Book: The Iris in perfumery

Nose+LMR – Notebooks of the naturals Authors: Éléonore de Bonneval, Olivier R.P. David, Jeanne Doré, Anne-Sophie Hojlo, Will Inrig, Clara Muller, Delphine de Swardt Cultivated in Tuscany and the South of France, the iris is one of the most expensive raw materials in the perfumer's palette. Obtaining its precious absolute requires five to six years of patience after planting, for the fragrant compounds to develop in its rhizome. Its fragrance, complex and delicate, is at the same time floral, powdery, woody, buttery and evocative of violets. Explore all the facets of this luxurious material: botany, history, art, literature, agriculture, chemistry, without forgetting of course perfumes and perfumers.