Blanc Violette Histoires de Parfums for women

It is a clean delicate smell. Not very unique and with very low staying power. I have sprayed it on my arm and my husband was not able to smell it at all 10 minutes later. I can smell it by burring my nose in my arm. Very close to skin.

I like it... But it reminds me of a lot of other fresh violet scents. It's fresh and dewy. I like it more during the drydown when it becomes thicker and all the dewiness has left, you really start to get the rice powder accord which makes it more unique. I would wear this on spring mornings.

This is a deceptively delicate violet with surprising staying power- I've applied less than 1/4 of a ml, and it has stayed with me all day long-

My immediate impression was that it is a fragrance that would fit for one's very first or very last fragrance- It would be a perfect first "real perfume" gift for a young girl- but I could just as easily imagine it to be the last scent worn by a Victorian octogenarian- there's something a bit metaphysical about it-

Old-fashioned, yet not wispy- it has a hint of the animal about it via prominent musk notes, which keep it from drifting off into floral evanescence-

Blanc Violette makes good on the transcendent promise of violet bliss that Apres L'Ondee failed to deliver for me-

Aesthetically related to BVLGARI POUR FEMME, Histoires de Parfums BLANC VIOLETTE ups the violet ante, boasting a triple dose of one of my favorite floral notes. Yes, violets, violets, and more violets are found in the top notes, the heart, and the base notes of this scrumptious composition (according to the house's literature...) This means, of course, that I, a certified violet 'ho', cannot really claim to offer anything even approaching an objective review of this perfume. It's beautiful, it's splendid, and I love it!

In a side-by-side comparison with BVLGARI POUR FEMME, I confirmed my initial sense that the compositions are similar. Basically, if you replaced the rose and other non-iris, non-violet notes with violet, then you'd have a gorgeous perfume closely related to BLANC VIOLETTE. The main distinction I see is that rice and musk notes substitute for the benzoin of the Bvlgari, but the overall effect is very similar. Very beautiful, very glamorous, very appealing. The longevity and sillage of this creation are both excellent, and I'd love to have a bottle of this!

Postscript: I have zero idea why “professional perfume reviewer,” as TS refers to herself in The Holey[sic] Book (believe it or not, in her review of Ellie parfum) labels this beauty “harsh violet”. Aucune idée. Keine Ahnung. Ninguna idea. Another great example of why to me it's really “The Antiguide”...

Let me start by saying, I don't like violets, the flowers smell fine in the ground but I don't like them on the skin. Blanc Violette sniffs sweet and gentle from the bottle. Put some on your skin and the gentle little violet roars out with an eye-popping, super bright, clean and screechy wallop! Then little violet stops screaming and decides to take a breather, lounging on a woody chaise lounge in the hot summer sun while sipping a little lemony refresher. Blanc Violette mellows into a soft powdery puff exhausted and spent.

Roses are red, violets are blue as the saying goes. Not in this case. In Blanc Violette, the focal point is all about dainty and delicate white violet. If I had to choose one word to describe this delicious fragrance, the word would be sumptuous. The fineness of the velvety white violet is felt from beginning to end. Yes, there are other notes in here, iris, bergomot and ylang-ylang, but because of the prominent scent of the violet they're hidden in the mix. The violet, known for it's fragrant yet powdery quality, is escalated in the dry down with the addition of the rice powder. A skosh of vanilla with musk and sandalwood keeps the bottom notes enticing and warm. This fragrance is especially worth wearing for a short outing. It lacks longevity making re-application necessary every 2 hours. Despite that one particular drawback, it's worth sporting when the occasion calls for an understated feminine floral scent.

The scent of this perfume reminds me of the scent of the retro confection of the 1930's, Chowards Violet scented gum and or mints. Now here's a chance to have your breath as fresh as the fragrance your wearing. Take it to the limit!