Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d'Iris is a fragrance that inspires, like the shadow of a forest mermaid at dawn. It does not shout but whispers, does not seduce but touches like a petal to the skin. This fragrance is not given by the forest in its full riot, but by its echo - a memory of wood washed by rain and illuminated by the pale sun.

Iris opens the composition gently, like a touch of silk, giving the fragrance a light powdery haze. Its breath is barely perceptible, but it is the very chord that makes the fragrance recognisable, refined, like handwriting on parchment.

Myrrh and frankincense reveal themselves in the heart - their warmth creates an aura of calm, intelligent restraint and quiet nobility. These notes add a sacred sound to the composition - like a prayer without words.

The base is woody, but devoid of the usual attributes of the forest. It is rather an abstraction of wood - its energy released from the form. It is complemented by amber, which fills the fragrance with a soft glow, like light breaking through the haze on the skin.

Bois d'Iris is not for the crowd. It is a fragrance for silence, reflection and gentle presence. It is absorbed into the skin, becoming its extension - an invisible veil of true femininity or noble restraint.