Parma Violet Enfleurage (Viola alba). Extremely limited quantity.

Parma violet enfleurage is a solid perfume made by the simple but labor intensive process of cold enfleurage. The only ingredients are freshly picked Viola alba flowers from my Vermont garden, avocado butter, and very raw beeswax. It is organic, handmade, with a scent that is subtle but true to the iconic enchantment of Parma violets. The most fragrant of the Viola species, the Parma violet descends from two lines of Viola alba (white violet). It dates back at least to Italy in the 1500s and is less cold hardy than Viola odorata, the more commonly seen high fragrance violet. Parma violets bear cyclic whorled "double" flowers that resemble partially formed but conjoined moon snails; multiple flutes pinwheel out from a central corolla. Like curved fins, the tufts vary in color from white to pastel pink and lavender, often with gradient tones displayed within each petal. They prefer the shade. You might miss their blossoming if you don't look for their ruffled heads blooming beneath the t