Hello my dear scent sniffers and welcome to my commentary on Ibitira from the Shooting Stars collection by XerJoff. The first question that most people might ask about fragrances (of course, aside from how the scent smells) would probably be what the name could mean or what it’s about. According to the description, the scent is supposed to speak the "language of flowers," which, personally, I couldn't say a word about due to my lack of botanical knowledge :D
It is said to exude an aura made up of a great variety, but also rare and mysterious flowers or elements. That sounds nice and all, but let’s see how it actually smells!
The term Ibitira is also supposed to appear in meteorites, but researching this was a bit cumbersome, as over 90% of all search results refer to this fragrance, which means that more and more people are slowly becoming fragrance freaks, yes yes… :D
If this continues, it will be hard to find anything on Google and Co. without landing on 100 fragrance pages or blogs, just because at some point someone named their scent after something specific like an object, element, or place :D
Be that as it may, the scent is, as I hinted in my title, not for people who like clean and soapy fragrances, but more on that later. Now, let’s get to the scent!
The Scent:
The scent starts off very powdery and slightly sweet. This is the "work" of the violets, which radiate a beautifully sweet-powdery and floral aura, but one could also think of an iris right from the start. And as some have already mentioned: Yes, the beginning does indeed remind one of Prada’s "Infusion d'Iris." Shortly thereafter, you can smell lemons, which give the fragrance a nice freshness. However, this doesn’t last long, so the scent returns to a more powdery aura and again reminds one of the Prada fragrances. This is also accompanied by a feeling of cleanliness as the scent begins to smell a bit soapier and cleaner.
Here too, you can smell orange blossoms or neroli like in the Prada scent, albeit with less intensity.
The scent essentially remains as described above until the end, smelling consistently clean and pure, and thus quite nice.
The Sillage and Longevity:
The sillage is okay, not very weak, but not particularly strong either; one would need to smell it up close for a while. The longevity is quite good, as I could still smell the fragrance on my skin after eight to ten hours (although by the late hours, it had indeed become quite weak).
The Bottle:
The bottle is once again very beautiful to look at. The flacon is slightly bulging and has a rectangular metal plaque with the brand's logo on the front. The brand name is engraved on the golden neck, and the cap, shaped somewhat like the crowns of Lower Egypt, sits on top. I really like the bottle!
Conclusion:
Okay, so I really liked the scent, as it reminds me most of some Prada fragrances, especially "Infusion d'Iris" (whether the old or the new scent). The fragrance is very soft and powdery, which most people might enjoy. However, what some might not like so much is the slightly soapy, clean component of the scent, which indeed smells quite clean. And exactly this characteristic of a fragrance might not be liked by some, either because they don’t want to be reminded of soap due to hygiene measures during the Corona pandemic or simply because they are fundamentally dirty birds or "Dreckspatzen," with the latter reason being more likely, he he (but hey, regardless of whether they are birds or sparrows, they are all cute after all :D).
In any case, the scent is definitely worth a look for those who do enjoy such fragrances. For those who have Prada's Infusion d'Iris or similar scents, it might be less worthwhile since it is quite similar to those mentioned fragrances.
For me, by the way, the scent is an all-rounder, but with a tendency for warmer days, which could be worn both at work (I think, in low doses, it won’t bother anyone, and even if you were to bathe in it, you would at least smell freshly showered :D), as well as in leisure time. Alone for going out, it might be a bit unspectacular.
Well, that’s it for now! Have a nice evening, stay hygienically mindful and clean, and see you soon :)
Top Notes 
Italian lemon
Orange blossom
Violet leaf
Heart Notes 
Florentine iris
Neroli
Bulgarian rose
White blossoms
Base Notes 
Bourbon vanilla
Cedarwood
Musk
Haitian vetiver
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