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This is so good and does smell exactly like parma violets! At first, it is very heavy and has a very 'vintage' profile - kind of reminded me of Prada Candy. The longevity is excellent (a good 7-8 hours on my skin and eternal on clothes) and the longer it sits, the more sweet and custardy it becomes. At the outset, this almost feels witchy but develops into a delicious candy-like gourmand and eventually becomes a sticky-sweet vanilla. I absolutely love this and the projection is great too, totally worth purchasing if you want to smell like parma violets (but I'd probably recommend trialling first, because some reviews indicate it changes a lot depending on your skin chemistry.)

It's wierd and I love it. Totally natural, so even better! Smells like a rainy day, with a teenage goth girl holding an umbrella in one hand and a cupcake in the other. It's sad and sweet and grim and fresh all at the same time. Wet dew, grass, a bit of car exhaust, decaying leaves....it's a city street that takes you to a sweet garden in the spring eventually. The heart is springtime and rain. It then gets really sweet and vanillic, like the violet pixies dancing around got hungry and sat down for a picnic. This is what witches wear. I layer it with Vanille Banane by Comptoir Sud Pacifique? Amazing. Banana and violet is a strangely delectable combination

I bought a small 5 vial set from Lush and this was included- I love a good powdery velvet, and didn't know what to expect.. Wow it's amazing on me! It reminds me of old powdery makeup scents, slightly sweet. I have tried DS Durga Salem Gothic in the past and honestly, V perfume is what I thought Salem Gothic would be (and yet I had no clue that they would even be similar!). I remember Salem Gothic started out smelling like V, but then turned a bit green and sour on me, where with the V perfume it stays smelling like a soft powdery violet with a hint of darkness to it.

The dry down on me is heavenly. Sweet candied violets. It lasts quite a lone time. 8+ hours on my skin, even longer on clothes- days and days later. The initial spray is quite spicy and woody, which is interesting with the delicate, sweet, powdery violet underneath. Once the spicy goes away (hour or two) I’m left with the sweet powdered violets. One of my favorite perfumes of all time. Another being insolence by Guerlain. I’m a violet lover through and through.

Very woody and Earthy upon the initial spray, but as others have said below once the scent settles it gives sweet and powdery violet with a hint of spice. I can see why someone said it smells like Dr. Pepper lol, on my skin it smells like a creamy soda that has gone flat after being left out. It's lovely. I love the journey from cedar to violet and the scent lasts.