This is my go-to "grownup" perfume. It's classic, yet has enough of a modern edge that I don't feel grandmotherly wearing it. It's a chypre, but I'm picky about my chypres, and can't stand the fuddy...

I live in the Northwest, where in recent years summer never seems to come. Bois de Violette is one of my go-to perfumes for those rainy spring, summer and autumn days. This perfume encapsulates much...