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06/19/2022
BrianBuchanan
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Murky violet
At one time there were five versions of Via but now there are none at all.
It was made in the usual concentrations, Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Parfum, and there was something else called Eau Via, which came in two concentrations, 80° and 40°.
Via (strength unknown) is a rather murky green violet, which - in its spicy depths - reminds me of Jolie Madame's violet-leather. But that's doing no favours to Germaine Cellier. Via is ill defined and difficult to get a handle on, elusive.
(That's partly due to the nature of violets, but I think the blending is not quite right in this.)
On the other hand, Eau Via (concentration 80°) has a clear muskiness that makes me think of Azzaro pour Homme - where the anise and caraway are replaced with powdery violet. It's light and charming, and opens up visions of a past where pleasures were innocent, and life was simple, naive.
It was made in the usual concentrations, Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Parfum, and there was something else called Eau Via, which came in two concentrations, 80° and 40°.
Via (strength unknown) is a rather murky green violet, which - in its spicy depths - reminds me of Jolie Madame's violet-leather. But that's doing no favours to Germaine Cellier. Via is ill defined and difficult to get a handle on, elusive.
(That's partly due to the nature of violets, but I think the blending is not quite right in this.)
On the other hand, Eau Via (concentration 80°) has a clear muskiness that makes me think of Azzaro pour Homme - where the anise and caraway are replaced with powdery violet. It's light and charming, and opens up visions of a past where pleasures were innocent, and life was simple, naive.
