See Prices

More

We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

Collection Grands Crus

Violette Berdoues 2017

7.7 / 10 65 Ratings

A popular perfume by Berdoues for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by Groupe Berdoues.
Pronunciation Compare

More

We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Spicy

Creamy

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

French violet leaf

Italian iris

Indonesian patchouli

Perfumer

Benoist Lapouza

Ratings

Scent

7.765 Ratings

Longevity

7.152 Ratings

Sillage

6.652 Ratings

Bottle

8.058 Ratings

Value for money

7.512 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 04/25/2025.

Source-backed & verified

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Collection Grands Crus.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Garden Secret

Softly Serene

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/19/2019

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

pudelbonzo
2404 Reviews

Translated · Show original

pudelbonzo

Top Review 22

Be like the violet in the moss ...

... modest, humble, and pure - not like the proud rose - which always wants to be admired.

This saying was often found in poetry albums - and despite its simplicity, I always liked it, as I also perceive modesty as an adornment.

And so I was magically drawn to the beautiful purple bottle with the pump ball.

Violet is indeed a mystical, mysterious color - just think of the beautiful eyes of Liz Taylor.

And the scent also has something magical.
Deep violets bloom touching before me - and sentiment wafts towards me.
I think of old, ornate fairy tale books, in which the prince presents a bouquet of violets to his beloved.
Affectionate and chivalrous at the same time.

Tenderly dusted, the love gift is adorned with iris - and a hint of longing adds the subtle patch.

Modest and humble, indeed - yet full of meaning.

This is how I would like to be courted as well.
And Violette succeeds - in a charmingly honest, heartfelt way.

For the irredeemable romantics among us - a must.

08/25/2017

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

ParfumAholic
256 Reviews

Translated · Show original

ParfumAholic

Top Review 44

Harmony in Violet

Last Saturday, we were invited to a golden wedding anniversary. The couple celebrating is still relatively young (both 70) and absolutely modern and open-minded. They beautifully note that it makes no sense to mourn the past, but that the past is needed to understand some things in the here and now. The celebration itself was festive, but by no means stiff or formal (and thus light-years away from the kinds of celebrations I remember from my childhood and youth).

Appropriately for the event, a fragrance was of course necessary. It should not be too strong, yet noticeable and refined, moderately festive, but definitely not too much. It was a fortunate coincidence that the "Violette" by Berdoues had just come my way shortly before.

"Violette" is an absolutely fine, powdery, and unsweetened iris-violet scent, which is very gently spiced with a hint of patchouli. Figuratively speaking, golden patchouli threads weave through this lilac fragrance creation.
Patchouli here is everything but loud, earthy, or musty. I would describe it as very softly spicy, minimally sweet, and refined.
Iris and violet completely merge with each other, creating a gentle and almost unsweetened powderiness that reminds me more of chalk than of flowers.

All in all, "Violette" presents a very soft, harmonious, serene, unexcited, coherent, fine, and enveloping fragrance profile. With this scent, there is no real fragrance development or surprises, as everything is directly present from beginning to end.
"Violette" is not loud, but rather close to the body, yet still perceptible, surrounding the wearer with a finely spicy and elegant aura.
"Violette" does not seek to be flashy, but convinces with a natural elegance and refinement that does not come across as arrogant.

And just as the couple, even after 50 years of marriage, gently and lightly touches each other by chance, each of them instinctively seeking the other's closeness, "Violette" accompanies me through this day. Always there without being intrusive, always close yet not overwhelming, and saying so much more with mere gestures and glances than with many words.

Benoist Lapouza, who has created many fragrances for Fendi and Pierre Cardin among others, has truly crafted a very fine and sensual scent here, which is worth testing if one wants to experience, live, and enjoy the color purple in a literal sense with all the senses.