Bruise Violet

Going to have to test a few times, I suspect. After yesterday's failed sample of Baba Yaga from the same brand, and a try at their linen and room spray, I had very low hopes for this. Baba Yaga got my first experience of hearing multiple, unsolicited, "I don't like what you're wearing today"s and I had to agree. Strangely, at around midnight, it FINALLY mellowed out into something lovely in my hair. Not worth the wait, though. Luckily, on first whiff, Bruise Violet might be a "love". 9 - I think I'm going to have to accept that one of my favorite notes is "plasticky lipstick" because it thrills me every time I encounter it. I smell like a handbag with makeup spilled into it. At the same time it's a clean smell, not muddy or overly powdery. But the powder is there. There's a fruit smell that didn't give me any hint of citrus but when I looked at the notes and saw grapefruit, I could see it. The roses are prominent, not jammy or fresh, but still clear and youthful. I keep getting the image of a young woman wearing tons of eyeliner at an esoteric music show, like acoustic hip-hop, drinking cheap beer and wearing a second hand dress but her boots were $600. She's Debbie Harry, not Kat Bjelland. I am not normally the type of person who gets all poetic or story-time with scents. There is definitely some vanilla in this that I'll have to keep an eye on, but if that stays under control, I'm buying this tomorrow. 11:45 - I may have reapplied at some point this morning just to get that glorious open again. This dies down fairly quickly and goes into an irisy vanilla on my right wrist and a sugared rose on my left wrist. I don't even know what to say to that, but I do still get wafts here and there of the best parts from the open. This is the perfume oil but I'm going to go ahead and buy the EDP once I try the rest of my samples from sixteen92 and see what all I want to order. Will update review to compare performance.

Just tried a sample of the perfume oil and am ready to invest in both the oil and perfume. The price was so much less than I expected! In addition to loving the powdery lipstick vibe, it really does take me back to my rock and roll party years in the nineties. How I would SCREAM out the lyrics to all the songs on my Hole albums - "I want to be the girl with the most cake" and of course, "Go on take everything, take everything, I want you to." LOL- my life was far more dramatic in my young adult years. Tough and vulnerable, and that is the feeling I get from this scent, though it's probably due to the power of suggestion. So far the sillage and longevity are very good, and I hope that will continue. I own many violet/iris perfumes, but there is just something different about this one. Thanks to my Fragrantica swapmate for turning me on to this glory. Now thar I think of it, it does slightly remind me of Angel's Dust by Francesca Bianchi, which I also love. I still want Bruise Violet! Update: I received my oil and perfume and I couldn't be happier. They smell identical, but I layer the oil under the parfum to help longevity, which is pretty freakin' good to begin with! I've already picked out about 7 samples I want to purchase from the house. They revolve their collections around different themes, but unfortunately, not all of them make it into the permanent collection. It's such a cool little brand. Thanks for introducing them to me, swap buddy!

Bruise Violet is a woman of many contradictions, as most of us are. Ths was the first Sixteen92 scent I tried, and I have found many (not-in-database) winners from the brand since. BV is also VERY intense, so much so that putting on more than one or two small dabs of the oil can turn it from a fantastical violet-tinged powdery daydream into a suffocatingly dry, waxy purple nightmare. Because of this intensity, she lasts and lasts. I can often smell it the next morning on my skin. I prefer Lipstick On in warmer weather just because it is softer, but in mild and cool weather BV is the way to go. Maybe I am just easily swayed by ad copy, but I do smell a lipstick accord that is not listed here that goes beyond the "powdery notes." For my buck, this is a good marriage of vintage and modern, edgy and classic, funky and timeless. I admire Claire Baxter and what she does, and I highly recommend Sixteen92 overall, but I would be remiss to not recommend their award-winning scent as an entreé to the brand.

Modern and young! expresses a great desire to get involved, to exaggerate. Very nice parfum... i really like the initial agreement, a dusty scent (accord-lipstick) really well balanced with violet leaves and iris that stand out. Suitable for autumn days or even winter, in afternoon walks,some party nights music... suitable for those who want to transmit energy from the soul always young! Very beautiful! Sillage: 8.5/10 Longevity: 9./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

On me this starts out very sour, musty, and just strange. But then dries down into something incense-y and gorgeous. I’m digging it. Edit: I ordered a rollerball of the oil, it’s like a completely different scent. Zero lipstick, it’s just sweet and sour bergamot 😒