The Iris Way by Astrophil & Stella

The Iris Way 2021

KingLui
04/22/2021 - 07:46 AM
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High Expectations

A new iris fragrance from the creator of "III-I L'Attesa" must be good. It can't be otherwise, right?

As always, when you have high hopes, when you imagine something completely new, something never smelled before, from the combination of iris and lemon leaf, when you believe that lemon leaf would create an interesting, unsweetened greenness while holding back on the lemoniness, when you envision this together with the iris as irresistible, when the common subconscious simply ignores the words "amber" and "vanilla" in the fragrance notes, when you convince yourself: "Where iris is mentioned, happiness must be inside," you end up falling flat on your - quite literal - nose.

I find The Iris Way good, no more and no less. Since my inflated expectations are my fault, I would say a pleasant gourmand fragrance has been created here. It smells of iris, briefly citrusy, very vanilla-sweet, a bit like black tea and glazed pastries.

The perfume leaves me and my dormant interest in fragrances with good hopes for the rest of the Discovery Set.
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5 Comments
Melisse2Melisse2 4 years ago
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I wasn't really impressed by L'Attesa either.
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PollitaPollita 4 years ago
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It sounds great to me, and I'll add it to my wishlist.
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CafenoirCafenoir 4 years ago
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Oh yes, those most beautiful scents that spark the imagination while reading the notes, who doesn't know that :-D. Thanks for this review and bringing me back to reality ;-), it’s really helpful for me since I had already imagined something about the fragrance...
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Fresh21Fresh21 4 years ago
I could have listened to your enthusiasm in the first paragraph for hours. Please let me know if you ever find that exact scent! :)
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GschpusiGschpusi 4 years ago
Oh dear, you poor thing...
Maybe you'll find a wonderful iris scent after all.
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