{"id":2060150,"date":"2026-06-09T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2026\/06\/09\/i-giardini-medicei-iris-and-magnolia-two-floral-styles-combining-heritage-and-botanical-precision\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:17:13","slug":"i-giardini-medicei-iris-and-magnolia-two-floral-styles-combining-heritage-and-botanical-precision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2026\/06\/09\/i-giardini-medicei-iris-and-magnolia-two-floral-styles-combining-heritage-and-botanical-precision\/","title":{"rendered":"I Giardini Medicei: iris and magnolia, two floral styles combining heritage and botanical precision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella has a unique way of bringing the past into dialogue with the present. With the I Giardini Medicei collection, the Florentine house doesn’t just evoke the Renaissance – it extends its spirit. <\/p>\n\n

In the Medici era, gardens were more than just places for pleasure. They were living laboratories, where local plants and rare species mingled in a quest that was both aesthetic and scientific. It’s this plant memory that the collection reactivates today, through eight olfactory creations conceived as contemporary interpretations of the botanical world. <\/p>\n\n

Among them, two fragrances stand out for their contrasting approach: L’Iris and Magnolia.<\/p>\n\n

First of all, the iris is an obvious Florentine choice. A historic symbol of the city since the Middle Ages, it embodies a restrained, almost secretive elegance. Its particularity lies in its paradox: freshly harvested, its rhizome is odorless. Only after several years of drying does it reveal all its richness, giving rise to orris, a precious material nicknamed “blue gold” in perfumery. <\/p>\n\n

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The composition reflects this temporality.<\/p>\n\n

The vibrant, green opening combines galbanum, Timur pepper and neroli. The floral heart – geranium, magnolia champaca, jasmine sambac – gradually builds to a more carnal density. Then comes the base, where orris unfolds with musk and ambergris, extending a signature that is both structured and deeply elegant. <\/p>\n\n

A fragrance of patience, almost meditative, where the material takes the time to reveal itself.<\/p>\n\n

Faced with this inner writing, Magnolia offers a more immediate, luminous reading.<\/p>\n\n

Among the oldest flowering plants, magnolia grandiflora has an almost primitive dimension. Even before the advent of bees, it was pollinated by beetles – a singularity that reinforces its botanical aura. Its continuous flowering, season after season, makes it a constant, almost immutable presence. <\/p>\n\n

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The fragrance is organized around this vitality.<\/p>\n\n

The heart blends magnolia grandiflora, champaca and jasmine sambac in a full, sunny floral accord. The base, built on amber and musk, brings enveloping warmth without ever weighing down the composition. The whole evokes a garden in full light, where nature expresses itself without restraint. <\/p>\n\n

Two visions, then.<\/p>\n\n

On one side, the iris – introspective, rooted, built over time. On the other, magnolia – open, radiant, immediate. Two ways of interpreting plants, two olfactory scripts that reflect the richness of M\u00e9dic\u00e9’s heritage. <\/p>\n\n

Conceived as Eau de Parfum, these creations are also available as bath gel and fluid body cream, extending their scent into a global approach to skincare. A coherent way of making perfume part of everyday life, beyond the simple gesture. <\/p>\n\n

At heart, I Giardini Medicei isn’t just about flowers.<\/p>\n\n

The collection recounts an idea of luxury: that of ancient knowledge, reinterpreted with precision, where each note becomes a memory.<\/p>\n\n

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