Iris Empire
Iris Empire by Carolina Herrera is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with davana and cinnamon, moves into iris and chocolate and dries down to leather and benzoin. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Davana Odd and gorgeous — apricot jam, rum and dried herbs at once.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Chocolate Sweet, dusty and rich. Can go milk-bar or dark-and-bitter.
Dry-down
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
Smells like this
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- Etat Libre d'Orange The Afternoon of a Faun
- Penhaligon's Iris Prima
- Imaginary Authors Blend No. 83
- Serge Lutens Borneo 1834
- Bvlgari Man in Black
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