Violet Musc

The love with which I cleave to Violet Musc led me to purchasing the hair mist (plus a back-up) and securing two back-up bottles once I reached the half-way mark to my current bottle. VM is the backbone fragrance in my signature scent combination. It is the most complimented, most asked about, most long lasting, most affecting bottle of perfumed oil and water that I have ever owned. I must warn you that the fragrance contained within a bottle of VM is nothing ground breaking - nothing avant garde, experimental or terribly original in fact. Reader, I want you to understand that I don't believe the perfumer's sentiment was to shock consumers into frenzy, rather, I think Ajmal's perfumers wanted to create a foundation fragrance - something you'd wear bare in loveliness or layer with other fragrances to create mystery and beauty to warrant a follow-up sniff. Sometimes love isn't fireworks, sometimes, it just comes softly - Janette Oke said it well and she might not have been writing about Violet Musc, but that is the true spirit of this fragrance - it wafts, teases and lingers ever so softly, but oh does it stay! Let it age in your dark cupboard and you will understand its charm. And perhaps, just maybe your love for the fragrance will come softly as it did to me. Are there better alternatives, always yes. I owned and loved on a full bottle of Royal Musk by Al Haramain in the past and I will respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer - they are second cousins at best, perhaps some patience in ageing will reveal the violets-rosy nature of this one compared to the beeswax-ylang DNA of the other. But being interchangeable is a cruel promise to unsuspecting readers who may be denied the pleasure of enjoying the distinctiveness of both, as I have. Although I do not expect every nose to fall in love with this fragrance, it is a love beyond affection, for my books. Blind buy with realistic expectations. 5 seconds later: Musk Amiri... Ahmed al Maghribi have managed to take inspiration from this.

Wonderful on its own! Can be worn almost on a universal basis. It is powdery but sexy; cozy and yet highly seductive. It is not a very safe blind buy, to be clear. Expectations should be tempered if you are looking for a truly life-like, dew-covered floral (akin to a 'photorealistic' violet). This is more of a 'clean' violet--a highly stylized violet, in fact. I get a bit of a makeup scent on the dry down.. it is not quite a lipstick note, however, but it does come rather close. Layers quite well with spice-forward, or even citrus-forward, frags. Combining super strong sweet-and-fruity and gourmands may have a less-than-ideal outcome (would be curious to know if this assessment is totally off the mark for others!). I love, love, love it with Cedrat Boise. Violet and leather is such a classic and ugh it is just...heavenly. Recently laid it on top of a (quite heavily sprayed) Gypsy Water base which was super nice. The citrus opening became elongated without being bitter or sharp, resulting in a botanical, earthy, 'sweet skin' scent. Very pleasant!

Beautiful. To my surprise the violet note is prominent. First, a sweet aromatic musc, then the violet comes right out and it's obvious. Goes melding into ylang and the light floral Jasmine. Immediately blends together beautifully in that order.Leaving a beautiful ethereal aural cloud around you. To be clear it's not that vintage, AKA: "old lady scent". Just the opposite. It's quite contemporary and lovely. Though, it can be worn by a man. It definitely leans more towards the feminine. I get constant compliments from my female friends and family members. If I let them spray a little, they absolutely love it. Overall performance is moderate to good. P.S. I sometimes use a little dab of fresh/green violet essential oil on my wrists, neck & belly button. Spray a good dowse over it. Then give myself an all over liberal spray. It really seems to help it linger a bit longer.

Oh my god. I love this. I can see this not being for everyone, but it is evocative of delightful and sensual things. The musk and violet notes are unique to this blend and very potent. The other notes provide subtle nuances that make this fragrance exotic and strangely sexy. I want to overspray it and drown in it. Not for those who hate powdery or violet scents. Feminine leaning, but the musk in it is fairly unisex. Excellent projection and longevity. My batch is from 2019.

this is love at first sniff for me. it smells like the bougiest violet baby powder money can buy. very delicate and light. all the florals work together sooo deliciously. and shit does not come off i sprayed it on my wrists 3 hours ago and after lots of handwashing since then it hasn’t come off. obsessed. definitely more of a winter scent.