When everything else is gone, the base notesthat stand out the most are vanilla, sandalwood, and patchouli. This mixture always succeeds and has a mildly oriental odor. However, the dominant component here is patchouli. It is patchouli that smells a lot better in the air.

Infusion d'Iris Cèdre is a wonderful powdery-soapy fragrance (Prada has quite a lot of experience in this kind of scent), that is very reminiscent of the original Infusion d'Iris. It is delicate and clean, with the roundness of Iris absolute playing the main role, the slight bitterness induced by the neroli and mandarin note and a touch of depth invoked by woody notes, incense, benzoin. Overall I'd qualify the whole scent as a woodier, slightly bolder Infusion d'Iris, and as a less powdery and more refined Infusion d'Homme. It is very subtle and clean, with a very airy feel to it, but without feeling too light either. The scent itself is very understated and luxurious, complex and multifaceted, and as always it retains the unisex characteristics of the previous Infusions. I just "love the smell".The fragrance is discrete and intimate, and good longevity makes your day much brighter and fresher. It functions nicely on a reasonably warm spring or summer day. Overall, the aroma is lovely and gives an ultra-luxurious feeling. A lasting cologne offers good sillage to you so that you never miss the unique character that follows you. It is an alternative to the expensive Prada infusion d'iristhat is classy and promotes individuality. Not only a great gift but a great companion that rests in your wardrobe. Cristobal By Balenciaga A soft scent to strongly express yourself. Heart notes:Iris makes the sole that relishes the delicacy and effort that has been put to make the scent plausible as a dupe. This is my least favorite so far of the Infusions. It's not "bad" per se; it is lovely and charming but a little too grandma-ish. To compare: the original d'Iris and the wonderful Cedre version both have a crisp lightness that helps to make them magical. Not light to the extreme mind you. They're both very slightly powdery, just enough to give them some needed weight, but it's not overdone.

Actually, this also happens to be my mothers favourite perfume nowadays - she has taken it over. In a sense, this fragrance has quite a mature feel. I indeed felt older as a teenager than I do now, in my twenties. The word that least describe this one is probably "playful". Majestic opening, it makes you think soon: 'Bingo this is the frag I've been waiting for!' You'll keep on thinking so for a while, let's say half an hour maximum 1 ... then something strange happens....the beauty of the iris disappear like a charm spellt by an illiterate witch leaving an 'empty' space or at least something not as refined as the premises had made you wished (since the very beginning) for. I couldn't take a proper decision about it, the frag is very nice on the paper whereas on my skin the things change a lot, may be it's my chemistry. I've been going around Infusion d'Iris Ab. for a while, but I've never decided to buy it and I was probably right. I believe that this is a quite misleading frag with its great appearance seeming so good at the first meeting... but like many false 'beauties' as soon as you approach them you'll discover far different figures - from what you have perceived before. I believe that in the dry down, it becomes really similar to Bulgari's 'Petits et Maman' and doing so it loses its appeal quite definitely. (To be clear: Petits et Maman is just a nice frag, here your expectations would be higher....) Overall, I find this to be pretty unisex, and it smells like something my grandfather used to wear. This is def not a warm scent. More like clean, bright, and calming. The feeling of it reminds of the cool, crisp air of autumn (in the Northeastern states)- where you can smell the scent of greenery mixed with the smell of fallen leaves, and sometimes, the chilly air nips your nose. Top notes: Rose, violet, and ylang give a flowery boost that is soothing and gets everyone excited. It is a beautiful balanced scent, that will smell really nice in every weather I think, as I first tried it in really hot Mediterranean weather, and I am wearing it now in chillier rainy automnal weather. It projects nicely and softly, in an arms lenth, and you can smell it throughout its wear. Its sillage is pretty good do, it last for at least 8 hours!It is an ideal fragrance for office, and one of my favorites for that purpose. To more appreciate this composition, one should have some gray hair. It even garners compliments in situations where compliments are rare. This is not mind blowing composition, but a very solid one in the Prada’s portfolio. Clean, sophisticated, professional and Italian.

I think maybe at the time i just wasn't ready for this masterpiece to be mine, I didn't appreciate the beauty in its golden vintage style liquid. Over the last year ive wasted more money on failed blind buys than anyone will ever know, i think trying to figure out what fragrance i can call my own; my signature style. And i have gravitated towards pradas infusion d'iris line for so long now that i think this one is it, my special scent that just fits. Ive always loved fragrances that were thought to be ' too old' for me, aldehydic, chypre scents but didnt think i was ready for them yet so I would try wearing the age appropriate fruitchoulis, the gourmands.. and all the things can tolerate but dont really love. Ohmygoshyo. It's every bit as wonderful as the original Infusion d'Iris but I'd say the Cedre version has a couple of the kinks worked out (if there are truly any kinks in the original). It's a bit smoother (than an already smooth fragrance), a bit rounder (than an already round fragrance). And oddly enough the awesome beautiful aloofness of the Iris is pushed forward more in my opinion. Really, this is closer to Chanel No 19. Not that they smell the same, nor do they share the same notes or anything like that, but this scent shares the same mood as Versence and, to a lesser extent, Kenzo's L'Eau Peau (I think that's what it's called). About 5 to 8 minutes in, cedar and galbanum take over: arid, bitter, galbanum will make you thirsty, and I can even taste the wood chips of cedar in the tip of my tongue. This takes a while, so you better be patient when spraying... And drink a glass of water while you're at it, it's good for you anyway. Infusion d'Iris Eau de Parfum Absolue expresses preciousness and luxury, blended from carefully selected, rare and high quality ingredients. The composition mixes notes of exotic Tunisian neroli, orange blossom, iris from Florence, mastic, benzoin from Laos, tonka bean from Venezuela, Madagascar vanilla and white musk. It is signed by Daniela Andrier.

I just notice that Prada fragrances are now transferred to L'oreal and they are now made in France. This clean, cash predominant up-close scent remains for a long time, at least 3 to 4 hours. During that time, the iris and musk continue to develop, its billowing wafts get longer and stronger... Until you are enveloped in a GORGEOUS iris bubble. A year later I began to explore iris as a note in perfumery and that was when my nose smartened up, and I realized IDI is truly one of a kind. The blend is masterful - it smells like a bed of cedars covered with the finest iris petals and decorated with cool incense, benzoin and neroli. It smells the best when warmed up by body temperature, during which it becomes very full-bodied and emits all its facets, rounded. I looked for niche perfumes that could top this (and the original Dior Homme) but couldn't find any. It's long-lasting (10+ hours), morphs between flowery and woody/warm and cold, but never becomes intrusive. To me it's THE perfume to wear when I don't know what to wear but want the comfort of a scent. EDIT: I was trying to decipher what that beautiful almond-ish note was exactly, and then I saw the mastic note in the ingredients listed here.And I thought yes...it is similar to mastic but...it isn't quite that... but this note was so familiar...almond-ish...mastic-y... and then it hit me!The note that gives that impression and it is the main note of this perfume is the spice mahlab. If you have ever grinded mahlab seeds and tried this perfume, you know exactly what I am talking about. The mahlab seeds when grinded they become a beautiful aromatic powder that can be used in a pastry recipe that is well known here in Greece called tsoureki that we make usually in Easter.In fact, mahleb gets combined beautiful with mastic (one ingredient compliments the other in the recipe), so it is no surprise, that the mastic is referred here. However the note is definitely mahlab! A fragranced velour powder puff that is. Fully loaded. Very richly powdered, I can actually smell different and multiple powders and grades so it s fantastically luxurious! Ie powdery iris, vanilla confectioners' sugar, powdery resins