With Bonbons à la Violette, the Italian niche fragrance house New Notes provides lovely and gourmand delights in the color purple. At least visually, the color is definitely present and promises a carefree, cheerful atmosphere. It’s simply fun to look at sweets à la Violette.
New Notes in the Duft-Tagebuch
New Notes is a brand that I have been introducing to you here on this fragrance blog from the very beginning. In the meantime, a number of posts have come together, including numerous creations that the label has launched in recent years. For those interested, new readers, re-readers, niche fragrance beginners and connoisseurs, for all those who would like to find out more about the brand and its fragrances, here are the articles published so far:
- Rosa Limone and Osmanto Shock from New Notes – We proudly present
- Talco and Musk Complexity by New Notes – Powdery Fragrance Greetings
- New Leather and Queen of the Sea by New Notes – Leather and Sea
- Cristian Calabrò interview – Talk with a perfumer
- Top 5 cherry fragrances – Julia’s favourite summer fruits
- Cocktail Maracuja by New Notes – Tropical Summer Delight
- Latte Mimosa by New Notes – A splendour of sunny yellow flowers
Bonbons à la Violette – Violet sweets
The color purple is probably the name of the game with Bonbons à la Violette, but that’s not all. Violette is also the French word for violet and, in combination with the sweets in question, the German translation of the name is: Veilchenbonbons. I have never eaten them myself and wonder if they still exist? Because the sweet treat actually seems quite nostalgic to me. In my life, which has now lasted several decades, I have never come across these violet sweets or come across them in any other way. According to my research, the treats are particularly popular in France. Anyone who can give me tips on where I can get really good violet sweets is welcome to write to me. I’m really interested in this. Incidentally, the fragrant sweets from New Notes contain the ingredients bergamot, orange, violet, jasmine, vanilla, moss, cedarwood and ambergris.
The fragrance is innocent and intriguing at the same time, making it the perfect companion for both everyday bursts of olfactory magic and special occasions. Surrender to the magic of Bonbons à la Violette and let the fragrance unfold the depths of its unique story with every captivating note.
Purple mood fragrance – Bonbons à la Violette
The opening of Bonbons à la Violette combines a delicate citrus freshness with the soft, earthy and powdery notes of violet, which is florally supported by creamy jasmine. Together, the two form a beautiful and soft floral bouquet, from which I can also sniff out subtle nuances of saffron. The creation is quite dry and also less sweet than expected, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
Mossy, woody accents provide a subtly woody backdrop that underscores the earthy powderiness of the violet. Ambergris also lends the composition wonderfully warm and cozy facets that have smooth, wild leathery aspects and round off the eau de parfum in a beautiful and very atmospheric way.
I was expecting a strong and quite brightly colored scent in the color purple. But Bonbons à la Violette doesn’t really correspond to this. Instead, I see the color of the bottle as a reminiscence of violets and the aforementioned sweets. So it’s not a creation that smells purple, but a powdery-creamy composition that has earthy-woody and spicy facets and, in my eyes, a few BR540 vibes resonate here, interpreted in a very transparent and airy way. In general, Bonbons à la Violette is surprisingly light. No sticky-sweet, plummy, gourmand caramel, but a fine, fluffy and sometimes molecular scent that is more reminiscent of pink cotton candy than purple sweets.
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