Violet Eyes

I just bought this today and I must say that I really like it (perhaps it's even love!) I am a huge Elizabeth Taylor fan; I grew up watching her films and she is my favorite movie star, which is really saying something as I love Old Hollywood in general and I'm a film buff. Anyway, I've also always been around her fragrances; my grandmother wore Passion and now White Diamonds religiously. I do love White Diamonds, with it's Old Hollywood white-fur-and-diamonds aura and powdery comfort. I also like Gardenia, which is a true gardenia fragrance---and I've been around gardenias my whole life, being from the South. Southern women love their gardenias. Violet Eyes, however, is by far by favorite of Miss Taylor's collection. It's actually beautiful; I can imagine Elizabeth in her prime smelling like this (Fun fact: she wore Femme Rochas at one time, which is another peach scent---this could be considered a more sparkling version of Rochas---so she must love her peaches and jasmines, which is fine by me!) This perfume smells leaps and bounds more expensive than it is; this stuff smells higher quality than brands quadruple it's price or more. On my skin, I get peach from top to bottom, beginning to end, mixed with clean jasmine and soft peony. Then, a while late, the cedar comes to the party and stays. I usually don't like cedar, but it's very well done here and doesn't overpower the other notes. This is one fragrance that is really good at how it wears; I mean you don't get a blast of top notes and then they completely wear off and then you're left with just bottom notes, which is how a LOT of perfume performs. In Violet Eyes, the notes flow gracefully into each other and at the end, you're left with the base notes being most prominent, but the top notes are still there, just softly. Also, the silage is great. I sprayed one spray and could smell it, as could the person sitting next to me. It isn't over whelming, just perfect. Excellent longevity as well. Did Elizabeth and co. make a mistake when they priced this stuff? It could be sold for much more! It's very nice quality. I predict I'll be wearing this frequently this Spring, and Fall as well; so all year, basically. ;) The bottle is beautiful as well! I heard that Miss Taylor's daughter, Liza, was the one that chose the shade of violet as well as the marketing image/style. --- Summary: Silage: Moderate (noticeable but not obnoxious) Longevity: Excellent Overall rating: 10/10 (Perfect for it's genre. Beautiful especially for a Spring day. Think white eyelet dress, long hair, sunny day...)

My mother wore White Diamonds and I hated it. It was overpowering, disarming really, and the sillage, that stuff never went away... So that bad experience honestly ruined any expectation I would ever have of liking anything by Elizabeth Taylor. Quite by accident, while surfing this site a year ago, I saw the feedback on this scent. The notes listed, the general consensus was quite good. And a significant number of the positive reviewers had stated the same feelings about White Diamond that I had. Soooo, I had to try it. The opening of the perfume is sweet and peachy, but a sweet blend of florals really opens up, and the drydown reveals amber and peony (which is so nice to see a sweet flower at the base!). The sillage is amazing, but nothing like White Diamonds. It does fade, but slowly, and you get a whole day of wear from it (you need to refresh in the evening, though). This is a great day scent, but the complexity of it is easily taken into the night. This is my signature scent. I simply love it. Others have compared it to Light Blue, but I heartily disagree. Light Blue is very citrusy and sharp (and I do love that fragrance!!), and there is a missing complexity. And while I can appreciate the comparison to Luscious Pink, I see a marked difference in Violet Eyes. Luscious Pink is syrupy sweet, but Violet Eyes is NOT AT ALL. The base with the amber and cedar takes it from a cotton candy sugar scent to a complete floral multi-dimensional religious experience.

I received a sample of Violet Eyes from a frangrantica member, andd it was instant love! I cannot believe that there are no Violet notes in this perfume, and like a couple of reviews before me, I wonder if it's the name that is playing tricks on me, making me believe there is Violet....Or maybe it IS a combination of 2-3 other notes that make it smell this way. Either way, I dont care, I really love this perfume. I am not great at describing notes, but it's nothing like anything I own, all I can tell you is that it is a beautiful floral, and I love Cedar in perfumes. VE is perfect, glamourous and classy. I think its a safe scent in that it's not in your face, you could wear it for work and is inoffensive, but it's beautiful enough to be worn on special occasions. It's gentle, but please don't cofuse that with weak, it's defiantely not that! It last me a good 6-8 hours which is always a plus for me. When I have finished this sample I will be ordering some of this beauty, this will become a perfect go-to perfume, to use on days when other perumes just wont do. Not in a bad way, what I mean it is is perfect for summer/winter, day/night, office/evening out. This is a perfect all rounder. EDITED TO ADD: A wonderful Fragrantica Secret Santa (Denoula) sent me a 100ml bottle of this beauty for Christmas, and I couldnt be happier, I have worn it almost every day since, I cant seem to get enough of this beauty. Thank you sweetheart....

MY GOLLY GOSH! Why am I just now trying Violet Eyes for the first time? I could have been smelling crazy good a long time ago! WOW, this smells expensive! This is way better than some of the high end fragrances out there. Out of all the perfumes I have and have had, Violet Eyes went straight to my "Favorite" shelf. First spray screamed at me with a tartness! It was just about to burn my nose (which only lasted maybe 2-3 mins) when it began to calm down. Oh yes indeed...it immediately began calming down into this amazing beautiful scent and the tartness faded. In the dry down, Violet Eyes is soft and silky but has great sillage. A little goes a long way. I sprayed and walked through it. It is definitely floral as the peony and jasmin stands out a lot with very very light whiffs of rose. It has a slight sweetness which must be the peach. I can not pick the peach note out, it's just ever so slightly sweet. There is a spiciness that gives it a gorgeous umph. The notes say Virginia cedar but I don't really get a smoky or woodsy smell. Maybe a hint right before the scent starts to fade away. It's more of a floral with hints of sweet and spice scents which makes this fragrance beautiful and perfect. Violet Eyes does favor D&G Light Blue but with a little spice which (to me) makes it so much better than D&G Light Blue. I will be on the hunt for more bottles of Violet Eyes forsure

Dear Readers, What can I say about this perfume but a must have. I say this because its a very excellent day perfume and office friendly too! also yes this isn't like Elizabeth's first perfumes, Violet Eyes isn't like her older sisters that were very opulent , passionate and elegantly bold. Violet Eyes has a more casual elegant beauty, a lady still rich with depth but modest but strong in grace is her beauty where her presence really wont offend anyone for she isn't over powering and yet gets your attention a like mysterious mother of pearl caressing your senses and mind to wonder more of this beautifully mysterious, demure and provocative creature. On me ,it lasted a nice modest amount of time and the sillage was also modest , I cant say which notes came out most with my body's chemistry all I can say is created a excitement for people trying to figure out where the gorgeous scent was coming from and once finding the source only to showered with complements and sincere admirations for such a mysterious fresh scent. I highly recommend this for any woman of any age, perfect gift to a receiver who enjoys fresh feminine mysterious scent that always breaks the ice to make people come to you and get them to talk with you, its very inviting fragrance that stirs excitement.