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Iris Poudre

Eau de parfum

Powdery · Woody · Iris.

4.08 / 5Rating · 3,280 votes

Sizes offeredNot yet verified

Brand originFrance ↗

Made inNot yet verified

About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Frédéric Malle / Twentieth anniversary · Checked 2026-09-21
The official anniversary history describes the first boutique at 37 rue de Grenelle in Paris, opened in June 2000.

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Year2000

Marketed forWomen

PerfumerPierre Bourdon

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle has a listed powdery, woody, iris profile, with notes of Ylang-Ylang, Carnation, Aldehydes, Palisander Rosewood, Bergamot.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Citronellol, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Benzyl salicylate, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citral, Bht, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.36 / 5

1,019 votes

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category average, not hours

444

359

Projection

2.36 / 4

1,195 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

144

626

280

145

Value perception

2.20 / 5

679 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

174

257

206

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

3,786Own it

1,262Previously owned

4,112Want it

View overall rating distribution

353

334

1,135

1,415

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Gypsy WaterByredo

Iris PoudreFrederic Malle

Both list Amber and Bergamot. Explore Iris Poudre’s powdery direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Iris PoudreFrederic Malle

Santal 33Le Labo

Both list Amber and Iris. Explore Iris Poudre’s powdery direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try

What does Iris Poudre smell like?

Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle has a listed powdery, woody, iris profile, with notes of Ylang-Ylang, Carnation, Aldehydes, Palisander Rosewood, Bergamot.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Pierre Bourdon.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.36 out of 5, from 1,019 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Iris Poudre?

Its listed notes include ylang-ylang, carnation, aldehydes, palisander rosewood, bergamot, orange, juniper, grapefruit, violet, lily, jasmine, rose, magnolia, orris, peach, leather, cyclamen, iris, musk, sandalwood, vetiver, vanilla, amber, ebony tree, cedar, tonka. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Iris Poudre

A scent, in focus.

Sizes offered

Understand what you smell.

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

Inside the bottle.