Velvet Orris Violet White Pepper

I was extremely intrigued by the scent composition. It was a hybrid between Flowerbomb and La Vie Est Belle. I couldn't fathom how this scent could smell sweet, sweet, sweet. As a gourmand lover, I would expect something along the lines of caramel and cotton candy. The initial blast was an overwhelming scent of flowery violet. It is that strong scent that temporarily assaulted my nose but once it's settled down, it becomes sweet, powdery and elegant. It does remind of LVEB, just a really great scent to have.

If you are in Greece for holidays or somethink else try it....it's a really beautiful perfume...it's little sweet on me but so fresh and clean...a wonderful choise for every day perfume..well done Korres!!!!!

I had a bottle of this and it's a very sweet floral, very feminine. I regret giving it away at 1/3rd because I could never find it in any store ever again. I liked how natural the perfume was what you're not getting with mainstream and premium brands that use a lot of synthetic oils (though Korres seems to have broken through though still as a cleaner and more natural premium brand, I've seen them in Sephora and other shops, before it was only available on niche websites with natural cosmetics and the perfume was advertised as the cleaner option for perfumes without phthalates and other substances). Now, the closest I got to it is Iris by Molinard.

glitterlust - I completely agree! I tested this with the expectations of a peppery, woodsy floral. Maybe a tad sweetness but it is indeed in the same category as LVEB and maybe Flowerbomb. But for me this is the first in this "scent family" that I actually quite like! Update: This has amazing longevity, I could still smell it in the late evening. The woody notes are also very prominent in the dry down. Love!

Three years ago sweet fragrantican Perseia brought me a bottle of this fragrance from Greece. It's sweet- powdery, a bit like LVEB but less sweet- agressive, more powdery mild on violet-iris direction. I'm in phase when I can't stand patchouli and on my skin doesn't project at all. Definitely I 'd try other Korres scents but it seems only when I'm going to travel to Greece- I hope it happen soon.

Personally, I think it's the best perfume Korres has produced so far and the one that lasts the longest compared to the previous ones. Sweet, powdery, feminine and of course natural!

Reminds me very much of La Vie Est Belle! Really great fragrance :) I have the body milk and that ́s strong enough to wear as a perfume! Way too strong to wear as a lotion!

it is sweetly floral and powdery ...good for layering strong masculine scents and give 'em more powdery and floral vibe... I mix it with Dior Fahrenheit

contrariamente a quanto scritto sull'etichetta, questo profumo sa, per lo più, di frutti di bosco. la violetta si percepisce appena, all'inizio, quando predominano note polverose, e non c'è traccia del pepe bianco. per il mio naso si tratta di un clone de la vie este belle o di flowerbomb. la persistenza è notevole per essere un profumo naturale. not my cup of tea.

i was actually hoping for violet/orris but instead i get a fruitchouli. it opens with a lot of fruit, maybe a plum note? then patchouli. it turns very strong and sweet and gives me a headache. unfortunate that this smells nothing like the notes listed...

I am so surprised by this perfume, not only because it's good quality and staying power but with the sweetnes- where does it come from? Velvet orris, pepper and violet does not seem this sweet , more of a powdery sweetnes. The initial spray is really sweet, towards candy sweet and for me it smells candy rasberry sweet. This note stays almost the whole wear and makes this composition into something I thought it was not. I don't say its a bad thing , but my idea of the notes written here on fragrantica and on the bottle, was a softer powdery violet with some boost by the pepper . Its like the initial blast would be a sweet infused pepper. The top note is actually reminding me of the top of pepper in Tresor midnight rose or the sweetnes of La vie et belle . When it dries down you get a more soft powdery violet wich is really nice and the drydown is even softer violet/iris /musk , with the while the sweet notes still linger around them. I really like it even if my idea of it didn't agree with my first experience of it. Since I lately added some sweet fragrances to my collection - This can stay too. The fact that they are enviromental and skin friendly will probably make me pick it more often. A sweet treat !

The red berries are present in the top notes which is where a lot of the sweetness comes from (rather than from violet). Orange blossom is just as dominant as the violet. This does fade out over time to leave a lightly sweetened orris note that isn't too powdery at all thanks to the amber and patchouli. I can see this fitting into the modern sweet category, along the lines of La Vie est Belle.

i do love Korres perfumes but this is truly for me. It's sweet but not overpowerly. It's a very unique and feminine perfum with a great staying power. I can still smell it after 12 hours!as it dries down i get a more powdery & confort scent.It reminds me a lot of la vie est belle.I purchased it recently and became one of my favorites already!it's a higly recommended perfume!

With all the comparisons to LVEB, can anyone tell me if patch is noticeable in this one? As someone highly sensitive to patch, I am wavering pulling the trigger on this one because of the reviews

This smells to me like a lovely toned down daytime version of Black XS. It's fresh and friendly without the heavy muskiness.