Violettes du Czar (2014) by Oriza L. Legrand

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Violettes du Czar Oriza L. Legrand 2014

Version from 2014

7.4 / 10 94 Ratings

A perfume by Oriza L. Legrand for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is floral-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Green

Powdery

Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Violet leaf

Hooded violet

Heart Notes

French violet

Florentine iris

Heliotrope

Base Notes

Russian leather Amber

Amber

Gaiac wood

Tolu balm

Ratings

Scent

7.494 Ratings

Longevity

7.479 Ratings

Sillage

6.881 Ratings

Bottle

8.481 Ratings

Value for money

7.830 Ratings

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/27/2025

scentghost
62 Reviews

scentghost

1

well dusted

This is remarkably powdery and comparable with Angel's Dust from Francesca Bianchi. But I will say it's a bit less synthetic than that, and a bit more velvety. The violet leaf and whatever is making it spicy give one the impression of the whole flower and the roots and not just the petals. However, for me, this scent equivalent to drinking violet liqueur.

05/22/2022

10Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

Emorandeira
399 Reviews

Emorandeira

1

Very natural Violet scent

One of the richest and cleanest violets tested. The perfume style, with its balsamic and woody charge, reminds me quite a bit of Nishane's Vjola, albeit a bit lighter and with some fresher, more aquatic and less vanilla undertones.
It seems to me a perfume to use during the day almost at any time of the year. A jewel for lovers of violets.

Scent: 10
Longevity: 7
Sillage: 5
Versatility: 9
Originality: 8
Global: 9.5

11/07/2020

Rosenut
6 Reviews

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Rosenut

Top Review 27

Violet Addiction: Symptom of the First Urban Neurotics

Violettes du Czar (2014) is the reconstruction of a "masculine" violet perfume composed by Oriza Legrand in 1862. The name honors Tsar Alexander II, a regular customer of the house. The violet was the favorite flower of the Belle Époque, a time when the industrial revolution had already triumphed. In the cities, people loved the shy aura of this precious woodland flower, which was actually mass-produced under glass. Street vendors sold small bouquets of violets. Manet's portrait "Berthe Morisot with a Violet Bouquet" (1872) shows what was done with them: they were pinned to clothing. Violettes du Czar is based on the androgynous idea of "violet leather." It opens with strict, light green notes, where the medicinal aspect is hard to distinguish from the toxic. The green notes seamlessly transition into a slightly piercing, tannin-like sharpness of the leather aspect. From this harsh mélange of medicine, spring flowers, and leather emerges an unsweetened, earthy-mineral violet scent. The violet note here seems to primarily rest on the root of the Florentine iris, which was common in the 19th century. Without the sunny character of real violets, this root absolute convincingly embodies a cool, more contemplative variation of them. With a modern interest in conflict, Violettes du Czar (2014) places this violet in the context of nature captured by humans, transformed into medicine and leather. Although initially somewhat piercing, this perfume does not project very strongly. A chic and subtle scent for the still cold part of spring. P.S.: A less progressive, but noteworthy violet-leather scent is the softer and sweeter "Jolie Madame" by Balmain from 1953.

Updated on 11/07/2020