Tom Ford Violet Blonde is my first experience with Tom Ford fragrances. It turned out to be an unexpected love. I was lucky to be gifted a bottle right before the official release, but to my dismay it was not love at first spritz. I have to admit (in all fairness) I made the mistake of not testing this on myself, but rather on a small piece of paper. Back into the violet box this went and it sat on our shelf for a month until my husband noticed it and asked, “ooh, is that for me?” He can never resist a new fragrance, especially when it comes in a beautifully packaged bottle. He has a knack for finding things that smell good – our house is forever filled with some kind of smell-good scent. (I have to hide my Jo Malone tea fragrances because he loves them so much he runs around our house to “freshen” it with Assam & Grapefruit.) Once again, he decided to use a fragrance to fill one of our rooms with scent. He spritzed Violet Blonde in our bathroom and as soon as I walked in, I fell in love.
Violet Blonde is a new addition to Tom Ford’s Signature Line and comes in three different sizes 1 oz ($65), 1.7 oz ($100 and 3.4 oz ($145). It’s a soft elegant floral with a hint of a powdery finish. In the past few months I’ve started to explore a few more Tom Ford mini vials and am amazed at how his fragrances transform once they dry down on the skin. Violet Blonde is no exception. When first spritzed, there is a fruity floral with a hint of green (what I think is the violet). It dries down to a softer floral and warms up with a slight powdery woody feel. I don’t typically like strong floral or green scents, but I’m enamored with Tom Ford’s Violet Blonde. It’s a departure from what I’m typically drawn to yet I adore it.
I’m sure by now many of you have already tested out Violet Blonde. I love the reviews by The Non-Blonde, Fruity Lashes, The Candy Perfume Boy and Temptalia. What more can I add? Not much. I’m still learning how to review fragrances. I highly recommend you read their reviews to get a better sense of how Violet Blonde behaves on the skin. Their descriptions and reviews are amazing. I agree with Gaia that while this is marketed as a perfume for women, men also seem to love it. My husband adores it. Bottom line: dreamy, feminine, elegant and classic.
All photos taken by me. More details shown below for the inspiration, top notes, middle notes and base notes.
What are your favorite Tom Ford fragrances?
Tom Ford Violet Blonde was gifted courtesy of Neiman Marcus.
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It does sound lovely.. especially once developed!
Ok, as a fragrance freak-I am definitely going to have to try this! It sounds amazing.
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. It kills me as I love everything Tom Ford. I more of a Black Orchid fan – something that is more Amber, Wood, Musk I guess.
I have only smelt black orchid which I found a wee bit too strong for me, but I'd def be interested in having a little sniff of this.
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I absolutely adore Violet Blond and am fortunate in that it loves my skin and body chemistry. People who are in close proximity to me invariably ask what I'm wearing. On me it is a beautiful and soft woodland floral, with just enough naughtiness (sexiness) to remind me that this is a Tom Ford creation. It is quite alluring and seems to draw people in for a closer whiff.
As for your husband's love of scent, Sabrina, he's not the only one who raids his wife's perfume stash; so I'm sharing with you a comment I had previously made on Gaia's wonderful blog: "I've been wearing it (Violet Blond) a lot lately and my husband always notices when I'm wearing it. The other day, as I was giving my husband a hug, I noticed he was wearing a new scent: softly floral, woody, a bit dirty, and a lot sexy. When I asked him what he was wearing, he tried evading the question, but I kept at him until he sheepishly confessed that he was wearing my Violet Blonde :-)" Needless to say, when I reordered it, I bought the largest size. Anyway, I hope you and your husband both enjoy it–we sure do!
I just got this last week. I love it.
I am jealous of everyone who has such a fine sense of smell and can pick up all these wonderful things! I only pick up 2 things – 1. wow, this smells amazing on me and 2. ugh this smells like fruity gum, fruit or baked goods and I'm not wearing it! lol
I'm definitely buying this one because it falls in category 1.
You've added plenty. Convinced me to go check it out tomorrow. Thank you!
to me honest I love them all (though "black orchid" is my favourite). I think they're somehow "special" in their scent and the way the scent develops.
I love that your husband "has a knack for finding things that smell good"! 😀 My father is like that…he most recently discovered Acqua di Parma Colonia for himself. My boyfriend, on the other hand, shies away from most men's fragrances because he finds them too strong. The only one he likes at the moment is Hanae Mori HM! It's nice, but every time my boyfriend wears this, I think of Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb lol.
I always stick to the same fragrance I might have to brach out!