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Orris 40 Orris is the dried root of certain iris plants, not the flower. The rhizomes are aged for years, then processed into orris butter, one of the most valued ingredients in perfumery. The smell is powdery and soft, with a cool, earthy edge, a trace of violet and a buttery, slightly woody warmth. It reads as elegant and a little dry rather than sweet. Perfumers use it to give florals a polished, cosmetic softness and to add a pale, velvety texture to woods and musks. In small amounts it makes the other notes look cleaner and more refined.
In this range it mostly sits in the heart, where its powdery, cool softness smooths the move from bright openings to deeper bases.
Perfumes to start with
Heart note 35 perfumes
Base note 5 perfumes Amouage
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Nishane
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews 4.9 (24)
Guerlain
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Tom Ford
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews 4.9 (10)
Amouage
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Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 13 reviews 4.2 (13)
Amouage
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 13 reviews 4.8 (13)
Amouage
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Byredo
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 11 reviews 4.7 (11)
Creed
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Carolina Herrera
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Goldfield & Banks
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Hugo Boss
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 6 reviews 5.0 (6)
Jo Malone London
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Roja Dove
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Xerjoff
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews 4.7 (7)
Giorgio Armani
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 7 reviews 5.0 (7)
Xerjoff
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 5 reviews 5.0 (5)
Clive Christian
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 4 reviews 5.0 (4)
Rabanne
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Creed
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews 4.8 (5)
Roja Dove
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 3 reviews 5.0 (3)
Acqua di Parma
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 3 reviews 5.0 (3)
Byredo
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews 4.8 (4)
Escentric Molecules
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Kajal
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 5 reviews 4.4 (5)
Givenchy
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews 4.5 (4)
Maison Crivelli
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 4 reviews 4.3 (4)
Clive Christian
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Bvlgari
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Tiziana Terenzi
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By Kilian
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Yves Saint Laurent
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Atkinsons
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Ralph Lauren
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Balmain
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Jul et Mad Paris
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Goldfield & Banks
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D'Orsay
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Boadicea The Victorious
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BDK Parfums
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