BLV Eau de Parfum II

This fragrance is absolutely a fragrance for spooks. Not a jump scare, overt, aggressive or notably dark ghost...no... This is restored/refurnished Victorian homes uptown spooky. This is early 20th century lace. Satiny sheer curtains. Doilies, claw-foot bathtubs...a woman sequestered upstairs with a faint countenance to deteriorate and wither in melancholy to her early death at 33 years old...haunted. (*Ahem*, it was laudanum the whole time but her family did nothing to help.) She's never left her room at the top of the stairs. Some say a dim lavender colored light can be seen through the window before dawn in early April mornings. It's beautiful, frail, waifish, vintage (not truly, just in essence) and depressing in a very specifically poised way. It smells like spring, but it lacks the liveliness and vigor necessary to even get out there and enjoy spring (indeed, this is silenced in anything aside from indoor or balmy air). I smell the violet and licorice/anise (something in between the two), and a watery, echo of lily-of-the-valley. It's quite blended, very soft, very, VERY classically feminine I truly don't get much in terms of resins...whatsoever. The light laundry musk might be modern if it wasn't underpinning so much antiquity. But it smooths this out nicely. I really enjoy this and lament it's discontinuation. Maybe you won't get the same story from this perfume at all, and that's totally fine, but to me I have some pretty vivid associations.

It reminds me a lot of calme absolu by yves rocher!

I got a free sample of this in my order of Bvlgari jasmine noir L'essence samples. This fragrance smells like Bvlgari eau the blue and Lolita Lempicka Mon premier had a baby. There is the fresh green of new spring violets juxtaposed with spicy star anise and fluffy white musk and cotton flowers. This fragrance would work well as a spring perfume and a transition fragrance from summer to fall as well. I don't know why Bvlgari fragrances don't get more love. I really like everything I try from this house, well most of it anyway. They create really unique but wearable fragrances that are noticeable but not overwhelming. If you like green fresh violets with a touch of soft spice seek out a bottle on the grey market. Unisex.

This was my signature in the early 2010s. I've still got a spare bottle, bought when I heard it was being discontinued. On me it's warm, deep, and powdery. Smells almost the purple of dusk, when you look up and the blue hour has started. Sophisticated. This is for someone with a bit of life experience.

Great water clear scent, but I couldn't tell any specific notes beyond a fleetung floral as it's gone within 30 minutes.

It smells like a generic luxury product. White Musk gives a feeling of cleanness and Violet - coldness. It also has light juiciness and a little sourness, which contributes to the impression of being fresh and clean. And Thanks God, no ambroxan or any modern chemical projectors. Funny that I found it recently at a low price in one of the Australian local pharmacies.

This is very unique i have it since 2011 and unf. It was discountinued... i wish they bring it back ...safe fresh fragrance yet chic and sophisticated...nothing smells like it ...bvlgari should bring this gem back

It's an inoffensive although lovely perfume, airy and slightly watery, very cozy, very safe unless of course one hates any one of the notes. Wouldn't have bothered to write a review of it if it weren't for the fact that today I found a sample spray hidden and forgotten for who knows how long (judging from the other samples it was with I'd say a good ten years) inside an unused wardrobe, so likely very well preserved. I spritzed it and couldn't stop thinking it smells exactly like a deodorant/body spray I had and used to love when I was a preteen in the mid-late 90's, Impulse Zen, or at least the memory I have of it. The notes listed for the body spray aren't useful to solve the mystery but the overall similarity was, to me or my memory of it, uncanny. Probably would eventually buy a bottle for nostalgia's sake alone.

Oh my gosh! I love this!

The number one scent I wish they would bring back. This was perfection.

I am so happy I got my hands on a bottle of this for a very cheap price. I miss all these perfumes from the past, so as soon as I find one I buy it. At the beginning there‘s a quite masculine note, after that it becomes very similar to Lolita Lempicka but it’s not sweet (this is why I like Blv more). In the drydown reminds me of Omnia Crystalline but it has more personality. It’s quite a perfect perfume in my opinion.

Actually reminds me a lot of YSL La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense once it starts to dry down... which makes sense, lots of shared notes. Violet, Iris, powdery accords. Super unisex. Sillage and longevity aren't awful but do leave something to be desired.

This is very lovely. Intelligent and sophisticated, yet airy and light. However, the longevity sucks and it’s too discrete for its own good; a shame since this is indeed something I would want to smell more and for longer than just the casual two hours or so. They should bring it back, but make an intense version as standard and an extreme version as intense.

Wow, this perfume made me realize just how much your skin chemistry can change! I was given this as a gift a few years ago and wore it out of obligation. It used to smell like powdery old lady on me and the licorice/anise would give me a headache. But I've been wearing it recently and it smells so different--the tonka and musk notes are finally coming through. Now I can't stop myself from constantly smelling and smiling! I agree with those saying this is an elegant scent, it definitely has that little something that gives you an air of sophistication.

Wow, 160$ on ebay for the 25ml... I paid 20$ at shoppers. Wish I had have bought 2 bottles, because I may never find this at that price again and I adore this. Rarely wear it because I know the value, but damn I so enjoy it when I do. It's a nice treat. Like a nibble of some high quality chocolate that is amazing for that short moment, but never lasts long enough. That's not saying this smells like chocolate, there's nothing chocolate about it.. this is fresh, clean, woody, bamboo-y, earthy, ambery, slightly aquatic, a tiny bit floral, soft, powdery, but also sophisticated. It's gentle and smart, if that makes sense lol Safe blind buy, if you don't like it, your best friend or an Auntie will love it. Someone who enjoys perfumes but nothing too harsh. It's not aggressive or coy. It's respectful and soft spoken. Could be unisex for sure. Ugh, I love it. Spray extra to make it last, layer it with itself lol I spray the BLVGARI edp and edt then 5-10 mins later, another spray of each. BOOM. Lasts longer. Yum.

Gorgeous scent. If you like Choward's violet candy....

This isn't my favorite, it's okay and I can see how people would like it, it's just not really something that I find unique or that makes me want to keep sniffing myself lol. I actually did use up a whole bottle over the years slowly. I did get compliments, but always from men, never from women. I like a fragrance that gets compliments from women too. I should say I wear fragrance for me, not for compliments or to attract people, but I do take into account when I'm getting compliments and who from. I think this would be a "sex-appeal" type fragrance that would garner attention in that way, but it's not unique or particularly interesting. I would say this might be a good fragrance for going out at night. I think Bvlgari has much better fragrances. I love the discontinued Blvgari pour femme and Jasmin Noir, I also love Bvlgari Black. I won't be reupping this fragrance.

So glad I won this for cheap in an auction (eBay). Bored, had a few coin to spend, read the reviews...and it's just 'blah'. I typically stay away from anything with "blue" in name or color, and this is why. It's powdery, sweet, too light and very 'airy'. Reminds me of blueberries??? Too prissy and for the female who likes 'safe perfume' or 'skin scents'. The patchouli, vetiver, anise, and iris piqued my interest. It stays close to the skin, you'll get pleasant whiffs, but not for me. And it's not "sexy"!

Darn! I am so disappointed! I absolutely love this fragrance, but like others have stated it's gone in 60 seconds... even when sprayed on my clothes. The violet is wonderful and not too sweet, but I just wish it would stick around long enough for me to enjoy it. After some time, I get faint wafts of something resembling chai (tea) and I assume that's the anise and maybe the licorice. Subtle. Very subtle. Will have to explore ways to bring out the beauty of this fragrance. Perhaps a little Molecule 01...

I just received my half full bottle that I found on eBay, it is such an intriguing scent! I love iris, violets and patchouli in perfume and it's such a wonderful, powdery mix of these with a hint of liquorice. Very velvety, soft and sexy. Very feminine, it's sad it was discontinued. I'm curious if it's true that Meghan Markle likes this?

I love it !!!! Would you believe there is a Vetiver mixed with Iris, Violet and Labdanum with hint of Liquorice ? This is a masterpiece from Jacques Cavallier. This fragrance is a heavenly fragrance...sweet, stylish and elegant. Pure class in a liquid form, locked in a gorgeous bottle.

I already had a mini of Blv II that I'd smelled from the bottle, but just got a (partial) full bottle today. I liked it from the mini, but it smells even better sprayed on. Nothing earth-shattering, but I find it to be such a lovely, feminine scent that is quite inoffensive and makes a delicate daytime fragrance that is very office-friendly. I recently realized that I quite like the smell of violet, and a slight edge of wood and spice from the licorice and star anise keep it from being excessively candied in this perfume. Neither is this overly powdery to my nose. A pretty choice for when you want something subtle.

This is my favorite perfume of all time (I am sucker for Bvulgari perfumes. The ones I absolutely love are Rose Essentielle, Omnia Crystalline and Jasmin Noir - which is still on my wish list, but I hope not for long). BLV it is soft (like sunrise in the morning), warm, subtle, floral and idk how to say it, but if it was a person it would be so huggable :D. My only con is that is not as long lasting as other perfumes (from Bvulgari) who can survive a war and there would still be a scent - but that is probablly because it is so soft. I could not compare it to another perfume, it's so unique. You have to try it on your own. In my country is no where to be found nor on the internet, so I treasure it and don't use it very often - a bit silly, but if you love some smell so much and it's nostalgic to you, you know what I am talking about. You just can not afford ever be without that smell again, you would miss it forever and spend searching it all your life. :D

Megan Markles Signature scent in the evening!

'Bookishbeauty'says it best for me below... "I bought this because it literally jerked my head around to smell it again after I casually picked up the tester in a store. I had put it down and started to walk away, then thought "WAIT. What was that???" Needless to say, it came home with me. I have been wearing this BLV II two out of three days lately, but I still haven't reviewed it because, as much as I like it, I can't for the life of me figure out what I am smelling!! Haha. I look at the notes and think, "Ok, anise, yes...tonka, yes, citrus, yes...patchouli and vetiver, yes..." But somehow all of them together make this light-as-air, sweet but tart, smooth but sparkling, deep but fluffy scent that just doesn't make sense to my brain, but in a good way. It's so soft, yet I catch whiffs of it all day long somehow (it has crazy longevity for me!)--like it's a cloud around me but I can hardly smell it on my wrist. So weird, but wonderful is how I would have to describe this. Edit: Oh my, I just read what the perfumer said of this scent above: "A positive, encouraging scent which connects the opposites." Well, I'd say he absolutely succeeded!!"

Bvlgari EDP II incarnates everything I love in life! violets, star anise and licorice make it the most perfect opening note for my nose and my heart. This scent is well rounded and very elegant, no so much "light" or subtle as dignified and most unique. For the first half hour there´s a decent projection, afterwards the middle notes are not much noticeable to me, and it fades abruptly. Sadly the longevity is rather short on skin, it lingers longer on clothing though. I cannot really single out the musk and amber in the base notes (the latter which I usually love), yet the tonka bean is definitely, yummyly there. I would recommend this scent to lovers of Lolita Lempicka, they share the same signature notes, the BLV II is slightly more sophisticated and -in my opinion- less "feminine", more neutral gender and cleaner.

On my skin it opens really sweet, the licorice is prominent on the first hour; it dries down getting stronger on the base notes (vetiver, making it almost masculine) and tonka. At this point, it reminds me of a perfume my father used to wear when I was a kid, Dior Fareinheint. Although it is not listed, I do smell cinnamon. For me it's a more night out scent, I'd wear it on a date. Not sure if it's the kind of fragrance that men would like on a woman - I asked a guy if he liked it and he said he did, but I don't see it as a crowd pleaser. I didnt get compliments with it yet. I love the color and the bottle so I blind bought it, but I do not recomend anyone else to do it - I was really surprised about how strong this fragrance is, despite the "blue" message it sells. I wouldn't buy it again.

This is a very pretty and feminine violet fragrance, ideal for spring. It is not a supercharged violet (as in, for instance, Guerlain Insolence) but a very soft, fresh, almost aquatic one. Although the scent itself is not in-your-face strong and memorable, it lasts about 5 hours on my skin and doesn't change much throughout its development. Highly recommended to those who need a reasonably priced, safe, pleasant, feminine, office-friendly, slightly aquatic floral scent.

I agree with Amy - this is really lovely violet. Whilst sniffing violets in many other fragrances and I always seemed to hate that fragrance, I started thinking I can't stand violets in perfumes. Until BLV II. This is really decent, delicate violet, with some lovely musk. To me it smells aquatic fresh with light vetiver background. Definitely spring/summer suitable.

To me this is a fresh, beautiful, sophisticated violet. I love violet but so often they are far too candied- sort of like artificial cherry flavoring. :) There is a story that Cleopatra wore violet because you can only smell it so long before the scent receptors for it are filled up- then like magic, another wave hits as the receptors are freed up and you can once again smell the violets. Bvlgari BVL II is almost the perfect violet for me. There are a cacophony of notes listed but for me what comes through is the mandarin orange, and the violet that even as a top note continues to reappear. The Iris and Vetiver burst through and I only get a hint of the patchouli, just enough to complement the other notes. There is that violet again now, softer, as the cent deepens into a more oriental flavor with the sweetness of amber mixed with tonka beans, a hint of musk. The drydown on me is sweet but fresh, not cloying and it feels very elegant without being overwhelming. One of my favorites I have to say.