Blanc Violette

More powder than violette, stays close with okay longevity. Overall light and a bit synthetic, with ylang and iris in the middle before turning into a musky base.

Very prim and proper flowery violet perfume with a subtle anis note. Very powdery, very linear. If you like mature vintage violet notes you should love this.

Blanc Violette is like a warm, cosy hug. A bit powdery, soft but intensive, not totally skinclose, neither a scent that screams: make way.. Its there, warm, cosy, a bit flirty in a little bit old-fashioned way. I like it a lot, but i sneeze - a problem I have with many parfumes. I get the Voilet, powder, musk and Rice on my skin. Blanc Violette är som en varm, skön kram. Lite pudrig, mjuk men intensiv. Inte hudnära men inte heller en högljudd doft. Den är där, varm, mjuk, lite flirtig på ett lite gammaldags sätt. Gillar den men nyser av den - ett problem jag har med många dofter. Jag känner mest Viol, puder, musk och ris-mixen på min hud.

So some background information: there have been several threads on violet scents lately but Blanc Violette has rarely been mentioned, and I think I understand why. This is a violet scent that's highly bleached. Blanc Violette enhances the powdery aspect of the violet flower and washes out the floral by adding rice powder and iris. It starts off gently with a trace of bergamot (definitely very little compared to Shalimar Initial) and dries down to a sweet, almost coconut-y powder scent supported by ylang-ylang and anise. I actually like how the airy sweetness plays out here as gives Blanc Violette a sense of "wetness". The violet here is very pale and indistinguishable, and sometimes it's so light I confuse it with iris. It eventually dries down to a musky powderiness with quite a bit of vanilla after 3 hours to become a skin scent, and dies off after 6 hours of wearing. While Blanc Violette isn't about resurrecting the violet flower it is nice, soft, and puffy. Unfortunately as the violet note becomes popular again so are many creatives ideas that outshine the composition of this fragrance, which explains all the likes, but not loves for Blanc Violette here. For powdery scent lovers probably eventually a pass, but I would suggest giving this a try before you move on :)

I bought a sample of this online as it was a similar makeup / pyramid to my favourite, discontinued, “Love, Chloe”. Whilst on first spritz it smelt like I had been smacked around the face with a packet of Parma violets (UK candy), after about 10 seconds this sharp sweetness died right down and I was left with beautiful powdery white flowers. A few hours later violet is still there, but softer, creamier and the rice comes into its own. It’s the perfect blend of being powdery and fresh without being cloying or heavy. Will definitely be purchasing a bottle. I am 30 now and wanted something signature and more mature without being “old lady.” This is perfect for me. Fresher and lighter than love chloe but still just as clean and sexy. Longevity i feel is pretty good, better than most jo malone or miller harris that I have tried, but obviously this is still new to my skin, it might be that I need to get “used to it”.