Floral Note

Violet

141 fragrances in our directory are built around it.

What Is Violet?

Powdery and slightly metallic-cool, closer to violet leaf's green snap or iris's soft powder than to an actual violet flower's faint scent. A defining note of old-school “powdery” perfumery.

Scent profile
  • Floral
  • Soft
  • Feminine

Perfumes With Violet

Ranked by how central violet is to the scent — where it sits in the pyramid and how much of the perfume is built around it. The % is that match — brands don’t publish how much of a note is in the formula.

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