Violetta

Name: PENHALIGON'S Violetta
Brand: PENHALIGON'S
Rating: 3.8 (39 reviews)

PENHALIGON'S

3.8

39 reviews

72%

would repurchase

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5.0

from

BigEars

12 years ago

So, I am presuming that you like violets because that is what you will get with this one. I love this particular violet although, it does tend to remind me of sweeties. Not so powdery as the...

About reviewer (325 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown

3.0

from

zeynepd

13 years ago

This is a very English violet that performs almost like two different scents on my skin. With a modest spritz, Violetta is a sheer, non-candied violet with darker, green undertones and the coolness...

About reviewer (766 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesHazel

2.0

from

shirl195

13 years ago

this is a very single note interpretation of violets. so please. make sure you like violets!!!!! i didnt know what violets smelled like and i was so horrified after getting my sample, i didn't even...

About reviewer (99 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Other, Medium

EyesBlack

4.0

from

haddison

14 years ago

Smells exactly like English violets, which I discovered with delight on a visit there. (What a shame that American violets are scentless!). A quiet, well-bred fragrance, with a soft drydown.

About reviewer (54 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue

4.0

from

Sayoko

14 years ago

The first spray is a shocking and surprising green burst of violet, not at all powdery to me this is more wild in a pleasing way, It's not as sweet very reminisicent of Borsari's Violetta di Parma!...

About reviewer (174 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Dark, Neutral

HairBlack, Relaxed, Coarse

EyesBrown

4.0

from

Whiffnotes

14 years ago

The drydown in this perfume is the winner. I tried it on during a visit to Aedes de Venustas and was very pleased with the way it smelled on my wrist. Definitely a keeper.

About reviewer (36 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0

from

iberian

14 years ago

I'm a fragrance newbie, but I have to review this. I love the smell of violets, and this fragrance is heaven. I had given up on finding a fragrance that wouldn't turn musky on my skin or gave me...

About reviewer (194 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0

from

Melloney

14 years ago

This is another one of my favourite Penhaligon's as I love violets. It's bright, crisp fresh green and floral violets. I adore this. Bosari's violet perfume is not to my taste .

About reviewer (463 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther

4.0

from

snowcherries

15 years ago

When I started my quest for a violet soliflore, my top two choices were this and Violetta di Parma. And as it turned out, I love both of them. This opens strong, which is nice, since a lot of...

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBlue

4.0

from

52pigtails

15 years ago

This is a good candy violet, a bit on the green side, opening with a festive spring of citrus. Lovely. I wouldn't wear it for myself, though, because I think it's a bit childish. I sometimes dab a...

About reviewer (332 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Other

HairBrown

EyesBrown

2.0

from

damselfly1213

16 years ago

As a violet fan, I really, really wanted to like this. The charming, apothecary style bottle, the delicate blue color of the juice...charming. But the actual scent itself is very strong and very...

About reviewer (24 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairOther, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel

5.0

from

sweetpeas

16 years ago

This, along with My Fair Lady (which also foregrounds violet, but marries it with rose) is my most favorite violet scent. I will preface this by saying that I am inconsistent in my likes and...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

5.0

from

chvatal

17 years ago

This could possibly be my signature scent. It's not too powdery or sweet but rather smells cool, light and delicate. It's very unique and I can't wait to try the lotion, soap and bath oil.

About reviewer (39 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair

HairRed

EyesBlue

4.0

from

SpinDiva

17 years ago

Fresh? YES!, Clean?, YES!, Unisex? YES! Light and office worthy? YES! A perfect light vioet, even for those who are shy of the little purple flower? YES! Is there a but here? YES! Violet...

About reviewer (117 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairOther, Wavy, Other

EyesBrown

3.0

from

mudpud

17 years ago

For 30 minutes or so after I've sprayed this on myself, it is an "UGH!"-inducing mess of harsh, HARSH Play-Doh and nasty violet candy. The final drydown, however, is the most pleasant surprise....

About reviewer (570 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown

2.0

from

willemtje

17 years ago

Penhaligon's Violetta starts as a true violet, but soon changes into a rather bitter scent without violets on my wrist. It is close to the skin and it has a classy undertone, but overall I can't...

About reviewer (110 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGray

4.0

from

amykelley

17 years ago

Penhaligon's Violetta is my second-favorite violet soliflore after Devon Violets. It starts out with a tiny hint of the same sourness Bluebell has, but it quickly fades to a sweet, slightly...

About reviewer (355 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue

3.0

from

ewojdula

17 years ago

This is kind of harsh on me but at the same time, it's a guilty pleasure. There's something about it that screams "You're not supposed to like this!" But I kind of do. On me, it smells like those...

About reviewer (267 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen

3.0

from

dancingoutlaw

18 years ago

This has a rather fruity kick to it at the beginning and then it begins to remind me of Salon Selectives--but in a good way. Then it smells like violets; yes, the leaves and stems are there. ...

About reviewer (267 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther

3.0

from

Clearing

18 years ago

oleaginous... Ok had to look that up. "Influenced by olive oil" (?) "Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous " (?) I guess I'll have to try this one on again.....When two reviewers say the...

About reviewer (240 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther