Fern Mayo

Of the violet fragrances I own I rate Fern Mayo higher and wear it more often than: Alexander McQueen's My Queen, Berdoues 1902 Violet, Brosseau's Violet Menthe, Insolence edt, D/Squared2's She Wood, Mugler's Violet Angel, Balenciaga's Paris and L'Essence, VC&A's Feerie. Obviously, I have a LOT of violet fragrances so do take it to heart when I state that Fern Mayo is my favorite. Granted, I do prefer my violets to be more sweet (think the deep purple violets of late spring) than cool and breezy (as in the first pale lavender and white ones of early spring). Even given its gourmand candy sweetness, I think Fern Mayo is the most realistic. violet in my collection and it's also the longest lasting. Spray with a light hand though because Fern Mayo has enormous sillage. GET Fern Mayo. If you love violets you'll thank me.

I agree with Weegee’s description of this fragrance, Fern Mayo is a consistently good violet performer easily outranking some of the obvious candidates. I love the violet note and although I don’t wear it that often, when I do I want to be able to get the full force of it and have it hang around for a reasonable period of time. Worn alone or used to amp up the soft powdery factor in other fragrances, this is a must for violet lovers.

I don't know what jawbreakers smell like but this does remind me of our British Palma Violet sweets. Very powdery and not quite as sweet as palma violets. It does remind me of a much softer and fluffier Pharell William Girl scent. If you want a violet scent with good longevity and sillage then this worth checking out.

I agree with weegee’s review. This one is probably my favorite of all the Ganache line. It’s as good as all of weegee’s examples and I would add Penhaligon Violetta and Lush Kerbside Violet and Tuca Tuca to that list as well.

My favorite violet scent and my favorite from the line. There's nothing like the smell of candied violets.