Violeta

Beautiful burst of violet flowers and leaves on first spray. Can smell the pink pepper after a few hours while the violet remains prominent. Wearing this late Jan in N Ireland, it is pouring with rain outside and it feels like the promise of spring. Long lasting for a cologne. Beautiful

Beautiful green violet! My favorite from this line. It’s very woody as well, I think these are synthetic types of woods, but I still like it. Lovely subtle sweetness makes it a bit softer. It’s quite radiant and I guess has better longevity than the others from the collection.

An earthy floral, woody, deep green and a bit spicy. The violet note feels to me somewhat mystical, ethereal, delicate, it comes with a powdery touch, but when combined with the earthy and woody tones, it becomes darker, more mysterious. It makes me think of a witchy woman living in the woods, in a house surrounded by wild violets.

Violeta by Granado, as the name suggests, is a full-on blast of violet – almost a punch in the face – but green, unsweetened violets followed by prominent woods. It opens more feminine to my nose; as it develops, the woods give it a more masculine edge, and right at the end it leans feminine again (just my personal perception, of course). This one really clings to clothes and lasts a long time. Violet here feels cooler and more introspective, and combined with the woods it creates a rather sober fragrance – not sad, but certainly not joyful or bright either. I’m still unsure how I feel about it. I’m not a huge violet fan, so I might try some layering to bring a bit more light and cheer into the composition.

Doesn’t really smell like Violet or Iris. No floraly freshness or sweetness whatsoever. It’s dry, nearly moribund...yet not entirely unpleasant. A bit bitter (carrot seed?). A bit woody. But the woods are dark & dank. Something scary lurks in the shadows...

A more green take on violet, very natural smelling. Reminds me of French perfumes with violet rather than violet candy

This is the one! I have been searching for years for a good replacement for my beloved Penhaligons Violetta, and I tried A LOT! Most were too sweet or powerdery, lacking in the fresh greenness that I loved, or too green and completely lacking the violet petal scent that I also love. But this one has both, and for me is very reminiscent of my lost love. And it isn't crazy expensive either. I'm so happy that I found it (thanks to you guys on Fragrantica). Hopefully other violet lovers will see this review and find it too. Also, you can buy very reasonably priced 15ml samples from the Granado website so you can try before you buy a big one. What's not to love?

Intense violet scent. Very well done, it has a touch of iris and cedar, reminds me a little bit of She wood. It is a cologne, very light and airy. I am very pleased with Granado, they seem to know what they are doing!