What does it smell like?
Main smell: powdery and iris. It opens with elemi resin and lemon leaf, moves to iris and myrhh and dries down to vanilla and musk.
- Came out
- 2021
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
The Iris Way notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Astrophil & Stella The Iris Way EDP
Astrophil & Stella is the house behind The Iris Way EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
The Iris Way for work or evenings
This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out.
Best season for The Iris Way
It is at its best in winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are winter, fall, spring and summer.
How long it lasts
Expect about 3 to 6 hours on skin, which is about average for a perfume. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Zadig & Voltaire Girls Can Say Anything and Tiffany & Co Intense last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like vanilla and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Astrophil & Stella perfumes worth knowing
This house has 15 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Paris Cheri unisex, In Extremis unisex and Shanghai 1930 unisex.
How far it spreads
Its sillage is soft. People must be close to smell it. If you want others to notice it, use a few more sprays. Zadig & Voltaire Girls Can Say Anything and Tiffany & Co Intense spread further.
Price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €170, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Jean Paul Gaultier 2 unisex but less than Tiffany & Co Intense.
The Iris Way dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Zadig & Voltaire Girls Can Say Anything (4 shared notes), Tiffany & Co Intense (4 shared notes), Jean Paul Gaultier 2 unisex (7 shared notes) and Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan (5 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan starts from €108.
Questions people ask
When did The Iris Way come out?
It came out in 2021.
What kind of scent is The Iris Way?
A scent built on powdery and iris.
Is it unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.