Mass direct retail giant Avon are introducing a new fragrance for women called Rare Amethyst, a woody violet composition......
VIOLET Archives
L'Occitane Arlésienne (2014): Catch Me If You Can {Perfume Short (Review)} {Violet Notebook}
Arlésienne by L'Occitane smells like a pretty standard musky floral at first. There are floral violet nuances interpersed, which add a slightly more complicated feel to the composition......
Yardley April Violets is Back (1913/2014) {Fragrance News} {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
Parma Violets were all the Rage in the 19th Century Yardley have relaunched their Edwardian-era composition called April Violets this spring of 2014. It is back by popular demand after having been discontinued......
Kenzo Couleur Kenzo Violet (2014) {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
Kenzo will follow up on his debut fragrance collection launched in 2013 initially called "Couleurs Parfums", now baptized Couleur Kenzo with a new fragrance entitled Violet, the third chapter of the saga after Pink and Yellow......
ID Parfums Tentation de Violettes (2012) {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
ID Parfums have introduced a new women's perfume following up on the recent Jardin de Madagascar. It is called Tentation de Violettes (Violet Temptation), an allusion to the temptation the perfume exercises not just on those you seduce but on...
Les Parfums de Rosine Glam Rose (2011): Ideal Violet {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
The new Glam Rose makes it possible for Les Parfums de Rosine to depart from their stated mission of dedicating themselves to solely creating rose perfumes while still remaining faithful to it. The composition is a rose-violet perfume which...
Tom Ford Violet Blonde (2011): The Return of the Violent, Neo-Muscadine Perfume {Fragrance Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
Violet Blonde is the latest opus by fashion designer and movie director Tom Ford displayed in his more mainstream collection recognizable at-a-glance thanks to the ribbed, flask-like flacons which distinguish themselves from the apothecary-style bottles of his more exclusive,...
Lush - Gorilla Perfume Tuca Tuca (2010): Hippie Violet Leather {Fragrance Review} {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
As I pick up the new Tuca Tuca by Lush and Gorilla Perfumes, I suddenly realize that this is the origin for the scent of violet leaves which I have been smelling from time to time in the past two...
Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum (2010): The Story of Balenciaga in 3 Acts or The Pure White Violets of the Future {Fragrance Review} {Violet Notebook}
Balenciaga Paris is the new perfume of the renascent perfume house of Balenciaga, a project which was first announced in October 2008. The scent was launched for the press in December 2009 and released this spring 2010. Developed under the...
Stephen Jones EDP with Comme des Garcons (2008) {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
Stephen Jones EDP is a violet composition from 2008 that I had wanted to add to the Violet Notebook for a while. It, I think, makes its mark thanks to interesting decorative touches rather than an overhaul of the...
Mystery Violet Perfume in Manhattan...Please Help! {Ask Marie-Helene} {Violet Notebook}
Sometimes one falls in love with an unforgettable waft of perfume and this event heralds the beginning of an obsessive quest. Risa writes,"I was eating dinner in Manhattan in a sushi restaurant when a table of 4 sat down next...
John Galliano by John Galliano (2008): Edgy Violets {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
John Galliano perfume ad featuring his muse: the fragrance just launched in Europe. Expect to see it in 2009 in the US and the Middle East John Galliano by John Galliano The Skinny:Perfumers: Christine Nagel and Aurélien GuichardArtistic Director:...
Editions de Parfums Dans Tes Bras (2008): Futuristic-Nostalgic Violets {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
Dans Tes Bras by Maurice Roucel for Frédéric Malle Editions de ParfumsThe Skinny:Perfumer: Maurice RoucelArtistic Director: Frédéric MalleGender label: SexlessNotes: bergamot, clove, violet, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, salicylates, incense, Cashmeran, heliotrope, white musk.Characteristics: nostalgic and futuristic; a violet perfume looking both...
Caron Aimez-Moi (1996): Buried Roses in Violets: Rose + Violet {Perfume Review} {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge - Day 26} {Violet Notebook}
The 1996 ad for Aimez-Moi "Love Me - this is just the name of my perfume" from Couleur de Parfum Aimez-Moi by Caron, created by perfumer Dominique Ropion, was first introduced in 1996 and relaunched later in a different...
Royal Bain de Caron by Caron (1923) {Perfume Review & Musings} {Perfume History & Facts} {Violet Notebook}
Historical Background The story that is told regarding the creation of the seemingly eccentric perfume Royal Bain de Caron / Bain de Champagne by Caron is that of a Californian millionaire who custom-ordered it so that it could be used...