Orris Florentina, from Bella Bellissima was released in 2014. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Bergamot, middle notes of Iris and Raspberry, and base notes of Vanilla.
I’ll start by saying that I have preconceived bias about this brand as I think Bella Crane is very talented and I haven’t tried a single fragrance that I didn’t think had merit or was treading some interesting olfactory ground, this is no exception. A sweet, sweet opening not the kind of annoying stuff you get in sweet leathers (because this buttery orris root has a hint of very clean leather) what will be polarising is the raspberry/cherry note which smells like a whole sweet shop of confectionary. Very sweet vanilla joins proceedings and could be argued is more dominant than the orris but something keeps all that sweetness in check somehow and overall I love the effect. It doesn’t smell like a typical iris or vanilla or fruity perfume it’s a pretty unique proposition.
I’ll start by saying that I have preconceived bias about this brand as I think Bella Crane is very talented and I haven’t tried a single fragrance that I didn’t think had merit or was treading some interesting olfactory ground, this is no exception. A sweet, sweet opening not the kind of annoying stuff you get in sweet leathers (because this buttery orris root has a hint of very clean leather) what will be polarising is the raspberry/cherry note which smells like a whole sweet shop of confectionary. Very sweet vanilla joins proceedings and could be argued is more dominant than the orris but something keeps all that sweetness in check somehow and overall I love the effect. It doesn’t smell like a typical iris or vanilla or fruity perfume it’s a pretty unique proposition.