Purple Velvet
Perfumer: Sylvie Fischer
33 ratings
From your scent profile
Talbot Runhof Purple Velvet is a women's perfume that carries the brightness of lemon and cardamom into a floral, suede-tinged heart of iris, jasmine and tuberose, then settles into sandalwood and oud.
Skunky's take: That just-out-of-the-shower feeling, clean and fresh.
How does it perform?
From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
76% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Spicy
- Woody
- Leathery
Fresh
Floral
Spicy
Woody
LeatheryWhat does Purple Velvet smell like?
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it is noticeable up close without filling a room. Voters place it mostly in fall and spring, with winter and summer further behind. Leisure, daytime and office wear lead the occasions, and most voters read it as feminine.
Lemon and cardamom open fresh with a light spiciness. In the heart, iris, jasmine and tuberose build a floral body, and suede adds a soft, leathery edge. The base leaves a woody floor of sandalwood, oud and cedarwood. Fragrance Du Bois Heritage and Mes Bisous One Night Only share a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Lemon
- Cardamom
First hours
- Iris
- Suede
- Jasmine
Towards evening
- Sandalwood
- Oud
- Cedarwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 30%Autumn
- 30%Spring
- 21%Winter
- 19%Summer
Autumn
Spring
Winter
Summer- Casual25%
- Daytime23%
- Office22%
- Nighttime14%
- Evening14%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
47% matchHeritage
Fragrance Du Bois · 2016
47% matchGattina Luna
Jean-Pierre Sand · 2020
46% matchIntesa
DiVina Terra · 2019
45% matchOne Night Only
Mes Bisous · 2021
45% matchEnigma
Moudon · 2024
45% matchBespoke Parfum Collection - Jardin Infini
Ormonde Jayne · 2019
43% matchCefiro (Eau de Toilette)
Floris · 2002
42% matchEscale à Pondichéry
Dior · 2009
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Last updated: October 26, 2026