Iskander (2006)
by Parfum d'Empire

Not unpleasant, but nothing speciial either!

9th December, 2011.

Lime. At the start. At the middle and well, at the end. Even the lovely chap at Les Scenteurs scratched his head in surprise when this utterly failed to do anything other than lime on me. It's not even listed in the notes, but this failed to develop from lime into anything else. Bizarre. However if you like lime ( and I am not adverse to it) and want a long lasting citrus, you may want to give it a try as I guess it's odd non-development was a querk of it and my body chemistry rather than the intention of the fragrance itself. However I can only give it a neutral vote because I, personally, can't pay that much money to be ... A lime.

27th September, 2011.

I guess I have a problem with citrusy scents..and Iskander is no exception..

I just find it so common, obvious, uninteresting..

Rather forgettable

24th June, 2011.

I read somewhere that this scent was trying to capture the essence of Greece. Indeed, when I put it on I did get flash backs from the movie 'Mama Mia', with it's I-dare-You-Not-To-Fall-In-Love-With-Me greek scenery. I learned from other reviews that this can be a weak scent, so I used a heavy hand when applying hte tester. i then went out for drive about the bay area.
I was very happy to spend the day with this fragrance. Whenever a breeze would kick up I'd get a sniff of the sensous, luscious notes in this perfume. I know this has an amber/musk base, which can be heavy, but I definitely feel this works on a warmer day wiht a gentle breeze. the citrus doesn't stand out much, to me, but the middle notes are wonderful. Highly recommend sampling this fragrance. Going on 7 hours now and I can still smell it.

27th February, 2010.

Though not necessarily all that similar, Iskander somehow reminds me of the old Tuscany Forte per Uomo. Iskander is very much about citrus for me, but its resinous cedar and spice underpinnings lend it a complexity rare in the citrus category.

Interestingly enough, as robyogi points out, Iskander’s citrus note persists far longer than most. The spices, woods, and citrus are in almost perfect balance here - this is a beautifully integrated scent. And though it's not listed I find a distinct cardamom component to the midnotes.

I haven't had much interst in citrus scents of late, but this is one I'd recommend to anyone who does! On me, it suggests it might work for women, too. Thumbs up for it's sheer quality

17th December, 2009.

I enjoy citrus scents very much. This is likable and I bet my 17 yr old son would wear this with style as I dab it on his clothes in his closet and drawers all the while he doesn't know it.

It's not for me personally but it is likable.

16th April, 2009.