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lolipaybrifib – :
This smelled like carrots on my skin. Dirty carrots.
lesik – :
I was so convinced I was going to fall in love with this that I blind bought both the roll-on oil and the spray for layering. Red lipstick accord, violet leaf, rose, plus the riot grrrl association – what’s not to love?
A lot, unfortunately.
I followed the instructions and let both perfumes sit in a dark cabinet for over a week before wearing them. I don’t know if it’s my skin, or my nose, or just a bad batch, but literally all I get from this is lipstick, and NOT in a good way. It’s a note I usually love (Replica Lipstick On was my first, and still favorite, cosmetic-inspired frag), but this is a pretty weak interpretation. Smells like the old tube of Wet ‘n’ Wild that’s been rolling around the bottom of your handbag since 1994, and the lid fell off and it got covered in dirt and lint and other assorted purse debris. (Which I guess is kinda punk rock in its own way, though I doubt that was the intention.) Super waxy and artificial with no nuance. No flowers, no powder. . . Just a straight up, cheap expired lipstick. Almost more of a crayon scent, really.
Sorry, Sixteen92. I really did want to love this, but it’s a hard no from me.
ArrElikeree – :
Beautiful! At first application it smells like straight up lipstick. The most lipsticky lipstick ever. After a few minutes a faint citrus leads into the violet/ rose. It kinda reminds me of Anna Sui. Bruise Violet isn’t nearly as tough and hardcore as the name suggests but it is one of the most beautiful powdery/florals and makeup/lipstick type scents. It is now sitting at the top of my list of both of those categories, if you love either of those, you must try this!
volya666 – :
Starts off as the most violety violet I’ve ever violeted. When it settles, it becomes a true Lipstick Violet. I prefer the powdery heliotrope texture of Replica Lipstick On. Bruise Violet is very smooth, though quite lovely.
Puzzle81 – :
Modern and young! expresses a great desire to get involved, to exaggerate. Very nice parfum… i really like the initial agreement, a dusty scent (accord-lipstick) really well balanced with violet leaves and iris that stand out. Suitable for autumn days or even winter, in afternoon walks,some party nights music… suitable for those who want to transmit energy from the soul always young! Very beautiful!
Sillage: 8.5/10
Longevity: 9./10
Scent: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10
bleXyidetle1986 – :
Going to have to test a few times, I suspect.
After yesterday’s failed sample of Baba Yaga from the same brand, and a try at their linen and room spray, I had very low hopes for this. Baba Yaga got my first experience of hearing multiple, unsolicited, “I don’t like what you’re wearing today”s and I had to agree. Strangely, at around midnight, it FINALLY mellowed out into something lovely in my hair. Not worth the wait, though.
Luckily, on first whiff, Bruise Violet might be a “love”.
9 – I think I’m going to have to accept that one of my favorite notes is “plasticky lipstick” because it thrills me every time I encounter it. I smell like a handbag with makeup spilled into it. At the same time it’s a clean smell, not muddy or overly powdery. But the powder is there. There’s a fruit smell that didn’t give me any hint of citrus but when I looked at the notes and saw grapefruit, I could see it. The roses are prominent, not jammy or fresh, but still clear and youthful.
I keep getting the image of a young woman wearing tons of eyeliner at an esoteric music show, like acoustic hip-hop, drinking cheap beer and wearing a second hand dress but her boots were $600. She’s Debbie Harry, not Kat Bjelland.
I am not normally the type of person who gets all poetic or story-time with scents.
There is definitely some vanilla in this that I’ll have to keep an eye on, but if that stays under control, I’m buying this tomorrow.
11:45 – I may have reapplied at some point this morning just to get that glorious open again. This dies down fairly quickly and goes into an irisy vanilla on my right wrist and a sugared rose on my left wrist. I don’t even know what to say to that, but I do still get wafts here and there of the best parts from the open.
This is the perfume oil but I’m going to go ahead and buy the EDP once I try the rest of my samples from sixteen92 and see what all I want to order. Will update review to compare performance.
demkerman – :
YES! As someone who loves trying cosmetic inspired scents, this one is a winner. Definitely get the retro lipstick reference, metal case and all (the grapefruit?). Starts soft, then gets stronger as it warms. More waxy than powdery to me with the florals blending equally together. I feel like there’s some amber & plum in there too adding some depth. Very special & sexy!
I think right now this is my favorite lipstick scent out of all the ones I’ve tried.
alexz-iva – :
According to the two previous reviews, this one smells exactly how I imagine a perfume called “bruise violet” would smell… lipstick, powder and leather are the three things that come to mind with such a name and yes, because of the resemblance of the song by the punk rock band babes in toyland, with Kat Bjelland fiercely singing “bruise violet” on the microphone with the “kinder whore” look (stolen and copied after by courtney love) and the short lovely dresses, leather combat boots, big red lipstick on and a pale white face full of makeup powder… sounds feminine but in a very different way and would love to try it.
hjw088Diobtetty – :
I like this, but I’m not getting lipstick accord at all. On my skin its far from a powder puff of parma violets and rose candies (such as, for example- Misia). Instead, I’m getting a sour mature rose with boozy facets and a good dose of worn black leather! There’s a smokey, lived-in feel to this hovering around the edges that’s just enchanting. Wish I had gotten the big bottle!
Gorech – :
Lovely “lipstick accord” fragrance. I didn’t find it powdery or old fashioned in any way. It’s more a smooth lipstick fragrance. Can be worn anytime of year and by anyone. The grapefruit keeps it light and sparkly when it wants to get more serious. I think it can hold it’s own against all the big hitters in the “lipstick accord” category. Personally, I wanted something a little more punk rock. Where is the leather and booze 😉