Ferre Eau de Parfum

this is absolutely gorgeous and I don't need to wear anything else. I have IP too but I like this better; it's less powdery and the florals are just a little bit more prominent.

Never quite liked the melon in fragrances such as Escape from Calvin Klein, but I love it in this freesia – lily of the valley – jasmin – vanilla combo which later on reveals the wholeness of the iris flower surrounded by sandalwood and amber, almost like a soft chyphre. To me it's stunning.

I bought a small vial of Ferre on eBay to try because I love all the notes described on Fragrantica. This is GORGEOUS. I have been looking for an actual CREAMY fragrance, and this is IT. Ferre is everything I've ever hoped for in a parfum... I think I am going to splurge and get the full bottle. This is iris cream in a WARM sense, not the usual coldness one gets from most iris perfumes. This makes me feel feminine and comforted, and everyone remarks at how soft and nice I smell, even strangers! Im already married, but had I found this sooner, Ferre would be my ideal wedding fragrance. I'm thinking this will be my SIGNATURE. You guys! It's nostalgic without being old. Let me explain: I was never able to wear Chanel No.5 because there are too many florals in that one, (especially nasty patchouli -- ugh!). But THIS!! This is creamy in a makeup sort of way, but just a tad bit of sweet, like you're eating a dallop of iris flavored Dolewhip... Without the heavy pineapple vibe, if that makes any sense. The fruit elements in this are not prevelent, whatsoever; they're just there to support the structures of the creaminess so that this beautiful iris can be warm and inviting instead of coming across as cold or austere. This is an innocent, inoffensive, creamy, feminine, not-too-sweet, heavenly perfume. Something a ballerina or a princess might wear.

This is a classic for a reason! Ferre Eau de Parfum is so elegant and sophisticated. The iris really shines through and gives it a powdery, almost makeup-y vibe that I love. It's perfect for special occasions or when you want to feel extra put together.

There must be something wrong with my nose because this reminds me of cinnabar. Does not remind me of Iris poudre in fact smell very little Iris at all. More fruity and flowery and a tad animalic

I was so excited to try this as I wanted to compare it against Iris Poudre, also created by Pierre Bourdon. This and IP had been on my wish list of fragrances to try for a long time now. I've since purchased a bottle of IP and thanks to my friend, Churinl, sending me a sample, I'm able to compare this against that. While this is somewhat different than IP, I find the style of Pierre Bourdon very apparent in both fragrances. Here he goes into a different direction of an iris fragrance, being sweeter, richer, and not as airy and light. His use and choice of fruit, an abundance of florals, and warm base notes makes this much more grounded than IP too. Compared to IP it is a little perfumy, which gives it a more vintage feel. Surprising since this came out several years after IP. It also lacks the aldehydes that are in IP, yet I find that fragrance more modern than this. Eventually it becomes a soft, lightly powdery iris perfume though not as light as IP. It's hard to pick out all the fruits and flowers individually and I can only attribute that to Bourdon's masterful blending. But it smells to me like a medley of fruit and flowers as if I am smelling a bowl of fruit next to a vase of flowers conjuring up images of a still life by a Dutch Master. One of the weird things for me was that as it was wearing on at times it made me think of Love Chloe and I don't understand that association as the note profiles are nothing alike. But there is something here that brought that fragrance to mind for me which I found strange. Silage is nice and surrounding, and longevity okay as I could sense it even after many hours of wear. That is the same way IP now wears on me too (after I learned to not go lightly with that scent). Overall, while I'm glad I got to try this, and really enjoyed wearing it, I'm also relieved I don't love it as it is now discontinued, and way overpriced.

The fragrance of my youth. I never found something more feminine, sensual and elegant in any fragrance I had after. Is everything I want from a fragrance. The melon and pineapple are prominent but combined with freesia, iris and a hint of sandalwood in the end it makes this just perfect for a dating if you want to be remembered. Absolutely not any masculine vibe or unisex here, I have a repulsion for unisex fragrances.

Finally after 12 years we meet again with Ferre edp.I missed it ,i missed it a lot!!!!I found one single tester bottle in a hidden perfumerie shop downtown, full of discountinued gems.Now i know where i will spend all my money!Ferre is a love!It is not fruity at all,it is very creamy,powdery little bit dry,little bit aldehydic,it is just a dream!Nothing on the market nowdays is similar to it.Although it is not potent and power bomb fragrance and you would think is not long-lasting,actually is like a cloud around you all day .Very feminine,the way a lady should smell. Very similar to Iris Poudre,but i prefer this one 10000000 times more

It was launched in 2005 by Pierre Bourdon which he created FM Iris Poudre in 2000 too. One soul in two fragrances. Both have the same DNA. . It’s a wonderful flower bouquet decorated with sweet melon & pineapple juicy aspects whilst a soft creamy sandalwood & one of the best feminine powdery lipstick accord accompanied it till end. . It’s a masterpiece artwork for women classy & formal style can be worn all year round.

This is a beautiful big floral on me. I don't get any fruit at all, which is fine with me. I find lots of similarity with Iris Poudre, but this is less sharp, rounder and more buttery. That being said, I like the IP much more as I love the sharp almost metallic note in it. I have them both and wear this one when I want more of a gentle floral. I don't get tons of iris in Ferre, more of a bouquet of all the flowers. It's a classic, very warm and with a sense of kindness if that makes sense. It's lovely.

It's tipically a four season parfume but works good in 10-25 degrees. Very feminin, elegant iris scent. I can imagine this with formal clothes, for parties or for evenings. A real classic beauty- IMO better than Iris Poudre what I find too unisex. It has a little fruity vibe (but I can't detect melon or pinapple just fruits). With the musk it is adorable woman parfume. LOVE!!!

I found a partial tester bottle of this beauty for literally peanuts money, so I decided to quickly check the notes to make sure is not a complete fail. Girls, this is HEAVEN. It it a LOVE, not a even a LIKE. The reviewer below, churinl, made me decide to go for it when she mentioned the opening she associated with certain italian fragrances and I agree with that completely. This is a classy, feminine, elegant, soft flower/ powdery scent. I do not get any masculine vibe to it, however, I see how this could be worn by a more grown up audience (30+), not because is dated or old fashioned, but I see it requiring a certain ''put togetherness'' to it. No melon on me, so it gets a plus point for that! More in the vibe of older Gucci style in my opinion. Absolutely lovely.

I am so relieved! This was a blind buy (as is most of my collection) as I have been looking for iris perfumes, and I was worried about the melon and pineapple notes, which I don't really care for. At first, I smell sweet and subtly spicy amber. There is an opening that I often associate with certain Italian perfumes, especially Fendi and Ferre. "Where's the iris?", I asked myself, as it seems some people don't register it very clearly. I didn't have to wait long before a rich orris and iris show up. I would prefer it if this was slightly less sweet, and the sweetness does subside after an hour. I am left with a delicate iris supported by creamy sandalwood. I don't detect much musk, but this is my first wearing - a foolish spring day. I have never tried Iris Poudre, and my favorite iris is still Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile, but this is a nice fragrance that has decent longevity and soft projection. I get lovely whiffs of iris (and a touch of ylang) as I move about. I really like this one!

The opening smells like cognac for a moment before it goes on to florals and musk. This is unisex, def. more masculine than feminine. Sillage is poor, F. is almost a skin scent.

Just got a huge 100 ml bottle of this treasure.. I had it before, 30 ml's, used it up and wanted to get a break. It has been over a year without this beauty and I missed it so much that I had to buy it again. It is amazing. Sweet and powdery yet not sugary.. Flowers, milky sweetness.. Classy, aristocratical, grown up, a true lady perfume. Love it! Glad to have this jem in my shrinking perfume collection.

I can see just a little similarity with Iris Poudre at the start and as others have said the aldehydes are not present. This has a fruity element. I love it. It's half way between Iris Poudre and Parfum de Therese! It's very well blended. The fruit is low key which I like. A touch of peppery freesia and creaminess from the musk. It is a touch classic but not starchy. It's a new love. My only sadness is it does not have decent longevity on me.

This does resemble Iris Poudre to me. I had Iris Poudre, which I liked, but it gave me and my husband a headache. The opening of Ferre is lightly sweet and fruity and lacks the powdery aldehydes (the headacge inducer) of IP. The drydown is extremely similar to the drydown of IP: creamy and lotion-y-like; a luxurious body cream smell. Seems like perfumer Pierre Bourdon combined elements of both his Worth Coutesan and his Iris Poudre as I get definite references to both in Ferre. Nice!

An elegant classic. Dear to my heart. Oozes aristocracy. * In cold weather, the dry down may sometimes resemble Omnia Amethyste.

I really love this perfume ... pretty, clean, soapy and powdery.A wonderful scent .... The main player here is iris, which l adore.. This perfume l want to make it my Signature the problem it's very difficult to find .

This was my first real perfume love. I found an almost empty bottle in my closet and when I sprayed the elixir on my skin, I was craving for more and more and mooore! Two days after, again I am a proud owner of a full big bottle. It's not only an iris, it's a flowery-musky love. By the way, I own Iris poudre too. Yes, somehow they are similar, but at the same time they are completely different. The point is that I love them both. I just can not choose.

Wow. I got this perfume in the spring and wore it on and off during summer but it is wonderful winter perfume. I applied it today it is 55F and rainy in New York and I cannot even begin to tell you how gorgeous this perfume is. It is bright and sparkling. It has this "wetness" to it which I recently find is very important for sweet and powdery perfumes. It is sweet, very very sweet and powdery. It flows and plays and constantly changes like a play where characters take center stage one after the other but not single one upstages the others. It is modern and classy. It has something about it that reminds me of expensive smell on very chick lady way back in my childhood, may be it is the wetness and powder. It is for women for sure no man can wear this. It is so feminine and gorgeous! Many say it is similar to Iris Podre well, now I have to try that one I simply have to. Ferre EDP has a lot of character. It is very unique and I think it will suit a blond girl/woman. Don't laugh but I found out that some perfumes are better suited for blonds and brunnetes. Look at Tom Ford he makes perfumes for blondes. I am honey blond and it fits perfectly. I am sure all kinds of women can pull this off I am just saying blonds watch out.

This perfume is the twin brother of Si Lolita by Lolita Lempicka.

I could go on for ages but will make it short two-part review Part I. It is NOT similar with melancholic and refined Iris Poudre, that one of my favourite irises and its is not about an iris as such at all. Part II. Actual description. Loud, tutti-frutti, almost sickly-musky-sweet opening of sugared melon with pineapple, that I want to forget and skip as soon as possible After 45 minutes – there is an orris root, but ROSY-iris-root, as a whole experience – it is messy powdery and loud smell of woman's cosmetic bag, where broken lipsticks mixed with multicoloured eye-and lip-pencils, the powder is over the place as well...Sigh....Thank goodness I bought only mini...No money saving here, I must go for original Iris Poudre after all. It could have been better experience if not those comparisons with Iris Poudre and expectations of iris, while this one is fruity-yellow-floral.

Very similar with Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle. I was wearing Ferre when I was in university and I love it. I have a sample of Iris Poudre and I found them similar. Only Iris Poudre has much more powdery and masculen character in my opion. Ferre more fruity and fresh than Iris Poudre but longevity is very good as well as. I love both them but I prefer Ferre because of the price.

Yikes! Didn't know there was a reformulation (but why be surprised—everything great seems to be getting reworked!); many thanks for the heads-up. I absolutely adore this perfume. and keep a small bottle in my purse for an emergency (sitting next to someone eating raw onions, or very sweaty... my hair and clothes sadly absorb all odors). Nothing compares to Ferre, it's pure magic heaven on me, verging toward the best kind of delirium.

How old is a vintage formula? Mine is from March 22nd, 2006 and for me it's unissex all the way, and very classy and sober, trés chic indeed. I don't get much of the fruits, which I think is a good thing for me, but iris and orris galore. Ferre makes me feel important and distant as important people always seem to be, but with a kind heart right there for someone to discover. Great fragrance. At a bargain price.

I acquired a vintage bottle. The first hour or so feels a bit muddled but once what I'm guessing is the iris, rice, and sandalwood notes emerge this is really good! The amber softens and sweetens it up a little, but these notes are the stars of the drydown, and they smell natural enough to make it a "keeper" for me. There is a bit of fruitiness that lasts quite a while, and it blends with the florals, but I consider the drydown to be unisex, and the strength and longevity are very good. I haven't tried Iris Poudre so I can't compare it to this one.

Quite simply one of the most beautiful and elegant perfumes out there. I have owned for many years and I sprayed on last night. I do like to challenge my nose and really try to pull apart the notes so that I say I can read a perfume. In this case I don't care. It is love no matter the potion. It is like an enchanting, sophisticated piece of classical music that just soothes the spirit. A must have for any perfume collector.

If you buy Ferre to get a duplicate of Iris Poudre, then chances are you´ll be disappointed. I do not find them to be siblings. Maybe a first-cousin or something. That said, I personally prefer Ferre to Iris Poudre. Iris Poudre is, on my skin anyway, very ladylike but dry, aloof and austere. Ferre is a fine lady too; but more likeable, womanly, and with laughter in her eyes. The fruity notes marries the flowers sooo well, they do wondrous things in this composition. It´s so versatile too; there is no occasion when I would hesitate to put on Ferre. Casual, business, or romantic; she can handle them all with the greatest of finesse. Om du köper Ferre i tanken att få en billigare variant av Iris Poudre, så är risken att du blir besviken. Jag tycker inte att de har syskontycke. Möjligen mer som kusiner då. Personligen föredrar jag Ferre framför Iris Poudre. På min hud i vart fall känns Iris Poudre som en "fin dam", men också en lite avståndstagande sådan. Känslan blir lite torr och kylig på något sätt. Ferre är också en riktig dam; men hon är bra mycket lättare att tycka om, kvinnligare, och med ett skratt lurandes i ögonvrån. Jag är inte något fan av Floral Fruity genren, och det är verkligen inte något sådant vi pratar om här: hos Ferre gifter frukterna ihop sig på ett fantastiskt sätt med blommorna. Många dofter skulle jag bara kunna tänka mig i vissa särskilda situationer, men Ferre tycker jag passar i alla sammanhang, vare sig till ett par sköna jeans, till arbetet, eller romantiska stunder.

This is absolutely stunning. So different from popular these days fruity floral perfumes. It opens a bit strange, like old dusty clothes in the theater wardrobe but dries down to exceptional powdery suede-like iris. It's classic i would even say vintage. It was love from first sniff. Have i mentioned great lasting power and sillage?