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alexei08.2008 – :
Oh wow beautiful blind buy. It’s like candied violets. Delicious and feminine. Just a really pretty scent on my skin. Definitely a ❤️ love!
Fraulfult1977 – :
_christine_ summed this up perfectly imho. La Violette to me is definitely a skin scent. I pick up an authentic violet and a wee hint of rose. Almost feels like my wrists smell like a flower bed when I’m wearing this. Very realistic violet and wee slight hint of rose. I pick up a slight hint of very soft subtle sweetness on the dry down.I could see this being nice for those seeking a really, really soft subtle (realistic) violet/slight hint of rose scent, but it’s a little too powdery for me. But it does make a nice soft skin scent if you like violet. Not good on longevity, poofs completely within 2 hours for me.
igor541 – :
La Violette is soft, powdery and almost a soliflore. The top note is a green violet leaf, and middle develops a delicate, powdery violet. At full dry down there is a tiny bit of soapy rose.
La Violette is quite light, and there is zero dispersion – it’s a skin scent. You could easily mistake this for a very lightly scented moisturizer.
This fragrance is a very authentic violet scent. If you’re searching for your violet soliflore, then you should sample this one. If you’re looking for anything more complicated or with some sillage, this one will be underwhelming.
RASH – :
This smells like nothing but straight candy on me…not appealing, pass
Лир – :
This is an understated beauty. It’s a soft blend of sweet, candied violets and a bit of powdery rose. It doesn’t last ages and it’s not terribly strong, it’s just a nice little scent. Vaguely aquatic and green from the violet leaf but all in all it’s just a simple violet scent with a bit of rose for some depth. If you like violets – which I definitely do – this is a pretty safe bet. And I say this as someone who doesn’t typically like rose. The rose adds texture, softness and powder but there’s not strong rose scent. Definitely no sharpness or bitterness in this scent. I don’t wear this one often, but I am glad to have it.
PKoqbertD – :
A tart, green, violet soliflore. Fresh and green, with a just the smallest brush of powdery softness from the rose. This is a cool violet, stem as well as flower. I really didn’t like the opening – it was a bit screechy and something smelled unpleasantly artificial and shampoo like – but after the opening it becomes a lovely, simple, and very pretty violet. Reminds me of Chowards violet mints (which I adore!) Not very long lasting but that’s no surprise. Old-fashioned charming; lace parasols and ladies at tea.
xxxSianxxx – :
I now disagree with my earlier review. La Violette and Misia are not the same at all. The beginnings are the only things similar, because both begin with a blast of violet. Both continue with the violet taking centre-stage, but they handle it completely differently. Let’s compare:
LA VIOLETTE / MISIA
Vibrant violet (smell-colour) / Pastel violet (smell-colour)
Intense / Demure
Slightly sweet (like those candied violets in pattisseries) / Not edible (unless you like the idea of eating makeup)
Fresh / Powdery
Evokes living flowers / Evokes a preserved time period
Slightly green / Slightly musky
Pretty / Elegant
Just like there are many types of roses, there are many types on violet. Now I want both of them for my collection! (Chanel, you are extorting me…)
dba934speagoessenda – :
Beautiful powdery fresh violet fragrance very similar to Chanel Misia/ guerlain meteorites make up
Aerohoplenerihih – :
Tres, tres French! I worried this would be a copy of the thick violet syrup I bought in Paris a few years ago (meant for pancakes and baking) but it doesn’t. Not sweet at all, even though there is the “memory” of the syrup somewhere in the background. It is just as described – Spring bouquets, candied violets in patisserie shop windows, it is green and powdery and complex, yet still a soliflore. I love it. But unfortunately I probably won’t get it because I’m going to buy Misia, by Chanel. They’re very similar.
wlad.fva – :
Love love love this but wish it lasted longer. Fades so fast. It goes on STRONG. A serious green dry violet that has powdery and sharp notes. So perfect. I adore this and am glad that I blind bought a full bottle. A lovely violet that is more complex than most.
демиург – :
Ultra feminine, delicate, light and fresh. It’s gorgeous. A beautiful powdery floral perfume. The violet is an absolutely heavenly dream. Perfection.
Abbat2007 – :
To me this is an incredible, yet simpel fragrance. Two of my favourite florals together in a bottle: rose and violet. It is very much a romantic fragrance. Romantic and slightly melancholic, to me. Imagine a quiet walk alone in a garden late at night in late may / early june. Probably not a fragrance for everyone, but if you are a floral lover like me it is worth checking out.
The lastingpower is decent, and my only complaint is that they only sell it as EDT, would Love having this as an EDP.
cocainejkee – :
It has been reformulated and the magic is gone. So sad!!
mvz029JeomiWogkig – :
Annick Goutal is a master of extrapolating nature through the clever use of aroma-chemicals. With La Violette, she has done so with blade-like precision – it is not so much a soliflore as it is a Utopian ideal of what a violet could be.
La Violette opens with a blooming bouquet of fresh violet which is typically sweet, although never too candy-like. Then comes a breezy, metallic edginess thanks to the violet leaf, which lends a paradoxical sourness to the dominant floral note. The overall composition has an unexpected depth, thanks to the powdery, woody rose in the base. The rose never sings on its own, but merely props up the violet accord. The overall effect is of a violet in its totality, from the sweet flower to the freshly cut stem.
The verdict? Green, crisp, bright, spring-like and utterly gorgeous.
trasssa – :
Delicate, wispy, like Petite Cherie, only with violets…it is a fairy like perfume, barely there…but beautiful…a gauzy touch of flowers…feminine, soft….girly…old fashioned, maybe, but it smells great!
SERIF_28 – :
If you were thinking that insolence from Guerlain is the smell of Guerlain make up you didn’t try this
exactly smell of meteorites from Guerlain
love it ! clean powdery smell
not good longevity
mrkara – :
Purple is my favourite colour so it is no wonder that one of my fave floral scents is the almighty violet. This does not disappoint – it is crisp and green but sweet and candied violet with woods all at once. This scent is a fave for spring and summer but I have an aching desire to rebel and dig her out to wear her now during the fall 🙂
This perfume – violet and violet leaf/woods is done up properly with perfect sillage and longevity – much more and it could be headache inducing or sickening….it is perfectly done. I, a violet lover will always keep a bottle of this light purple-hued juice in my collection!
ЯДмитрий – :
This is well represented by the notes listed and smells exactly like violets. Unfortunately, my skin dislikes this note and it doesn’t sweeten as it’s supposed to do.
Also, it’s longevity was quite fleeting, something that came as a surprise from this company. It may have been my skin, but usually when something is awful on me it lasts too long.
This is a darling solifore and would be the most innocent, individual floral on almost anyone. Tried on a little girl it would be a little sophisticated, and on a debutant or business woman, an alluring contrast.
Good sillage and short longevity. You might try spaying this on fabric. I believe this must be wonderful in both the heat of summer and the cool breezes of spring.
valuev5 – :
A crispy sparkling lighthearted floaty violet. Sometimes violet smell can feel heavy fixed. But this one is dancing like a fairy. Beautiful!
majordan – :
I was expecting a wispy, green violet from Annick Goutal La Violette after seeing the note pyramid. However, the opening caught me off-guard.
It’s indeed green with the presence of violet leaf. But it shows quite some spicy and earthy aspect of the violet leaf as well. There’s also an anise undertone. Combined with the sweetness of violet, it actually reminds me of dried plum with spices. It’s delicious, and different from a few green and watery interpretations of violet.
After about 1 hour, the spiciness almost dies down. What’s left is a slightly green violet with a gentle powdery texture, very pretty and innocent.
The sillage of La Violette is soft and the longevity is merely 4 hours on me. I find La Violette a quite interesting violet soliflore, where spicy, sweet and green aspects of violet are beautifully showcased in the opening. It feels more vivacious than some more wispy, watery interpretations, before settling down into a dainty and comfortable powdery violet. Despite its not so great performance, I still think La Violette worths a try.
xakich – :
This was one of three AG samples I ordered recently. It is the nicest violet scent I have tried – greener and less powdery than the others. I don’t know if I’ll be getting a fb of it though, violet doesn’t seem to go well with my skin chemistry. It always turns too powdery and sweet on me. It does have much longer longevity than many AG fragrances, a big plus!
Bigg_Saymon – :
A disappointment for me 🙁
I expected a fragrance that has a strong violet note based on the name, but I didn’t expect it to be quite this simple and linear. The longevity is good though.
Now I don’t smell like a person with perfume on anymore, I just smell like a walking violet D:
emaskal – :
Last year I got a sample of this from The Perfumed Court. The sample is long gone but I can’t forget the loveliness of this perfume! I’m a long time Annick Goutal fan– I’ve worn Eau d’Hadrien, Eau du Sud, Mandragore and Musc Nomade but I think this may be my favorite. This is the truest, loveliest violet I have ever smelled. Many say that Violetta di Parma is the truest and I enjoyed a big bottle of that but was slightly bothered by the powderiness and a rubbery note which I assume was meant to evoke green violet leaves. La Violette has none of that — its fresh, sweet and pure– not cloying, powdery or rubbery. The rosy dry down is an added bonus, which enhances the violet with a clean and natural aroma. La Violette is feminine, romantic, charming and even coquettish. Plus, the dreamy bottle is to die for! Come April I may have to pop over to Bergdorf’s to pick up a full bottle…
Sewapetrov – :
I find this interesting but… strange. I know what I’m smelling is candied violet mixed with violet leaves – it smells green and grassy, but also like a sweet girlie alcoholic beverage.
This reminds me of going to a party and drinking so much that I just want to go outside and roll in the grass. What a weird feeling to get from an Annick Goutal frag.
DiasiaHothill – :
I adore this fragrance!
rufdj – :
Any lady could wear this charming soliflore.
On my skin, the violets smell sweet and realistic, balanced by the greeny earthiness of the violet leaf and the freshness from the roses. It’s quite loud before the dry-down of a soft, powdery violet.
I would wear this to cheer me up on a rainy summer’s day, on a picnic or to welcome the beginning of spring. It also reminded me of a scent that Mary Lennox might smell in The Secret Garden.
UPDATE: The downside with this scent was that it was too fleeting! Only lasted for about 2-3 hours and the sillage was moderate, how upsetting.
123456789 – :
La Violette is one of my favorite scents of all time – One I can’t see myself living without! The concept is a whimsical fairytale in a bottle. It’s mildly melancholic & damp in the very best way, but also very romantic, antiqued, crisp & wonderful.
This one gives you the entire violet experience.
You get all delicious, candy-like, juicy violets, with a touch of a more bitter, earthy/airy vegetation note to contrast with the sweetness (Violet leaf!). Out of many violet scents in my collection, this one is the least soapy, and most realistic! I also love that the violet isn’t paired with a woody note, as many others are done. The subtle rose compliments the focus very well, and it’s delightful for casual wear during gloomy, cold days… and also somewhat refreshing in very hot weather!
I find the longevity on this scent pretty grand, which I believe is atypical in Annick Goutal standards! It will last 6+ hours, and more like 10-12+ hours on your clothes. Impressed!
Podkova – :
Wet violet flower and leaves with a hint of rose that is also wet! So pretty, fresh, young and mature all at the same time.
zark16 – :
I wanted so much to love this one that I bought it blindly, great mistake, it has the same rubbery note than Violetta di Parma (another blind buy, will I ever learn?) mixed with a stale woody undertone. I gave it to my mother, she loves it and on her skin it seems to behave better than on mine.
ahilleus – :
If I can describe it short and sweetly: Non-complex, one dimensional beautiful violets in a bottle.
Best suited for: A cool spring promenade.
Side note: If you like the smell of Guerlain’s Meteorites (or some of their make-up) this is a close comparative.
lexuzz – :
La Violette is a very green violet fragrance with the “Goutalinade,” that green little zing and bite that all Annick Goutal florals seem to have. It opens with a gorgeous wet pure violet after a rain shower. The violet is surrounded by green leaves and I smell patchouli in the middle notes and some anise as well. The rose comes out more as the scent develops as do wood notes and a soupcon of orris root. I smell a nice natural cedar, like a forest on the edge of a field full of violets. Good longevity on this one, much better than most violet fragrances.
Loargeentaigo – :
La Violette smelt awful on me and on my jumper. However after two days this fragrance on my jumper wafts with such a beautiful fluffy violet scent. It takes so long to reach this stage as I noted this several months ago when I tried is at Harrods.
For this reason I wouldn’t purchase a bottle.If violets work for you (generally violets dont for me) then it’s such a pretty fragrance worth purchasing.
Jurijjj – :
Generally I’m not a great fan of Annick Goutal’s perfumes. Not because they don’t smell good, but because they just don’t smell good on me…
This perfume is THE exception.
I adore this smell. To me, it’s the perfect “welcome, Spring” scent, pampering and lively.
It doesn’t smell too complicated, just fresh, sweet, powdery violet, the hint of rose not too prominent on my skin.
My mom used to grow violets in our front yard, and this scent is an extremly close olfactory reminder.
Longevity is quite good, lasting an entire workday, and sillage is moderate.
This scent just makes me happy 🙂 Hello, lovely April and May 🙂
diabolis_interium – :
Absolutely sweet and feminine, very delicate and extremely long-lasting. Best violet fragrance I’ve tried, fresh and lovely.
smollvell – :
This is a very simple and feminine single note fragrance. They slightly changed the packaging – the tag is no longer of that as shown in the picture. Personally I like the older design better.
ylh298Negeltzex – :
This is a twirl-your-umbrella-on-a-spring-day kind of perfume.
I tried this because after falling in love with Apres L’Ondee, only to find I wasn’t able to buy it anywhere on my budget, I am looking for another violet scent. This doesn’t have the misty, hopeful, heartbreaking effect of Apres L’Ondee, but it is lovely and fresh. I’m not getting any powder with this one at all, which you may see as a benefit or a disappointment. It doesn’t change much on my skin over the course of wearing it. It smells very natural, and if you love violets, you’ll love it.
MR_VINTAREZ – :
The best violet perfume I know.
The begining is green and fizzy due to the use of the leaves. It’s like we tore a leaf by stem, crushed and smelled it.
I remembered when I played doll’s cooking with flowers and leaves when I was a child. Hahaha.
I got a ozonic, watering feeling, as soon I apply. Then it gets more powdery.
Although not listed in the notes, I realize – lightly – a bit of anise star, which is like a piece of sweet wood.
The rose (very, very discreet) adds depth to the fragrance.
After the initial blast remains a very soft smell of violet, with very little projection. I just feel when smell my wrist.
On my skin it lasts about two/three hours.
chepper – :
Ahhhhhh! So lovely and reminiscent if my childhood and adolescence. I remember a violet water perfume made by Cubans in Miami and sold to many Latin households which were usually worn by the little girls of a family. These were a deep grape soda purple perfume in plastic bottles with white caps and I always loved the smell!
This Annick Goutal Violet is more like CHOWARDS VIOLET MINTS, the candy my Daddy always bought for me and which is still my favorite!
There’s a drugstore quality to this perfume I actually like ( I know- strange) its an unpretentious Violet.
The initial hit is a Bombastic Violet purple haze, the dry down has a cotton candy heart, just a tiny hit of vanilla extract with hints of grain alcohol, I get a ghostly mingling of ylang ylang- not so much as even a hint of rose.
This is such a nostalgic fragrance- very little girl- not a seductive fragrance as much as one which conjures images of little girls and grandmas-
The last note is powdery and that violet is ever present well into the end.
Silage is moderate. 2 sprays are all you need- it’s very long lasting- shocker for a A.G. Fragrance.
Unpretentious and sweet. A little pricey- but then I am Goutal Girl- wish she was still with us…
трой грин – :
Beautiful, realistic, violet rose floral that melts me. The opening is infused with the Annick Goutal signature floral “twang” that she magically fits in to most of her florals. I think even if someone was blindfolded and had never smelled this before they would immediately think AG.
I usually am not a big fan of violet type fragrances but I absolutely love this. It makes me feel more girly. Just smelling it makes me feel like I need to get a manicure or sit up straight or something. It just smells feminine and polished. Something I usually am not. Maybe if I wear it more often my back won’t hurt quite so bad.
зиннур – :
I love watercolor paintings where the colors and shapes are captured in a moment with a quick and imaginative stroke of an artist. Watercolors are often minimalistic, filled with just a few colors splashed on a white sheet of paper. There is no need for heavy ingredients and layering like in oil or acrylic painting to create a masterpiece. Less is more. This is how I feel about La Violette. This is a watercolor painting of woodland violets with bright sunlight peaking through the damp foliage and illuminating gentle and shy violets hiding among green leaves. Simple, but utterly beautiful and full of life.
The composition is a wild mixture of violet flowers and green leaves. The violets are pushing through the damp earth to get to the sunlight. They are slightly powdery and sweet, earthy and green and utterly charming. La Violette is so easy to wear. It has a right mix of natural, romantic, and sweet. The sillage is moderate, and longevity is up to 8 hours.
La Violette is one of my favorite violet scents. I admire how Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen captured the gentle, sunny, but slightly shy soul of violets. Natural, gentle and adorable, this scent is a lovely addition to my collection and I definitely recommend it to all violet lovers. Overall score is 9/10.
бетман3 – :
Forest sprites wear this!
I think this is delightful beyond words. Fresh and nostalgic at the same time.
The opening is lushly green with a zesty feel but quickly settles into the most enchanting violet scent. The greenness remains throughout the life of the fragrance, tempering the natural sweetness of the violet without overwhelming it. The rose note is too subtle for my nose to pick out but this isn’t exactly what I’d call a purely linear violet so clearly some other note is peeking out somewhere. Maybe a few more wearings and I’ll detect it.
Very long lasting (over 12 hours later I could still detect gently wafting notes) which really surprised me, given the light, fresh feel of this scent. I think it’d be perfect in spring and summer, but here we are in the middle of a cold snap and I’ve worn it with great pleasure for several days. A wonderful mood-enhancer at any time of the year.
vladislav36162 – :
Very lovely and unexpectedly longer lasting than I thought. I have experienced short lasting from Annick and have been quite disappointed with that, but La Violette is a nice surprise. Of course do not expect it to be heavy or last a day, it would not be in line with the philosophy of this scent (and the other soliflores in this line), but the lasting power and the scent development is very very nice.
At the beginning straight violet, very similar to Violetta di Parma but softer and with less woods. Then it develops with leaves and a very delicate earthy tone that gives strength to the composition.
Excellent!!
karloff22 – :
This is my signature fragrance because it works so well in both warm and cold weather. It is a fresh violet with red fruits. It also has a mentholated feel to it.
I love the opening which smells exactly like violet candy.
fntdc – :
As a long-confirmed violet lover, I feel that it is my sacred duty to sniff every violet soliflore in existence, and I’m always happy to discover yet another. Although many of them may initially seem to be quite similar to one another, in my experience, they always do exhibit subtle differences. I’ve been curious about Annick Goutal LA VIOLETTE for quite some time, so I was delighted when a generous fellow fragrant traveler (banned from this site, lol) sent a sample my way.
This particular violet soliflore features equal parts violet petals and violet leaves, it seems to me, with the effect that the natural sweetness of the flower is cut quite a bit by the greenishness of the leaves. What a delightful combination! The classic, nineteenth-century style soliflores I’ve sniffed, Berdoues VIOLETTES DE TOULOUSE and Borsari VIOLETTA DI PARMA, and their close relatives, including Christiane Celle CALYPSO VIOLETTE and Molinard VIOLETTE are all rather sweet to my nose. Of the bunch, Molinard seems to me to be the sweetest, and I believe that “extra sugar”, so to speak, has been added to that composition. Christian Celle has something of a playdoh edge to it, in addition to being somewhat sweet. Histoires de Parfums BLANC VIOLETTE also falls into the same general category, although it is less sweet and slightly more complex.
Annick Goutal’s version is really quite distinct in its greenishness, and it seems to me similar to the analogue in the rose solifore perfume group, what I refer to as the “rosebush in a blender” perfume, which includes all of the thorns and stems and roots of the plant in addition to rose petals. Here we have literally the whole violet plant as well, and the effect is very harmonious and balanced. As the scent dries down, the green leaves become slightly more dominant than the purple petals, but there is always a lingering aura of fresh violet in the air.
I like it a lot! This is a fine violet perfume, indeed!
igarikp – :
I think that violet is one of those scents that has different associations in different cultures. Scented violets are not very common in the US, for example. For some of us, the only association with have with violet is Choward’s Violet Scented Candies, in the purple and silver foil-wrapped packages. Annick Goutal’s Violet has a very similar scent – a bit of pastel and pastille, flower and candy. It goes on somewhat strong, but fades fairly quickly into a gentler violet.
I think this fragrance may have associations in Europe and the Far East that are different from the US or the Middle East. Its sweetness almost begs it to be combined with other soliflores to create a bouquet on the skin.
wsdwsw – :
Probably my least favourite violet scent of all time. This one isn’t sweet, nor candied… Theres a cool crisp green feel to it, and the violet is almost bitter, almost certainly the composition is more violet leaf based than violet flower – and thats reflected in the slightly woody, crisp green violet note. Its not candied at all, it remains slightly crisp which is pleasing however, since most violet frags end up being candied, sweet and very powdery, (think Guerlain My Insolence, Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse, Cartier Delices EDT… the list goes on…) this one remains fresh through the phases.
It is somewhat linear though, and it makes it an uninteresting violet fragrance for me. I prefer Balenciaga Paris, Yardely April Violets or Penhaligons Violetta for fresh crisp violets with evolving notes, or the absolutely beautiful Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse, and Borsari Violetta de Parma, both of which are powdery and sweet – both are truer to form to the fragrance of the actual violet flower than this one, which like I mentioned above is probably closer to violet leaf. Still a pretty perfume, but there are better out there for true violet frags.
Also have to agree with Pansylady’s review below, because of that greenness in this perfume this particular violet perfume *isnt* a spring scent… its distinctively cool like middle autumn, and I think that needs to be attributed to that woodsy violet leaf dominance in this fragrance. When I think of violet perfumery I still reminisce about my grandmothers garden – she had stands of frangipanni trees – and under all of them were wide expanses of violets that grew in massive carpets under the trees. Those perfect little purple flowers projecting the most beautiful scent in the spring – and later in the year when the flowers were gone, walking on the leaves, leaving that crushed woody violet scent all over our feet and in the cool crisp air – this perfume is highly remindful of that, the crushed, woody green violet leaves in the autumn. In that sense AG has probably found a niche for this little frag, but for me its still not my preferred choice in violet fragrances.
elis345 – :
This is the perfect powdery sweet (but not candy-sweet) violet fragrance. There is a nostalgic mystery in this scent yet it smells not dated. The protagonist of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca could have worn this scent. Love it love it love it!
zhs049Bessinepome – :
I feel a lot violets and leaves. Additionally I feel some fruit and the tea ealy grey. The pleasant scent but in start intensive. Now I like it .Try in Your skin 🙂
magola – :
Perhaps I’m all violetted out- I have been sampling a lot of violet fragrances lately- but I’m really disappointed by this one. To me, it smells almost just like violet essential oil. I smell the candied aspect, but not the appealing fresh quality of a bouquet of violets-and it has a spicy warmth to it that makes me think of autumn rather than spring-
I expected much more from reading other’s reviews-
Unlike most Goutals, I am not picking up any green notes in this one- also, on the positive side, this fragrance has much better potency and longevity as compared to others from this line.
If you’re looking for a cool, dewy and fresh take on the violet, please check out I Profumi di Firenze’s Violetta di Bosco-
grem26 – :
Annick Goutal’s La Violette is quite a delightful take on a natural violet accord. It’s a little greener than I expected, but still beautiful nonetheless.
Spring comes to mind when I smell La Violette. It’s fresh, watery and clean. I detect a hint of crushed mint in this composition, which is a little piercing and green in the opening. It soon settles into a soft, slightly candied violet, which is thankfully not powdery like most violet scents tend to be.
It smells like something smelt from nature itself, like the feeling of inhaling fresh blooms. Annick Goutal’s soliflores, while not overly complex or rich, really capture the essence of the flower itself. Although linear, La Violette is captivating from beginning to end.
La Violette is an intriguing fragrance to say the least, and a surprisingly strong one at that. I applied this fragrance before bed, and a good 12 hours later I could still catch wafts of it every now and then.
I wouldn’t dare to wear this in the colder weather as it is such a cheerful and bright scent. All the soliflores from this collection were most likely designed with Spring in mind. La Violette is lovely in an unexpected and delicate kind of a way. It’s very concentrated and quite expressive, and for that alone, La Violette is high on my list of recommendations for violet or floral lovers.
cnfc_cool_ALL – :
This is the only Annick Goutal perfume I’ve felt a strong urge to scrub off. *sigh* At least it’s helping me realize I simply don’t like violet as a soliflore or dominant note, as many others say it’s the best violet they’ve experienced. Others also say it’s more woodsy, spicy or green than other violet scents. But on me, it starts and remains sickly sweet but gains more of a powdery undertone. (Lucky me.)
It’s not cheap-sweet like I find many artificial sweet fruity scents, which truly offend me. It’s sweet and powdery without much else; not tacky and not sophisticated either; not on the heavy and cloying end of sweet but merely a strong, sweet, powdery violet that predominates. It smells how I’d imagine a rich 6-year-old girl’s bedroom to smell in olden days. That might only be because my mother always favored violet scents.
Most of the other Annick Goutal perfumes I’ve tried, I’ve found airy and lovely. This one isn’t poorly-made, but it is one that doesn’t suit me. I have it but didn’t pick it out for myself and wouldn’t have. It also doesn’t seem to work for everyone’s skin chemistry, judging from my experience.
Memwk606Diobtetty – :
This is superb! The most authentic violet scent I’ve ever tested. I am getting a full bottle soon.
Driesiaavarie – :
this is such a beautiful violet scent. I can smell the green and the flower and it smells just wonderful!
Bineelaunda – :
This bursts out of the bottle, it comes out strong and hot. Almost medicinal and burning, as if it has some potent herbs inside. Floral Green….could almost be a Woody Spicy..Unisex…The turkish rose is nice, but not to strong. This seems to be purley violets, and as the notes denote, leaves included. This scent never becomes dainty, powdery, or “youthful and balmy” as the description says. Balmy? It’s biting. I would say mature, fresh, and brave. As it fades, at the very end of wear, it does become sweetened. It lasted much longer on me than any other Annick Goutal, it lasted two and a half hours. Ah, a divine breeze! Seems to be an antique scent!
Merlin – :
Now that i’ve smelled this lovely stuff I really want a bottle of it! Violets have always been in my garden, used to decorate my cupcakes, and even worn in my hair a few times. Violets bring back the feelings of the happy freedom of childhood, while still smelling refined and feminine. Goutal has always been one of my favorites, and while Eau de Charlotte has always been my favorite, I hope to put this one right next to it some day. If you love sweet but fresh scents, and more specifically if you know you love violets this scent is ideal for you!
Арий_ТУР – :
Just downright pretty. Simple, light, feminine, green-rose-violet scent that could be worn by any age, I think.
Some violet scents go all musty-powdery on me, but not this one. It’s lovely.
Mezbx575bedyWelty – :
This is a very delightful sweet green (more violet leaf)rose combo that probably brings you the most charming violet soliflore on earth