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Collection Matières: Les Éléments

Violette Molinard 2015 Eau de Parfum

7.7 / 10 76 Ratings

A popular perfume by Molinard for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is floral-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Powdery

Fresh

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Violet

Blackcurrant Lemon

Lemon

Heart Notes

Green apple

Peach skin Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Violet

White musk Iris

Iris

Ratings

Scent

7.776 Ratings

Longevity

7.064 Ratings

Sillage

6.664 Ratings

Bottle

7.964 Ratings

Value for money

7.830 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 09/16/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Collection Matières: Les Éléments collection.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/12/2020

10Scent 4Longevity 3Sillage

Interdit
58 Reviews

Interdit

1

Forest fairy

Molinard is certainly an underestimated house, but it's a House deserving more recognition for sure! I am in love with their scents and will buy more.

Its fragrances clearly are concocted with quality ingredients by true masters of the art of perfumery; sillage and longevity are never an issue, elements crafted in sublime balances, and one will always be able to detect almost each note in them.
They might not appeal to the masses, but I don't think they should: they create masterpieces which have nothing to do with the overly sugary, fruity charmers the market craves for.

For a week I have been wearing this beauty. Upon application the most prominent notes are a tender, delicate green violet with a hint of powder, and a refreshing, juicy yet subtle note of blackcurrant.

After about 30 minutes the heart notes begin their journey up: again violet is the most prominent one, followed by an equally juicy peach - though very faint - and a glorious basket of violet leaves, slightly bitter. Iris then comes up, elegant, romantic and not at all overbearing. Here it does not overpower any other note. This is a dance of fairies, in the deep of a forest where all is about light and shadows.

No rose, no green apples can be detected at any time; perhaps one could say that the juiciness is given by all fruits blended perfectly in this marvellous magic potion. A citrusy whisper can be smelled every now and then, but overall citruses are not prominent.

THIS. IS. EXHILARATING. Nothing can evoke the spirit of the forest as much as violets and here they are the queens of a rather joyous, colourful, fun court.

Molinard is a genius and I wish this house would get the recognition it truly deserves. Simply magnificent.

08/20/2022

8Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Bellatrix

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Bellatrix

Top Review 16

Sympathy for the violet

Violets are among my favorite flowers, alongside roses and edelweiss, and I love violet perfume very much. Therefore, I feel somewhat obligated to redeem the violet, which still suffers unjustly today, in the 21st century, from the reputation of being old-fashioned, stuffy, and square, a similarly yellowed relic of the 19th century like corsets, crinolines, lace fans, powder boxes, opera glasses, dance cards, chaperones, court counselors, mutton chops, or duel pistols.
To trace the reason for this stuffy reputation, one must go back quite far: Those of you who were around in the sixties, seventies, or eighties probably encountered grandmothers or older ladies in the streets or within your own family who were born in the 19th century or at least during the imperial era and experienced their childhood, youth, and socialization before the First World War. They wore the accessories of the turn of the century, the fashions and habits of their girlhood well into the 20th century. The last buns, often adorned with hairnets, powder boxes, lace handkerchiefs, and white lace blouses, the last hats decorated with artificial flowers, long black skirts, and lace-up ankle boots still occasionally graced the streets as the final fashionable display of the imperial era, extending its wistful stylistic farewell deep into the 20th century. This was the grandmother generation that smelled of mothballs and rose soap. And violets, as the quintessential fashionable flower of the 19th century, were also part of their stylistic ensemble due to their socialization in the waning imperial era. One smelled of violets, one sucked on violet pastilles, and wore violet brooches on their lapels as a fashionable reminiscence of the posy of pinned flowers. So, anyone who experienced this grandmother generation raised in the imperial era might indeed associate violets with "old boxes" that opened powder boxes and dabbed with lace handkerchiefs, considering them a yellowed relic of the 19th century.

Today, grandmothers no longer look like that. I myself unfortunately did not experience this grandmother generation. Unfortunately, because I believe that generation produced many fascinating characters who would have had incredible stories to tell and who saw and experienced things that we only know from documentaries and history books, both good and bad. Today's grandmother generation was often active during the sixties, listens to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, the Beatles, Stones, or Elvis Presley, often has more drug experience than their pubescent and/or studying grandchildren, and finds their moral views stuffy. Yes, of course, exaggeration and cliché, but still: poodle hats, hairnets, rose soaps, and mothballs? Not a chance. My grandmother is technically more advanced than I am (for me, everything after the invention of the toaster is a technical challenge... oh, let’s be honest, after the advent of the steam locomotive!). She either wears a bob or a fashionable short hairstyle, while I am the one who has a bun, Victorian-style lace-up boots, a parasol, powder boxes, and fans in her fashion repertoire. Nevertheless, although imperial grandmothers have long since passed, the notion of the stuffy, imperial, old-fashioned accompanying flower of old boxes still shapes the image of the violet today. Probably many have simply inherited the prejudices of their parents and grandparents. If grandma constantly talks about her ancient geography teacher from the 1960s, Miss M., who wore calf-length frilly underpants and filled the entire classroom with a cloud of violet perfume, it might also be difficult to view violet scents as anything other than old-fashioned, stuffy, and yellowed. Today, however, the empire with its fashionable appearances has been gone for so long that contemporary individuals no longer associate it with a grandfather endlessly recounting the battle of the Somme or complaining, "that wouldn't have happened under the Kaiser!" nor with a grandmother who sucks on violet pastilles, only loosens her bun for sleeping, and finds "that dreadful beat music" outrageous and shocking (of course, that wouldn't have happened under the Kaiser either!). Therefore, I also do not associate violets with old boxes, at most with nostalgia. And retro is, after all, back in trend and the hottest thing around.

I have always liked violets, with their delicate, fragile, elegant, and nostalgic charm, and I enjoy sucking on violet pastilles. This perfume also reminds me of the scent of violet pastilles. The nostalgic, powdery, graceful violet scent like from the dressing table of a fine lady from the late Biedermeier is not what I had originally hoped for. But I have found such a scent in "Eau de Cologne 1920: Fidèle Violette," so that’s not a big deal. "Violette" has nothing powdery about it and nothing old-fashioned or nostalgic, in my opinion. It is louder and fruitier than "Fidèle Violette" and offers exactly what the name and the color of the bottle promise: violets, nothing more and nothing less. More specifically, violet pastille. The other notes that only appear in the base of the fragrance are mere embellishments and can only be perceived very subtly: a hint of clean musk grounds the scent and tempers the sweetness; it and the violet leaf provide a slightly more robust, unisex note. Nevertheless, for me, it remains a purely feminine fragrance. Iris subtly underlines the scent and adds a bit of additional adult elegance. I recommend this violet scent to anyone who still clings to the cliché of the stuffy, old-fashioned violet, because here the flower comes across clean, pure, modern, slightly fruity, and neither powdery, dusty, nor wistfully nostalgic. I recommend the perfume to all fans of violet pastilles anyway! The sillage and longevity are not earth-shattering, but quite solid; with two sprays, I can definitely get through the day. For me, it was (scent) love at second sight, not my powdery, Victorian fine-lady violet, but just right for autumn and late summer, a clean, green-tinged, slightly spicy, and fruity violet pastille scent that elegantly and qualitatively accompanies you through the day and unfolds wonderfully, especially on forest walks and in nature.
"Give seh Veilchen a chance!"

01/12/2021

9.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Favea
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Favea

Top Review 21

Violet Fairy

During my stroll through the souk, I came across the violet violet water. The price was tempting, and the simple bottle in magical violet drew me in, as did the clear scent pyramid with plenty of violet and without any crazy combinations of adventurous fragrance notes. My music style and lifestyle are very much associated with the darker Gothic scene, but also the Pagan scene - and there you often encounter a lot of patchouli in more or less body-damaging forms... I like patchouli, but I prefer it fine and mystical. And that’s exactly why I wanted to test this violet - and it did not disappoint me.
When it arrived, I first sprayed it on my wrists and décolleté - exactly 3 sprays! And then she appeared - the violet fairy. In all her natural loveliness and her nature-connected sweetness. But not a superficial darling, rather a natural beauty, mysteriously wrapped in dark violet velvet, accompanied by a bit of light green foliage, very little soft moss, and possibly a small primrose. Just like violets grow in nature. Early in spring, on somewhat barren soil in a light mixed forest, usually surrounded by a bit of moss and a few primroses, they sweeten nature with their scent and their colorful display in violet and lush green and their stunning yet unobtrusive fragrance. And that’s exactly what distinguishes this scent for me - the mystique of simplicity! The fragrance unfolds quite clearly without massive changes and remains lovely-green-natural. On me, it lasts at least 7 hours, and the scent lingers on clothing even longer. It has a scent, but without enveloping the entire room in violet velvet - just a fairy touch. Noticeable, but unobtrusive. I like it very much on me, and the violet fairy will now accompany me more often.

Updated on 01/12/2021

11/01/2019

Marquise27
232 Reviews

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Top Review 14

Oh my delicate friend

Like the violet in the moss, modestly demure and pure - so should she be. This violet, however, is also a bit cheeky with a little more self-confidence. Of course, the violet note is present but subtle, clear and delicate. Not a loud fragrance but a cautious and gentle embrace. Iris and musk powder it in a lovely way, like a delicate little lady with noble pallor who gifts everyone her shy smile; her handshake is like the touch of a butterfly. I really like violets, but I always need those special days to wear them. It is wonderfully close to the skin, and when inhaled deeply, it has something delicately delicious about it. I would describe the longevity as 5-6 hours, and the price at around 75 euros is absolutely moderate. A fragrance recommendation for romantic women who love to dream and can make the world a little better with their fragile beautiful kindness. This is such a true "darling scent." It softens the world...

Updated on 11/01/2019

Statements

27 short views on the fragrance

1Banane

1 year ago

2

More fruity with some white musk than violet scented.
Lemon, apple, peach. Bright and fresh.
Violet is a wisp in between.

SchatzSucher

5 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

20

9

Beautiful violet scent, fresh and bright, with a powdery-sweet base. Quite linear, but it works here. It can do without much development.

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Venusia

6 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

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1

Beautiful, absolutely authentic violet scent! Sweet little flowers, green stems, and rain-soaked earth. Pure nature... Bravo Molinard!

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Federduft

4 years ago

11

3

Soothing unrefined and unrefined violet. Fresh and transparent in the cool musk bed.

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BaSinga

3 years ago

7Scent 9Longevity 6Sillage

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2

Concentrated violets on a bed of musk.
Feminine, powdery, and clean.
You could sleep in this bedding.

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Tofog

5 years ago

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2

Melancholic and dreamy, they stand at the edge of the meadow, their sweet scent invites you to linger. Violet crowns from childhood, the sweetest memory.

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