L'Iris – SANTA MARIA NOVELLA | Powdery Florentine iris Eau de Parfum
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250,00 € - Regular price
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The iris has been the flower of Florence since the 12th century.
Santa Maria Novella pays it the homage it deserves.
The Florentine iris — Iris pallida cultivated in the Tuscan hills for centuries — is the most precious and iconic raw material in Italian perfumery. Santa Maria Novella, whose officina was founded in 1221 just a few streets from the gardens where this iris still grows today, dedicates its first Eau de Parfum to it. It is an act of consistency as much as a gesture of excellence — a house that has been alongside this flower for eight centuries and finally delivers its most accomplished version.
The composition opens with a green and luminous clarity. Galbanum, Timur pepper, and neroli create a fresh and slightly peppery opening — lively, precise, preparing the flower without overshadowing it. Geranium, magnolia champaca, and jasmine sambac arrive in the heart in a delicate and complex white floral accord — floral without being ostentatious, with a balanced sweetness that allows the iris to take its rightful place. The Florentine iris then settles in the base, combined with musk and ambergris, in a powdery, enveloping depth of great nobility — satiny, slightly earthy, with remarkable persistence for an Eau de Parfum of this family. The Iris does not impose itself. It harmonizes — with the skin, with the moment, with those who know how to listen.
L'Iris is a composition for those who understand that true elegance does not need to raise its voice.
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Eau de Parfum
Family
Floral
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Moderate
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Unisex
A word from Maison Diaphane
L'Iris SMN is the reference version of Florentine iris in perfumery — not the conventional powdery iris, but the iris in its earthy and noble truth, rooted in eight centuries of Tuscan culture. The magnolia champaca and ambergris in the base are remarkably precise and warm. A fragrance that fully justifies the house's status.
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L'Iris Eau de Parfum by Santa Maria Novella is a unisex floral fragrance centered around the Florentine iris — Iris pallida cultivated in the Tuscan hills, an iconic raw material in Italian perfumery and a historical symbol of Florence. The house's first Eau de Parfum, it represents the culmination of eight centuries of expertise with this flower. Available at Maison Diaphane, official retailer in Angers, for €175. Free delivery from €100 (in France).
Its olfactive pyramid revolves around a powdery and noble Florentine iris-musk-ambergris base, preceded by a floral and balanced geranium-magnolia champaca-jasmine sambac heart, and opened by galbanum, Timur pepper, and neroli in a green and slightly peppery freshness. As an Eau de Parfum, the composition unfolds the full depth of the Florentine iris and lasts 6 to 8 hours.
L'Iris is a noble and timeless powdery floral fragrance with moderate sillage, ideal for all seasons, worn by both women and men.
Why is Florentine iris so special?
Florentine iris (Iris pallida) has been cultivated in Tuscany since the Middle Ages — Florence made it its symbol. Its dried rhizome produces the precious orris root, one of the most expensive raw materials in perfumery. Its powdery, slightly earthy, and slightly violet facet is irreplaceable — no synthesis faithfully reproduces its depth and nobility.
What is magnolia champaca in this fragrance?
Magnolia champaca is a flower from tropical Asia — slightly orange, slightly fruity, with a floral sweetness very different from Western white magnolia. In L'Iris, it brings a slightly exotic floral warmth to the heart that supports and enriches the iris without ever dominating it. It is a rare, very precise material.
What is the difference between L'Iris SMN and Iris Poudre by Frédéric Malle?
Iris Poudre (Pierre Bourdon) is a classic and satiny iris — rose, violet, sandalwood-vanilla base. It is soft, discreet, with a muted elegance. L'Iris SMN is more complex and greener at the opening — galbanum and Timur pepper give it a green and slightly spicy tension before the Florentine iris settles in its earthy nobility. One is the iris of French perfumery, the other is the iris of Florence.
Is it really a unisex fragrance?
Absolutely. Iris and ambergris are genderless — they embrace the warmth of the skin and reveal different facets depending on the wearer. On masculine skin, the green tension of the opening and the earthy dryness of the iris are more pronounced. On feminine skin, magnolia champaca and musk take over in a luminous floral sweetness.
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