Ultraviolet Paco Rabanne for women

Long lasting , beautiful , OZN bottle , interesting and nice in my opinion . So .... at first spray, it feels the white pepper and violets sweet - syrup . Lov' this perfume a lot . Positive vote .

Es muy diferente, me encanta como sobresale el concepto violeta dentro de las notas. En mi piel dura de 5 a 6 horas, pero es un buen perfume para el día.

i've never read so many totally opposed comments. either it is heaven or horrid! is there actually any perfume in the world that is liked from everyone or hated from everyone? hahaha

At first spray Ultraviolet makes you go "WOAH!" Its full on, spicy and sweet with no really discernible notes, just a big old whoosh of fragrance, but just wait, give it a few minutes.......Its amazing!! Its fruity, floral, sweet vanilla and amber. Please don't be put off by those first few seconds, I promise you'll love it if you give it a chance to prove itself.

My one and only complaint is the bottle. I have the one in the main picture, 50ml, and its difficult to hold and spray if you have small hands like mine, and when its getting to the end its impossible to get it at the right angle to successfully spray out those last few mls. My next bottle will be the taller one.

15 hours since I applied and its still there! I always knew it was long-lasting but that's brilliant.

I tried his perfume when I was a teenager and fell in love with it immediately. Now after I went through a heady, crazy time trying to find my night time scent, (I tried on Opium, Tresor, Organza, Shalimar and Chanel No.5) I think I'm going back to this old choice... I agree with the previous posts saying this is a beautiful fragrance...

all I can smell are violets...and its a pleasant smell.get boring but one bottle was exciting:)

Ultraviolet is very sweet with a hint of something metallic. The most prominent note is that of violets, pepper, vanilla, hints of coriander and something anise-like. It was too sweet for me to use it more often and this metallic note didn't suit me, I prefer Ultrared much more, there isn't the touch of metal in it and it's easier to wear.

It's an interesting scent but not my cup of tea. And I'm into orientals the most.

love it love it love it!!!! it`s a true wonder..smells divine and the smells surrounds you for hours..extremely feminine,delicate,not loud but still not close to the skin either..it doesn't scream I AM HERE but doesn't go unnoticed either! this was a blind buy for me but somehow i knew from the beginning that i would end up loving it.

majic, mysterious, sweet and subtle fragnance! i adore it! All my men liked it)

Pretty nice scent, totally femenine & tender, the most I like is its long-lasting notes. My mom loves it and matches great on her skin. Sencond bottle by now. This one can be use for any age women.

Ultrafeminine, sexy and just beautiful :) Very warm for me but not overwhelming.Mixture of wonderful notes in a fantastic proportion. On a skin that is well moistened lasts very long.

Please, do not judge it after a couple minutes, wait and let the notes flourish on ur skin :)

Mmmm, yummy! This is a very lovely smelling perfume! I just received a mini of it in a perfume swap (from the very nice Eva!) and, although I've heard of it, of course, it's the first time I've tried it. I'm really liking it on sniffing it from the little bottle, even though admittedly I haven't tested it on my skin yet (only because I've got about 4 other perfumes on me at the moment!). From the bottle though it smells seductive, alluring and sexy, warm, quite intense, definitely gourmand, sweet, a little fruity and very yummy! If it smells anywhere near as good on my skin as it does in the bottle then I definitely want to get a big bottle of it. Big thumbs up from me for Ultraviolet. :-))

If anyone has a bottle of Ultraviolet they don't want and want to swap then I'm definitely interested ! !

this fragrance is realyyyyyyyyyy AMAZING , sexy and feminine ..
I LoVE IT ..

Oh man it's so hot! It's the deepest fragrance I've smelt ever

A very feminine pefume, which is quite refreshing but similar to others

I applied 6 strong sprays of edp

0-1 hour - Similar modern scent to others, quite refreshing though, modern voilet scent is intense and matches the colour and style of the bottle

1-2 hours - Projects only intermittently

2 hours - little projection, stays close to skin

Not for me

My favorite fragrance. At first it seems too sweet and powdery, but only the moment you put it on. Very soon it turns into warm, soft and sexy smell. To me, there is something mysterious about it, subtle... something I can't put my finger on. It smells strange but not bad, just unusual I guess, yet sexy. It's unlike common fragrances. This one stands out. My husband loves it on me. I read a lot of reviews about this perfume and some people like it, some not. I think it has to do with your body chemistry and on different people it acts differently. This is definetely my fragrance.

love it smells lovely apparently it is a man magnet so even better!

hate hate hate it.
to me its like sniffing pepper, it makes me want to sneeze
it is sooo spicy
its heavy, muggy, dark and gives me a headache, if you like sweet, airy, pleasant fruity kind of perfumes avoid this one! definitely not for under 40's in my opinion.

A very honest fragrance. By that I mean that it is a crisp, punchy, pure violet fragrance with a lovely pepperiness. Ultraviolet lingers on my skin for at least 6-7 hours and the silage is great. I've received many compliments about this one. A fabulous evening fragrance - and is also suitable for day wear. Wear it if you demand attention!

i was really dissapointed with its bottle,its cute but not solid. the perfume water could come out from the bottle if its lied down. as for its smell, its nice but too spicy, could give headache to some people

Lives up to its name. Ultra violets begin, not too powdery ones for a change, which is nice, sort of wetter violets, then it becomes sweet cedar and vanilla drydown. Gets sweeter and sweeter basically.

yes, i love the smells. good on my skin. its... 7/8/ hours in my skin. i give 7/10. love the bottle too.

makes u feel sexy, feminine. and its 'me'

Love Love Love this fragrance. I have had at least 3 bottles of this over the years. It has an unusual sweetness, just perfection. Last ages on my skin, and lots of compliments. Sadly my last bottle dropped out of my handbag and smashed on the floor of a Train Station. Could smell it thoughout the Station for about 3 days. What a great few days they where, made traveling by London underground a pleasure.... smiles every morning.

my favorite!i wear it all the year no matter season,i still can believe that a perfume is so perfect!!!!!!!!!!

I really LOVE violet and I was expecting so much from this! But this one was AWFUL!! Relly, really horrible!! I have never smelled anything worse. I don't know if it's my skin that is the problem, but something isn't right here! Smells VERY syntetic and sharp in a very unflatering way. Made me feel sick, had to wash it off really quickly..

This was given as a gift to me and I wondered: why?! It's completely untypical of the scents I use and I found it much too light and too indifferent.

My first reaction to spraying this was, "Oh, this is different." I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. I could definitely pick up on the pepper. As the next ten minutes passed i thought it smelt almost masculine on me and i didn't like that. But half an hour later it became this soft, sweet, totally feminine scent which i really liked and it stayed that way for several hours. So, guess i would say the top notes suck but stick with it because the end result is gorgeous.

It is really amazing how it changes from oily vegetable scent to a beautiful violet. It's a pity it lasts only for a couple of hours on me....but it is enough for a dinner out without having to carry a bottle in the purse.

Lo compré por los buenos comentarios que encontre aqui en fragantica. Considero que es un perfume de dia por que la proyeccion es muy tenue para usarse de noche. Al principio huele a plastico con un toque a jabón, es un poco feo, pero 10 minutos despues el perfume cambia y se sienten las rosas y las violetas. Va mejor en climas frios. Me gusta, es un perfume lindo pero considero que hay otros mejores

I will always have a bottle of this for as long as they make it. Of all the perfumes I wear and have ever worn, I have had more compliments on this one than any other.

I think what's so great about it is that it manages to smell clean and fresh while being sexy and mysterious at he same time. It's also unlike any other perfume and not that many people wear it so you don't smell it everywhere.

This is a very, very pretty and feminine scent, but it is EXACTLY the same smell as Shiseido's Murasaki IMHO, and M. has a prettier bottle as well, and is not as expensive, esp. if you can pick up a bargain on ebay. Murasaki was around 15 years before Ultraviolet, just as a matter of interest.

It's a perfume you can wear day/night, not to overpowering for work(on my skin at least), and appealing enough to go on a date/night out. Not to fond of the opening notes...but it smells floral and feminine and a bit sexy

It's my boyfriend's favourite fragrance

Ultraviolet smell very good like a hot day in summer I like the apricot smell it's fresh

A dear friend of mine suggested I should try this.
I could not believe how beautiful this smelled.
At first, it did not make any difference to me either I wore or not.
But after an hour or so passed, this smelled so great on me!
I find this a hit for summer. Any summer! The lotion is also terrific!
I am an amber-lover and this is the perfect combination to match with violet! Violet is what distinguises!
I was such a fool for not liking the bottle so much in the first place.

Lol. I do get the earlier mentioned vegetable smell in the top notes, but i didn't get a chance to apply it properly to figure out what's going on there. I think i have been buying more fragrances than i can physically handle after i stumbled on this site and still have a bunch of bottles lining up for testing. Will try to write a proper review as soon as possible.

Ok, never mind the vegetable scent, because it lasts no more than 2-3 minutes (I have a feeling it's coriander), but it is quite obnoxious...like sliced tomatoes and cucumbers drenched in vegetable oil. 5 minutes later it smells just beautiful on my skin, i get the roses and violets the most. I still can smell the drydown 4 hours later, so i will say the lasting power is pretty decent, considering the fact there are hundreds of fragrances out there that fade within 1-2 hours. Very interesting and unique scent, i definitely have nothing remotely comparable in my collection. But i would not place Ultraviolet in the category for special occasion or evening use, more for casual, daily wear. For special occasions i will stick to my Poisons and Addict.

This is very unique, but weird, not pleasant for me. It smells like violets mixed with vegetables. I´m sure it has a great lasting power because I washed it out many times and still could feel it, not only on my skin but all around. I can´t wear it. It´s too strong and sickening for me. Please, don´t hate me for saying that. It must be my chemestry and maybe the weather... I do believe it may work for someone else.

Finally I got to test this. Had very high expectations because of the reviews I had read here. Hmmm... it's iteresting... Fruity to start off with, with spicy hints coming through as it continues to dry down. Quite mysterious actually, not at all boring. I wouldn't say that it is soft and sensual, it doesn't feature in the romantic category for me. "Playful" is more how I would definte it.

wore it, loved it and yes , has a definite definite definite effect on the male population ;)

People, if you want to be stopped on the street THIS IS THE FRAGRANCE TO GO FOR!
Don't smell the bottle or your wrist or the paper soon after spraing this one - not that nice.
It takes some time till it starts working its MAGIC!!!! leaves a trail of mesmerizing aroma, not the knock off but "ooohh come closer" one/ should be used sparingly.

I love the purple bottle and its shape.
Only got one bottle for now, which ended a long time .. Argentina is coming fall and winter and just looking for a perfume that makes me feel comfortable, I think that I'll buy one again ...
It's definitely a perfume for winter wear ..
Is strong, enveloping and spicy! especially for a hot night! ;)

all time classice for nights...my alter ego perfume...

i love ultraviolet!!. its one of my favourite perfumes ever. it smells so yummy and gorgeous. i first smelt it doing my christmas shopping a few years ago and bought it for my friend, she loved it also. i had to go buy a bottle for myself and this is the only fragrance i own that i will always have in my collection (=. 10/10

I fell in love with this perfume after i smelt it in a magazine at christmas in 2003 and have owned numerous bottles ever since. I have tried other perfumes but always return to Ultraviolet. I recieve compliments every time I wear this little gem as it's daring, bold, seductive and exiting - a fragrance that can not be compared to another. The staying power is also amazing and I can still smell on my clothes and hair days after. Although this is easily my favourite perfume I do believe that it smells different on each person so please test before you buy. It is known by my friends as my signiture scent and can strongly say that this perfume is a permanant one in my collection and will be for years to come.

I couldn't get in the shower fast enough to scrub this off! And even though I used a different scented shower gel, I can still smell it - and I still have a headache from it!

I adore it!

Just gorgeous! From the bottle to the unique scent, the pretty violet color, the name and its effect on people, Ultraviolet is an incredible perfume. It feels like radiating. Some people say it's heavy and I can understand what they mean; Ultraviolet is not a sheer fragrance, it is as if made of opaque layers but never overpowering nor cloying. It is mouthwatering yet never lollipop-like sweet. It's such a different scent that feels both something and its opposite in the same time; I mean, it is a spicy, dressy and womanly fragrance but still there is a freshness that gives you a high and some kind of manly energy. It is intense enough to draw attention when you enter a room but still light enough to prevent you from making an old-fashioned, coquette impression. Vanilla in the base is a definite reason for addiction, and the fragrance has such great staying power that you don't need to renew it through the day. I used it for years and always received compliments (actually, people just love it!).


Addition: Killer sillage!

Quick, proper review:

I have not worn Ultraviolet in ages but as it got colder outside I thought it was time to wear it again.
I sprayed it all over my neck, shoulders and wrists this morning and I was instantly hit with a somehow surreal note of cold plastic, warm almond and fresh, juicy red pepper but I neither got the apricot nor the grandma's kitchen smell.
The perfume dried down quickly to an unbelievably strong (but lovely!) jasmine-violet mix which lasted on me for a couple of hours before at noon the vanilla came out and calmed the strong jasmine so that now, after a whole day at work, I smell like a sweet, warmed up powdery (almost dusty) bunch of violets with a few vanilla pods hidden between the flowers.
I noticed that the scent was completely gone from my wrists after 10 minutes but it somehow came creeping out of my top for the whole day and I loved it!
I probably did not leave a trail behind me but anyone who got close to me could smell a really strong violet-vanilla mix.
Really nice one!

It smells like butter combined with bad smelling flowers and some sugar, really weird and awful. Not for me, though i love black xs for her.

My previous review of this scent was a negative one, I tried this again recently and I liked it :D I don't know if its because of the weather, or my body chemistry and tastes changing...but anyways....This scent is 'plasticky' sweet but in an enjoyable way, the synthetic little something about it makes it unique rather than 'cheap' or unpleasant...I enjoyed the combination of peach/apricot + pimento in the beginning, quite yummy! Fruity sweet, spicy, something plasticky and roses + violets with vanilla and woods at the base. Yep, sweet, spicy, plasticky. Nice!

Adding to my previous review: I wanted it, I got it and I could not wear it.Over sugared and over - pimiented, lol! If you like the overall idea but Ultraviolet is too potent and cloying for you, try Lanvin`s Oxygen.

Ultraviolet is one of only a few "big stinkers" that I really like.
It is a warm and feminine floriental and perfectly suited for the colder months.
The staying power is good, too!

One of a kind -- despite the synthetic impression.

The wristband of my newest watch smells like Ultraviolet and I cannot stop sniffing it. I read your reviews while browsing Ultraviolets on eBay, and couldn't help but purchase four vials of it. I've never smelled anything like Ultraviolet before, and can't let it go.

Hmm, this wasn't an actual review... well, I just wanted to say that give Ultraviolet a chance. It's... edible.

Just tried this one. Ultraviolet is kind of pleasant, but also smells cheap and ordinary. Not my kind of scent.

Over-sweet sugared violets on me, in the same vein as Feerie. Not for me, but my friend will love it as she's quite a fan of sweet, innocent florals and her skin doesn't amplify them into the overpowering cloying range.

I recieved this perfume as a gift, I did so want to like it but it smelled awful on me. I love violets but the violets in this perfume are synthetic and chemical. Instead of violets being blessed by the sun, the violets in this perfume feel like they have been grown under a vibrant ultra violet light. It maybe my chemistry but it does not work for me, it justs gives me a nasty headache.

I wore this in the late nineties when it had just come onto the South African market. My closest friend and flat mate hated it.......it drove her insane but I wore until there was nothing left. Loved the dry-down.
Won't buy it again lest I annoy someone else!LOL!

I think this one requires some guts to wear. I remember first time smelling Ultraviolet.. I was so tempted; not because I enjoyed it, but because I was so hooked and wanted to learn more about it!
This perfume is so unique, I haven't smelled anything like that. It is like a skin scent but so distinctive and interesting.

I really really want to own this one in my collection because I have never got over my `crush` with this one. It is still very mysterious for me.

Literally "stunning". This is for very mysterious people.

este perfume es muy malo... mi mamá lo tuvo y era tan fuerte su olor, que incluso a ella no le gustó más y dejó de usarlo.. ahí está... es malo cuando tu olor molesta al resto! no lo recomiendoo

I admit, I discovered it through it's commercial in a women's magazine and was drawn to it because of the name and color.
when I tried it, it was exactly what I expected: violet scent with a twist. I bought it the same hour, not worrying about sillage and staying power, and Ultraviolet didn't let me down.
I wore it on the night I met my ex boyfriend and, coincidentally or not, my bottle od UV broke (and the bottle was half full) just as our relationship started to deterior, so when I manage to scrape a little of what is left from my broken bottle, I instantly get love shivers. to conclude my story, this is one of those perfumes I would like to repeat.

Ultraviolet, its a perfume u cant just like, you can LOVE or HATE !!

at the 1st sniff i fall in love with this fragrance although um not a big fan of spicy fragrances but i have some of Oriental floral fragrances contain spices that i really luve,
Ultraviolet is one of my TOP !!
its amazing,warm,attractive,sexy and unique
sharp and strong at 1st note, the oriental pepper ,red pepper declare themselves strongly at 1st ,then it turns sweeter,warm sweetness,it become more gentle,elegant and tender..
that warm feeling like u smelling warm Indian wind full of sweet spices and oriental note..with floral tender touch
the base note is amazing ,amber and vanilla is really warm , usually i luve musky base note , but this fragrance is different in all!!

its so long lasting,good staying power and the bottle itself, just so amazing and strange, i adore the violet color of that perfume .. 8/10 ! luve it

This was my signature for a long time, and I loved the spicy floral vanilla mix it lasted forever on my skin and it is really rare and unique. One day all of a sudden I felt that I overdosed on it and I felt like it was making me ill. So I stopped wearing it. It was good to me while it lasted. I wouldn't recommend this as a daily fragrance, I would say more evenings and cool summer nights.

This is my current favourite. It has enough floral scent to be beautifully feminine, enough spice to give it a modern edge and the vanilla really comes through to warm everything up. Absolutely gorgeous!

I had this, and I always received a lot of compliments when I wore it (men loves it). Smells very very clean, when I use it I feel like I had taken a shower with a floral-scented soap.

I would define this scent clean and a bit soapy. Smells a bit "tropical", this reminds me of Tahitian Gardenia flower.

I think it´s perfect for day and night, but I always wore this at night. If I have to choose a season, I will say summer, it´s ideal for hot, clubbing nights.

The staying power is GREAT. I use to have problems with this, because fragrances don´t last so much on me, but Ultraviolet stays on my skin for hours (and a couple of days in my clothes).

The price is very reasonable, and the bottle is so cute and original.

I totally recommend this fragrance.

pneumatic violets which I loved for a while. It doesn't try to be natural and I found that interesting and modern in 1999 (I was also wearing Rush and Angel at the time, so I wasn't into classics)I couldn't stomach it now though, it's too novel and not warm enough. Got great memories attached to it, though!

It's very sad that this most interesting perfume is dismissed by so many.

Created in 1999 by Jacques Cavallier, who like Rabanne is a master of contrasts and dissonances, to me it's the perfect summation of the 20th century, Rabanne's career in fashion, and the coming of a new millennium.

To understand this perfume, to really 'get it', one perhaps needs both a poetic nature and a little knowledge of the diverse directions taken by Rabanne - and also those taken by the great, innovative perfumes of last century.

Typically Rabanne, Ultraviolet is distinctly untypical of its fragrance group. At once modern and traditional, it suggests other floral orientals... but is unlike any that came before it.

Ultraviolet is cool and hard and synthetic on its surface, and softly, deeply, naturally sensuous within.

The sheer, watery, ozone note perfectly evokes the light of the cosmic sun, which its name implies. And the violets and roses evoke woman in all her glorious feminine sensuality.

It's oh so clean, and yet oh so sexy! (And without the use of an animal or faecal note.)

40th century Barbarella, who experienced sexual pleasure via pharmaceuticals until she was introduced to real intercourse, (and whose chain-mail costume Rabanne designed) I think would wear Ultraviolet.

It's a great fragrance. I get compliments when I wear it.

himmmm, some pinkish girl around? Coz this is definitely not for me. I received it as a present from my ex-husband (i insist on Ex). he judged me very very wrong. It's a nice perfume at the beginning but soon it turns out to be very very sweet and overpowering, it gave me headaches and nausea. I tried to use it only on rainy days when it was cold. The same disgusting reaction. And i felt very pity, I didn't want to disappoint him, but that was not for me. It's not the kind of perfume for a lady, it's not mysterious, nor trendy, it's only sweet and too floral, the kind i would offer to a friend who puts pink or violet nail enamel, that puts on fluffy girlish dresses, with some pink fur and plastic tingling bright ear rings. Kitsch perfume, to put it shortly.

I wouldn't know where to start describing this in an analitycal sense so I'll do my best in me sense. lol. I love this perfume been wearing it for 8 years now and will probably never cease too. Its powerful at first but just mellows into a beautifully soft parmaviolet scent is the best way to describe it. I love smelling this on coats or scarves when I have none on its an elegant fragrance which people love and will always ask what it is! IS just fab and girly!

Bought it on impulse because I thought it seemed "distinct". Later realized it most reminds me of the smell of an overheated computer processor.

When first sprayed, to my nose this fragrance is like a stuffy, busy kitchen with all the strong spices and pepper and burnt sweets that have gotten cold...it's just too much of a cloying mess...then there's this synthetic, sort of 'metallic' note in it that I can't quite describe....

I did not wait long enough to see how the scent will evolve, but even if I forced myself to, it wouldn't matter, the top notes were enough to leave me discouraged.

It certainly lacks freshness and despite being bold, it lacks depth and mystery...it is an impatient fragrance that wants you to notice its fragrance notes all at once...it's not for me, and I usually can appreciate strong oriental scents (Samsara for eg.), just not this one or others like it...This doesn't even smell like a proper oriental...orientals are supposed to smell mysterious and sultry...I suppose this one meant to have some sort of high-tech, futuristic vibe going on.

Both my sisters love this fragrance though and think I'm nuts...it doesn't smell that bad on them after a few hours I'll say that much. But as for me...no thanks.

this is truly horrible fragrance... gives me headaches and nausea. simply aweful

@Ginvodya
Thank you very much for your answer! I just bought the perfume and I love it.The thing is that at the first spray I don't love it but as the middle notes come through..surprise! it's the smell I love! :) .Cheers!
X iulia

Hello everybody! Need help! Do you know if there are variations of Ultraviolet?! Because I had the chance to smell it on 2 occasions and at first I hated it (about 5 years ago)- it was in the regular bottle, as in the big picture above- and the second time I smelled it, I simply loved it (about 1 year ago) - it was in the bottle similar to a standing egg, as in the third small picture, up on the right. So, are there any differences between these 2? Or maybe a different composition since 2004? Or maybe only a change in my taste? Please help! i wanna buy a perfume online and I want to be sure I'll order the frag I love...Thank you!!! Iulia

I used to have a cheap perfume very similar to this...but the cheap one is more floral and delicate...
When I tried this on my skin, first, it smelled very synthietic, cheap and a little bit soapy.
Then, after a few hours it changed to a softer and nicer smell.
Like it, but its not for me, too heavy.

well, in this case, the name , the bottle and what it's inside matches perfectly.when you smell it you think of violet.i like it but nor enought to buy it, even i love orientals, but this one is not quite an oriental for me, is just not heavy enought.

Its just awful! The smell is too overpowering, heavy and moody.And its doesn't get better after a while.Long lasting.

Every time Paco Rabanne name comes across my mind, an imaginary description of something posh and futuristic suddenly flashed. Hence, I'd expected something...a bit metallic. Why? To be frank, as it is related with something futuristic, I remembered Star Wars movie saga. Perhaps, it is also because of a big influence from another movie titled Ultraviolet, starred Milla Jovovich back there at 2006.

Thus, when a heady violet dominated the top notes of Ultraviolet, I was slightly disappointed. I mean, where the metallic notes are, please. And, why violet? Is this a joke? And, all those negative yada-yada consumed and pierced my heart.

Came sharp pepper, yet its tenderness reached my nostrils. Still..a no-no! I thought of why both are not matched. Then, I found that it was just in my mind. Now, I always associated violet with something traditional while orange pepper reflected neo-classical fragrance.

Later, a woody rose peep-in, followed by sparkling rose. Then, all the roses got warmer until they were imitating the rose notes of YSL Paris or Lancome Tresor. It was even getting stronger over time. Minutes after, it is toned down slowly by a sweet woodsy vanillic notes of a composition mainly created by vanilla & cedar.

In my humble opinion, Ultraviolet is not futuristic but ultra-traditional. I am (not) in awe.

This just did not work for me at all. Sweet amber and that was it. Very synthetic and bland. There was nothing oriental. I tried it with Juicy Couture on the opposite wrist and in terms of lasting power JC won hands down! In all fairness I can see its attraction as it is not an obnoxious scent but i don't think it has any special element about it.

I think that's no oriental, but an intense and longlasting flowery one without overpower!
I smell an elegant and creamy yet seductive violet scent on it. I like it but my best friend is İN lOVE with it...

I can see how this could become too strong, the violet is a little intense but the vanilla tends to subdue it a bit on my skin. I like it, it is somewhat soft but still definitely violet on my skin. My friend said she kept gettin whiffs of me after I sprayed this and she said it smelled great on me. I think I have to add this to my collection. It will be perfect on those certain days when I want something definitely floral, but sweet at the same time.

Well, my friend was fond of this, but it contains something very heavy for me.. makes me feel headache.

I bought a bottle charmed by this fragrance and enjoyed it for a while. Used a third of it and had to give it away I could not stand it!Intense vanilla-violet started to bother me a lot, and I don't like it anymore.

i wear daily this perfume since i discover it.only in the night i change my perfume. it's just perfect for me and my boyfriend always wear the ultaviolet for men

it's unique and remains on skin so soft and nice , i love it

When it was extremely popular, I didn`t care too much for it, though I admit that it`s a very unique, one of a kind fragrance.My neighbor, a petite, huge blue eyed curly blonde, had this scent in her favorites and it left a magnificent trail in the entry of the house we lived in.A slightly plactic violet, a nice almond touch too. But it is almost too much for me. I am very fond of sweet, strong frags, and Ultraviolet is not particularly sweet, but it` s too intense, I guess.

Every time I wear this I love it even more =)
It seems very sexy to me tonight.A very sexy & Deep Floral that seduces.

if you're looking for a modern oriental floral,you're exactly at the right place.
I had read so many different reviews about this one and I was so curious to figure out how it really smells.
at the first sniff I found out that there's the reason of these different opinions about it.it's like a paradox.
very sweet & warm,without any pepper but full of almond(to my nose) and it's all about jasmine,but a sweet jasmine.
after a while it's very similar to insolence,but it's sweeter.it should be because of violet and rose in the middle notes of both of them.
the dry down is all sweet too.not very long lasting at my opinion.

i had it, and it is really great... but i broke it (because, bottle hasn't stability)

VERY NICE ,BUT NOTHING SPECIAL

Pretty Intense fragrance.......

For me, it's perfect for the evening..and one spritz define it all....

I can't smell the vanilla notes everyone talking about though......

It's a real floral oriental ....

Kickin on the top and slowly became softer but not soft....don't wear it too much....it shocked people when u overdosed.... ;P

Pretty Intense fragrance.......

For me, it's perfect for the evening..and one spritz define it all....

I can't smell the vanilla notes everyone talking about though......

It's a real floral oriental ....

Kickin on the top and slowly became softer but not soft....don't wear it too much....it shocked people when u overdosed.... ;P

This is definitely..Ultra.. Violet!I get lots of violet in this.
I bought the mini & I doubt I will be upgrading to the larger one simply because it is too flowery for me.It is a very sharp & pretty scent & it would suit floral (especially violet)lovers very well.
It doesn't have much depth to it but as it dries down I do get a little of the amber & vanilla.I really wouldn't call it an oriental floral though because the oriental is nonexistent on me.
I don't need to apply much of this to get the full effect so that's good.The lasting power is pretty good as well.
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I had to add that the bottle is terrible (on the mini anyway) I can hardly open it without it sliding out of my hands & forget it if you have no nails..you would never be able to get it open

It is very typical with its oriental character. It fits well its name - the main impression that it leaves is of a violet colour. But the scent doesn't fit the sci-fi look of the bottle - it rather reminds of an oriental delight than of another serie's properties of Star wars.
For me it suits special occasions and night clubs because of its strength.

Sweet but with a kick! I could always smell a bit of pepper in the top notes of this fragrance, followed by vanillic violet sweetness. The amber in the drydown was very subtle on me. This fragrance is very unique, I have never smelled anything like it before or since. It lasted 5-6 hours on me, too.

I love this perfume. Again it was a present but I couldn't get enough of it. Sweet and warm perfect for a night out. But the best of the range is the shower gel. I just love it!

I wear Ultraviolet only in winter. It's somwhow conforting and warm, although I don't percieve it to be quite a nature- based perfume. It has something synthetic, artificial and constructed in it. I wear it when i want to feel like Barbrella or other sci-fi superhero.

The Universe is inside me, I'm free with my imagination, I'm sensual, I'm sexual, I'm the sense of the world. I'm Ultraviolet!

I just couldn't agree more with Suelle.I gave that bottle away too because noone could stand that dreadful smell.I had regretted a thousand times when i bought this perfume!!!

really my favourite fragrance! i'm unable to wear anything else with the same pleasure!

I like the smell very much on other and its rather a 1 off smell not 2 b confused. Problem is that it gives me a haedache. Bought it and gave it away...tried it after 5 yrs and still the same. a pity:(

I have a similar taste for perfumes with my sister. Today she sprayed on my wrist Ultraviolet, I used to walk around it, never caught my eye or interest. Wanted to wash it right away. The top notes were awful, can not describe it. I smelled it about 15 minutes later and it changed from awful to actually very pretty. I can smell beautiful rose, very soft violet and something slightly fruity. From pretty went to beautiful and after finishing writing going to buy it on internet. Very feminine and not heavy.

con este perfume tengo una doble sensacion, esta muy bueno pero con el trancurso de los dias se torna monotono, me quedo un mal recuerdo de esta fragancia

This fragrance lasts quite long on my skin. It's sweet and a little spicy, feminine fragrance with a "hook" :)

its so unique and soft! i really love this perfume but suitable for autmn or winter i think...

such a wonderful bottle.
such an awful smell.
I got too excited and tried it on myself. I was so desperated to make it go away, that I was considering biting my arm off.
It makes me nuts whenever I smell it. Nuts like putting fingers into my nostrils and run away shouting, because I can't kill that poor person that she wouldn't suffer any longer...

I made a mistake when after a few minutes I threw out the paper with Ultraviolet's scent on it, and didn't wait half an hour or an hour :( But it overly reminded me of vegetables and spices. I couldn't think of anything but my grandma's kitchen... I know probably this feeling was caused by the orange pepper and coriander and pepper.

I love this parfume!very original,not resembling to any other.very fresh and at the same time sexy...my boy friend loves it.the fragrance lasts all day long.suitable for everywhere,everytime.I cannot take off it.

I had this, but gave it away because it's really too much. It's very overwhelming and strong. It just bothered me and I didn't found it pleasant to wear.

it is a very good smell, my girlfriend wears it and i like it so much, and i like a bottle too, highly reccomended.

I don't love it, but I like it. Although I'm not interested, it's very unique and different. It's nice and smells like what I would imagine ultraviolet lights to smell like if they had a smell. However, it's not a smell I want to wear. It is definitely an oriental, it's slightly spicy on the first spray, and then it dries down to a sizzling sweet oriental floral. After that, it seems to disappear completely... hardly any lasting power. It would be longer lasting and more noticeable in the summer, probably. It's a nice casual scent. I will stick with my Black XS :)

I know a lot of people who loves this one. But for me, uhmmmm I don't know.