![]() And yes - it is violets, my long lost friends. could it be? Do I smell violet? I put the tiniest dab on my wrist. This Accord was developed in-house, and is meant to capture the floral sweetness of freshly picket Violet florets. Accord has blue-violet anthocyanin on the light sprout while Superior has red-violet. ![]() Lime bubble pop, balsam violet accord, ozone, fresh mountain air. I find violet flower note is possible to create with all natural ingredient as an accord of its own. Accord has smoother skin texture than the reference varieties. Vanilla bean pods, Spiritueuse Double Vanille, nag champa incense. Now, days later, I sniffed it again, and. Here is a way to recreate the violet scent: Violet flowers are so expensive and non-cost-effective to produce, and are usually replaced by orris root and/or a compound made of a mixture of synthetics and naturals. Myrrhe - spicy (almost cola-clove-y), resinous, warm, premium myrrh accord. I eventually got around to taking it to the lab and diluting it 50% in pure ethanol (gentle heating in a water bath and a whorl mixer took care of that easily). Lipstick Accord - powdery violet, heliotrope, orris, vanilla musk, almond. Citrus scents are crisp and clean, usually characterized by notes like lemon, grapefruit, orange, and bergamot. It smelled very faint and mostly powdery, but wonderful. We also like Le Labos Santal 22 Eau de Parfum (310), a cult-favorite creamy, woody scent with notes of violet accord, cardamom, iris, cedarwood, leather, and sandalwood. I acquired a tiny sample of orris butter all the same, for my "fragrance education". I read that orris is supposed to smell of violets, but had little hope that I would smell that aspect of it. An ode to the 'spirit of the American West,' it's a memorable blend of cardamom, violet accord, leather, and sandalwood, making for a woodsy scent that's intoxicating and cool. As my mom is going into menopause, I should find some violets and test the hypothesis that perhaps the anosmia is reversible once female hormones decline again.īack to our fragrances. Santal 33 is the perfume that popularized the niche fragrance category and has basically filled every hotel lobby bar, creative office, and concept store since. As academically interesting as it might be to discover I apparently have a hormone-dependent, genetic, selective anosmia, it would have been more "interesting" to loose, say, cat urine. I found it very, very sad that my mom couldn't smell them at all. I rejoiced at their appearance every spring and sniffed them greedily. I have a selective anosmia.Īs a child, violets were my favorite scent, or at least one of my very favorite. I've actually been wondering if I'd be able to smell violet perfumes or synthetic accords. I guess there is no such thing as a violet flower absolute or e.o? Just the violet leaf (which is another thing altogether)?
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