This Unexpected Note Is Found in 14 of the Most Romantic Perfumes

Scent Type: Woody spices

Notes: Juniper berries, pomelo, saffron, accord cuir, black violet, crystal rose, blonde woods, raspberry, vetiver

DedCool is frequently praised for its clean, gourmand, and sweet scents, but I don't see nearly enough love given to the brand's warm, woody, and tastefully spiced offering: 03 Blonde Eau de Parfum. It smells like taking a walk on the wild side, but staying grounded in reality with a blend of juicy juniper berries, blooming black violet, and narcotic leather. It's basically the cooler older sister of the popular fresh violet takes we see so frequently in fragrances.

Customer Review: "Truly fell in love with this perfume at first sniff. DedCool Blonde is a clean, floral scent that manages to avoid becoming boring. To my nose, violet is the most prominent note. The violet is not overly powdery and instead is as comfortable and clean as fresh laundry, with an added sophistication from the touches of leather. The leather note is not overtly strong, it is more like the smell of a well worn in vintage leather jacket. "

Scent Type: Aromatic green

Notes: Mediterranean fig leaves, green rhubarb, violet, creamy fig milk, oud, santal, plum, geranium, toffee, tonka beans, tobacco, white musk

As we know already, violet is one of the most wearable floral notes that's on the rise right now, so why wouldn't we pair it with another trending note? Fig has been everywhere recently, and we're loving just how stunning it is when blended with our starring note, green rhubarb, plum, geranium, and white musk. Creamy, earthy, and green, this perfume has a warm finish and leaves an addictive trail in its wake.

Customer Review: "This is a wonderful, unique fragrance. This isn’t leaning gourmand as I expected, but it’s a beautiful aromatic fig scent. The fig starts out slightly green and settles sweet/spicy on the skin with some depth from the tobacco. A slightly dark and sexy take on fig."

Scent Type: Spicy floral

Notes: Violet leaf, cedarwood, amber

You'll rarely catch me in a spicy floral fragrance (I'm all about clean, woody scents with a dash of magnolia, white rice, or water lily), but when I'm in the mood for something more sensual, I reach for Aerin's Violet Cedar Eau de Parfum. Drawing its inspiration from the scents and colors of a forest in autumn, this fragrance combines luminous notes of violet leaf with warm cedarwood and amber.

Customer Review: "To me this smells very fresh and green, but the green scent is a 'sweet green' type of green it isn’t sharp at all. The dry-down is very white floral and woodsy. To me this has a masculine touch to it even though it is more on the feminine side. The bottle is gorgeous. I’m glad to have this as a everyday scent for fall/winter"

Scent Type: Green Woods

Notes: Bamboo leaves, rain, fresh grass, violet, bamboo wood

I adore bamboo fragrances because they feel crisp and green, so imagine how excited I was to discover a d'Annam fragrance that keeps the fresh feel while adding warmth with a hint of violet in their ethereal Arashiyama Eau de Parfum. Call me obsessed, but I can't stop thinking about the rain and fresh grass in this one. On me, it lasts for about 6 to 8 hours on the skin with a memorable silage.

Customer Review: "I absolutely love this fragrance. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever smelled before. I discovered it through the D’Annam discovery set, and it was love at first sniff. I knew right away I needed the full bottle. It’s sweet and fresh, but the bamboo and violet add the perfect balance soft, clean, and captivating without being overpowering. It’s beautifully blended and feels effortlessly unique."

Scent Type: Woody floral

Notes: Jasmine sambac, cedarwood, frankincense, violet leaf, orris root, Turkish rose oil, ambrette, cypriol, labdanum, patchouli

I'll never miss an opportunity to give Heretic Parfum the praise it deserves for offering such an impressive fragrance library that allows its wearers to explore their more sensual side. Dirty Violet, for example, evokes imagery of a dimly lit cocktail lounge and floral bouquets entwined with greenery, with violet leaf underscored by jasmine sambac, cedarwood, frankincense, rose oil, and patchouli.

Customer Review: "It’s delicate and sexy in a truly unisex way. The entire scent just feels real earthy and authentic. You can definitely wear it day and night both but I think it shines better under the moonlight. I agree fully with the reviews that say it’s a subtle kind of seduction, not loud, but definitely still there, trailing in dark green and purple and sitting close to the skin. Darkly beautiful and palpable. Good stuff!"

Scent Type: Fresh floral

Notes: Grapefruit, bergamot, petitgrain, pink pepper, elemi, lemon, lemon flower, violet leaves, rose petals, jasmine, magnolia flower, osmanthus, black tea infusion, cabrueva, cedarwood, patchouli, white amber, musk, moss, guaiac wood

I thought I knew what a powdery citrus fragrance was capable of, or at least I thought I did, until I was introduced to this heady fragrance. 19-69's Villa Nellôte is named after a 16-room Belle Époque mansion surrounded by a magnificent garden. Aromatic and refreshing, the scent includes citrus combined with a burst of pink pepper, violet leaves, a black tea infusion, and white amber.

Customer Review: "Powdery citrus and florals, a lovely fresh summery scent. At first it’s strong in the citrus and then starts to dry down powdery and creamy toning down the sharp citrus. It smells a bit like the parma violet sweets on my skin, which I love. The zing of the citrus and a little bit of the pepper comes through but [it's] not overwhelming at all. Really underrated fragrance from their collection."

Scent Type: Fresh fruits

Notes: Basil, dragon fruit, wild fig, violet, vetiver, green hay

While I've yet to summer on the Amalfi coast, this perfume is exactly what I'd imagine it smells and feels like. A must-have for fans of violet and basil alike, Basilico and Fellini invokes sun-soaked days and sparkling seas with a herbal opening before shifting into a fruity and earthy blend of dragon fruit, wild fig, violet, vetiver, and green hay. The scent is named after risotto bianco and Italian film director (and notorious bon vivant) Federico Fellini.

Customer Review: "This fragrance has secured its place among my summer favorites. It embodies the essence of a sun-soaked day, sparkling and bursting with refreshing vitality. The prominent green notes, reminiscent of a thriving tomato vine and aromatic basil, are beautifully pronounced in the opening. The result is invigorating. What sets this fragrance apart is its ability to balance that initial burst of greenery with the softness of pitahaya and fig."

Scent Type: Green citrus

Notes: Red mandarin, orange, yellow elemi resin, green cedar, blue almond flower, indigo grass, violet, vetiver, vapors

If nostalgia had a fragrance that we could all agree on, I'm 99.9% sure that D.S. & Durga's Steamed Rainbow Eau de Parfum would be it—especially if your childhood took place before the onslaught of social media. It reaches into our memories with a blend of violet, red mandarin, green cedar, blue almond flower, and vapors. To me, it smells like falling head-over-heels in love for the first time (and then scraping your knee on the way down).

Customer Review: "Summertime! Hose! Water! This is summertime hose water! Clean earth, chlorophyll, a ghost of sunscreen, and this green-toned chemical scent somewhere between rubber and plastic. But the magic is how all this is conjured up though a cleverly-blended cocktail of citrus, violet, and grass. A truly sorcerous aquatic. If someone ever questions the creative artistry in perfumery, point them to this bad boy."

Scent Type: Aromatic woods

Notes: Ambrette, Jamaican nesberry, violet, sandalwood, magnolia, chantilly musk, crisp amber, cedarwood

I grew up along the wind and wave-beaten shores of the Pacific Northwest, but I've always had a fascination with the romance of the Mojave Desert, so, of course, I had to give this perfume a try. While its memorable opening notes of Jamaican nesberry and ambrette drew me in, its heart of violet and sandalwood is what kept me there. The enchanting blend also boasts powdery magnolia, chantilly musk, and crisp amber.

Customer Review: "To me, this smells like fresh rain in the desert, cedar, tropical fruits, violets, powder, ambergris, and dusty sunlight. It perfectly evokes the idea of a lonely, yet lovely desert landscape after the baking heat of the day is gone and all you can smell in the air is the twisted bark of joshua trees. The violet adds a nice sweetness, and magnolia is my absolute favorite floral accord. On me, this blooms with depth and a hint of sweetness, always braced with an aloof earthiness."

Scent Type: Woody floral

Notes: Mandarin, bergamot, pear, violet petal, lavandin, floral bouquet, sandalwood, patchouli, musk, vanilla

If you're on the hunt for a luxe floral option, here's one that's definitely worth the investment. Parfum de Marly's Palatine Eau de Parfum is a modern floral bouquet that pairs violet petals with mouthwatering mandarin and bergamot, crisp pear, and warm wood wrapped in a smooth gourmand base. Its name resonates with Princess Palatine, a free-spirited German princess who was a frequent resident at Chateau de Marly.

Customer Review: "I smelled it from a tester and fell in love! It’s so close to the clean, fresh laundry scent I’ve been searching for... feminine, soft, and airy. It has this refined powdery floral elegance that gives it a luxurious feel to me, even if it does lean a bit vintage."

Scent Type: Woody floral

Notes: Muguet, heliotrope, violet, saffron, tolu balsam, suede

Himitsu Violets is fresh, cool, and described by Régime des Fleurs as its answer to a "modernist violet." While the note is commonly oversimplified or sweetened, this take on violets is met with a leathery nuance from suede and saffron, before being warmed with saffron and tolu balsam. The perfume gets its name from the word for "secret" in Japanese, and I agree with the nose behind it (founder and perfumer Alia Raza) that it wears like one.

Customer Review: "A shy scent, a wallflower, lightly sweet like the softest sprinkling of confectioners' sugar. The suede is quiet in the background, slyly idiosyncratic, like rolling your eyes when no one's watching. Honestly so pretty, but in a way that evades convention. It's difficult to really describe this in a way that does it justice. I get powdery violets and a whisper of a dried-apricot-like sweetness, suede that's soft from loving wear, the muguet and heliotrope rounding it all out."

Scent Type: Floral spices

Notes: Galbanum, lavender, iris, violet, leather, labdanum

Bruma, the first of my two violet-enhanced Trudon fragrances, is described by the brand as possessing an "almost animal-like sensuality" with a mix of galbanum, violet, and leather enhanced with a whisper of iris and lavender met with glowing labdanum. On me, the scent is all about cool spices (with soft florals lurking just below the surface), making this one of my top date-night picks.

Customer Review: "On my skin, Bruma is a flowing harmony of iris, violet and suede. It opens with mildly carrot-like and starchy, but mostly waxy iris, and slightly tart fruity ionone reminiscent of violet. If I sniff closely, there is also a discreet green pepperiness mixed within. Occasionally, I also get brief impressions of waxy lipsticks, but nothing overtly powdery."

Scent Type: Amber woods

Notes: Iris, mandarin, peonies, saffron, leather, sandalwood, violet, cashmeran, moss, musks, patchouli

Trudon's Midnight Omen, created by Émilie Bouge (the nose behind the classic amber scents of Seven Gates, Novellista, and more), explores the darker side of violet with rich layers of bright mandarin, a heart of iris and violet, and a base of leather enhanced with rare Nepalese sandalwood. Perhaps the most sensual and mysterious of the fragrances so far in this edit, this perfume shouldn't be skipped.

Customer Review: N/A

Scent Type: Classic Floral

Notes: Violet, musks, iris petals, vanilla

This addition to Gucci's dreamlike The Alchemist's Garden line is an elegant classic floral perfume that makes me want to run through a garden at dusk in a floaty nightgown and satin ballet slippers. It's built around violet and accented by iris petals (but warmed with musks and vanilla), and its perfumer, Alessandro Michele, was inspired by the science of alchemy. Not only do I want to wear this fragrance nonstop, but I also want to make sure everyone knows I am by constantly putting its gorgeous bottle on display.

Customer Review: "It is incredibly enchanting and sophisticated, but not too mature. The opening notes of powdery violet are absolutely entrancing, reminiscent of glass slippers tip toeing in the snow. after about two hours or so, it reduces to a soft and fresh baby powder scent on my skin. I feel that I can only capture its essence when I pair it with my Gunne Sax dresses and Parisian socks."