Violettes de Toulouse Eau de Toilette

Few years ago, I stumbled upon this little beauty on the bottom shelf in the drugstore. The bottle was simple and unassuming, nothing like the fancy one with spray thingie and tassels on the photos above. I read 'Violettes de Toulouse' and it was dirt cheap, so I brought it home with me. There is delightfull slightly chalky effervescence in the openning that I love. It's undeniably a violet interpretation, but not as a flower or any other natural sense, it's about candid violets. Yes, as sweets. In that sense, it's definitely one of the very best. The edp version is toothaichingly sweet and overpoweringly fruity. I enjoy all aspects of violets, but not the candied ones. I didn't grow up eating them. So it sat in my perfume closet not necessarily unloved, but certainly ignored. Just beside Après l'Ondee. Until one day I had a neighbour over for tea. She chose black one with violet aroma. After a cup and a chat, I sent her home with a bottle and tea too. She was delighted and smiling for days. Afterwards, she told me that she was getting compliments everywhere and the bottle has to be under lock and key because every time she has a family member visting, half of the bottle is missing and girls, and occasional boy, are sweet smelling. I said that she could use it as the air freshener, it's that cheap, and she said something about principals and people behaving themselfs. Anyway, I occasionally buy her a bottle when I see it, just because she loves it and that story always makes me smile.

A beautiful little candied violet. It turns into a light violet/vanilla skin scent after an hour or so, but I noticed that it seems to have more longevity when it's warmer. I didn't notice it being there at all until I went outside in the heat and all of a sudden it was there again. It was still very personal, but lovely :) I would like it better if it had more sillage for a longer period of time. I sampled the edt, btw. Add: Another note about the longevity. So I've had this one since last night before bed. It is now mid afternoon, I thought the fragrance was gone and applied something different. I went shopping, it's hot today, I came in and suddenly smell violets, so...... I think heat might be the key to aiding the longevity of this fragrance :)

i have a bottle of Violettes de Toulouse L'Original, which i am not 100% sure it is the same potion as this; i love it! candied violetes, the smell of confections and sugar, powdery and soothing. very feminin and antique in a way, a scent for young mademoiselles in 1935? so true to violets to make it unusual for a perfume made out of one of the most popular flowers. longevity on skin is rather short, but remains a little longer on clothes.

Real violets, a hint of heliotrope, reminding me of springtime, romance, and lace. On me, stronger at first but still a good skin scent 6 hours later, edt. There's a lot to be said for subtlety!

Nice, feminine and romantic. I love it : only violets and musk,as the EDP which is sweeter. It smells like a bunch of violets. It's light and yummy, comfy. Correct lasting power.