Iris Nazarena (2013)
Iris Nazarena opens with a cold, medicinal clarity—star anise sharpens the powdery facets of iris until both feel austere and churchlike.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
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- Iris95
- Powdery85
- Smoky75
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Star Anise
- Iris
- Leather
- Rose
- Incense
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readIris Nazarena opens with a cold, medicinal clarity—star anise sharpens the powdery facets of iris until both feel austere and churchlike. There's an immediate severity here, a scent that suggests stone floors and unadorned altarpiths rather than vanity tables. The iris isn't buttery or sweet; it's dry, almost dusty, with that distinctive rootlike quality amplified rather than softened.
As it settles, rose and leather emerge beneath the anise-iris veil, but neither blooms warmly. The rose reads grey and slightly smoky, while the leather stays thin and ceremonial—more altar-bound than armchair. Incense and vetiver in the base reinforce this monastic character, adding a resinous, faintly bitter depth. The amber provides structure without sweetness.
This is fragrance as ritual object: contemplative, uncompromising, and decidedly niche. It suits those drawn to austere beauty and who find comfort in scents that feel more like architecture than adornment.
Scent twins
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