Having represented in September, 2006, aroma Ferré for men, Ferré House has followed the tendency, which has been set by Dior Homme in the world lux-aromas a year earlier. However, this tendency is not absolutely new, and it has been (more likely) revived in XXI century, - an iris in men’s aromas. In Europe the novelty has appeared just before the season, as well as it belongs to spring-and-summer aromas.
Black classical packing contains a small secret. It is not a usual box, it consists of two parts: top and bottom. Though it adds complexities at manufacturing and raises cost, packing disappoints are more likely. The bottle can be put identified by the matched name of the designer.
Aroma starts with freshness of the lavender, powdered and softened by an iris. And it makes related it with Dior’s aroma; however Dior Homme aroma becomes warm and sweetish on the skin (a coco and amber). Perfumer Pierre Burdon has made development Ferré for men longer, and less obvious because of this. Cold lavender-iris powder remains fresh (synthetic citruses) for a long time, that directs at ideas of cold and strict Victorian tradition.
The advertising press release mentions about used in Ferré for men unique note of black iris. Here are the main three variants of this flower: Iris Nigricans (a national flower of Jordan), Iris Petrana (Arabian peninsula) and Iris Chrysographes (China) - the first one is black, but it is too rarely used in perfumery, and two other kinds have not black flowers, but also of dark colors -chocolate and dark-violet. Whether it is necessary to consider, what this aroma - is attempt to use the Chinese perfumery raw material instead of glorified (and consequently extremely expensive) Italian Florentine iris? In any case, elegance of iris does not cause any doubts.
In an hour cool aroma will be replaced with flower-wood heart. Flowers are modest and quiet; a tree by the Italian tradition hardly is caustic-spicy. Those, who is familiar with Dreamer aroma from Versace, perfectly know on what to be guided. Burdon has made a loop rather similar to the similar aroma of XXth century, but he has also added some magic substances: refined and imperceptible aromas of the present time. Fresh start, flower-wood heart and a warm loop - it looks like it will be the best men’s lux-perfumery in 2007. It is impossible to say, that this aroma becomes the best perfumery release of this year. It is impossible to say, that Ferré for men - the main disappointment of the year. It is between paradise and a hell, in the same place, where also all people are- on our guilty and sometimes happy Earth.
Ferré for Men (2006). The lavender, pineapple, a bergamot, a jasmine, a rose, a geranium, sandal tree, oak moss, amber, vanilla etc.