Note

Violet

Violet smells softly sweet and powdery, with a cool floral character that can recall violet sweets. Usually recreated, it lends softness to the heart and blends with rose, iris, woods, and musk.

In 289 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
17%
Heart
79%
Drydown
4%
Found in Palatine, Layton and Hawthorn Bloom

Most popular with violet

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to violet more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for powdery, violet and floral far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • powdery
  • floral
  • citrus
  • violet
  • musky
  • fruity