Violette Eau de Parfum

Molinard is certainly an underestimated house, but it's a House deserving more recognition for sure! I am in love with their scents and will buy more. Its fragrances clearly are concocted with quality ingredients by true masters of the art of perfumery; sillage and longevity are never an issue, elements crafted in sublime balances, and one will always be able to detect almost each note in them. They might not appeal to the masses, but I don't think they should: they create masterpieces which have nothing to do with the overly sugary, fruity charmers the market craves for. For a week I have been wearing this beauty. Upon application the most prominent notes are a tender, delicate green violet with a hint of powder, and a refreshing, juicy yet subtle note of blackcurrant. After about 30 minutes the heart notes begin their journey up: again violet is the most prominent one, followed by an equally juicy peach - though very faint - and a glorious basket of violet leaves, slightly bitter. Iris then comes up, elegant, romantic and not at all overbearing. Here it does not overpower any other note. This is a dance of fairies, in the deep of a forest where all is about light and shadows. No rose, no green apples can be detected at any time; perhaps one could say that the juiciness is given by all fruits blended perfectly in this marvellous magic potion. A citrusy whisper can be smelled every now and then, but overall citruses are not prominent. THIS. IS. EXHILARATING. Nothing can evoke the spirit of the forest as much as violets and here they are the queens of a rather joyous, colourful, fun court. Molinard is a genius and I wish this house would get the recognition it truly deserves. Simply magnificent.

This smells just like Lolita Lempika if you streamlined it by removing the licorice, cherry and any other 'weird' qualities. Just pure Violet/Ivy and sugar, it's much more refined and grown up compared to Lolita Lempika and it has much better longevity! The only notes I detect are a Violet/Ivy smell, a sugar smell, and maybe a touch of Black current in the back. I understand what people mean by saying Violet smells like "Fabreeze" or "Lysol" in a way, but it's not in a bad way. When it settles the sweetness comes out more. It also reminds me of the smell of wet hair gel (LA LOOKS Gel specifically) that kind of wet and fresh quality. It's great to use to layer as a finishing touch when you want to add that touch of sugary freshness. I wanted something that just smells like those Violet candies, but I think Choco Violet by Mancera is a lot closer to that smell. The bottle is very beautiful, especially because the violet bottle matches the name Violette.

Here we have one more superb frag from the famous house from Grasse. After an initial Voilette blast, almost covering the citrus, we get a long battle between violette (flowers and leaf), iris and jasmine on one side, and peach, a sweet rose and a not so green apple on the other side, the whole battle being covered by white musks. It's a long fight, 1 to 2 hours, evoking the classical gourmands vs. florals competition, here shown in "live" ! The peach-apple/iris confrontation evokes that of Guerlain's Guet Apens or Royal Extract, both unfortunately discontinued ... In the end, Violette and Iris win the trophy with a lovely skin scent which lasts for many hours. Molinard couldn't deceive with this new frag in line with the color of their floral frags bottles, and wins the challenge!

This is really nice. I like the interesting twist from the crunchy green apple note that really works well with the other notes. Its somehow unlocked a long distant memory of a shampoo I used to use as a kid which was supposed to have an apple fragrance. The opening is all about iris, violet and violet leaf. Bright and exhilarating. Those three notes quickly settle and then I am very aware of the apple note along with some sweetness from the rose and peach. I hardly detect any musk but the blackcurrant is definitely in the background. A gorgeous fresh unisex fragrance that I can see me wearing all through the spring. I think it encapsulates the freshness and newness of spring. A time of renewal and reawakening. Moderate sillage and longevity.

Oh, this is gorgeous! Opens with an explosion of parma violet, but soon mellows out so the other notes have room to breathe. For the most part, I detect the violet, musk, iris, jasmine and a bit of aquatic-sweetness that's either coming from the apple, rose or lemon (or a combination of), but I can't really pinpoint it. The purple florals are LOUD in this one. Something that really took me by surprise is how similar the drydown is to The Favourite by Penhaligon's! I'm struggling to decide which to get because this one is fantastic value for money and has better longevity but I do admit the other is a little smoother and well-rounded. Hard to really call it between the two.

Lovely...absolutely lovely!!!! This is one fragrance I will stockpile on the chance it is discontinued and sellers on eBay see an opportunity to charge outrageous prices to lovers of this beautiful frag. If you love violets and their scent, this is for you. And it is not fleeting. The longevity is amazing. A good spray between the "twins" and you will catch whiffs of it into the next day. I don't know about it being unisex. To me it is a lovely, feminine scent for a very ladylike lady. Sorry about the "twins" remark...that wasn't very ladylike, but Molinard Violette Eau de Parfum is!

Blind buy that I didn't like at first. Two days later I tried again and was just blown away by how lovely it smells. It is definitely for violet lovers, very soft and sweet and slightly powdery from the iris I imagine. Quite strong enough at first but then softened. On me it lasted all day and on fabric much longer. Really beautiful perfume and I have already ordered another bottle. I also have lush kerbside violet which I really like but it's quite different to this and perhaps that's what put me off Violette initially. Anyway it's a winner for me.

The perennial search for a violet that is a more refined version of that delectable little green bottle from the 60s...it is here and I’m in love again. It opens with a blast of Parma violets and settles into a powdery, gentle vanillary, warm and gorgeous violet tint that hangs around for about 3-4 hours. Ok, so not great with the longevity, but a real treat to top it up with that delectable classic violet glass bottle. . If you’re a Parma violet fiend, you’ll love this.

This is one of my two signature fragrances after my boyfriend purchased this for me on a rainy day in spring in Grasse, France. Whenever I wear this, I always think back to kissing in the rain in a cobblestoned alley. It's a true, sugary, candied violet to me. I love this perfume and couldn't recommend it enough. Happy memories aside, it is more juicy and bright than Insolence from Guerlain, and my nose cannot get enough.

I'm so in love with this!! It's exactly what I hope a violet fragrance would be and more! Delicate, sweet, powdery and BEAUTIFUL! It's so beautifully blended the other notes never really take the spotlight and for a few hours you're in sweet violet heaven, eventually giving way to a very soft, delicious violet candy skin scent. I know I'm gushing but I really am in love!

If violet leaf sings on your skin, if you love frags like Burberry Weekend, Guerlain Rose Cherie, Balenciaga Paris, the botanicas--this is pure violet leaf in all its subtly chic, femme, powdery glory. Really happy to have this chic scent in my collection, though it should be noted longevity and projection seem poor. Definitely more of a skin scent.

Lovely lovely Violet!! Musky and a bit more floral in the first spray. . But it settles into a a straight up smooth powdery sweet violet. Definitely getting a Lipsticky vibe. This'll be lovely for laying, as it's a very linear violet, and uncomplicated. If you love violet then you can't go wrong here.

You're here because you want violets. And violets you shall have. This is delightful. Sweet, powdery violets with a twist of lemon, leaning more on the feminine side. It's like eating those powdery parma violet sweets followed by a lemon sherbert chaser. Beautiful concoction.

Beautiful violet with green apple/peach and citrus. Violette is very comforting and perfect for year round wear. My mom used to drench us in Violet cologne when we were kids and this reminds me of those very nice times.

This one is a bit heavy, but still not very irritating. It's quite good and smells natural. Bought it at a factory in Grasse along with several other perfumes. I prefer wearing it moderately during winter, lovely!

Ambery violet with earthy but sweet touch. Smells a bit like dried plum. Interesting warm violet, quite unusual. Pleasant but definitely not safe for a blind buy. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

Lovely violet! I wear this to bed and drift off in a cloud of beautiful purple scent!

I loved this back in the beginning of my serious perfume journey. I was fond of Molinard in general. In retrospect, it was likely because I "found" this old house and became enamored with the idea of owning pieces of the past, aware that few if any remain the same. Since then, with the exception of Habanita and Molinard de Molinard, they've all been downgraded to "likes". As far as a violet note is concerned, I have fallen in love with many others, the greatest of which is Barcelona Paris. I'm also more fond of Insolence EDP and EDT, Aimez Moi?, and perhaps even Gucci Violet. I'm sure there are others. Still, this is nice, and is suitable for layering. From this collection, I also own Jasmin and Mugler, very good combos of synthetic and "natural" notes at affordable prices. Indeed, the Jasmin brings me right to the edge of jasmine indolence I can appreciate without veering into fecal territory. Additionally I own Tuberesuse Vertigineuse from their more luxe collection. It is well overdue to be worn again. Overall, I think this is a safe by for lovers of violet. If you aren't sure or struggle with it, then you must try before you by. Silage and longevity are nearly moderate. EDIT - 99.9% sure that the one note that jars me is the black currant. I hate it in everything I've ever worn, along with a few other berries and cassia. Black currant is the worst on me though, as my skin turns it directly into piss.

Amazing violet scent, maybe the best violet scent that there is. When I got this, smelled and litterally sat on the floor just where I was - stunning violet, it resonate so deep within that a tear of joy has made it's way down my cheek. I have never experienced that before. To me it's a subtile femininity, not shouting luxury. It's like those violets in early spring - fragile, but strong inside, blooming at it's best, and defenetelly violet-like the actual colour is captured in this perfume. Lightness with crisp apples and citrus. I don't even imagine it on a man, it's the only scent so far for what I would want my children to remember me smelling (from their early childhood). Sweet a bit powdery violets, beautiful lightness of violet leaves and citrus. And that beautiful Molinard base. I appreciate Molinard for still staying family busines since early 1849 in Grasse. For their product quality that doesn't shout with marketing, superstars in campaigns and so on. The product speaks for itself. A true piece of art.

This leans feminine for sure, but there is something I find very comforting and easy to wear about it. I occasionally wear it to work, its subtle, inoffensive and has a slightly melancholy characteristic to it. I often spray some in a diffuser to scent my room. Its relaxing and helps me unwind before I sleep. For the price, I think the quality of the fragrance is great, but you do have to like violets (think of violet candy / Parma violets). As the other notes listed are lost on me personally.