valerian) were completely unimpressed, so they didn't seem like they had smoked anything or beamed themselves into the 4th dimension.
After the carrot phase, the scent becomes really nice. Orange blossom, creamy-woody with a hint of unsweetened vanilla.
Jardin d'Iris won't make it into my top ten, but there will be occasions to wear it.
Great again! :D I got too many carrots. The "de-carrot-ing" definitely caused a burst of laughter here. I actually quite like a bit of carrot scent. Maybe it smells similar because the roots of the iris are used and not the flowers?? Distant relatives? No idea… ;)
I only like the soft powdery lipstick iris; all the others should be "devirginized," tahahaha. The Hermes iris was way too carroty for me, yuck! I think the root is the culprit.
I wouldn't mind the carrots, but Speick with that? Hmm...! It's definitely a helpful description, and I could already smile this early in the morning at the completely unimpressed cats.
I didn't notice any carrot in this scent, but I found the iris very much in the background. However, the "Hiris" doesn't smell like carrot to me either. Iris and violet are close relatives. And carrots are one of those large white-flowering umbels with many small flowers like parsley, hemlock, and my hated garden weed: ground elder. Anyway, I like the iris garden.
It might be asking too much to have to juice a perfume to get the carrot scent out so that it smells nice (rather than just waiting for the carrot smell to fade). But the bottle is a beauty!
Wow..!! That sounds exciting..!! HIRIS is one of my two all-time favorite fragrances :-D…!! However, I have serious concerns about the orange blossom and vanilla….. that sounds really sweet to me…… and I can't quite picture the scent of speik at the moment…..
Oh, not every fragrance can or has to be a sensation. The ones from the second row aren't to be underestimated either. And this scent really doesn't sound bad.
If the iris pretends to be a carrot - fine by me, I quite like the smell of carrots, but it absolutely must not disguise itself as a tire, that would send me running. I also prefer powdery iris, although I have to admit that I've never been able to detect carrots in a fragrance, but tires, definitely more often.
Great comment, I read it with a smile.
I actually quite like a bit of carrot scent. Maybe it smells similar because the roots of the iris are used and not the flowers?? Distant relatives? No idea… ;)
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Nice :-) .
Great comment, I read it with a smile.