The first perfume in the series of Prada's Infusions, Infusion d’Iris was the very first fragrance to open the way for Prada's Collection des Infusions. Created in 2007 by the talented perfumer Daniela Andrier, it is a fragrance that defies expectations.
From Amber pour Homme in 2006 onward, the precious collaboration between the house of Prada, led by the sumptuous Miuccia Prada, and the talented Daniela Andrier was a natural fit. Together they would offer a wealth of beautiful fragrances perfectly matching Prada's timeless elegance, such as the now-iconic Infusion d’Iris released in 2007. Infusion d’Iris would be the very first bottle of the sublime Les Infusions de Prada collection, but above all a magnificent orchestration of classical perfumery's favorite flower, the beautiful powdery iris flower...
When Daniela Andrier offers Miuccia Prada a fragrance in her own image with Infusion d’Iris
Prada's fragrances are designed to reflect the seductive Italian house founded in 1913, but above all steered with a masterful hand by Miuccia Prada since the late seventies. It is indeed this great lady of fashion who instilled in Prada's creations this harmonious blend of absolute modernity and timeless, retro charm. It was very much in this spirit that Prada perfumery introduced its very first fragrances, but it was truly with the arrival of perfumer Daniela Andrier that this blending of eras became a genuine source of inspiration for fragrance creation.
Infusion d’Iris, composed by Daniela Andrier in 2007, would certainly be one of the bottles most representative of this marriage between timeless elegance and resolutely modern creativity. Indeed, with Infusion d’Iris, the perfumer sought to bottle the Prada spirit by transforming the very classic iris flower into an accord that is at once sparkling and sensual, boldly audacious while remaining slightly retro.
Miuccia Prada thus described this Infusion d’Iris as a fragrance that resembles no trend whatsoever and matches none of the olfactory stereotypes of the perfumes women usually wear. The Prada magic now gives rise to grandiose fragrances...
Infusion d’Iris, or the accords of a modern and retro iris
With Infusion d’Iris, it is clear that Daniela Andrier is not merely making perfume... she is composing Prada perfume! A fragrance that answers to no commercial agenda nor any trend, an aesthete's fragrance where only the accords matter... Infusion d’Iris would be the first, but the timeless and artistic spirit of Prada's Infusions was born with it.
Thus Infusion d'Iris opens on a burst of fresh, dynamic citrus notes of mandarin. At heart, the sublime, sun-kissed neroli blossom note, perfumer Daniela Andrier's favorite note, takes on the earthy, green and edgy facets of galbanum, better creating chiaroscuro effects. But iris pallida, the star of the fragrance, comes to powder this marriage of opposites with its beauty. And almost masculine woody depths give this Infusion d’Iris their smoldering and terribly sensual facets through notes of vetiver, cedar, benzoin and incense. A cloud of white musks recalls the floral sweetness of the beautiful iris...
A sensual interpretation of iris: fresh and light, like a tender veil. Prada on Infusion d’Iris.