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Dossier Floral Violet
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Floral Violet

white floral
fruity
vanilla
sweet
powdery
violet
ozonic
EDP · 2020 · unisex

Dossier is a direct-to-consumer fragrance brand focused on creating high-quality scents at accessible price points, often drawing inspiration from niche and luxury fragrances without the markup.

Floral Violet opens with a bright fruity burst of strawberry, watermelon, and pomelo that gives the fragrance an immediate sweetness and approachability. The heart shifts into a classic white floral territory with jasmine, violet, and gardening creating a soft, powdery character that feels both feminine and restrained. The base anchors everything with vanilla, musk, and woody notes that prevent the composition from feeling one-dimensional, adding depth and longevity to what could otherwise be a simple fruity floral. The overall profile sits squarely in the sweet white floral space with enough fruit and powder to keep it from feeling heavy.

This is a straightforward fragrance that works best for those who appreciate uncomplicated florals with fruity openings. It performs well as a casual daytime scent, particularly in warmer months when the bright citrus notes feel most relevant. Floral Violet aligns with The Heirloom, The Raconteur, and The Romantic scent profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
white floral
100%
fruity
100%
vanilla
100%
sweet
100%
powdery
75%
violet
75%
ozonic
50%
aquatic
50%
citrus
50%
floral
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Strawberry
Strawberry
Fresh, bright, and instantly recognizable, strawberry in fine fragrance reads as cleaner and more natural than its candy-version counterpart. Good strawberry accord has a slightly green, leaf-like quality alongside the fruit's sweetness. Used in light florals and fruity orientals where it adds approachable, unpretentious sweetness.
Watermelon
Watermelon
Clean, watery, and slightly sweet, watermelon is one of the lightest and most transparent fruit notes in perfumery. It's more aquatic than fruity, with a fresh, cooling quality that evokes summer and heat. Often combined with aquatic notes for maximum freshness. Best used in light, contemporary fragrances rather than complex orientals.
Pomelo
Pomelo
The grandfather of the grapefruit family, pomelo is larger, sweeter, and less bitter than grapefruit with a clean, crisp skin note. In perfumery it reads as lighter and more transparent than grapefruit, with a gentle sweetness that keeps it from feeling sharp. A quiet citrus that works well in understated compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Violet
Violet
Sweet, powdery, and faintly green, violet sits between floral and earthy in a way that feels distinctly old-world glamorous. The leaf and the flower smell quite different: the flower is sugary and delicate, while violet leaf is fresh and slightly vegetal. Together they create a note that feels both nostalgic and current.
Gardenia
Gardenia
Intoxicatingly creamy and white-floral with a waxy, almost narcotic sweetness. Gardenia shares the heady indolic quality of jasmine and tuberose but with a fresher, greener edge from its glossy leaves. A challenging note to use well, too much overwhelms, but a well-handled gardenia accord is memorably beautiful.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Woody Notes
Woody Notes
Inspired Bythis fragrance takes inspiration from
Daisy
85% matchMarc JacobsDaisy
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HeirloomBest match87% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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The Raconteur87% match
You have depth, range, and a story for every bottle.

Cool, commanding, traditionally sweet. Refined iris, structured woods, elegant powdery authority.

❤️
The Romantic84% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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Scent Profile
white floral100%fruity100%vanilla100%sweet100%powdery75%

Dossier Floral Violet— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Floral Violet is $28.80. Without a coupon the lowest price is $28.80. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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$28.80 at Dossier. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Dossier Floral Violet smell like? +
Dossier is a direct-to-consumer fragrance brand focused on creating high-quality scents at accessible price points, often drawing inspiration from niche and luxury fragrances without the markup. Floral Violet opens with a bright fruity burst of strawberry, watermelon, and pomelo that gives the fragrance an immediate sweetness and approachability. The heart shifts into a classic white floral territory with jasmine, violet, and gardening creating a soft, powdery character that feels both feminine and restrained. The base anchors everything with vanilla, musk, and woody notes that prevent the composition from feeling one-dimensional, adding depth and longevity to what could otherwise be a simple fruity floral. The overall profile sits squarely in the sweet white floral space with enough fruit and powder to keep it from feeling heavy. This is a straightforward fragrance that works best for those who appreciate uncomplicated florals with fruity openings. It performs well as a casual daytime scent, particularly in warmer months when the bright citrus notes feel most relevant. Floral Violet aligns with The Heirloom, The Raconteur, and The Romantic scent profiles.
What are the notes in Dossier Floral Violet? +
Top: Strawberry, Watermelon, Pomelo. Heart: Jasmine, Violet, Gardenia. Base: Vanilla, Musk, Woody Notes.
What other fragrances smell like Dossier Floral Violet? +
Based on shared notes, Dossier Floral Berries (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Violet), Dossier Floral Grapefruit (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Violet), Dossier Floral Jasmine (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Violet), Dossier Floral Lavender (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Violet), Dossier Floral Musk (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Violet) may smell similar to Floral Violet.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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