Viole Nere (parfum)
Olfactory Family: FLORAL
Facet: Fruity, Earthy, Incense, Powdery, Musky
Composition: Cassis, Cognac, Violet, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Vetiver, Incense, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Vanilla, Musk
"The violet in spring tells of the soul's blooming"
There is a place where my thoughts find refuge, where I withdraw from the world, where I read my poems aloud at the dawn of March, as the year's first violets emerge from the still frozen ground. That place is the garden of my soul. In Viole Nere, I explore the theme of absence and the blackness in which I hide my being, where I abandon my mind, where words become a burden to which I bind my spirit, and where poetry becomes a form of invocation. The fragrance becomes a miracle, black on black.
I chose to tell a new story that carries the scent of a black Violet.
Viole Nere is born from my desire to express my love for the garden, as both a physical and spiritual place, as a mirror of my consciousness.
I did so by interpreting the renowned Violet, an austere and delicate flower with a strong character.
My Violet tells of March mornings, when the earth is still damp and cold, soaked by the late winter, and the first lights of spring illuminate the meadow. Violets grow and scent the days, a ritual that repeats year after year.
I wanted to modernize tradition, seeking balance between powdery, fruity, and woody notes. The crisp note of Cassis tells of the freshness of those mornings, while the accord of Vetiver, Patchouli, and Incense brings us back to the earth, to our roots. The Violet, Iris, and floral accord are the emotion, the light, the elegance. A contemporary classic, a Violet from the 1920s but of the new century.
[Viole Nere was conceived, created, and arranged while listening to the album The Angel and the Dark River by My Dying Bride and reading the poems of Mariangela Gualtieri]
