Irida / Ίριδα by Angelos Créations Olfactives

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Irida
Ίριδα
Angelos Créations Olfactives

8.3 / 10 29 Ratings

A popular perfume by Angelos Créations Olfactives for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-powdery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Woody

Green

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Violet leaf absolute

Tunisian neroli

Heart Notes

Orris butter

Carrot seed

Orris absolute

Cinnamon

Clove

Jasmine

Violet

Base Notes

Ambrette seed Amyris

Amyris

Haitian vetiver

Indian sandalwood

Gaiac wood

Labdanum absolute

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Angelos Balamis Perfume maker, Brand owner [Angelos Créations Olfactives]

Ratings

Scent

8.329 Ratings

Longevity

7.327 Ratings

Sillage

7.127 Ratings

Bottle

7.728 Ratings

Value for money

7.919 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users · last update on 11/16/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Soliflores collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Irida Extrait

Iris silver mist

Iris Nazarena

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/10/2025

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

DRKSHDW
152 Reviews

DRKSHDW

2

WHEN NEROLI MEETS EARTHY IRIS

Vintage-inspired composition again. This is earthy iris root with a powdery edge and citric neroli. It rests on a bed of resins, with labdanum sometimes overshadowing the iris. The iris showcases multiple facets — starting off rooty, vegetal, carroty, and progressing into a more earthy, slightly powdery vintage territory.

I don’t think you can compare it to Iris silver mist. Irida is a warm interpretation of iris, not cold and crystalline like Silver Mist. The clove, cinnamon, and woods here are earthy and warm. It actually reminds me of something Histoires de Parfums would make, though I can’t quite put my finger on it — just the same feeling, emotion, and materials as a couple of their scents. 1826 comes to mind — not because they smell the same, but because they share that same dreamy, resin-dusted emotional tone.

I don’t enjoy the neroli in this. It’s too citric and soapy, and clashes with the earthy iris and warm clove, woods, and resins. That’s my main criticism. Soapy neroli is kind of a deal-breaker for me here; it destroys the composition. I don’t enjoy sour irises, and this takes it there. Great materials and concept, but it’s just not blended well. The notes jump out and clash — I can’t even call it iris-centric, because the neroli strangles the iris in the opening, and labdanum dominates the drydown.

Still, it’s an interesting take on the theme. A great, classy everyday scent for an introverted time traveler who doesn’t care about crowd-pleasers. It’s inoffensive and easy to wear, and you’ll definitely stand out in a sea of gourmands and amberwoods.

03/06/2024

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Incensenut
2 Reviews

Incensenut

4

People like most the melodies they have already heard

People favorite melodies are those, they've already heard, and almost all of Angelos's compositions follow this path. They are well executed, full of ingredients, and hence multifaceted (although sometimes also a little chaotic because of that). In most cases, they perform well too.
But they are derivative (Angeliki and Yassemi to a much lesser extent). It is not necessarily a bad thing, it depends on what you are looking for in perfumes. Creating better (or worse) versions of predecessors' creations is a common procedure. Some call it progress.
But I look for creativity, not only craftsmanship, even if high level. In almost every Angelos perfume I had the impression, that I knew this scent already, and usually, those are not slight similarities. They are small tweaks or much richer ingredients (chapeau bas for that). But a huge part of the scent resembles something else. It might cause nostalgia, but the better impression would provide reaching for the original.
In the case of Irida, a very nice iris and violet-centered scent, I couldn't stop thinking about Serge Lutens' Iris Silver Mist. The beginning is not identical, Irida seems to be slightly more natural (or just chaotic?) and a little more sour. By the time of evolution, it moved away from Lutens' scent (not that much though). The creation of Roucel is "coldblooded", and vegetal, with more and more prominent raw greenness of vetiver, and Irida evolves into more warmer territories, thanks to woods and labdanum. Anyway, It is a nice scent, but it must be inspired. And when compared hand in hand, it loses a lot of its appeal. But maybe I simply prefer Uncle Serge's offering?

11/19/2022

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Saturnalis
39 Reviews

Saturnalis

2

living orris

a brief flash of wet greenness from violet leaf and a bitter citric edge from neroli, before this beautiful, prismatic scent goes on to plunge headlong into a spiced and floral orris core. the material used here reminds me of a similar note used in la pausa edp, having that natural tangy edge to the powderiness inherit to orris, but this actually seems to me to be an evolution and expansion of the theme, and so much better for it in my opinion. this is alive, to counter la pausa's pressed matte powder; this is rooty, dry yet aerated, spiced, aromatic, lived-in, yet also so evocative of iris in its entirety, from flower to roots. inhaling deeply reveals a buttery sweetness lurking deep in the earth, which slowly expands over time into a gorgeous, round, powdered, delicately spiced, almost leathery muskiness, i assume from the growing ambrette presence, melding with the orris. no sharp edges throughout nor any cloying powderiness, smooth from top to bottom, and a reflection of the many shades of iris and orris throughout. this was practically made for me.

10/05/2022

10Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Holscentbar
105 Reviews

Holscentbar

2

what a wonderful creation

wonderful. I repeat: wonderful. opens sweet, super balanced, light neroli intoxicating. immediately known orris butter, violet and jasmine superb. a woody and creamy base makes you fly into another dimension. I would love it in full size. This brand produces masterpieces. slightly more feminine, but still unisex