Borsari Violetta di Parma was originally a scent distilled by the Duchess of Parma, in collaboration with the Monastery of the Annunciata. The formula was kept and launched as a perfum in 1970. This is one of the best violet scents. Simple and perfect. Notes of violet, rose, jasmine, lil of the valley, hyacinth, heliotrope, woods and musk. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica - "First sniff, you are in a beautiful violet garden, morning dew. Green and fresh. Sun is rising and you are slightly chilled. After 2h you feel the dusty side. Morning energy turns into a calm mood.Sky is violet colour now. Sunset. Violets are living a day when you wear this perfume and you can smeel, isn't is beautiful?"
Fragrantica - "As the name suggests, - parma violets. Exactly like the sweets you had as a child. Very violetty, woody, crisp, sweet and simple."
Fragrantica - "It's a warm violet. Not candied and not powdery. Behind the violet is a nice mixed bouquet with hyacinth, lily and helitrope among others. The heart has more of the Iris in the bouquet than the opening and there is also some vetiver and cedar in the heart too. the violet is still the star though. The drydown still has violet as the main star but the mixed bouquet gives way to the cedar and vetiver more. truly love this scent. The longevity is about 9-10 hours and it's sillage is personal but someone standing next to you will smell it. Definitely something every girl should have in her wardrobe."
I am in love with this one! I love the violet note, but unfortunately in many perfumes that feature violet as a note, the other notes often win on my skin and I'm left with no violet. This one though has such a pure violet note. It's sweet and feminine. It will likely be my go to when I'm craving that pure violet note.
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I am in love with this one! I love the violet note, but unfortunately in many perfumes that feature violet as a note, the other notes often win on my skin and I'm left with no violet. This one though has such a pure violet note. It's sweet and feminine. It will likely be my go to when I'm craving that pure violet note.
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Softly sweet but in a true floral sense not in a cotton candy type way. It's a very romantic classic violet scent with good staying power.
Apparently this secret formula predates 1850, and the quality is unmistakable. This is soft floral that mainly consists of a sweet violet note, yet overall the perfume isn't too sweet because of the woody notes. It's one of my favourites to wear at home in the late evening, and on a warm, rainy day.
