Comments on: L'Occitane Notre Flore (Myrte, Iris, Cedre & Neroli) ~ new fragrances

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:40:00 +0000

Can't argue with you — I still haven't tried it on skin, and since they won't give me a sample I probably never will. I heard these did not do well, though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:31:00 +0000

I seriously have no idea HOW this L'occitane Iris could seem melony to someone… it absolutely has no sign of any fruity/acquatic notes… I think it is kind of violety, not very green-green, just a bit rooty, very powdery. VERY long lasting, I seriously wasn't expecting it to last so long. In the drydown it is just a little bit earthy which gives it more depth. I would register it into a Iris-Violet category, but it doesn't make the scent less interesting. As a true iris lover I love to see it (or smell it I should say) in different variations and forms. If my beloved hiris smells like a rooty, rhizomy, carroty, earthy, raw iris, and Iris Nobile smells like an iris polished to perfection, elegant and in full bloom – then L'occitane iris smells like a wild iris flower that grows in the middle of nowhere in some countryside farm from Florence.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000

Ah, if it was melony, perhaps it as an aquatic note as well. I don't think I'm going to end up trying it on skin!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:43:00 +0000

oh i tried it on myself today and I don't like it at all. I am a very bad scent identifier but I find it too watermelony. I don't know if it's because I don't like the scent, or is it really quite lasting and strong, but I was substantially bothered by the scent throughout my entire shopping trip today… another example to show how different a scent might smell on a tester and on oneself…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:18:00 +0000

Late reply as I finally tried them. Am repeating my comment from below, but this is sweeter than I like and seems to play up the violet quite a bit. BUT, didn't get a sample or try on skin, so this is based on a quick impression from a test strip, and probably therefore useless

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:17:00 +0000

I did finally try it very briefly on a card in the store. Based on that quick impression, it is sweeter and more violet-y than would be my taste — bearing in mind that I adore the Prada, so our taste is different.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:32:00 +0000

Oh I have tried the Iris today too. In fact this is the only one I tested (cos this is the only one that interest me). I am not familiar with iris at all and would very much need some expert opinion. Have to admit that the first spritz seemed a bit bland to me, but then I really don't know. I have tried Prada's one too and I guess I probably prefer this cos I find the Prada one a bit smokey…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:00 +0000

Hope you do, because I want very much to know what you think. I know you love your irises, and I'm hoping to learn to be more discerning about them. It's a note I'm growing VERY fond of. . .

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:16:00 +0000

I am terrible, I still haven't tried them! I will eventually

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:40:00 +0000

Robin, I find the Iris — admittedly, though, I'm not an expert — nicely done, and quite surprisingly “rooty,” with nearly that carrot touch of Hiris. I like the work that Amandine Marie has done, and this is very much on par, I think. I've just tried Prada Iris on one hand and this on the other, and while they're, of course, decidedly different, L'Occitane's Iris holds its own. Here in Canada, I can buy a 10mL spray for $14, which suits me fine! I find the lasting quality is Prada-like, meaning not especially. . .