Iris Ghalia Ensar Oud / Oriscent 2019 Parfum
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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!!!
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!!!
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