Irises (and iris-named perfumes) come plentiful in both mainstream and niche sectors lately: from best-selling
Infusion d'Iris by Prada, Donna Karan
Iris and
Iris Nobile (A.di Parma) to Guerlain's
Figue-Iris,
Iris Ganache (also Guerlain),
Iris Poudre (F.Malle) and
Iris Silver Mist (Serge Lutens). Even The Body Shop has a
white musk version in their
Midnight Iris edition. And many many more….Everyone wants to have an iris in their fragrance portfolio!
So it came as no surprise that Aedes de Venustas, a niche abode known to all aficionados, came up with
Iris Nazarena. The effort is rewarded with a Fragrance Foundation award (Parfum Extraordinaire) and it's my privilege to be able to give away
10 samples to 10 readers who will put in a comment under this post until Thursday midnight. The lucky recipients will be announced on Friday 1st August, stay tuned. This is closed, thank you!
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Yay! First! Also, I love Iris fragrances - both on myself (Volutes) and on my girlfriend (quite a few) =)
ReplyDeletefingers crossed
ReplyDeleteIt is so incredibly strange how in the last 10 years iris became so mainstream, not a complaint, but there was a time when you had to look really hard to find an iris predominate fragrance.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great draw. I'd love to try this.
ReplyDeleteTrying my luck :)
ReplyDeleteI'll buy a raffle ticket. {grin}
ReplyDeletedo please enter me in the drawing! i'm very fond of iris perfumes...and this one has some interesting notes in it that i would love to experience all together.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds interesting, I'm still making my way through the many irises...
ReplyDeleteWaving arms, hoping ...
ReplyDeleteBlack Violet but LOVING new fragrances and their stories
Love the draw and being quite fond of iris would love to try it out
ReplyDelete! Good luck to all!!
I've recently become more and more interested in iris fragrances and have found some lovely ones! I'd love to smell this. Thank-you so much for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteLove iris so fingers crossed! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. Always FUN!
ReplyDeleteI don't currently have a great iris perfume, so would be thrilled to win a sample. Thanks for the draw opportunity.
ReplyDelete-- Lindaloo
FIngers crossed!
ReplyDeleteWould always love to try a new iris fragrance. Thanx for the draw.
ReplyDeleteLovely draw- adore the first Aedes scent, but haven't tried Iris Nazarena just yet. Best regards!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to give this a try. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteMy irises are always on Iris!
ReplyDeleteThe Narciso Rodriguez Essence collection, Prada Infusion d'Iris, Aqua di Parma Iris Nobile, or even the 1st Lolita Lempica, or Sabbia 167.
I could go on and on with my Iris loves, but....I will spare you.
Would love the chance to try another.
Thanks for the opportunity.
I just bought both Prada Infusion d'Iris and Infusion d'Iris Eau de Parfum Absolue because I couldn't decide which one I wanted. Iris is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteI am a big Iris fan and would love to try this one! Thank you for the drawing!
ReplyDeleteAs a beginner I'm just starting to learn about all of these niche brands. Never smelled anything by Aedes de Venustas. Would love the chance. What an amazing education I get here at Perfume Shrine!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I´m super curious about Iris Nazarena!
ReplyDeleteThe store is one of my favorites in NYC. It is a magic box of a place with swirling pockets of scent. Love niche brands and their highly individual scents.
ReplyDeleteI love iris. Keeping my fingers crossed for this one. Thanks for the draw!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the draw. I am not very familiar with iris scents but I look forward to the chance to try one.
ReplyDeleteCaragh
It just so happens that I wore my sample of Iris Nazarena today! I love this fragrance for it's iris note set in a rich composition. I've had a hard time finding irises that I love, but this is certainly one of them!
ReplyDeleteI would love another sample (I probably won't be buying a bottle anytime soon...), so please enter me in the draw!
I have heard very many good things about Iris Nazarena, so I would love to try it! Thank you for the draw.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try Iris Nazarena! Thanks for the draw!
ReplyDeleteOoooo. Fab You Bliss. Love iris, please put me in the draw.
ReplyDeleteShawnee
yay!! hope i win!!i am feeling a renewed interest in iris after a break from it..
ReplyDeleteMe too! Thank you! I would love to enter this draw :o) Can you believe the only iris I have a decant of is the Guerlain, but I do have a lot of Violet.
ReplyDeleteI love iris in perfumes! My 2 favourites are Iris Silver Mist and Iris Poudre. I would like to smell this from Aedes. It sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. I'm up for trying anything!
ReplyDeleteLove love love Iris! It's my favorite fragrance.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep my fingers crossed for this one! Please include me in the draw. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have only smelled the Prada. Would love to samplethis and the other irisis as well. Thanks for the draw.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful fragrance. I do not win anything but just had to comment. Whoever does win this, please enjoy a most lovely and pleasing perfume as the other two from Aedes des Venustas!
ReplyDeleteIris is a favorite note and Aedes a favorite store, so please enter me in the draw for Iris Nazarena, Thanks for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteIris scents have multiplied, that's true, but no complaining, hehehehe!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI would love to sample Iris Nazarena. Thank you!
kurokuro3 @ yahoo . com
Hello, I would love to try this sample. Sounds wonderful. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIris i hear!Iris i love :)
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Sounds very promising... I´d like to try it, of course.
ReplyDeleteI am in quest for the perfect iris (perfect for my taste which makes it even harder), I 'd love to test Iris Nazarena, thank you for the draw!
ReplyDeleteI've samples of Infusion d'Iris and Hermes Hiris which are both very nice, but I want to find a Power Iris with high heels and shoulder pads. Maybe this could be it?!
ReplyDeleteI have The Body Shop White Musk oil, somewhat alluring yet blunt at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try one of the Irises.
Drool, drool, drool - please can I be entered!
ReplyDeleteI love iris, pls count me in!
ReplyDeleteOh,I am definitely in for this draw. I love iris! It is my favorite note in perfume! I just tried Iris Nazerena for the first time. What a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of iris so I'd love to try Iris Nazarena - please count me in for the draw.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I'm missing an iris in my collection. Thank you for the give away
ReplyDeleteI love Iris! It began with Prada's Infusion D'Iris but I quickly branched out to many others. Thanks for the draw!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful opportunity to try Aedes! Thanks for organizing this.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try Aedes De Venustas and Iris Nazarena. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really cool. Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI love Iris and it is true that Iris as main note in perfumes is a pretty new phenomenon. It has served as a supporting role for a long time, though. Many fragrances with Iris in its name are far from Iris 'soliflores' don't really use it as a focal point, though. Iris Nobile is more of a floral, Iris Poudre is a floral aldehydic and Infusion d'Iris (albeit lovely) isn't that Iris-y either.
ReplyDeleteThinking of the cost of Orris butter, I doubt there's much natural Iris in *any*:commercial fragrances. I bought a 5 ml. bottle of a 10% dilution and even that was quite an investment.
Iris Silver Mist is one of my absolute favorites! I'd love to try Iris Nazerena.
ReplyDeleteI would love so much to be able to try this one- if it smells like the color of the bottle, it may be a huge success
ReplyDeleteI adore Iris Silver Mist
thanks for the draw
This sounds interesting. My favorite iris so far is Dior Homme. Thanks for the draw.
ReplyDeleteReally have been loving iris for the past year. The more samples, the better! Thanks, Judy
ReplyDeleteAmazing...there is justice after all...
ReplyDeleteyesterday I was fondly saying good bye
to my gorgeous Hiris of Hermes bottle..
.and I wished upon a star...of an iris scent...
Hiris kept company to my dreams each night...so calm and warm, so simple yet deep....
Miss you iris...maybe a special new you?
Wish upon a star...
Just what I need! Some lovely iris to complete a fragrant summer.
ReplyDeleteAnother iris fan here. Please count me in. :) ~Judy
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to try a new iris fragrance. The only one I've been able to try and absolutely adore is Impossible Iris from Ramon Monegal. I still some drops left from the sample I got. I think a post solely on Iris fragrances will be a treat to read.
ReplyDeleteI love iris fragrances, so this would be fantastic to sample! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteStrange to say, I don't have an Iris fragrance, so I'd really love the opportunity to try some. Thank you so much for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love iris fragrances and was just reading a review of this yesterday. Iris and incense! It would be great to be able to sample this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI only own one Iris perfume, Iris Silver Mist. I got someone to buy it for me without testing it. I had read many reviews and felt I would really enjoy it. Now it is actually my boyfriend's favourite scent on me. I don't wear it that often though. I would love to try this different iris scent. Great draw!
ReplyDeleteOo, wonderful! Iris is such a suave note--especially in many Guerlain perfumes.
ReplyDeletethanks for the draw. wonderful !!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be a part of this draw! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteIris Nazarena- I love the iris flower and their aroma and enjoy mystical,elegant and soft fragrances so would be interested to try this. Thanks for the giveaway. The iris flower is associated is faith and cherished friendship, hope, promise in love and wisdom and I am all for these amazing qualities!
ReplyDeleteSmoky iris... this should be stunning especially in the cooler months. Please consider me for this sample giveaway. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLovely draw, love iris scents, hope to win!
ReplyDeleteurius83ur at gmail dot com
Another one who has noticed that many iris fragrances do not resemble one another, they're all over, so probably not true to the flower/root, but very intrigued by Iris Nazarena. Appreciate the chance to sample this one. :)
ReplyDeletePrada's Infusion d'Iris is one of my often-wears - always beautiful without straining.
ReplyDeleteIris is one of my true perfume loves... maybe only second to spicy clove. Please consider me as one of your sample winners ;)
ReplyDeleteMy hands-down favourite floral note--probably because there's not much "floralness" going on in it. Thanks for the draw!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this olfactory education. Iris sounds very interesting. After reading, I am finding more aromas, different scents to try. Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteLili
Iris is one of those notes that I sometimes love, and other times do not. It is still a bit mysterious to me. Thank you for the draw!
ReplyDeleteI understand that the rare, long discontinued Molyneux 5 is one of the few -- maybe the only -- Iris oriental. Please enter me in the draw.
ReplyDeleteOoh! I've been wanting to try this one. I love AdV and iris both, so. . .thanks & cheers!
ReplyDeleteLove to try this. I enjoy Prada infusion D'Iris. I found Hermes Hiris too fleeting for my skin. Thanks for the draw!
ReplyDeleteIris is one of my favorite notes. Thank you for this fun draw.
ReplyDeleteMarsi
When I think of iris perfume my mind first goes to the vintage Iris de fete - Fleurs de jountue by Revlon. It was cheap, available and for me wonderfully authentic,even though I read it was made of synthetic ingredients.
ReplyDeleteCount me in, please.
Margarita K S
Please enter me!
ReplyDeleteSounds very interesting. Thanks for hosting this draw!
ReplyDeleteMarinaR