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Violet Blonde Tom Ford 2011

7.5 / 10 304 Ratings

A popular perfume by Tom Ford for women, released in 2011. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Sweet

Leathery

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Violet leaf

Pink pepper

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Iris

Jasmine

Orris butter

Jasmine sambac

Base Notes

Cedar

Suede

Musk

Benzoin

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.5304 Ratings

Longevity

7.9224 Ratings

Sillage

7.0214 Ratings

Bottle

7.9230 Ratings

Value for money

6.946 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 08/25/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is model Lara Stone.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/20/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 3

Judy Jetson Meets Jolie Madame

If Balmain JOLIE MADAME were a person, then Tom Ford VIOLET BLONDE would be JOLIE MADAME dressed in a skin-tight, shiny vinyl Jetsons-type jumpsuit. The composition itself may be more similar to an abstract, bright Hollywood flashbulb version of Le Labo's limited edition POUDRE D'ORIENT, which I would recommend to those who are less than enthused by the plasticity/hair spray turn which VIOLET BLONDE takes toward the drydown.

I rather like this perfume, but I'm a certified violet 'ho' and should perhaps recuse myself from writing reviews of fragrances featuring the beloved leaves or petals of that sacred flower. (see what I mean... (-;) Anyway, VIOLET BLONDE has excellent longevity and also smells great on my cat--who happens to be "blonde"--which is an added bonus.

01/26/2024

6
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 6
Scent

MrsGuerlain
497 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

3

Tricky

I had decided to give this review the title ‘Viole(n)t Blonde’, but apparently someone has thought of the same, so I had to come up with something different. This is a violent experience, though - or maybe just a very loud in-your-face kind of. The mandarine note combined with the violet note in the beginning always makes me reconsider spraying it. When wearing I am a bit concerned what other people might think, and that is a rare feeling to me. I am not even sure if I actually like the smell. There are whiffs too sweet and whiffs too cloying - but at other times it is quite nice.
Maybe the best word for me to describe the scent is ‘tricky’. I find it tricky to wear (too much/too little?). I find it tricky to work out the notes, since they all mix together in a loud expression. I find it tricky to decide whether I like it or not.
At least you can not say anything against longevity of this fragrance. If you like long lasting scents, you have found one.
And the bottle is a beauty.
199/365

02/27/2015

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Briarthorn
91 Reviews

Briarthorn

2

Where is my shy little violet?

Where's my violet? I love scents with violet leaves and cedar. This one though, is pretty much just cedar on me. It smells great, but I wanted violet leaf.

It remains pretty linear on my skin. It get's a little powdery (just a smidge) in the dry down and every so often I'll get a hint of Iris. The vetiver and orris give some depth to the cedar. But I wanted violet leaf too...

It's a lovely scent. Fantastic Longivity, wears close to the skin. It's a beautiful rich, and deep cedar scent. Very unisex.

Jan
05
2014

06/26/2024

10
Pricing 9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Ninamariah
278 Reviews

Ninamariah

2

Vintage vibes, deep, rich aroma, one of the bests from TF

After I got a sample of this and smelled it for the first time I fell in love with it immediately. I opened straight away the package of it - it was just waiting if I would love it or not.

Personally I love more Tom Ford’s perfumes in Signature line than in Private line. I don’t know why but they feels more special to me.

This is an amazing high quality scent, it’s very different than all other Iris / Violet scent’s which I have. It’s an elegance in the bottle. It’s a little bit vintage style but not in a soapy way and it’s not so “dry” powdery. it’s very cozy, soft and warm but in the same time it’s very unique and romantic. Benzoin makes it different from other warmer Iris scents and I love the way it does it warm without Vanilla like sweetness. Violet is there but the name is misleading imo since Iris and Orris are more dominant - together with Jasmine they make an irresistible core for this scent. Musk and Suede in the base make it not only so cozy but very very sensual as well. Concoction is somewhat full of contrasts. I don’t get any ozonic or aquatic which are included in accords here in Fragrantica.

This scent was released 2011 and was discontinued only 5 years later. I don’t know if it was too special or too old fashioned as a designer scent or if the reason was the name but so sad that this kind of creation is not produced anymore.

Top: Italian Mandarin, Baie Rose, pink pepper (?), Violet leaf
Heart: Tuscan Iris, Jasmine Sambac, Tuscan Orris butter
Base: Musk, Suede, Cedar, Vetiver, Benzoin

11/08/2019

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

First
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And every day the marmot greets: Violent Blonde

I read myself out more often and like to post the funniest of these mistakes in the corresponding thread here in the forum.
I haven't mentioned "Violent Blonde" yet, but the fragrance gets a comment here now.
"Violent Blonde" I read and think every time: Wasn't that even a punk song? Or have I already read and interrogated myself and it was also called "Violet Blonde"? And then I search half-heartedly in the net and find nothing, or not what I meant, reject the thought and next time I read "Violent Blonde" again. The marmot says hello.

I'm testing myself through the older Tom Fords right now. And of course, if I read correctly, it is not a punk band that appears in my mind, but this strange white blonde with a purple tinge, which, as I read, first came about accidentally when dyeing with certain colorations and then surprisingly became a fashion trend. I never liked that.

It's the same with the scent and so I find the name completely fitting: the scent is somehow accidental, somehow it can't belong or be meant that way, so comically artificial, completely unnatural like a purple stitch in the hair.

And then exactly what happened to the coloration happens: Somehow it suddenly has something, somehow I have to smell it again and again, the scent is so extraordinary and strange: artificial, tangy with unpleasant flowers that seem to have sprung from a science fiction film, oversized, perhaps carnivorous, violent, somewhat violent, perhaps purple.
One could also imagine smelling the disturbing chemical conglomerate of a hairdressing salon. Strange developers, meagre for customers with flower fragrances made bearable, and hairspray, rather vintage, weave around me.
I'd almost think that's what Tom Ford meant by the name, but then from the depths of the hairdresser's salon there's really a lot of violets appearing. The permanent wave with which it is underlain has distorted it so much that it still seems to be from another star.
In the course of time the impression of the chemical fades away and the fragrance becomes softer and slightly warmer until it begins to fade more and more after about 8 hours and finally disappears completely.

I've tested Violet Blonde three times now. Crazyly, I'm slowly beginning to enjoy this trashy, extraterrestrial hairdressing salon. But in the long run, the violent blonde and I won't be friends.

Thank you Helena for the amazing experience!