Iris Fauve Atelier des Ors for women and men

Beautiful powdery iris resinous opening. And then the dry down is a bit muddled. Earthy, musky, cloying, muffled. A bit like stale air in an attic with old incense. Not super unpleasant but I don't think I'd want to wear it again either.

SOTD Iris Fauve Atelier des Ors 2/5

This was pretty high on my test list because of the notes. First spray is earthy and warm spicy. For me it has an almost stale aspect in the dry down but it goes away after a few minutes. The iris is more in the background than I was expecting. It does smell complex but it’s not for me. It smells like the same ingredients of Iris de Syracuse by Boucheron but flipped upside down. Glad I tried it but not a buy for me.

Review is based on a sample included with purchase. Wore at home.

top notes: woody, earthy, spicy, warm, cinnamon, musy, powdery, iris (subtle)
middle notes: vanilla, cinammon, warm, spicy, powdery
base notes: scent gone now

overall a very pleasant fragrance with atelier des ors DNA! wearable with good performance.
overall: 8.5/10.

A typical, classy ambery scent. Nothing unique or special about it, but very well blended. My nose is not well trained. I don't detect much iris despite the name?

Lightly powdery from the iris, but not iris-dominant to me. It's a spicy, lightly sweet resin. It has the same spice/smoke that Lune Feline has, but minus the cardamom and with a dusting of iris powder instead.
Autumn/winter scent for sure, not super unique - while I love iris, this is more a smoky myrrh than anything.

Scent: 7.5/10
Projection: Moderate
Longevity: Moderate

I love the initial spritz of iris fauve, but it fizzles out very quickly. I don’t think I would purchase for myself.
I’d like to have it stay a little longer.

Iris Fauve is a simple ambery, benzoin-like, resinous vanilla with a slightly tonka-ish powderiness.
it’s quickly turning into a hazy, shapeless mass.
Almost no sillage
a bit of an indistinct mess, it smells vaguely good but it's without any interest

Earthy, woody, I'd say aromatic, and spicy. Not my cup of tea.

If you are looking for a warm spicy ambery iris that is unisex, you should definitely check thid out. So classy and elegant. Great for iris lover to use in colder months.

Do you wonder how scents can convey warmth? If you do, check out this perfume. I sniff iris immediately, but it's not the star here. Not really. A lot of dry herb, the kind you get from an incense store. It has a sweet quality to it, probably from cinnamon and patchouli. Hours later, the musky powdery character remains.

I need to explore more scents in this category: woody, dry, smoky and spicy.

I find this a nice fragrance. Initially I pick up on the Iris, but it is very fleeting. It settles into what I thought was Ambergris, but judging by the notes on the list above, it must be Myrrh. I thought by the name it would be more Iris focused and that is what I was hoping for. A pleasant fragrance but I will pass as it reminds me too much of Powdered Veil, and I have a bottle of that already.

Very ambery, musky and powdery, makes it too old-fashioned for me. The iris is there, and some very weak cinnamon, and it`s probably a good blend if you like such old-fashioned heavy musky granny perfumes. I just don`t.

Iris Fauvre is the most interesting and elegant iris-centric fragrance I’ve tried or owned. I often find Iris pleasant, but predictable or underwhelming. In this composition, the shimmery-light qualities of iris are present with a honeyed myrrh accompaniment. Cinnamon and labdanum are present, but beautifully translucent and delicate. The rest of the notes blend into the background.

Supremely refined, high quality, and wonderfully blended. Iris Fauvre lasts a long time, and projects well. The scent cloud is light and airy, though never boring. I go semi-noseblind to it after a couple of hours, which is a bummer. Fortunately, the people around me still smell it; their responses have been universally positive. Unisex.

This reminds me a lot of Oud Maknoon from Swiss Arabian. Oud Maknoon has a very strong pepper top note that disappates within an hour, but after the pepper note is gone I think these two fragrances smell pretty similar. Don't completely trust the notes on Fragrancita about Oud Maknoon but check the Swiss Arabian site for official notes (which are more accurate).

I was a bit disappointed in this fragrance to be honest, I thought it would be more iris focused but the iris seems to disappear quickly. I agree with others saying to sample before you buy.

My first impression is that I liked it. Unisex for sure. I think it’s an Iris that’s not designer style and it has a nice bitterness counterbalance. Gives me vibes of other fragrances from their house (musc immortalle). Nicely done.

Remember Johnson’s baby powder it smells very similar to that

The best dark/iris scent I've smelled, with the worst, performance ever, what a shame for such a beautiful perfume. This beauty deserves to be louder, more potent, noticeable and admired. It's the perfect Iris in my opinion, balsamic, and aromatic. If you like the Dior Homme line & Bois d'argent, get your nose on this one.
The first time I tried it, the Iris was overshadowed by the Myrrh, the second time it started shining bright like a diamond.
I also get some Midnight in Paris nuances.

The smell similar charts are all over the place... This to me reminds of Ambre Sultan without the bay leaf or Omnia Profumi Ambra..

Iris, papyrus (or cypriol oil), woods. You can also smell hints of cinnamon and patchouli in the back.
It is not bad but it does not last long.

“This fragrance takes you on a journey from cinnamon/Holiday-Christmas Joy to musty old house to powdery-grandma smell...”


Well said, Well spoken. I couldn’t of said it better.

at its best while the iris lingers... on me, dries down to a smoky, rhum and leather. try before you buy. i will buy.

This fragrance takes you on a journey from cinnamon/Holiday-Christmas Joy to musty old house to powdery-grandma smell...Hate me if you want but this is exactly why getting a sample is a splendid idea.

This fragrance does start beautifully and if the cinnamon stayed through, I’d definitely recommend it but this turns so musty so quickly! Like a house that has not been aired in many many months...so yeah, ew....

Not a recommendation from me. Glad I tried it though!

A unique alluring delicate warm Iris. The scent is very unisex and would be beautiful on a man or woman IMHO. That said, some may feel the fragrance leans masculine bc it's not overly powdery or too sweet. It is posh though. Iris Fauve wafts through the air and lingers leaving a seductive trail. Truly captivating. I did purchase the 100ml - if you are aware of the House, you know how outstanding Atelier Des Ors presentation is... just stunning!

Edit: Yesterday was my first full wearing of this fragrance and it is a true pleasure. Marie Salamagne is an artist (I own FB of Lune Feline & Iris Fauve). Iris Fauve is beautiful, luxurious, sexy - would be an amazing Spring / Summer signature scent. I first applied 3 sprays around 1 PM and received two compliments within a hour. The fragrance is easily perceivable from 6 foot away. I reapplied around 8 PM with 4 sprays and captured wafts all through the night while I slept. Iris Fauve is still present closely on my clothes this morning almost 24 hours later. The perfume is never overwhelming. I am pleasantly surprised with the performance (12+ hours longevity, 5+ solid projection) and the high quality ingredients sets this scent apart.

I can smell iris, patchouli and leather... It is strange (no cinnamon or lavender, etc). More for men. Warm and dark for fall and winter. Not of office.
6/10

Opening with woody patchouli but soon shifting to a very buttery orris root, with cooked carrot facets. Beautifully warmed and balanced with some lightly spiced myrrh in the base that supports rather than smothers. And a lovely dark, sweet honey note that must be the liatris, folded seamlessly with labdanum. A smidgen of vetiver lifting the myrrh and cinnamon. This is actually gorgeous. Balsamic, honeyed, carroty iris! If that doesn't sound great to you you need to try it on skin to appreciate the warm, fuzzy accord (on card the myrrh falls silent). Iris Fauve isn't very me but it sings on my skin and it's very good indeed

I wish the iris shone more in this for me. Unfortunately, it's overshadowed by the cinnamon and the resinous myrrh, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just I sought this out specifically for the iris...
Parts of this come across as Oajan and Angels' Share, and towards the dry down those elements calm down a little and the patchouli and musk come out.
Overall as marvellous scent, just not what I was looking for...

A complex scent that is not simple, but easily everyone can show their admiration and compliments on it
The scent of the iris is unisex as the opening is filled with a powdery scent with a nice spicy hint of cinnamon
The fragrance cools down to settle in the direction of a sweet, earthy powdery, but in a balanced way
Far from the smell of old powdery lipstick, the pure white musk smell is permeated all the time
A very warm fragrance that shows its beauty in winter time 🙏❤️
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Opens up with good amount of iris along with some freshness, cinnamon and an earthy amber. Iris dials down really soon and moves to the background, earthy amber becomes more prominent with a mix of cinnamon and myrrh. It smells very unique and very balsamic to my nose. Not dirty though, but i find it a bit hard to wear. Not really loved it in first sniff let's see if it grows on me.

I got a few minutes with a nice Iris surrounded by some burnt wood, and then it was an overwhelming cinnamon for the next hour. It felt like putting my nose down in my cinnamon jar. After that it smoothens down to a soft, earthy amber.

I like Iris and amber, so I thought this was a safe, but now I'm glad I only spent some small money on a sample.

I forgot to add that I do not get amber and spice.

Soft, comforting, cozy, fuzzy, powdery but not too much at all. Beautiful. I can’t decide which I like better - this or Musc Immortelle.

I'm totally in love with this warm spicy scent. The price is ridiculous and I never saw myself owning it, but then I saw it marked down 50% on my birthday and thought it would be a great idea to treat myself. Turns out it's a wonderful scent for Christmas and warming my mood in the Scandinavian winter. I agree that it is resinous and ambery more than irisy (that is probably not a word, but who cares). I don't particularly agree with my previous review where I compared it to Ambre Gris, but the labdanum is indeed very pronounced on my skin. Still, this is not a dirty scent (labdanum can be both sexy and naughty IMO), it is very smooth. I find many scents screetchy and bothersome, but not this. Quite the contrary. I keep getting wonderful whiffs of it and every time I think "damn, I smell goooood!".

Happy New Year!
Yes, I'm wearing this while unelegantly wearing slacks and eating frozzen pizza. The perfect new years eve this year. And thanks to IF I managed to add just an inch of class to my enjoyable, unpolished and cheap evening. Cheers!

From the name, I was expecting an iris based scent but that wasn't what I got, this is a resinous scent focused on myrrh sweetened by tonka and a little bit of labdanum and a spicy touch from the cinnamon resulting in a resinous amber scent with a green woody touch from the patchouli, the iris is there, especially in the heart but it does not have a major role in this fragrance. If you are looking for an iris based scent this is not it and if you are looking for an Amber oriental the market has far better options.

Iris fauve is one of my favourite iris scent. Following the líne of bous d'argent by Dior but without the harsh vibe of the incense, sweeter and more subtle; and adding elements present in Dior homme, givenchy gentleman or impossible iris by monegal. This is one iris perfume more, worked in an oriental way, very balsámic and warm...this is one more but one of the good ones.

The performance is good but, maybe, according to the price a bit scarce. However the scent is natural and very pleasant with a very ambery dry down if myhrr, labdanum and vetiver.

Very good option for falla and winter as daily scent or ever for warm nights un summer.

Scent: 9.5
Longevity: 8
Sillage: 7
Quality price: 5
Versatility: 8
Originality: 7
Global: 8.5

This was a blind-buying failure for me. I thought it would be a slam dunk; I'm a huge lover of iris, incense, and labdanum. Florientals built around iris are some of my absolute favorites. But Iris Fauve wasn't just meh, it was a downright scrubber for me...

Granted, I enjoyed the opening. Myrrh-labdanum with a lipstick-y cosmetic texture. Definitely more of an Oriental than a Floral, but a very posh and refined Oriental due to the way the creamy iris plays around the edges of these balsamic notes. It's more of a floral iris than a rooty one, very warm, soft, and pleasing.

The drydown, however, has a persistent, scratchy harsh woody-amber that is extremely irritating to me and a total deal-breaker. Upon further research, I've isolated it as the CYRPRIOL note that takes over, and which reminds me of the strong cocktail of synthetic woody-amber aromachemicals that are used as fixative for modern men's woody fragrances and some of the Montale/Mancera bases. I can’t bring my nose close to the cypriol wall without getting pricked.

If you, like me, are sensitive to harsh woody-amber fixatives, this one is NOT blind buy safe and perhaps best avoided altogether.

Received this as a free sample after I ordered some other scents. I forgot about it - I mean, how good could a free sample be? Well I'm pleasantly surprised. I get an amber and bergamot scent, a little woody but definitely warm. It smells familiar whilst also being different.
I would wear this throughout the year on any occasion, I'm a fan.

Sweet, sensual powder cloud.Subtly spicy.Soft musc purring gently. Reminds me of Diors Bois d Argent,VCA Bois d Iris but less white musk and also that fancy iris from Boucheron. Not at all unique. No. But a nice little seduction.

Scent: 8/10

Quality: 9/10

Originality: 7/10

Sillage: 7/10

Projection: 7/10

Longevity: 7/10

Price VS Size: 7/10

Absolutely stunning and unorthodox iris composition. This is a spicy, warmed up iris. Unlike some other reviewers, I disagree with the "amber" classification -- I distinctly get the iris in the top and heart, capitulating in a heavenly musky dry down. Longevity is great. Projection moderate. Totally unisex.

The opening is beautiful, but in a matter of seconds the Cypriol oil steals the show. It's all about Cypriol oil and Myrrh.


Cons: I was really thinking about an Iris based fragrance and it is not. Iris Fauve is almost an oriental perfume and it's really beautiful and mystical.

I don't get much iris here, just a chewy cloud of tonka and an overload of Ambroxan. This one falls apart on the skin within half an hour, and I am left with the smell of ambered rubbing alcohol. It's a blobby, synthetic mess. At this price, one would hope that more attention had been paid to raw materials and craftsmanship, but apparently not.

This is a lovely iris scent, clean and powdery with a warmth cotton sort of vibe. Really enjoyable and cosey, perfect bed scent. 8/10

More amber than iris.

4/10

I was kindly given the opportunity by a dear blogger friend to test a few fragrances from Atelier des Ors (thank you!), and here are my experiences with Iris Fauve:

Iris Fauve can be translated into English as Tawny Iris, and it turns out that it's mostly tawny but not much iris on my skin. Upon spraying Iris Fauve, there is a very brief glimpse of aromatic bergamot. The fragrance is then swiftly dominated by an imposing cloud of the dry, hay-like fuzzy spiciness of tonka bean and the syrupy caramel sweetness of amber, hence my association with the tawny colour.

As long as I make an effort to look through the opaque cloud of tonka and amber, yes, the iris and a few other listed notes are all there. The iris here is not the grey, rooty, haunting melancholy, nor is it the sensual, buttery tenderness that will melt one's heart, but a woody, doughy and somehow malleable chameleon that binds the other notes altogether. The warm, sweet woody spiciness of cinnamon is sprinkled on top of this iris dough like a fancy cinnamon roll, while the smoky, slightly sour faux-oud smell of cypriol and vetiver stirs in the background to add an exotic touch.

However, as a whole, these interesting interactions are largely engulfed by the massive canopy of spicy, fougere-toned tonka and caramel amber, especially in its heavy-to-moderate sillage. And there isn't any significant evolution during its 10-hour longevity. If I don't pay much attention to the details, Iris Fauve wears mostly like a smoldering, sugary spicy amber-tonka-dominated oriental fougere that has a more pronounced tobacco facette in the dry down, and I wouldn't particularly think of iris if I had not known the name. As a result, I would not recommend it as an iris fragrance in the conventional sense, but rather put it in the subcategory of sweet amber fragrances with an iris nuance such as Jacques Fath Bel Ambre and Juliette Has A Gun Calamity J, or link its tobacco dry down with tobacco-iris such as Diptyque Volutes.

This is beautiful. A unisex Iris that far from an old lady powdery lipstick scent or a Parma violets nursing home, this has furry and crayon waxy aspects that are very comforting and compelling. The musk is clean, the nagarmotha a nice dark counterpoint. An iris with unusual warmth and friendliness, this is neither haughty, prim, melancholic, cold or aloof: rather it is warm and friendly and attractive and composed in great taste. This is a sensual fragrance to draw people to you as if you are a warm duvet on a cold day. You could literally wear this anywhere and it wouldn't be inappropriate. Complex but not complicated, easy to appreciate but not simple, this is very special. Santa Baby, I've been so awfully good....