Violetta

Bought this on holiday in Florence, love love love how they have mixed the violet with vanilla, it's sweet but not sickly. The longevity is really not brilliant, but I bought the soap as well, so that I can use them together for a fragrance boost!

One of the first SMN I ever tried. A sweet candied violet with green leaves. No powder. One of the best violet scents I own.

My favourite. The best violet perfume I have ever smelled, worn or owned.

Best violet ever. Bright, a little sweet but also fresh.

This is not so easy to get hold of but one I craved as a violet lover in its many forms. I like this more than Devon violets as it is less heavy and dated but perhaps not so much as Venetian Violet Water or the more hidden violet in Bal D'Afrique. Bal D'Afrique may not satisfy a specific craving for violets though if you are in that mood. SMN Violetta has a soft Parma violet scent with some fresh greenery and a beautifully blended, barely discernible vanilla. It's important to note that this is soapy all the way, rather than creamy; it is very similar to Crabtree & Evelyn's discontinued Venetian Violet Water, which I also have, but I prefer the latter somewhat as it is bright, fresh delicate perfection, whereas the SMN version, though still lovely, is very slightly cloying at times due to the strong soapy note. The bottle is beautiful and it was dispatched quickly from SML in Italy, after some issues most likely caused by the language barrier, and I am glad I have this in my collection. However, I prefer the unsweetened and less soapy version of this that Venetian Violet Water provides.