Sweet Parmesan Violet

This is such a gorgeous scent!! It's one of the few samples I've sprayed that I love fresh from the bottle. Its not super complex, opening with a bright and sweet violet and pretty much staying that way, but its truly a beautiful scent. I actually appreciate its simplicity because there are so many perfumes that add way too many notes throughout to tell their stories, like lancome idole which opens as a juicy pear but fades to an allergy inducing musky rose. Sometimes the best scents are ones that are more linear like this one. Its also not too sweet. I've tried a variety of sweet florals and fruity scents and that sugar note always becomes cloying to me, but this violet is perfect because its as if the sweetness of the sugar is inherent to the violet itself. I really love this scent. It is signature scent worthy and unique but not offensive. It is almost $200 and I'm not sure the bottle design and more simple fragrance is worth that, but I do have a violet perfume oil that smells extremely similar so I may use that once my sample of sweet parma violet runs out. Not sure yet. To me, she is a beautiful light purple, a pretty french girl in the 50s, walking along the streets past the bakeries, clothing shops, and florists on a warm sunny day. Girly and graceful but not immature.

Probably the most beautiful simple sweet violet perfume out there and I tried so many! Very well blended, modern, realistic and delicately sweet, fortunately it doesn’t turn into lipstick-y vintage make-up kind of scent. This is what I’ve been looking for a sooo long time. If you are into earthy/watery/soily/sour violets this one is probably not for you. But if you love Guerlain Mètèorites pearls and ‘Mètèorites Le Parfum’ was a disappointment, you will adore Hilde’s violets believe me. The name (that has nothing to do with cheese, it refers to the beautiful city of Parma) sais it all. The longevity and sillage is *huge* especially for a soliflore, 8+ hours easily on my skin. It opens with realistic violets with a sweet undertone, after 30 minutes the sweetness become stronger, takes up the lead and keeps you in a pastel-purple aura for hours and hours. I ordered straight from the kindest, extremely talented Hilde and LOVE it, my search for the perfect sweet Violet is finally over <3

Mmmm this is so yummy! Candied violet done right. This is simple, lovely & masterfully done. Powdery sweet and just what I was hoping for. Longevity is decent too as I still get little whiffs at the end of my workday. I just keep wanting to sniff myself whenever I wear this. I think this may be a new favorite! Update 11/7 I'm in love with this! I find myself reaching for it every morning, and even touching it up when I get home from work even if I'm not going anywhere. I just want to smell like this all day! Even though it's pricey & just a two note fragrance, I ordered a full bottle as a Christmas present to myself. I do love cycling fragrances depending on my mood & the occasion, but this one is on its way to becoming my signature scent!

Beautiful scent that is most similar to the old fashioned British Parma Violets sweets, however, it lasts all of 10 minutes... Horrible longevity considering the price of the bottle. I wouldn't mind paying for this lovely fragrance if it actually lasted at least a couple of hours. I should say the sample I received is a dabber- maybe the proper sprayer would provide better longevity..? Edit: I got a spray sample, and it does last longer than the dabber. Still not the best longevity, but I've discovered that a spray and walk thru of GDT's Celeste then layering this on top with a few sprays prolongs it nicely!

Anyone can look at my wardrobe and guess that I am a fan of Hilde. I like the delicate thoughtful approach she takes with her fragrances. This one for instance, she takes powdery violet, which has been done a million times over and still makes it nice enough for me to order a bottle and love it. This is candy violet but with enough soft woods to keep it from being sickening. Penhaligon's Violetta is still my fave violet but this is close. This is softer and much warmer with the granular sugar note. I am a violet junkie so of course this is a good fix for me.