Launched in 2008, Féerie is a woody floral built by Antoine Maisondieu around violet, which Van Cleef & Arpels dresses in a faceted jewel bottle topped with a fairy perched on a branch. Violet leaves, blackcurrant buds and Italian mandarin open onto Bulgarian rose and Egyptian jasmine, before a base of iris, vetiver and white musks.
The house describes an essence of contrasts built around violet: green leaves, blackcurrant buds and mandarin up top, violet, Bulgarian rose and Egyptian jasmine in the heart, and a base of vetiver, iris and white musks.
Top
The fragrance starts on a powdery, airy accord in which violet reveals its green leaves, with the liveliness of blackcurrant buds and the tangy freshness of Italian mandarin. Robin, of Now Smell This, first smells a shrill blast of sweet berries.
Heart
Violet, Bulgarian rose, as absolute and essence, and Egyptian jasmine form the bouquet. The house sees the rose lighting up the whole with absolute femininity, and the jasmine exalting a soft, carnal aura.
Base
Florentine iris and Haitian vetiver give depth, softened by white musks with powdery, cottony facets. Robin finds that this earthy base balances the sweetness of the top, much better once worn than on a blotter.
What stays out
The launch notes relayed by Now Smell This add red berries, which the house does not detail; other listings mention orange or precious woods. Violet leaf and blackcurrant bud, long placed in the heart, join the top, and violet and white musks enter the notes.
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