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Violet Essence(1920)
Elizabeth Arden · Elizabeth Arden in-house perfumers · Floral
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A violet soliflore from Elizabeth Arden's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot before the violet heart, closing on musk, iris, and woods. It follows the same violet-iris pairing used across the industry in this period, offered as part of Arden's growing early fragrance and toiletry line alongside her cosmetics business.
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This scent's iris note took years to become usable — freshly dug iris rhizomes are nearly odorless until aged.
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Violet Essence is a fragrance from Elizabeth Arden, released in 1920 and composed by Elizabeth Arden in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Violet, and settles into a base of Musk, Iris, and Woods.
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