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Eau de Parfum
Rhapsody in Violet - Violet Oud Perfume
Vivid candied violet, softened with orris and a hint of shadow from an oud accord.
Violet · Orris · Rose · Oud Accord
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Is this your kind of violet?
Vivid rather than shy.Romantic rather than prim.
Luminous candied violets meet powdery orris (iris root) and a hint of shadow from an oud accord — rich and soft, distinctive but not overpowering.
The scent journey
Opening
Bright, candied violet flowers, lit by hints of blackcurrant and pear.
Heart
The violet deepens into orris, rose and slightly shadowed woods.
Drydown
Musk, soft woods and the oud accord. The violet stays the star; everything else gives it shape, shadow and staying power.
It is
- The flower itself: luminous, a little powdery, a little strange and beautiful, a little grown-up fairytale.
- A soft Parma violet sweetness beneath darker woods.
- Very long lasting, with moderate projection: noticeable without taking over the room.
It isn’t
- Violet as a faint suggestion. It is unapologetically, deliberately very violet.
- An oud-centric fragrance. The oud is my own clean, Western-style accord, with no animalic facets, there to complement the violet.
- Vintage. It is built to feel modern, not an old-fashioned violet.
How it wears
Intensity
Moderate — noticeable, not loud.
Longevity
Long lasting — stays with you for hours.
Sillage
Moderate — a soft trail, not room-filling.
Formulated, blended and bottled by one pair of hands in the UK. Meet the perfumer.
What people say
“The most stunning take on Violet. 100% worth a full bottle purchase.”
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“It's a beautiful, soft fragrance that feels elegant and comforting without being overpowering.”
Design Philosophy
My aim with this fragrance was to create a modern ode to violet.
Violets are truly beautiful flowers with a gorgeous scent. The phrase 'shrinking violet' refers to the tendency for the smell of violets to 'dance' with your olfactory receptors: they flood them, then recede, then you smell them again. The scent of violet is not weak, but it is delicate and easily trampled. Creating a violet-centric perfume that was not fleeting, not weak and not 'vintage' – not an old-fashioned violet perfume – was very challenging.
INGREDIENTS: Alcohol Denat., Aqua, Parfum (fragrance), Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Anise Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Farnesol, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Coumarin, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Eugenol, Hydroxycitronellal, Cinnamal, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Benzyl Cinnamate.
