Velvet Lavender

This is such a pretty and true lavender. It's feminine enough for women. It doesn't have that harsh lavender male vibe that is in many male fragrances. But it still remains a very vibrant lavender perfume. I can see the lavender fields in my minds eye wearing this rustic and charming perfume. It is herbal, dusty, powdery with touches of vanilla and apricot that keeps it soft, rounded, and velvety. The sage in here is just right, it doesn't take over the composition at all or make it masculine, just dusty and herbal, not harsh. It's slightly sweet, like a apricot and lavender jam. That would be interesting to taste. I love herbal perfumes with this feminine, dusty and powdery quality and it is just the right fit with the very aromatic lavender being the star. Appropriately named as well, Velvet lavender. Relaxing, feminine, casual elegance. If you are a lavender lover check this out. It is a fabulous find for lavender lovers out there. For those who aren't smelling the lavender I'm sorry but this a gorgeous feminine lavender. I am sorry you are missing it. Velvet Lavender is much prettier and less woody than YSL Libre original and less sweet than Mon Guerlain. Also the touch of apricot makes Velvet Lavender much more interesting. It is truly like velvet.

This is such a nice lavender perfume. Many lavender scents are so harsh (which does a disservice to the flower) but this is more like sticking your face in a real English Lavender plant. Soft, gentle, relaxing. This is a very inviting smell. Its feminine but I can see a man pulling this off in a laid back setting, such as, on a beach. This makes me want to try many more Eric Buterbaugh perfumes. I can tell he has a great appreciation for the flowers he is trying to represent.

It's very much lavender to me, but nicer than most lavender perfumes I've smelled, because it is softer, more powdery than most. I like that. I love the unusual smell of it, with the fruit and herbs, and musk. I think it's beautiful, and it is gentle and caressing - I feel as if I have a soft lavender shawl on, and the soft aromatic fragrance wafts all around me for hours. I find it very relaxing and also uplifting. It's really lovely.

Velvet Lavender. The name suggests a smooth rather than harsh, herby version of lavender yet I was still convinced this scent and I were not going to get along. I was very, very wrong. This is a beautiful floral perfume that does indeed rely on lavender on the surface but calms the herbal tang with musk and sandalwood (which I primarily smell). It is a woodsy smell punctuated by a delightful almost unisex floral... ...and I'm in LOVE!

From the one time I tried this at Saks I couldn't forget it both for the amazing lavender spa sensation and for the very hefty price tag. By lavender spa I mean very transformative and uplifting, some of the herbal aromatic notes lift the lavender to precious unexperienced heights for me. If I hadn't been broke with the Christmas shopping I would have bought it on the spot. Definitely one of my grail lavenders.