by Eric Buterbaugh Florals
Fragile Violet unfolds as a delicate, aquatic-honeyed white tea fragrance with a pronounced floral core that leans more towards lotus and wisteria than actual violet. The opening features a bright, citrusy mandarin and cool white tea, giving an airy, slightly fruity freshness that transitions into a soft, powdery musk with a subtle green and woody underpinning. While violet is listed in the notes and appears in the bottle's striking purple hue, the actual scent profile rarely delivers a true violet floral—most users report it as faint, barely perceptible, or entirely abstracted into a metallic or synthetic impression. Many find it leans more into a white musk-floral with a light mandarin tweak, evoking a garden of white blossoms, lotus ponds, and dreamy elegance, though some note a sour or biting musk dry-down, particularly on sensitive skin. The scent is accented with a vivid, almost iridescent blue undertone when the bottle has aged, noted by some as pleasing but not fulfilling its floral promise. Overall, it’s best appreciated as a soft, whimsical, light-bodied perfume for fresh, warm days, especially spring or summer, where its quiet elegance and gentle aqua-musky skin feel is most compatible.