Violet Blossom Candy

Sweet lovely lil flormand. Everything you love about Violet Blossom Dresstime 04 (less some cherry) but smothered in almond & meringue. Don’t let the name throw you off.. This is a white floral creamy princess, no purple florals here! Longevity is decent for price point (4-6 hrs) and layers beautifully for extended wear.

To be frank. This is a sweeter and very lovely version of Zaras 2023 Version of Violet Blossom. The added Meringue is what makes it superior. I think it got the same notes just with added Meringue. Zara tends to leave out a lot of Notes on their official sides on their flankers.

I smell fruity candied notes in this which probably stem from the vibrant refreshing magnolia being a lemony sour white floral note, but here it's smoothed out by the meringue which is a creamy, fluffy, sweet note. The almond in Violet Blossom Candy is more subtle as it blends with the robust magnolia on the forefront, but it's still detectable with its play-doh scent, embellished with the playful fruity sweet notes, reinforcing and amplifying the candy element of this perfume. Violet Blossom Candy has a fresh, juicy undertone so it's perfect for daytime. The Violet Blossom Night version is very similar being fruity and sweet, very candy-like as well, but it's not fresh, it has more depth to it so I like it more, even tho both are great scents. The Night one is more sultry while being playful too, it's almost earthy in the background. I also smell a play doh accord in the Night collection's version, more intensely, so it's predominantly a nutty scent with deeper fruity and sweet floral nuances. The notes of the night version are obscure tho. On Zara they picture a cherry (fragrantica lists cherry blossom in the notes), a white flower - magnolia maybe? - and one almond while the text description on Zara lists different notes so idk what's the deal, but I still get a deeper stronger almond scent from that one similar to the play doh scent in Hypnotic Poison, Police Forbidden and Sweet Hope La Rive, but of course it's a lot more fruity and sweeter in Violet Blossom Night as opposed to the Hypnotic Poison and its clones. So these are the notes listed for the Night version: "iris and red peony, juicy mandarin, raspberry, creamy vanilla accord". Raspberry is a sweet candy-like note - might explain the candy effect in it, slightly deeper than in the Violet Blossom Candy. The mandarin obviously adds to the fruity element. Fragrantica's pyramid features almond, cherry blossom, heliotrope, magnolia and almond. I don't smell cherry blossom tbh, it's a heady floral note that makes me nauseous. I do smell heliotrope because there's the play doh effect amplified, betraying that the almond doesn't stand alone, and the magnolia may be the reason why the Candy version smells similar to the Night one. The iris note listed by Zara, has my beloved cupcake doll type of scent and here it evokes a hint of violet justifying the name of the perfume and making it slightly darker and earthy. It's not powdery tho. So the verdict is I'd buy both versions regardless of the notes. Longevity isn't the best. I find them very unique too. I work at McArthur Glen in the luxury brands of the 2nd floor, and I discovered them during my break which is funny to me cuz I'd rather test Zara perfume than the high end brands that have become repetitive and uninspired lately.

I'm surprised with this one,I didn't expect much but I really like it. In the middle notes there's a small resemblance to Alien og,but I sweeter version. I stopped using Alien a while ago,I just didn't like it anymore but this one I like it.

Surprisingly really nice! Very fruity and sweet, but still fresh. It kinda gives body spray but in a good way