Description

Violet Chocolatier is actually inspired by the lovely painting that you see on the left, and larger in the gallery above.  It is by the Canadian artist, Daria Jabenko.  http://dariajabenko.com/

I saw her image several years ago, and placed it into my ideas file for the future, because I thought that Violets and Chocolate sounded like a pretty good perfume.  I am a very visual artist.  I have been a Commercial Photographer, and occupied with images and photography for 40 years, since I was a boy.  Images inspire me in many ways, and this image by Daria was just the great visual “phrase” I needed for inspiration….

Ms. Jabenko has graciously consented to allowing me to use her image on this page, so long as I sent her a bottle of the perfume…   🙂

Henrique Perrella Reviews Violet Chocolatier

Concept: 10
Olfactory: 9
Technical: 9
Final Score: 9.35

Criteria:
25% Concept, 50% Olfactory, 25% Technical
Category: Artisanal/ Indie Niche

In my experience over the years as a perfume lover, writer and reviewer per hobbie i saw that meeting perfumes is like meeting people: it’s impossible to remember in detail everyone, no matter how good they are. Yet some who cross your life stay in your memory and follow you and sometimes you find yourself thinking about them, the good or bad memories they bring. It’s been 4 years since I first met Violet Chocolatier from independent perfumer Paul Kiler and since then I have never forgotten its scent. I decided to go back to it and try it again to deepen my understanding of his delicious retro gourmand aura.

Violet Chocolatier was created by Paul inspired by a painting that caught his eye, by Canadian artist Daria Jabenko. It’s a very straightforward, somewhat graphic form of inspiration, based on Paul’s professional experience as a Commercial Photographer and Visual Artist. The idea is to capture the retro, warm and emotional aura that the shades of violet, chocolate and green convey through the image. It is as if Paul is trying to capture the aroma of this chocolate and violet cake as well as the aura of the surrounding environment.

Like almost all of Paul’s olfactory designs, Violet Chocolatier is realistic but not literal in its approach. When I first evaluated it, I first noticed the aura of chocolate liqueur and the retro aroma of violets, but today I see that there is much more to notice here. As much as there is this retro gourmand aura in its aroma there is a white floral background bouquet that brings a sensuality and a mystery that surrounds the aroma in a unique way. Violet Chocolatier is nice, sweet and cozy, but it hides an erotic side to its scent that you can’t remain indifferent to, you either love or hate.

And it is precisely this complex, cozy, retro and seductive dynamic that fascinates me here and makes me think of it. It is a perfume that is not common in its smell. Its aroma even begins as expected, with a sweet, liqueur and dark chocolate aspect, as if the warm, black aroma of cocoa mass was the first thing we noticed. And then you notice the violets, worked in a very classic way, sweet and powdery, referring to the retro and emotional aspect of the composition and the aroma of the famous parma violets. And at this point where you think there is only warmth and emotion comes the sensuality of a bouquet of white flowers with a discreet green nuance. It is an aroma that makes me think of the smell of flower petals, as if freshly picked, a more delicate and tender sensuality that closes the composition in a very good way, although it is a point that somehow removes the perfume of its initial proposal.

But Violet Chocolatier does not have to be perfect to be passionate, because love works that way, precisely in imperfections. In terms of performance, this is not one of Paul’s most intense but it has a great duration, so you will feel, even more discreetly, its cozy aura of dark chocolate, sweet violets and delicate and slightly succulent white flowers. I found that I still love its sweet, sensual and retro aroma and now i understand why.

Virginia Blanco Reviews Violect Chocolatier,  http://tedevioletas.wordpress.com/ Perfume Blog
PK Perfumes Violet Chocolatier – Velvet petals

 “Paul Kiler is a perfumist and photographer, an artist of sight and smell. He introduced himself and his PK Perfumes brand at LA Artisan Fragrance Salon. He also showed Violet Chocolatier. Who  could resist that name?
I didn’t and had to smell the perfume. From the first second I was happy to meet gourmand that wasn’t literal. It was not about ‘cakes and biscuits’, but about its components, ingredients  playing the leading character.
In the beginning, the cocoa absolute completely monopolizes our nose with a funny game of nuances: first a little bitter, dark and dusty but then white, creamy and sweet. A chord reminiscent  of chocolate covered apricots -with the spicy touch of nutmeg- emphasizes the sweetness and adds some fleshiness.
Violet and rose seem like two sides of the same coin: they are smelled together but remain separate entities. There is a combination of a dusty aspect of violet with the honeyed hue of rose. This  blend brings to mind the feel of velvety petals that barely caressing the skin.
Finally, the white flowers (jasmine, magnolia, gardenia) and amber provide a comfortable softy base and leave a clean soapy halo on the skin, where violets bloom again by contrast. I can’t help  but think that if there was a Violet Chocolatier body products line it would be glorious .”
Virginia – http://tedevioletas.wordpress.com/tag/pk-perfumes/

Tama Blough, CaFleureBon reviews Violet Chocolatier:

“Any chocolate fans out there? I don’t wear many perfumes with chocolate notes, but Violet Chocolatier is so much fun, I can’t help but love it. Wearing it puts a smile on my face. The opening burst of heady cocoa is joined by a swirling miasma of soft apricot and unique floral notes. The blend is skillful, so that although it is chocolatey, it’s not overwhelmingly so. The flowers and light spice notes hold their own. Once everything has calmed down, the aroma becomes even more floral, with a bit more of the violet peeking out. I like this scent, because it takes a couple of notes I don’t care much for, chocolate and violet, and brings a new dimension to them.  It’s a fun perfume to wear, and could be my favorite in the line.”

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“I wanted you to know that I had the pleasure of wearing your astounding creation, “Violet Chocolatier” to work this week and I immensely enjoyed every minute wearing it. Every time I put it on, I notice a different facet of it. I think it gets better the longer it’s in the bottle. The juice had more of a sweet buttery character to it this time, along with the violet & chocolate. I notice something new about it each time I wear it, but it didn’t impress me as being too cloying sweet or overpowering.” – Susan H.