Les Fleurs Violette

I adore this newfound delight! This is a fairly straightforward violet scent although not quite a soliflore, although there is not a specific other floral note I can detect - perhaps a hint of rose as this does remind me of L'Occitanes Delice Des Fleurs Rose et Violette to some degree. This is fairly linear to me, from first spray to final drydown it does not change overly much, but that it fine because this scent is BEAUTIFUL! This is probably my favourite straight violet scent and is perfect for day to day wear. Feminine, sweet (though not in a candy type of way, though perhaps, on warmer days a hint of caramel?), floral, elegant, fresh and uplifting. This makes me smile and feel happy, it brings me clarity, I really do love it. Although I cannot really smell it after the first couple of hours it is there as people have complimented me on it several hours later even though it is no longer detectable on me. I love this as a departure from some of the more heady, heavy smells I love and whenever I get it out I cannot resist a quick spray on the bedlinen. I have found that it layers beautifully with orange shower gels and lotions, and also with patchouli based shower gels, to bring out different nuances of the fragrance. I also like to use a faint spray of this to enhance the violet in other perfumes such as DSquared2 She Wood Velvet Forest Wood, and even as a refresher for L'Heure Bleue several hours in as a cheap enlivener if I want to perk thinks up a bit or lighten the mood. I may even try layering this with Mitsouko. I love this stuff and am so glad I came across it, you can get it for a good price online for a 100ml bottle. I really don't know what else to say, I am in love with this right now! I have a full bottle and can definitely see me repeat ordering this one, I cannot imagine being without it now I have found it.

Les Fleurs Violette is a gentle violet fragrance based on musk. Upon first spray, my nose picks (in the order of dominance) fresh violets, musk, and heliotrope. Dominant musk notes always bomb on my skin, and perhaps that's why the first 15 mins upon spraying isn't my favorite part of this perfume. However, the heart reveals only the powdery violet note and the musk really serves as the agent on which this lovely but airy note can effervesce on my skin. As the hours pass, the dry down becomes sweeter, almost a candy like note of violet. However, it isn't cloying or bothersome. This is truly my favorite phase of the perfume. I've been able to score a 3.4 oz bottle for a very reasonable price. And as a Violet Lover, I shall be keeping this inexpensive little gem in my collection as my go-to violet perfume. Projection: Not even a foot. Stays close. But it's a lovely little cloud of violet. Longevity: Considering that my skin eats up perfume way too much, not bad for a violet one. After 4 hours, I needed to re-spray. But it IS relatively inexpensive, so this is not an issue for me. Violet Lovers: I don't think you can go wrong with this as a blind buy if all of this sounds good to you.

Violet is my favorite floral note and I have many, many violet fragrances. I also have several lovely Molinards in this same tombstone shaped bottle, all of which have marvelous longevity on my skin. Unfortunately, LFV totally disappears on my skin within 90 minutes of application. It does remain on fabric though, for a good 6-8 hours so do with this information what you will. Les Fleurs Violette edt in the original tombstone bottle is a beautifully deep, dark purple & dusky violet that smells perfectly realistic. I'm glad I have it and will enjoy wearing it by spraying on my clothing, all the while wishing it lasted longer on my skin. A hit or a miss? Depends upon your perspective.

This is a lovely violet. It smells just like violet mints by chowards. Super cute. Definitely has a "candylike" quality, but is by no means overly sweet. It is soft and inoffensive. Glad I took a chance on this. It's going to be perfect for spring wear. It is a very simplistic beauty. Soft, a bit powdery, a bit sugary, a little musk. Definitely violet. This is by far the most delightful floral I have ever owned. It has fairly soft sillage, but it does last. Very pleased.

The nineteenth-century-inspired violet soliflores range across a spectrum from quite sugary to green and not very sweet at all. Molinard's entry, VIOLETTE, lies toward the sugary end of the spectrum, particularly in the opening minutes, which always take me back a bit, so similar is the scent to that of violet candy. As the composition dries down, some of the sugar evaporates away, leaving a very thin, glistening patina of sugar, but I do not find it overly sweet. To be honest, I do not detect much else here beyond the violet, what seems to be vanilla (though it's not listed as a note--perhaps I am misidentifying heliotrope?), and of course the sugar. Naturally this composition appeals to me since I love violets in nearly every combination with anything, although I must say that I draw the line at plastic (I'm talking to you, Guerlain INSOLENCE). VIOLETTE is simple, but what else could one expect from a violet soliflore? I like it, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes either Caron AIMEZ-MOI or Laurence Dumont VANILLE VIOLETTE, both of which are really quite sweet to my nose--and in fact sweeter than the Molinard. Everyone else needs to try this before they buy, because it may well exceed your tolerance for sugar in perfume. If you like Bosari VIOLETTA DI PARMA and Berdoues VIOLETTES DE TOULOUSE, L'Artisan Parfumeur VERTE VIOLETTE, and Histoires de Parfums BLANC VIOLETTE, you may or may not like this sugar-encrusted version of the same theme. The quality of the violets seems comparable to me, so I'd call this yet another excellent value from Molinard.