Archive Violet
Heart note · Floral
Violet.
Powdery-soft petals that smooth fruit into something refined.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Violet is powdery and soft, faintly sweet, with a green leafiness underneath the petals. It has a curious habit of appearing and disappearing on skin, which is a property of the material rather than a fault in the blend.
It is one of the most useful supporting notes here. Over strawberry or raspberry it turns bright fruit into something refined; under iris it adds a cosmetic, lipstick quality that reads as expensive. It is not a note that carries a fragrance. Give it a lead to support and it earns its place.
Violet flowers guard their scent: extracting it commercially has never been practical. The note was unlocked in the late 1800s when chemists isolated ionones, the molecules behind the flower's powdery smell, and violet has been a recreated note ever since. The leaf, extracted separately, gives the green side.
Further reading: Ionone, Wikipedia
In a blend.
The great softener. Violet takes the sharpness off fruit and the sweetness off gourmand. It is quiet, so it will not lead.
Floral. Soft to expressive florals with elegance at their core. Shop the floral scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 8 scents built with it.
Questions about violet.
What does violet smell like?
Powdery-soft petals that smooth fruit into something refined. Violet is powdery and soft, faintly sweet, with a green leafiness underneath the petals. It has a curious habit of appearing and disappearing on skin, which is a property of the material rather than a fault in the blend.
Is violet a top, heart or base note?
It sits in the heart, which is the part of a fragrance you notice once the opening has settled. The great softener. Violet takes the sharpness off fruit and the sweetness off gourmand. It is quiet, so it will not lead.
What does violet pair well with?
The studio would start with strawberry, iris, raspberry and vanilla. It is one of the most useful supporting notes here. Over strawberry or raspberry it turns bright fruit into something refined; under iris it adds a cosmetic, lipstick quality that reads as expensive. It is not a note that carries a fragrance. Give it a lead to support and it earns its place.
What fragrance family is violet in?
Floral. Soft to expressive florals with elegance at their core.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain violet?
8, including Next Pearl - Eau De Parfum, Next Beige - Eau De Parfum and Next Beige - Perfume Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Can I use violet in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with violet.
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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