Ultraviolet Rabanne by Rabanne

Ultraviolet Rabanne

For Women
Eau de Parfum
Year: 1999

At a glance

Is Ultraviolet Rabanne worth trying?

Ultraviolet by Rabanne is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women.

Best match
Evening wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Good longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile
violet, powdery, warm spicy with Pepper, Orange Pepper, Pimento
violet powdery warm spicy

The first impression

Ultraviolet by Rabanne is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Ultraviolet was launched in 1999. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. Top notes are Pepper, Orange Pepper, Pimento, Apricot, Coriander, Fresh Almond and Brazilian Rosewood; middle notes are Violet, Japanese Osmanthus, Rose and Jasmine; base notes are Vanilla, Amber, Patchouli and Cedar.

What shapes the scent

violet 100%
powdery 85%
warm spicy 70%
floral 60%
fruity 50%
fresh spicy 40%
woody 35%
fresh 30%
aromatic 25%
vanilla 20%

The perfumer behind it

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud is a master perfumer with a prolific career spanning multiple luxury houses. He created Apogée for Louis Vuitton, Kingdom for Alexander McQueen, and Opus V - Woods Symphony for Amouage. His portfolio also includes Initial and Trouble for Boucheron, as well as Allegra Magnifying Myrrh Essence for Bvlgari, demonstrating his expertise in both classic and contemporary compositions.

Notes pyramid

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Pepper Pepper
Orange Pepper Orange Pepper
Pimento Pimento
Apricot Apricot
Coriander Coriander
Fresh Almond Fresh Almond
Brazilian Rosewood Brazilian Rosewood

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Violet Violet
Japanese Osmanthus Japanese Osmanthus
Rose Rose
Jasmine Jasmine

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Vanilla Vanilla
Amber Amber
Patchouli Patchouli
Cedar Cedar

The mood it creates

The Mystic Archetype: Portrait of Ultraviolet Rabanne

Essence

The Mystic walks between worlds, and Ultraviolet is their olfactory sigil. Pimento and coriander crackle like divination herbs, while violet and osmanthur veil the scent in moonlit mystery. The vanilla-amber base is an altar’s glow-seductive, but untouchable.

Style & Aesthetic

They wear draped velvet and silver rings etched with constellations. Their home is a sanctuary of low light: stained-glass lamps, dried roses in shadowed corners. The fragrance’s peppery warmth clings to tarot cards and midnight tea.

Philosophy & Values

They seek truth beyond the visible. The interplay of spice and floral mirrors their belief in duality-light and shadow, flesh and spirit. For them, intuition is the only compass.

Relationships

They attract seekers and skeptics alike, their presence both calming and unsettling. Lovers are drawn to their otherness but often fear the depths they sense. Friendships are rare but lifelong, built on shared silences.

Lifestyle

They rise with the waning moon, journal in cipher, and collect oddities-feathers, broken clocks. Their rituals are private: anointing wrists with perfume like a secular benediction.

Shadow

Their detachment can curdle into coldness. The cedar in the base betrays a tendency to retreat too far into the unseen.

Conclusion

Ultraviolet is a cipher for those who dwell in twilight. For the Mystic, it’s both shield and beacon-a scent that maps the liminal spaces where magic still breathes.

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