Twisted Iris

Twisted Iris is the brand's bohemian iris, a scent it calls timeless with an unconventional spirit, vintage and playfully eccentric. It conjures the faded grandeur of a stately home enlivened by a bohemian streak, and it began as a character perfume for a film about a children's author. It is sold as an eau de parfum in 30 and 150 ml. The opening is fresh and full of life, with Earl Grey tea, petitgrain, fig, bergamot and lemon, and a critic hears a classic cologne at first. Violet, jasmine, clary sage and geranium form the heart and the brand puts voluptuous iris there too, though one critic calls the scent an iris perfume with no iris in it that fools the nose, and a wearer finds more galbanum and tea than iris. Galbanum, moss, musk and cedar close it, and the green accord is the strongest after the aromatic one. Wearers describe a sharp cut-stem green that softens to a light violet and a soft musk, with a few finding feral, animalic florals underneath. Wear is moderate on the small number of votes, with low projection, and a wearer reports it gone within the hour. Spring takes every season vote and day beats night, so it is a light daytime scent for the office or casual days. It is listed as feminine, though the votes lean unisex and a wearer finds it genderless. Reception is mixed: some call it elegant and sophisticated, a critic calls it a delight from start to finish, and others find it sour, weedy or like baby wipes. It is worth sampling for anyone who likes green, galbanum-led florals.