Violet Shot
Extrait de Parfum, Olfactive Studio (2020)

I've been searching for a more "feminine" floral fragrance to switch out with my usual go-to unisex fragrances. Resins, ouds, woods, spices, etc...I wear some permutation of these notes each & every day. I've always adored violet notes when they are well blended with petals, leaves, stems, woods, vanillas, etc. I recently purchased a few Violet Perfume Samplers, so I can explore new fragrances. I also faithfully follow Sebastian, "The Perfume Guy" on his YouTube Channel. Sebastian raved about Violet Shot by Olfactive, so I had to give it a try.

Love, love, love, love, love.

Violet Shot is a straight-forward, violet-centric perfume but man-oh-man...it is lovely, evoking and complex minus any pretense. On me, VS opens as straight-away violet leaves 'n fresh, herbaceous green stems but with a bit of juiciness, or jammy-ness (if this makes sense). The opening of VS sends me over the moon. And for me, true love is when I experience a surreal opening perfume note and it remains, or repeats throughout the wear. Do you know that disappointment you experience when the opening of a perfume is lovely but short lived then absent? You will not experience that loss with Violet Shot.

As time passes, a lovely, warm, creamy & slightly smoky incense note envelopes the opening notes and seems to pull the violet right into its center. To me, the experience is dreamy.

And as a smooth, powdery, earthy labdanum, creamy vanilla and sweet patchouli move in, I realize I am also experiencing something glorious: safraleine. So, safraleine is a relatively new element in the perfume niche market. Apparently its fragrance is one of warmth & spice, leathery tobacco, saffron and something akin to young rose. I am speechless.

And this is how Tobacco Shot remains.

Longevity is 6 hours+ and silage is medium.

A few years back, I recall ordering a shea butter-based, homemade body butter with violet, violet stems and something woody & resinous as its notes. When the package arrived, I realized the entire body butter product had spilled out into the box because the container had cracked. I never forgot the way that box smelled when I opened it. Violet Shot is reminiscent of the scent in that box, only better.

This fragrance is an absolute new love for me. Depending on what develops with my arriving samples, I think Violet Shot and I will be together for quite some time to come.