Note

African Violet

African violets generally have no noticeable fragrance and do not smell like the scented violets used as perfume references. Their name in perfume suggests an imagined floral accord, potentially paired with powder, green leaves, and musk.

In 2 perfumes.

Found in Tomorrow and Pour Homme

Most popular with african violet

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to african violet more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Musky and woody above all. Reaches for floral, lactonic and fruity far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • musky
  • woody
  • floral
  • fruity
  • citrus
  • sweet
  • white floral
  • aromatic