Black Violets

"The violet in spring tells of the blossoming of the soul"

There is a place where my thoughts find refuge, where I withdraw from the world, where I read my poems aloud at dawn in March, as the first violets of the year emerge from the still-frozen ground. That place is the garden of my soul. In Viole Nere I address the theme of absence and the blackness in which I hide my being, abandon my mind, where the word becomes a boulder to which I bind my spirit, and where poetry becomes a form of invocation. The scent becomes a miracle, black on black.

I chose to tell a new story that has the scent of a black violet.

Viole Nere was born from my desire to share my love for the garden, as a physical and spiritual place, as a mirror of my conscience.

I did it by playing the famous Violetta, an austere and delicate flower, but with a strong character.

My Violetta tells of March mornings, when the earth is still damp and cold, wet from late winter, and the first light of spring illuminates the meadow. Violets grow and perfume the days, a ritual that repeats itself year after year.

I wanted to modernize tradition, seeking a balance between powdery, fruity, and woody notes. The crisp note of Cassis evokes the freshness of those mornings, while the accord of Vetiver, Patchouli, and Incense brings us back to the earth, to our roots. Violet, Iris, and the floral accord convey emotion, light, and elegance. A contemporary classic, a 20s Violet for the new century.

[ Viole Nere was conceived, created and arranged, listening in each of these phases to the album The Angel and the Dark River by My Dying Bride and reading the poems of Mariangela Gualtieri ]

Olfactory family: FLOWERED

Facet: Fruity, Earthy, Incense, Powdery, Musky

Composition: Cassis, Cognac, Violet, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Vetiver, Incense, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Vanilla, Musk