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Нимфа77 – :
It smells so much like Insolence edp by Guerlain. It must be the violet. I like the way that it adds raspberry in the perfume to give it a hint of sweetness.
BILLI761 – :
Powder and lipstick. It’s a very personal parfume, close to skin, moderate sillage. It’s discreet, not loude but that doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful.
laf990JeomiWogkig – :
Oh smells like those French violet candies!! So nice !! Sweet violets at first then more earthy, here is a violet scent that isn’t vintage, this is pleasant, modern, timeless almost. The heart is deeper, and then the moss comes into play, giving it a more earthy deep vibe..it isn’t overly powdery, I imagine a hippie happy girl wearing it..it has a carefree aura
It isn’t me really, although I might go out of my comfort zone for it..as really, it is pretty!! It is very much like the Guerlain Insolence glacée, although the Atkinsons manages to be prettier, more interesting, it has different levels of violet Intensity!?
Great creation!
idn901InsuffBooni – :
Love in idleness is a romantic feminine violet centred perfume. It’s quite wonderful and aromatic yet has a slight acetone or nailpolishremover note ,,,. It’s lighter and fresher than lipstick rose , another one of my favourite violet perfumes. Love in idleness starts of with a raspberry violet candy note that may quickly remind you of French kiss by guerlain or lipstick on by Mason Martin Margiela, however soon it takes its own turn and is likely the most aromatic , fresh , and romantic feminine fragrance you could own.
Starts candied raspberry violets soon goes into a heliotrope vanillaish smell but not too sweet as the irs keeps it powdery and cool then it goes into a slight mossy patchouli base which gives it that classy feminine vibe right to its end. In my opinion this fragrance is a must have for women that are romantic at heart , it’s utterly feminine at heart , for women that love make up and love falling in love. Love in idleness is all about being a woman .
The fragrance is basically like a magical love story !
If one could capture the smell of LOVE , this would be it.
Likely nicer in summer for most but to me this works as an all year round fragrance.
It’s like a fresh bath product. Violets candies and soap, breathtaking ! It never gets deep or changes that much , it’s stayes fresh to the end but less fruity in the middle and end.
Complete winner.
I hope this will never be discontinued.
a.si4ev – :
This is more like a cosmetic powder, or a rouge lipstick. Pinkish cosmetic powder, it does captivates the wearer once worn with it’s sweetness cosmetic powdery note and that raspberry one, quite good tho.
asr95 – :
Love In Idleness– what a fantastic name for a perfume! Between my deep and abiding love for violet scents and the Shakespearian reference, I could not resist. So, this was a blind buy for me in the middle of a record breaking, hot summer. When I spritzed it for the first time, all I could smell was a nicely done, but kind of meh vanilla-y accord and a rather pedestrian patchouli. I was so mad at myself! Fortunately, as the weather changed I decided to try LiI again and now I love it.
On me, it opens with a bright berry scent that passes quickly into a really cozy, comforting, and powdery violet scent, supported by a slightly earthy patchouli/mossy accord. It is not a gourmand scent, but to me it almost feels like one in very much the same way that Malle’s Lipstick Rose feels like one. Maybe that is due to the sweet, candied nature of the violet in both perfumes. Although the perfumes have a similar feel, I do not mean to say that they are they all that much alike. LiI is less opaque than LR, by about a third, and maybe a bit more powdery. Also, I envision LiI to be a true lavender color while LR feels very fuchsia to me.
I don’t think Love In Idleness is revolutionary, but it is extremely well done– very pretty and easy to wear. I feel comfortable wearing it anywhere. It smells modern, but to me there is a nod to a vintage sensibility, which I find appealing. LiI is well-blended enough that even though I can smell different notes, not one of them really stands out more than the other. In other words, it is more complex than a violet soliflore. I think LiI skews to the traditionally feminine side of the gender continuum, and it has excellent longevity and moderate sillage.