Bois d'Iris (2000)
by Different Company

For me the first whiff was like a lipstick-heavy smacker on the cheeks - it certainly left me pleasantly stunned for a few seconds. But this is really a minimalist yet sophisticated take on the iris and not surprisingly bears Ellena's signature ethereality. While far from smelling unpleasant, BOIS D' IRIS's rather intriguing presentation will never generate AdG-like sales nor find fans among sillage lovers. As a commercial release it takes considerable risks, pushes boundaries and explores a realm not many are willing nor able to venture into. Rather avant-garde.

i can agree with the comments that this is not the most long lasting fragrance but while it lasts it is magnificent. it has an otherwordly scent of clean sheets - doesn't smell like you are wearing a fragrance, more like you are wearing calmness and serenity.

Sadly I loved this for all of five minutes , Iris is not a smell I like but as this is root of Iris it's lovely . Then after five minutes on me it turned into pencil shavings . I might have bought a cheaper cedar heavy fragrance as that's the over-riding smell.

Flawlessly blended subtle iris scent supposedly with very high quality ingredients too. Simple yet also very rich scent with nice amount of undertones. It smells earthy, pretty and most definitely equally suitable for men and women.
It has a bit of Iris Silver Mist Light feel to it.


Quite much “can’t go wrong” scent for the fans of iris, but I definitely advice to avoid blind buys on this one, since the lasting power especially needs to be checked out how well it works for you.

On be this doesn’t last very long, although it’s not an actual disaster.

Nice scent, but for my part….I’ll pass because iris is not something I’m in love with.

Hmmm, this scent is definitely different! To start off with, you can obviously detect the floral [Iris] but only through the Earthy, musty, soil facet of the fragrance. To me, this scent is soft floral "top", then morphs very quickly into the aforementioned Earthy, musty, soil, root-y "heart note" which lasts for a good while ( a good six (6) to eight (8) hours); with a hint of floral still making a cameo appearance. Then as the scent starts to decline into it's dry down, the floral [Iris] reappears more prominently as a soft powdery character. I agree with Caltha in the fact that the Iris used in this fragrance gives the characteristics of more of a violet with it's cool, green, powdery facets. The sillage is strong [in a good way] and lasts on the skin, staying power lasts forever. This is a love-it-or-hate-it fragrance; it requires an acquired taste, it is an odd fragrance...I don't love it, but I don't hate it either.

eccentric is the word that comes to mind..this one is a unique, stark, myterious take on Iris which would take everyone by surprise. almost every scent that i have comes across with the Iris note seem to smell alike, one way or the other. But this is "Different?" the Different Company releases somethin different for sure. First thing that one would notice when this juice lands on skin is how transparent and effervescent the bergamot note is...now combine this with Iris, i cudnt even imagine how Iris would smell alongside Bergamot..with this it proves its a killer combination..a combination of twists and turns..soon the Iris warms up to the skin along with some vetiver...the bergamot and vetiver keep the Iris note from being overtly Powdery yet, iris manages to sneak out and envelopes the wearer in this wonderful domain. some woody notes sufarce by midnotes melting into Iris. JaimeB said it right, the combinations is stark and no, its not oriental, not by a mile. a must try for anyone remotely interested in Iris and most importantly, a wonderful scent.