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Pure stupidity
Mr. Meleg might think he’s a rebel using IFRA banned materials, and while some of those regulations are overzealous in their restrictions, there are those that absolutely are prohibited for the safety of humans, like Cinnamon oil which causes chemical burns! The fool went ahead and ignored this completely, instead of using the safe replacer which is cassia bark oil and used real cinnamon.
Use at your own risk, this person isn’t a perfumer but an uninformed hobbyists, who has even been banned from perfume making groups hosted by actual perfumers because he’s been spreading misinformation.
Use at your own risk, this person isn’t a perfumer but an uninformed hobbyists, who has even been banned from perfume making groups hosted by actual perfumers because he’s been spreading misinformation.
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This is a Bear
If I could describe this perfume with one word it would be mead. Blueberry, spiced mead more accurately but it's the perfect perfume for a bear; their diets definitely consists of something similar. Honeyed wild blueberries with a hint of cinnamon and a touch of animalic sweat. I can imagine Serge Lutens making a perfume similar if they removed the gothic aspect of their perfumes.
Awful sandalwood
This has got to be the worst sandalwood creation I've ever tried, it feels like it's trying to cash in on the fame of Santal 33 by attempting a similar sandalwood perfume but putting a twist on it. This reminds me of rotting cucumbers, the violet, sour lemon and the coconut must be what play against each other so violently; repugnant.
This is a human perfume, incredibly warm and accepting.
Orris butter is the heart of Iris Malikhân, complimented by a mastic note.
Mastic derives from the mastic tree and hardens in tear-shaped droplets like countless other resins. It has had multiple uses traditionally, something to chew on to relieve bad breath or to enjoy for its bitter then pine-like flavour, as painting varnish, as a stabilizer in loukhoum (in which the flavour is expressed as a terpenic cloud of sweet, fluffy goodness), in desserts, in preparing smoked foods, in beverages, ice cream, as well as in an important holy ointment in ecclesiastical matters.
In Iris Malikhân, mastic is represented in all of its facets, the perfume can be sweet, paying tribute to its use in desserts, but also smokey at times, having a roasted quality that pays homage to its use as a means of spiritual communication.
Bitter, green facets of galbanum poke out through during the heart phase, weaving in with the mimosa, cypress oil and the mastic. Mimosa is an inspired note, powdery, slightly green with woody nuances which tie in with everything going on in this perfume.
The sweet and bitter notes create an interplay in the perfume, the amber winning out as the two sides twist together. It lays the groundwork for the leather accord that comes out in the drydown, creating the smoky aspects of the composition.
Iris Malikhân is complex, a marriage of elements swirling in synchronization; they sweep you away to a landscape of irises blooming in an arid field next to mastic trees gleaming with pearlescent tears, the heat of the desert sun warming your heart.
Mastic derives from the mastic tree and hardens in tear-shaped droplets like countless other resins. It has had multiple uses traditionally, something to chew on to relieve bad breath or to enjoy for its bitter then pine-like flavour, as painting varnish, as a stabilizer in loukhoum (in which the flavour is expressed as a terpenic cloud of sweet, fluffy goodness), in desserts, in preparing smoked foods, in beverages, ice cream, as well as in an important holy ointment in ecclesiastical matters.
In Iris Malikhân, mastic is represented in all of its facets, the perfume can be sweet, paying tribute to its use in desserts, but also smokey at times, having a roasted quality that pays homage to its use as a means of spiritual communication.
Bitter, green facets of galbanum poke out through during the heart phase, weaving in with the mimosa, cypress oil and the mastic. Mimosa is an inspired note, powdery, slightly green with woody nuances which tie in with everything going on in this perfume.
The sweet and bitter notes create an interplay in the perfume, the amber winning out as the two sides twist together. It lays the groundwork for the leather accord that comes out in the drydown, creating the smoky aspects of the composition.
Iris Malikhân is complex, a marriage of elements swirling in synchronization; they sweep you away to a landscape of irises blooming in an arid field next to mastic trees gleaming with pearlescent tears, the heat of the desert sun warming your heart.
Touted as a Dior Homme Alternative
But this perfume does work beautifully as a standalone. Yes there's a familiar powdery iris and leather that persists throughout the life of the perfume backed with a gorgeous honey accord that deepens the perfume. Wonderfully long-lasting as well.
