Luminous Violet
At 150ml, Angel Schlesser Luminous Violet Eau de Toilette 150ml is the repeat purchase size rather than the trial size, and it is the better buy for anyone who already knows this suits them. The construction is short and laid out with no attempt at concealment. Tea and bergamot handle the opening, the tea dry and leafy with a tannic bitterness, the bergamot bright and green and faintly soapy, and between them they make the first twenty minutes crisp rather than sweet.
Violet is the subject of the piece. It has that unmistakable powder, a sweetness with a cold metallic edge to it and a green stem quality that stops it being merely pretty, and here it is given room rather than crowded. Pear sits with it and softens the dryness, a pale watery fruit with a slightly grainy texture to the smell, and the two together are what the name is pointing at.
Vanilla finishes it off with a light powdery warmth, no more than that, and there is nothing at all after it. Five materials, a clean arc from citrus to powder, and an eau de toilette strength that keeps the whole thing close to the skin for a good half day.
The practical argument for this size is simple: light concentrations get used up quickly, and a fragrance you wear to work most days is worth buying properly. It reads feminine, belongs to daylight and the milder months of the year, and is quiet enough for any setting you care to wear it in. Deliberate plainness is the Madrid label's signature. It was one of the founders of ACME for Spanish designers, it has appeared on the Pasarela Cibeles from 1988, and fragrance has been part of the business from 1999.
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