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Violette Kew
meets Bois de Violette.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Violet · Violet

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with powdery; Concentration not recorded leads with violet. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Le Jardin Retrouve Violette Kew bottle
Le Jardin Retrouve

Violette Kew

Concentration not recorded

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Serge Lutens Bois de Violette bottle
Serge Lutens

Bois de Violette

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20241992
Leading accordspowdery · violet · fresh spicyviolet · woody · powdery
Notes unique to this recordCardamom, Cumin, SandalwoodCedar, Violet Leaf
Longevity / 53.23 · 69 votes3.00 · 203 votes
Projection / 42.19 · 69 votes2.29 · 269 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Violette Kew

Eau de parfum · France / EU listing · 2 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Vanillin, Santalol, Farnesol, Limonene, Citrus aurantium flower oil, Pinene, Methyl 2-octynoate, Terpineol, Rose ketones, Geranyl acetate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Geraniol, Linalyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene

The brand publishes this alcohol, water, fragrance and named-component declaration separately from its selected aromatic materials. Only the listed format is verified; check the ingredient label on your own packaging for its batch. The full-bottle page has unresolved ingredient wording and is not covered by this mini-spray verification.

Source: Le Jardin Retrouvé official product declaration · Checked 2026-09-23

Bois de Violette

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Isoeugenol

Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed powdery and violet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed violet and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.