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floral

Black Violet

Darker than the familiar powdery violet, a black violet note pushes the ionones toward their woody, fruity side and shades them with earthy violet leaf and plummy dark fruit. The darkest garden violas are a purple so deep it reads as black, and the note settles lower in a composition than the classic violet, lingering into the drydown.

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perfumes
Black Violet

Essentia catalog analysis

In compositions with this note

53 distinct perfumes with this note recorded.

Of the 53 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 53 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 1936 to 2020 across 17 distinct years.

Frequent companion notes

53 / 53 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.

  • Amber49.1%26 of 53 perfumes
  • Sandalwood43.4%23 of 53 perfumes
  • Rose39.6%21 of 53 perfumes
  • Patchouli35.8%19 of 53 perfumes
  • Musk34%18 of 53 perfumes
  • Vanilla32.1%17 of 53 perfumes

Frequent accords

53 / 53 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.

  • woody81.1%43 of 53 perfumes
  • powdery77.4%41 of 53 perfumes
  • floral66%35 of 53 perfumes
  • violet66%35 of 53 perfumes
  • sweet64.2%34 of 53 perfumes
  • fruity52.8%28 of 53 perfumes

These are recorded co-occurrences, not similarity scores, ingredient quantities or community preferences. Missing data is not evidence that a note or accord is absent.

How this is calculated

Each perfume counts once, even if a note appears at multiple pyramid levels. Percentages use the documented sample in each section, not the entire catalog. Associations can overlap and do not add up to 100%.

Rankings require at least 10 perfumes with relevant data; an association must occur in at least 3. Only the most frequent associations are shown.

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Compositions

Perfumes with Black Violet

Glow

The Woods Collection

Glow

2020

Calvin Klein Women Eau De Parfum Intense

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein Women Eau De Parfum Intense

2019

Diamante

Omnia Profumi

Diamante

2018

Black XS for Her Eau de Parfum

Paco Rabanne

Black XS for Her Eau de Parfum

2018

Fragrance 03 Blonde

Dedcool

Fragrance 03 Blonde

2018

Violette Lysergique

I Fiori Del Male

Violette Lysergique

2018

Le Feu

Gerard Monet Parfums

Le Feu

2018

Maestrale

Profumi di Pantelleria

Maestrale

2018

Empire VIP

Hinode

Empire VIP

2016

Notes of Merlot Reserve

Kelly & Jones

Notes of Merlot Reserve

2016

Violaceum 2

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Violaceum 2

2016

Roberto Cavalli Uomo

Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli Uomo

2016

Dark Rebel Rider

John Varvatos

Dark Rebel Rider

2016

Corona

Blend Oud

Corona

2016

Black Tulip

Nest

Black Tulip

2016

Mauboussin Pour Lui in Black

Mauboussin

Mauboussin Pour Lui in Black

2015

Bonbon Tree

And Other Stories

Bonbon Tree

2015

Cosmic Bloom

Bronnley

Cosmic Bloom

2015

Midnight Candy

Byredo

Midnight Candy

2015

Russell Westbrook

Byredo

Russell Westbrook

2015

Tangier Tales

And Other Stories

Tangier Tales

2014

Violettes du Czar

Oriza L. Legrand

Violettes du Czar

2014

Bubbly Gal

Rasasi

Bubbly Gal

2014

Enchante

Perfume and Skin

Enchante

2014

Black Saffron

Byredo

Black Saffron

2012

Mon Parfum Cheri, par Camille

Goutal

Mon Parfum Cheri, par Camille

2011

Step Sexy

Avon

Step Sexy

2011

Urban Tweed

Jardin De France

Urban Tweed

2011

Clemency Limited Porcelain Edition

Humiecki & Graef

Clemency Limited Porcelain Edition

2011

Julie Rock

Julie Burk Perfumes

Julie Rock

2011

Chantal Thomass Eau de Toilette

Chantal Thomass

Chantal Thomass Eau de Toilette

2010

Aoud 2

M Micallef

Aoud 2

2010

Heart

Flormar

Heart

2010

Laugh With Me Lee Lee

Benefit

Laugh With Me Lee Lee

2009

No. 37 Veilchen

Frau Tonis Parfum

No. 37 Veilchen

2009

Paris Nights

Celine Dion

Paris Nights

2007

Black XS for Her

Paco Rabanne

Black XS for Her

2007

Ruby Perlage

La Perla

Ruby Perlage

2007

Beautiful Love

Estee Lauder

Beautiful Love

2006

Pure Purple

Hugo Boss

Pure Purple

2006

Euphoria

Calvin Klein

Euphoria

2005

GF Ferre Lei-Her

Gianfranco Ferre

GF Ferre Lei-Her

2004

Chantal Thomass

Chantal Thomass

Chantal Thomass

2002

Genie des Bois

Keiko Mecheri

Genie des Bois

2000

Violettes de Toulouse Eau de Toilette

Parfums Berdoues

Violettes de Toulouse Eau de Toilette

1936

Violettes de Toulouse Eau de Parfum

Parfums Berdoues

Violettes de Toulouse Eau de Parfum

1936

Black Uddu

Mad Et Len

Black Uddu

0
The Unicorn Spell

Les Nez

The Unicorn Spell

0
My Sexy Love

Christine Lavoisier Parfums

My Sexy Love

0
Agua De Colonia No.3 Arabian Wood

Claus Porto

Agua De Colonia No.3 Arabian Wood

0
Barton Cottage

Latherati

Barton Cottage

0
Midsummer Moon Shine

Christine Lavoisier Parfums

Midsummer Moon Shine

0
Dark Night

Estiara

Dark Night

0