Iris Céladon

Armani/Privé · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2017

≈ $375 · 100ml · approx. retail

A cool, elegant iris made silky with aldehydes and cardamom and given depth by a whisper of chocolate and maté. Powdery and refined over musk and patchouli, it is a modern, sophisticated orris.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterOfficeDailyEvening

Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

French · 45 in collection

Born in Paris in 1977 and trained at ISIPCA, Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She is behind several modern icons and is admired for her intuitive, notebook-driven creative method.

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