Violet Blonde

Violet Blonde is for sure quite like nothing I’ve smelt before. I get very little mandarin tartness in the opening with a lot of pink pepper and violet leaf. The composition feels more orris and iris centric rather than violet and it’s the dry, slightly earthy, dusty type of orris rather than buttery—the perfume smells like a combination of bougie makeup powders and perhaps some scented foundation were spoiled and crushed inside a plush suede cosmetics bag... along with an essence of kohl pencil eyeliner/lip liner scent, like waxy pencil shavings but ever so soft, just underpinning that cosmetic feel. You can imagine the horror and the absolute mess but the perfume is NOT that. It’s gorgeous, powdery, smooth suede with that Tom Ford signature vein running through. I do feel the refreshing ozonic edge and aquatic nuances of this perfume coming through which I find is amplified in cool breezes and you catch wafts of it especially on cloth which is unusual, it gives me an upmarket scented sun tan lotion kind of texture when this occurs, but in no way beachy coconut, tropical—kinda hard to describe. It has a vintage cosmetic feel and definitely one of the most unique Tom Ford offerings I’ve come by, I don’t usually gravitate towards TF fragrances, my favourites amongst the discontinued (Sahara Noir, Plum Japonais, Lys Fume) but I remember smelling this a while ago and never got a bottle before they ceased its production—bummer. I managed to snag a 100ml bottle for a great price on Vinted, kept in storage and the juice is a gorgeous orange colour, the benzoin has definitely deepened up which makes the dry down delectable and lends a gentle balsamic sweetness. I can’t stop using this lately I am really enjoying it. Lasts for a week solid on clothes perhaps longer and around 6-8 hours on skin. I’m going to have to calm down spraying my bottle because the prices for this one on eBay etc are jacked up to fugg so 🫠 I find it to be unisex leaning femme

After I got a sample of this and smelled it for the first time I fell in love with it immediately. I opened straight away the package of it - it was just waiting if I would love it or not. Personally I love more Tom Ford’s perfumes in Signature line than in Private line. I don’t know why but they feels more special to me. This is an amazing high quality scent, it’s very different than all other Iris / Violet scent’s which I have. It’s an elegance in the bottle. It’s a little bit vintage style but not in a soapy way and it’s not so “dry” powdery. it’s very cozy, soft and warm but in the same time it’s very unique and romantic. Benzoin makes it different from other warmer Iris scents and I love the way it does it warm without Vanilla like sweetness. Violet is there but the name is misleading imo since Iris and Orris are more dominant - together with Jasmine they make an irresistible core for this scent. Musk and Suede in the base make it not only so cozy but very very sensual as well. Concoction is somewhat full of contrasts. I don’t get any ozonic or aquatic which are included in accords here in Fragrantica. This scent was released 2011 and was discontinued only 5 years later. I don’t know if it was too special or too old fashioned as a designer scent or if the reason was the name but so sad that this kind of creation is not produced anymore. Top: Italian Mandarin, Baie Rose, pink pepper (?), Violet leaf Heart: Tuscan Iris, Jasmine Sambac, Tuscan Orris butter Base: Musk, Suede, Cedar, Vetiver, Benzoin Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

PHENOMENAL !! SIZZLING !! ELEGANT !! This just had to be reviewed again, As a day or two ago I moaned a tad about lasting power and a note I at first felt I disliked,boy oh boy was I wrong. ( Lesson to myself don't review anything too fast :) This is the most addictive and precious fragrance ever ! I'm in love with you violet Blonde you sweet musky minx ! This is the most beautiful pretty and different mix of stunning notes ever, a muted violet and crisp violet leaf blooms first, tingling on skin,then warm powdery iris surounds the initial burst,soon a more buttery orris absolue mixes in with a dusting of perfect sweetness from the benzoin ( my favorite note). A touch of spiceyness amps up the florals.Sexy musky notes complete everything! This is a little bit of heaven, and no it doesn't last as long as I'd like it to but I can't say I'm that bothered ( well it does work out expensive I guess) I've used 12 ml of my bottle in less than 2 days as the middle notes purr and leave me wanting more more more :) I've been spraying & sniffing my wrists every hour for those seductive mid notes ! There's just enough florals, just enough dusty sweetness, just enough powder & musk & velvetyness. I never want to be without this amazing perfume ever, VB just flew past the diors and chanels to first place on my most loved section of fragrances. So adorable and unique , how on Earth was this axed ?? Tom Ford please bring out a extreme version of this equisite and heartbreakingly pretty perfume! The man from Delmonte he say YES YES YES :) 11/10 If you love Prada candy or infusion d iris absolute this may be one you get all dreamy over too :)

Now this has been an interesting one.. when I first tested this I thought, "yuuuck!" nothing but overwhelming, dry, dry powder! Completely dismissed it as another overbearing TF monster. While searching for some new fragrances at Nordstrom, this was on prominent display with a nearly empty tester bottle. So I tried it again, thinking I must be crazy. Again, dry and powdery but also something very subtle I hadn't picked up on my first time.. the florals. Fresh and airy, just my type. Jasmine? Natural smelling jasmine, at that. I absolutely loathe synthetic white flowers (ie Dior Pure Poison, Alien, sorry ladies..) Unfortunately I ultimately dismissed it as too "familiar", as its white flowers soooo remind me of the ones in Coco Chanel. Luckily, I spritzed myself before having left so I got to watch it on the dry down. Maybe my expectations are just too high, because I just drilled with my cynicism all the way home. Hours after, just before falling asleep, I could smell a whole new side to VB -- a warm suede, and wispy white flowers with smoky resins. Ugh! Too brilliant. It was just luxurious and probably one of the smoothest new scents I've tested in a long while. I don't get much of the citrus notes, they seem to be tied into the white flowers, and again, very subtle. If I had sprayed a bit more generously, I may have gotten the full effect -- anyway, I went ahead and ordered it that night. Another review will be posted, hopefully not as obnoxiously long as this.

I really need a full bottle of this! This opens with quite a masculine opening on me, suedey leathery smells, ceder, vetiver, pepper, almost a hint of cumin? along with green violet leaf. Then along comes orris and iris to play with the violet, softening this and making it more feminine, the violet leaf along with orris and iris giving an illusion of violet flowers, fleetingly, here one moment and gone the next. The suede, vetiver, cedar and pepper give this a slight masculine edge that I enjoy a suedey woody green smell, while the iris, violet leaf and orris make this softer and more feminine. The muskiness is present from about half an hour in, for me. This is a nicely crafted perfume, not the easiest to wear but not difficult either. Longevity, on skin I'd say about 6-8 hours with surprisingly soft sillage. On clothes it lasts longer, as expected. Only downside really is the price, this stuff doesn't come cheap where I live. I would very much like to have a large bottle of this as I think I would wear it often, seeing as it balances my love of quite strong slightly masculine notes with my love of violets...suede and violet, mmmm....but it is nearly £100 for a small bottle in the only place I have found selling it! Going to keep my eye out for better deals but in the meantime I will have to just use this on the days I pass the store selling it!