The Virgin Violet Eau de Parfum

I noticed this perfume a few months ago when travelling abroad, because in the place I live we do not have the Alchemist Garden collection. I was rushing to the airport so just quickly smelled all the scents in a row and rushed out. The only one which stood out as the most unique one was the Virgin Violet (months later I went back and tried to identify the one by the smell). It smells very chic, upper-class and modest. There are many floral scents out there, and some of them just smell expensive – and this is the case with the Virgin Violet. Wear this if you have an a-line midi dress with a sophisticated floral pattern, low or middle heels and a hat with a wide brim. During my first acquaintance with the fragrance, I thought it smelled like “winter”, and when later searching for it in stores, I kept looking for that snowflaky, crisp, crystal scent. I believe it could be worn in any weather but preferably cool, as in the heat it will lose its magic and the “crystals” which will melt under the burning sun. So definitely not taking it to my hot summer vacation on the beach. The price tag is ridiculous though. I paid 337 euros (in Munich, Germany, in April 2023) but I saw that from the website directly you can buy it for 320. Still I am not sure it is really worth the price. Take a look at Guerlain Insolence as it gives a similar vibe at a much better price tag. I would say The Virgin Violet is the upscale version of Insolence.

I had no idea this existed. By the time I did find out about it, was in time to hear it had been discontinued so I blind bought a bottle. HOLY BEJEZUS this is actually the violet I've been looking for. I love many a powdery violet, but each is short of perfections. Love Insolence, but it's a touch too syrupy. Love The Favourite, but it's not quite violet enough. Love Mallow on the Moor but it's too green. Love Lipstick Rose is too rose. Lipstick On is too waxy. Sweet (Brooklyn Ellis) is too soapy. Fleur Majesty Rose Royale is too fruity. I have more, but you get the idea... I've been at it trying to find the perfect violet. Insolence and The Favourite as the closest... this is it. If you like anything I mentioned, this is a safe blind buy. It is most similar to Insolence, but without the heaviness and syrupy thing... but somehow it's still just as sweet, and that's sorcery to me. All the sweet and none of the syrup. This is powdered sugar and violets where Insolence is corn syrup and violets. It's got the brightness of The Favourite without all the other "distractions" from the violet. I love this. It lasts all day. It radiates about arm's length so it isn't going to overpower anyone. It's great year round, day or night. Why on earth was this discontinued???

A porcelain beauty confined to an ivory tower. She frolics around the chateau, sips loose-leaf tea on the veranda, and wears a pure linen chemise lined with silk. She is chaste, innately innocent, naive to the evil that surrounds her. Exuding a nurturing and pure energy, one can only imagine her scent, as she is the personification of the virgin violet. a cherished graduation gift. I had expressed my want for this fragrance for quite some time, as I was in search of powdery fragrances with notes of iris/violet. no fragrance has truly resonated with me as much as the virgin violet. the composition of the virgin violet is true to the notes. It is incredibly enchanting and sophisticated, but not too mature. The opening notes of powdery violet are absolutely entrancing, reminiscent of glass slippers tip toeing in the snow. after about 2 hours or so, it reduces to a soft and fresh baby powder scent on my skin. I feel that I can only capture its essence when I pair it with my Gunne Sax dresses and Parisian socks. I would recommend it to those willing to explore The Alchemist's Garden.

The Virgin Violet is soft, Parma violets, sweet, delicate, and very beautiful. I’m surprised at how much I love this. As with most of The Alchemist’s Garden line it is very intimate, but it does project better than some of them. I get a few hours of wear, and I’ve been reapplying my 2ml sample every time it wears off. I’ve come to appreciate the softness of this line-you could easily wear this and many others to work or places that require a softer touch with scent. The intimacy allows you to smell yourself and only share the scent with someone special you allow to get close to. There’s something to be said for modesty and The Virgin Violet fits beautifully here. Really addicting scent.

I first smelled this in a hand-held perfume bell on a store counter, and was so thoroughly struck by a memory of my childhood. My grandmother used to have a after-shower bottle of splash cologne, and would often follow it up before or after dabbing my body with baby powder...this somehow captures both scents, of soft powder down, and violet memory of the cologne. Silk slips, early morning spring air at 5 in the morning, grape hyacinths. Violet tea, and austere lips. This is a scent that exudes purity, without it being too cloy. My favorite violet scent. Highly recommended

Ok so this is amazing to me. Yes it is in the realm of Insolence but they are not the same. As another reviewer puts it, this is less syrupy and indolic and way more waxy iris here, which I prefer. I was going to declutter Insolence but decided that they are different enough to keep both, although I prefer this one, just better quality. I can also understand why this is discontinued as I just can't see this scent profile being popular among the masses. You can still find this at retailers.

Part of being an “iris lover” is knowing what make up iris smells like If you ever enjoyed designer fragrances with the make up iris accord you will love this one It’s a great blend of iris and violet the power on this one is excellent especially the projection in the first couple of hours You get the smell of make up in a good way for the whole day might lean a little feminine but iris lovers can easily pull this off Do not sleep on this one

This fragrance is dancing on the line of smelling like a Parma Violet candy, but doesn't step over it. It retains that purely floral violet essence and doesn't go full gourmand. It has an undeniable sweetness without being too sweet. If you're looking for a powdery violet fragrance that doesn't make you smell like a piece of candy, this would be a safe bet.

I have Goutal, Chloé Atelier, Guerlain... this is by far my favorite of all. The perfect dose of powder atop a discrete leafy freshness. Very little sweetness if at all. This is not beast mode like Insolence, I would describe it as rather intimate. But I like that. I love this perfume... time to buy backups!

i got this as a sample today and i want a full-size bottle so bad. one of my favorite candies are the choward’s violet mints (i have old lady taste, ok..) and this fragrance smells exactly how they taste. powdery violet mixed with liquid laundry detergent hahaha. it’s so comforting and addicting!

I like this perfume. Leans more towards a ladies scent. Its a powdery lipstick kinda scent which lasts a long while. Not sure why I get a bit of rose 🤔 anyways maybe its just me. I recommend it and its a nice safe blind buy. Not a granny scent but its not a sweet girlie girls scent

A very nice violet scent. About 4 hrs longevity and silage of about 2 m radius when first sprayed then slowly reduced to skin scent after 3.5 hrs. Reminds me of some soap or toiletries I had in the past, can’t remember what. Love it.

purple personified. beautiful, makeup-y combination of iris, violet, musk and vanilla. it’s less powdery and more concrete than celine offerings. great scent for purple lovers

Clean non offensive scent. Beautiful for warm days. Clean and for iris lovers. I reach for it almost everyday. I just read its discontinued and I dont understand why ?!

Dry, melancholic sounding Violet. No sweetness at all. Not bad for those who search just that. That’s clearly not an alluring one.

I love it on my May Tri Thut, first date and will last.. Powdery but mature, freshly but seductive. Must try it..

It's simple, easy, and straightforward, also my favorite...not worth $300 though.

I always love a good violet scent, and this one definitely qualifies for that category: it's a straightforward, very well-made, almost soliflore violet, sheer and transparent and tastefully sweetened to land exactly in the right spot between the real flower and a violet candy. Very nice, and especially perfect for this current sunny, cold period in spring, but I agree with others on this page: it's not exactly original, and projection and longevity aren't great either, which makes the high price a dealbreaker. Too bad, because I agree with the other reviewers about the loveliness of the packaging as well - maybe one of the other fragrances in the line, equally gorgeously packaged, will turn out to be worth that high asking price?

Right off the gate I said uh oh, we’ve got a TOO lifelike earthy violet scent here but then after a minute the magic happens and it starts to sweeten and become pretty. It continues to develop over the next 30 minutes and become sweeter and more balanced, thankfully. It’s a very nice, true, pure sweet violet scent. I think I like Insolence a little bit better but I can appreciate the journey this one takes me on and the bottle is so special. I love the apothecary look to it. If you are like me and you love violets, Insolence still is the queen but there's a close second with Sweet Parmesean Violets by Hilde ....something italian, lol.

This is Parma Violets on steroids! I happen to love the taste of Parma Violets, so if you know that taste, you know exactly how this perfume smells. The issue here is that I want to lick my arm, or go and buy some Parma Violets, but they're one of those retro sweets that you don't find easily these days. So The Virgin Violet would definitely be a pleasing perfume for me in that sense, but it is a bit sweets-like (or 'candy-like' if you're from the US). Luckily it becomes a little more soapy in dry down, but by then it's quite a bit milder, more a skin scent. Love it, but not as a perfume that totally works for me!

Very pretty and simple sweet violet. Would definitely recommend for violet lovers and powder and cosmetic scent enjoyers. It's discontinued now but you can find it for a good deal on JomaShop or eBay. I would personally NOT pay retail for this (Gucci is asking $400...) but the current discounted prices ($100-180) I would say it's worth it for that price for 100ml bottle. Less sweet and more subtle and powdery than Insolence; less green/apple fruity than Meteorites 2018. Virgin Violet is a good name for this fragrance, it really has an innocent vibe.

Its ok. Sometimes violet gives you kind of a “light purple smell” like with Himitsu violets but here its very powdery edging on playdough but only slightly. Not like hypnotic poison or anything. It has a slight floral to it but mostly that slight playdough powderiness. I guess if I wanted powder Id go full blown powder and this is sort of a weird in between state. I bet though it would be lovely in colder weather. Summer doesn’t feel right for it. I dont get any sweetness to it.

Definitely not blind buy safe. The opening is a bit rough, then it sweetens, then it takes you on a strange journey of oscillating between sweetness, earthiness, back to sweetness, back to earthiness- I use this when I want to amp up a violet note in my other fragrances as it is a fairly pure purple floral fragrance unhindered by anything else.

Semi-sexy. Semi-refined, powdery violet and iris blending. Seems to achieve a harmonious balance and then fluctuates back and forth between harmony and discord, as the composite elements can stick together and break apart. Weird, but ultimately good and wearable. Has a clean laundry vibe, but in a good way. Seems dressed up. 👗

I really love this and am a sucker for the apothecary packaging. However I think the longevity is the pits. I sprayed this on my arm and it lasted less than 2hours. It is a soft violet soliflore.

so feminine i can't see it on dudes , i think it's beautiful but you get this sort of medicine smell not in a bad way tho , violet is dominant in this , great as a signature scent 8.6 on a woman

after full wear : last like forever i got 15h+ , project 4-5 maybe even 6h after that it's a skin scent and it's pretty noticeable it starts fading after 11h

The Virgin Violet is a perfect Parma violet scent—sweet, powdery, romantic, delicate, and lightly musky. The performance is exceptional for such notes.

I dont like it at first but its grow on me overtime. This one last over 12 hrs so i am quite happy with it.

Update to Everyone interested in this fragrance:SADLY DISCONTINUED :(

I recently purchased a violet-centric sampler of nine perfumes. Gucci "The Virgin Violet" was amongst the nine samples, so of course I gave it a try. I'm not quite sure what to say about this fragrance. It's okay. I guess I like it. But I certainly do not love it and I doubt I'd ever purchase a full bottle. To my nose, the opening of The Virgin Violet is an EXTREMELY sour, almost screechy violet. I'm not sure what creates the sourness that my nose detects. I imagine the sour notes are related to the leaves, stems and other herbaceous matters related to the main violet note. Perhaps the sourness has something to do with the iris notes? However, I've never associated sourness with iris. And I certainly have never associated sourness with musk. Certainly not a complex fragrances, which is fine. The notes listed are the notes that perform. However, there is something about the blending of the notes that does not allow the violet note to perform. Longevity is about 2-3 hours. Initial silage is strong but quickly wanes. The Virgin Violet is not my style...it's simply not for me. It's a solifleur with a sour element that does not work well with my chemistry.

Soft powdered violet candy, very pretty and feminine. Though it does open with a strange undertone, almost sweet rotting fruit? Once that has gone it’s very lovely. No idea what’s causing that though. Personally, while it is a very nice scent overall, I can’t justify the price tag, especially when I vastly prefer something like insolence anyway, and that’s a much better performer.

Make sure you like powdery scents before you buy this. I LOVED it the first few times I wore it, but now I find the powdery-sweet floral scents too heavy. Common notes but the blend feels unique. One spray and the room will smell like sweet violet.

Yep, that’s violet alright. Boring, flat, reminds me of paint and construction of the new condo I never got to live in as a kid. No sweetness to be found, just like my childhood memories. Just a pungent, sharp assault of the nose. It feels like burning my nose hairs off. Bad time all around.

This is a nice violet/Iris combo. On my skin starts out with more violet then iris then shifts to a balanced duality. After trying this extensively i can conclude that this is really trying to take from Guerlain's APRÈS L'ONDÉE. I do believe the for-mentioned Guerlain to be far superior. The Gucci falls flat after 20 minutes and seems to have a soullessness to it, if that makes sense. While i believe its nice and quite pretty in the opening it really leaves much to be desired as if the scent feels unfinished. Scent: 4/10 (Nice but unoriginal, and falls flat, decent quality) Longevity: 6/10 (Although it falls flat quite quickly i could smell it on my skin for 10 hours, albeit a skin scent) Projection: 2/10 (Projected a couple feet within the first 30 minutes then pulled back to a bubble scent for an hour and then a skin scent. If you wear fragrance for yourself then i would dismiss this category.) Overall: 4/10 (Its nice and i do like it better than most releases these days but since you can pick up a bottle of APRÈS L'ONDÉE for about $70USD at discounters I don't feel it merits a purchase of $330USD.) P.S. I do find the whole aesthetic very well done and pleasing, i do wish that same effort would have translated in the scent as well. Perhaps if they had fewer releases at once?

I Love violets and virgin violet is no exemption. It moved to my top 5 fragrances. It’s not as interesting and classy as Love in black or lipstick rose or Violet Volynka but it’s the clean fresh powdery simplicity of this that won me over. Virgin is the perfect word for this one. It’s clean , dry and utterly powdery. Sweet but very fresh and aromatic. Nothing dirty here. I am in love with this one. It has a powdery dry texture and lasts for a long time. It’s a compliment getter. I alway get “ you smell so good “ with this one. Which makes me want to wear it even more . You feel clean with this. Even on a day when you skip your shower.

After trying so many niche & designer options, I gotta say that this may be the perfect violet flower fragrance. It's a perfect balance of sweet & powdery violets backed by iris, musk and a touch of vanilla. It's just so cozy & comforting, like the scent equivalent of warm cotton bedsheets fresh from the dryer🧺🌱 This one does mostly sit close to the skin, but lasts for 12+ hours. Overall it's gorgeous, my only complaint is the price.. 😅 Unfortunately I haven't found anything close to this one(Imo Insolence from Guerlain is too different and nowhere near as good).

Dainty violet paired with a delightful iris, however, the musk is just too present The iris is a little plasticky, which is entirely expected, but when paired with the musk it's a little jarring. The three work well together, I just wish it was a little less musky. It's a pass from me, but it would be great for the right person...

I smelled this at last and was stuck by how lovely it is but very melancholy. It is a cold but austere fragrance. It reminds me of dusky graveyards, filled with shy flowers in early spring. It lasts a long time, but I needed something a bit cheering in the composition to make it more compelling.

Why looking notes i have feelings that this is not worth 300$? There are so many simple violet 3-5 notes scents out there for up to 30$.. Oh i know for a moment I forgot... with expensive new generation exclusive designers collection we are buying experience not a perfume.. silly me...

I can’t believe this has been discontinued. This fragrance was heavenly so beautifully blended. The downside was the price that was way too expensive for an everyday fragrance. If someone knows anything similar. I would be really interested🌸🌸

This is beautiful but short lived.. no one has time or money to waste reapplying it. I really enjoy the scent but it’s like a BBW mist ... you get in the car drive to your destination and it’s gone .. what a shame..

This is a beautiful pure unadulterated violet! Initial spray is gorgeous, bringing me back to my childhood of Violetas Francesas splash cologne. My only issue is longevity and price.

If you want to smell identical to those Choward's violet candies, this is your fragrance. Really, really lovely and the lasting power is good.

This smells sooo good! Does anybody have one they are looking to unload and SWAP??