Verte Violette

For me this is the perfect violet. I didn't even know they came like this until someone sent me some in a swap. I think I tried it because I was bored one day and ended up w/a bottle the next. This is FRESH not dusty or perfumey, not a big powder bomb,not rose enhanced.For no reason that makes sense on paper I even find her a bit warm and inviting. Something green violet iris fragrances will never be famous for. It surrounds me w/the perfect amount of soft, delicate,slightly green violet. It eminates w/out overtaking. It's sillage is perfect, longevity surprising for this line. Verte Violette is a constant surprise to me. As I wear it it brings me total delight, utter peace, and I never feel like I put the wrong one on. That's a tall order for any perfume and VV does it all sublimely. I think I may actually use the whole bottle!( I'm pretty sure that's the sound of the rest of my perfume bottles laughing in the background)

I love this perfume because I love good Violet perfumes. I bought this 1 in the Original Bendels back in the early 1980’s. It was very expensive, so I saved up for it. Whenever I wear it, I get lots of compliments from both women & men. It is long lasting for just a few sprays here & there. I am curious to try Violeta di Parma. The 2 very best Violet perfumes I ever had: one I purchased from a little shop in Italy in the early 1970’s & the other was imported from Italy by Caswell Massey at their Lexington Ave. shop in NYC back in the 1980’s. It is difficult to find long lasting violet perfumes. The Annick Goutal one is very weak & not lasting, which is quite disappointing, especially since I am a big fan of her perfumes & have quite a large collection going back to the 1980’s/1990’s. All mine last for days!

Ok, so I like the opening notes where I am very much reminded of a very old fashioned perfume of 'Devonshire violets' that I own. But, the longevity is dire, the projection not much better and after 1.5-2 hours I can't smell a thing. I have tested this again at the same time as Balenciaga L'essence and it just confirmed how much better Balenciaga is in terms of longevity, projection and even the cost...and Balenciaga is not cheap! It is a terrible shame because the opening notes are very nice but you would need to keep refreshing this perfume 2 hourly and at the cost of it, am afraid it's a big fat NO!

This is a beautiful perfume. I hope they ill bring it back as it has been discontinued and its now a collectible. I am one of the lucky few to still have a bit left in a bottle and I cherish it dearly. Very Violet. From miles away, violets!

This smells just like pansies! Heavenly--