Violette Imperiale

I bought this when I was in France on a whim. It enchanted me. It's a beautiful soft, powdery, sweet violet. I remember when I first smelled this. It was a tender, first kiss, purple, cute addictive kind of scent. This perfume is PINK/PURPLE. It is exclusive, it is hard to find, and I feel lucky that I smelled it in my lifetime. I recommend purchasing just to enjoy it. When it was in its prime, it was a definite compliment getter. Sweet on the nose, fruity and delectable, innocent, like candied violets, not sharp at all, but definitely red berries. There is a hay note (the vetiver I assume) that grounds it, a little bit of warmth. I liken the scent to a very youthful smell, as someone said, fit for a princess. I remember how it smells even after almost a decade. (I prefer softer, not as loud/spicy scents).

Violets on the sweeter/innocent side, without actually being sweet. Most notable to me is the absence of pepper, which is often entwined in violet compositions. So, without any pepper it is smooth, soft and sweetly floral - not a soliflore but close - with a lovely powdery aura. A stranger just complimented me on this, and it's only the first day I have worn it. It is a hot day and so the fragrance has bloomed quite quickly on me, but without becoming cloying in the heat. Imperial Violet is an uncomplicated scent with medium sillage and longevity as yet untested. A lovely fragrance.

A fruity sweet violet scent, where a realistic raspberry is the most prominent note. It's longlasting, has good projection and despite its moderate price it is a quality blend. There's nothing synthetic here. As a violet lover I've found that some violet scents are much to harsh and causing others discomfort when I'm wearing them, this one is just so lovely, gentle and so well-balanced. It's one of the better violet scents I've tried and I will definitly add a big bottle to the collection.

Sweet, fruity, feminine, juicy raspberries, basically a sugarplum fairy in a bottle. Unfortunately the lasting power is just as fleeting, only a few minutes after spraying, it is gone.

EDIT: this has lasted 13 hours on me and still hasn't faded out! first of all. beautiful, high quality bottle. VI smells very modern. a slightly (fruity, woody, amber, powder - in that order) Violet eau de toilette. i can smell the greener violet that i find in SheWood, but a much softer concentration. the violet is i think, masked somewhat by the full-on musks and fruits. i don't know whether my nose is having a funny day or what? but i swear i can smell freesias* and/or rose* in this! or is it violet leaf? or the musks playing tricks with my nose? the scent has good projection and to me is not subtle or whispy. it keeps going strong for about 8-10 hours. a quite powerful scent and only ever so slightly powdery. as it begins to dry down, is reminds me of scented drawer liners and violet soap. and vaguely generic in its modernity. though rather beautiful, this is not for me. too "modern woman" smelling. unfortunately i was expecting a vintage style violet scent, judging by the bottle, the name and where it is marketed. this is definitely a 2012 vintage! * as a footnote: this massively reminds me of Stella eau de toilette. all i can put this down to are the shared notes of citrus and amber. but because of this relation, i can't help thinking that there is rose and/or freesias in the mix. but that might be my brain making the association ? So, i do believe that people who enjoy Stella EDT, dainty transparent violets and something "modern" and "easy to wear", might like this!

Nice and subtle but very pleasant. The Historiae EDTs that I have tried are very light and airy, almost like a natural scent you would smell from a gentle spring breeze coming through a window. They are a wisp of a fragrance without seeming weak or faulty, it is clear they were designed that way. Violette Imperiale is gentle violet floral, with a touch of fruit on an ever so slightly woody and musky base. As described by a perfume blogger, these fragrances are like a watercolor of scent. Historiae fragrances are mostly only available at prestigious French historic sites and only during certain times of the year but they are sold in a few select other countries. They are quite exclusive and are made entirely in France and with certified fair trade essential oils and other natural ingredients. Violette Imperiale is the only one from the Historiae collection not created by Bertrand Duchaufour. It is a lovely fragrance suitable for spring and warmer months.

This is a berry infused violet. I like it very much. It's as sweet as the forest fairies that surround it. I am very much enjoying wearing it on this Holiday Season snow day. Very purple and fairy tale-ish powdery little perfume. Something out of the nutcracker suite... This is dusty plum violet colored fairydust...

a delightful fruity (blackcurrant) musky violet, reminscent of L'Artisan's mure et musc, by the same nose.

Nothing what I would expect buying it blind. There is this plastic note which reminds me Lipstick Fever JHAG. I wanted real and long-lasting scent of violet instead I found icky plastic. After Roses from this perfumer I bought Violette Imperiale without testing and now I’m left with perfume bottle which I don’t like :( .

FRAGRANCE REVIEW FOR VIOLETTE IMPERIALE BY HISTORIAE Top Notes: Orange Black Currant Peach Middle Notes: Violet Iris Raspberry Ylang Ylang Base Notes: Vanilla Musk Amber Vetiver Sandalwood Imperial Violet true to it's moniker has a reigning violet. She is the queen. After adoring the fragrance Rose de France by the same house of Historiae, I thought it was about time I added another to my collection. This is a sweet innocent fruity floral fragrance. The violet is surrounded by sweet notes of raspberry and a grape scented black currant. The only other floral note I could detect was iris which gave it a definite powder and softness. Smells very purple. The grapes plus violet-iris combination gives it an airy and magic atmosphere. As another Fragrantica reviewer pointed out it evokes Christmas time, the Tchaikovsky ballet The Nutcracker The Sugar Plum Fairy. Light, subtle, sweet, magical, with each step the scent fills the air with deliciousness and enchantment. The vanilla is very present in the dry down adding yet another sweet note. The vetiver and sandalwood give it some much needed depth and oomph. I love this fragrance and I highly recommend it. And even though it smells like Christmas it's suitable for spring and summer. If you like violet flowers this fragrance will delight you. If you like soft powdery floral scents you're in for a treat.

I loved this from the first spray, but it reminded me of about 2 or 3 other similar scents, and that's why I'm thinking that I may not progress this one any further... It reminds me of Macarons, Misia, and another one I can't remember, and for that I'm inclined to say 'no' to it, though I do think a different me, one who hadn't experienced the other scents I mentioned above, would likely have gone for it... Delicate candied violet with juicy fruit in the background. Big fan of this motif, however, as I've said, I have a few like this already... I'll try it one one more time to see if I can be swayed... ***EDIT*** Trialling this one out again, and I have come to the conclusion that it's just not going to work out for me, unfortunately. I love this this, I really TRULY love it, but it reminds me too much of Misia, Love in Black and Macarons. It's an 8/10 scent, possibly even an 8.5/10, but, I have something like this already, unfortunately, and as a result, there's no point pursuing this any further. Misia lies in my drawer still in cellophane, as is Macarons, and Love in Black has been used twice in 18 months. You have to be BRUTAL in this hobby, really, you do...

A PERFUME FOR A PRINCESS I have both the big bottle and the purse size travel spray which I carry with me when I'm out all day and spritz this on in the bathroom re applying it when it starts to dry. This is such a beautiful, beautiful perfume. It reminds me of the Lilac Fairy in the Sleeping Beauty ballet by Tchaikovsky. This has a regal but sweet youthful air. It's soft and light, powdery, just how I like my perfumes. Starts with fruit scents of orange peach and grapes (black currant). Of course with a name like Imperial Violet the violet flower is dominant. It's soft, though, and yet heady, fragrant. It's well paired with other flowers like iris and Ylang Ylang. A sweet raspberry and vanilla keep this fragrance feminine and lovely. Dries down cleanly with amber and sandalwood. I absolutely love this perfume and you will too. If you're big on floral fragrances that are soft and dreamy this is perfect. I wear this as a casual day time fragrance

The Historiae website indicates that this WAS created by Bertrand Douchafour. Although I love to test his scents, violets are a problem for me, and I have to decide if it's worth a risk.