Verte Violette (2000)
by L'Artisan Parfumeur

One of my favorite fragrances. It is subtle but longlasting, tender and soft. It shows it's best on feminine skin, but i love it so much I own and wear it anyway. Violette Verte has a minimal sillage - people notice it only shortly after application ("What smells here so nicely?"), but the way it gently caresses me with it's floral veil for so long makes up for it. One of my acquaintances said "You're not wearing it, you are making love with it" :)

This is a lovely, youthful and yet sophisticated fragrance. It can only be found in the L’Artisan boutique. The top note is a fresh, crisp delicate violet with a green backdrop. The middle notes are iris, vetiver and verbena – but the violet lasts through and through. It conjures up images of children dressed in church clothes playing in the garden in the spring time.

This is far too light (although a pretty little scent), and very innocent. A quiet, shy little violet that could be worn by the youngest or oldest member of the family. It's not my thing, but it is lovely while it lasts. It is very simple, very innocent. If you like this sort of thing then you'll love it. I'm giving it a neutral rating based on the fact that it's longevity is very short and L'Artisan isn't inexpensive enough to warrant such poor staying power. The least they can do is make sure it lasts.

As far as florals go, violette is one of my favorite notes, and I've been casually seeking out the violette perfect for me. What I've been finding is that houses interpret violette one of two ways, either very sweet (Tom Ford) or very, very dry (Santa Maria Novella and Caron). L'Artisan's entry splits the difference very well. There is a robust violette note, accompanied by iris which provides a dry, powdery background and subtle 'green' (leaf) notes. The violette is a touch sweet and to me personally is more enjoyable than the bone-dry or sugar sweet varieties.

Special thanks to ubuandibeme for getting me a nice decant of VV. I was not aware it was a boutique fragrance, but that makes sense since I've never seen it outside the LP catalog.

A moist and fresh green paired with delicately sweet violet, mmmmmmmmmmmmm, it's lovely! This is one of my most favorite springtime floral frags. Despite it's cool freshness, it wears fairly close to the body, but lives a long life none the less! This is a L'Artisan boutique fragrance ~ only available in L'Artisan Parfumeur stand alone shops. It is worth seeking out, I believe I will always have a bottle of this in my wardrobe. Anne Flipo does fresh florals so well!

Instant Nostalgia! Devon Violets was the very first perfume I ever owned. My mother bought it for me when I was around 5 or 6 years old. Verte Violette smells exactly like my memory of the Devon Violets liquid in the hand-painted green bottle that adorned by dresser for about 20 years. Verte Violette is a beauitful lilac fragrance, that really is quite a bit nicer than Devon Violets. It has fresh green notes and doesn't get terribly sweet like other violet fragrances. I enjoy it.