Iris Ghalia Ensar Oud / Oriscent 2019 Parfum

Iris Ghalia (Parfum) by Ensar Oud / Oriscent

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8.9 / 10 146 Ratings

Iris Ghalia (Parfum) is a popular perfume by Ensar Oud / Oriscent for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is animal-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Animal

Floral

Fruity

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Blue lotus

Hyraceum

Orris butter

Peach

Siberian deer musk

Ambergris

Blackcurrant

Castoreum

Muskrat

Civet

Mysore sandalwood

Spices

Violet Bakul attar

Carnation

Himalaya costus root

Iris

Papua oud

Ratings

Scent

8.9146 Ratings

Longevity

8.9135 Ratings

Sillage

8.4136 Ratings

Bottle

8.5127 Ratings

Value for money

6.987 Ratings

Submitted by Carlossp, last update on 04.04.2024.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/03/2024

6
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Lauser93
312 Reviews

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Lauser93

A little too over the top for me

Many thanks to Nick for the bottling of Iris Ghalia Parfum :-) Yes, this is once again a really intense fragrance. In the end, I don't like it because of the top note, even if it is certainly well made for certain lovers of this fragrance. The longevity is strong at around 12 hours and the sillage is not to be sneezed at either.

The top note smells very intensely of sticky labdanum, licorice, prunes and ribwort syrup. The heart note is initially carried by blackcurrant and then moves into floral notes. These include blue lotus blossom, iris, garden carnations, bakul attar and violet. The base smells quite animalic but, to my surprise, within a pleasant framework. Hyraceum provides notes of musk, civet, oud and tobacco. Bibergeil also resonates here.

In the end, I'm not overwhelmed by the animal notes. The fragrance is simply too heavy for me and even my best friend was a little taken aback. Ensar Oud fragrances are simply special.

11/20/2023

6
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

SirOriental
1 Review

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SirOriental

Helpful Review 3

The royal iris from the Sultan!

Admittedly, it took some time to reach the status in my fragrance journey of thinking about Ensar Oud fragrances, let alone owning any. The absolute high-end price and the somewhat thick marketing kept me from ordering or testing an EO until early last year. A few niche fragrances later, however, a scent from Ensar Oud appealed to me so much that I ordered a 15ml, I hardly dare to say it, blind!!!! Three guesses which one it was - right! - Iris Ghalia - version 3 or 4 (I don't know the exact difference between the two versions).

First of all, I have to say that I absolutely adore iris as a fragrance. I like this powdery, buttery yet earthy, floral fragrance aura that surrounds you as soon as you spray on fragrances with a high natural iris component. Since Iris Ghalia is supposed to be the spearhead here, there was no stopping me and I just had to get myself a bottle!

I still remember the day Iris Ghalia arrived at my home via express delivery. With shaky hands, I opened the package and the small Ensar Oud box inside. There it was - my first Ensar - a tiny 15 ml bottle with the silver label - Iris Ghalia. Less than two seconds later, I very cautiously pressed the spray head and an extremely oily layer covered the back of my hand.
A few seconds later, something olfactorily followed that I hardly thought possible. I got goosebumps, simply because of the beauty of this fragrance!

Yes - it starts off quite animalic due to the high proportion of natural animal ingredients such as ambergris, musk, hyraceum, castorium and muskrat. However, the iris, which is present right from the start, and the incredibly natural-looking notes of redcurrant and peach quickly subdue the initial animalic quality and Iris Ghalia becomes floral, fruity and creamy after just 2-3 minutes, with an incredible sparkling quality that is almost reminiscent of Coca Cola (probably comes from the Tibetan musk in combination with ambergris)

The cola note, which I have now also been able to smell in other Ensar Oud fragrances, I perceive for almost the entire very long-lasting fragrance. Iris Ghalia becomes - I assume due to the high iris component - more and more syrupy and the result is an interplay of iced tea peach and sparkling cola. The scent also becomes more and more floral due to the iris and the blue lotus! In the background, there is always an animalic presence, which ensures that the fragrance never becomes too sweet. Overall, IG has an extreme progression and therefore never gets boring!

As is typical for Ensar, the ingredients are incredibly well interwoven, creating a true work of art! For a purely natural fragrance, it lasts an extremely long time. I get a good 10 hours of longevity and the sillage is also quite strong in the first few hours. Despite its animalic nature, Iris Ghalia is definitely one of the most mass-market Ensar Ouds and can therefore be worn in "western spheres" to evening events without having to worry about being looked at the wrong way!

Finally, I would like to make a small correction to the exaggerated marketing of EO briefly mentioned above: Now that I am a few olfactory experiences richer, I can say that you can smell the absolute high-end quality of Ensar Oud and there are actually probably few to no perfume houses out there that have such great vintage ingredients and can showcase them as skillfully as Ensar Oud!
So I've mutated from a slight skeptic to a fan and am eagerly awaiting more works of art from this house!

As you can probably guess from my enthusiasm, Iris Ghalia was the beginning of my fascination with the world of Artisan - especially Ensar Oud. I now own other equally great Ensar Oud fragrances, as well as an additional 30ml bottle of Iris Ghalia.
A few Ensar Oud fragrances later, I can say without a doubt that Iris Ghalia will always be one of my absolute favorites from the house. A truly royal iris from the Sultan, perfectly staged by Ensar Oud! A real Iris Ghalia!!!

08/15/2023

10
Scent

DrB1414
143 Reviews

DrB1414

Holy Grail Orris

Review based on the 2019 first version. I personally don't like the rest, although the 3rd is closest, while the 2nd version lacks the animalic quality and oompf, and the 4th is the worst, almost feels like a downgraded version of what this originally was.

To me, this is the Orris Holy Grail perfume. I'm quite familiar with the material in its natural form, and I think here, it is not only showcased in full glory and spectrum but also complemented and perfected by the use of precisely chosen ingredients. This might be Ensar's most precise and finely tuned blend, as everything fits in its place, and follows in a methodical manner, nothing is out of place, everything falls where it should, at the right moment. Smelling this is like witnessing a full-scale opera.

The opening is effervescent, spicy, and fruity. Overripe blackcurrant and peaches, hot spices, creating an effervescent sweet fruity opening that takes your breath away. It almost feels like having a sip of an all-natural effervescent fruit beverage.
The heart is Orris in full glory, perfectly supported by Lotus and Lilly. The Lotus shares its watery and green qualities with the Orris, creating a most beautiful accord. The Orris is rich, buttery, just a tad powdery.
The base is loaded with Ambergris and various musks, to lend their animalic qualities and darken the composition, as the perfume steers surely but gradually from inoffensive fruity, to mature and serene, toward dark, warm, and mysterious.

This is all natural yet performance is out of this world. Two sprays on your wrists and you'll fill the entire room, and anesthetize your brain with this intoxicating concoction. Longevity is all day, or till you shower.
The Original Iris Ghalia is the pinnacle of what natural perfumery can be when using the highest quality ingredients, and maybe some luck in striking the perfect harmony between them. I don't think they'll pull this one off again, but if they do, I'll gladly pick up another bottle, if I don't find enough backups till then. Top-class perfumery.