06/09/2020
Artistscent
17 Reviews
Artistscent
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Had this, utterly disappointing
I have to preface this by saying that I have loved everything else that Francesca has put out (except for Sex and the Sea Neroli), so I ordered this when I saw it would be all about leather and iris. Or at least, that is how it was advertised but upon receiving it I did not smell any of those notes. The leather in this is a lambskin-like leather, not the typical black leather, brown leather, suede, or any of the more well-known forms that leather typically appears as in perfumery. What this soft leather does accentuate the florals: the narcissus, the heliotrope and the magnolia. The labdanum is also not the typical ambery note we're all familiar with, its sweeter, and refined, honey-like.
Orris/iris doesn't appear to me, not as an earthy peppery note, not as a beta ionone-laden violet facsimile, not as rich, cloud-like iris pallida. I don't know where it's hiding, but not as the forefront or the dry-down or in the heart of this perfume.
This perfume is white and purple florals with honey and I feel that it was mismarketed. Luckily I sold it to a friend who loves it.
Orris/iris doesn't appear to me, not as an earthy peppery note, not as a beta ionone-laden violet facsimile, not as rich, cloud-like iris pallida. I don't know where it's hiding, but not as the forefront or the dry-down or in the heart of this perfume.
This perfume is white and purple florals with honey and I feel that it was mismarketed. Luckily I sold it to a friend who loves it.
