The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Green Datura is part of the Victoria Collection, Voluspa's curated set of seven roll-on perfumes, each designed as a small, personal signature. The name suggests something intentional and intimate: Victoria, the victory of self-expression over inherited taste. Traci and Troy Arntsen built Voluspa on the idea that fragrance is a form of self-authorship, and Green Datura fits that ethos precisely, a scent you choose because it says something about you, not because it was handed down. Launched in 2007, it arrived at the height of the fresh-fruity era but refused to be merely cheerful. The datura, a plant with a complicated reputation in perfumery, gave it an edge that set it apart from the pack.
What makes Green Datura unusual is its structural tension: green apple and lemon blossom are sweet and approachable, but datura brings an herbal, slightly bitter undertone that keeps the composition from tipping into purely feminine territory. It is the datura that prevents this from being another pleasant summer fling. That botanical edge also gives the fragrance a narrative arc that reviews consistently note, a beginning, a middle, and an end that actually means something rather than simply disappearing. The pairing of granny smith apple with white freesia is uncommon, as freesia typically anchors floral compositions rather than fruity-green ones.
The evolution
The opening is tart, properly tart, the kind that makes your mouth water. Granny smith apple arrives crisp and immediate, and the datura is there from the first spray, lending an herbal bite that cuts through the sweetness. The lemon blossom follows within minutes, softening the edges without diluting them. As it settles, the freesia emerges and the whole composition warms slightly, becoming less sharp and more like the memory of a green garden in late morning light. One reviewer noted the sour components fade and the scent becomes slightly powdery over time, a fair observation. The base is where it gets interesting: reviewers report a dark, faint, leathery undertone that emerges as the florals recede. Not animalic in the traditional sense, but present, a whisper of something deeper beneath the fresh surface. The drydown is intimate and close, exactly the kind of trace that makes someone lean in rather than step back. On fabric, it lingers longer; on skin, four to six hours is the honest range.
Cultural impact
Green Datura sits in the quieter corner of Voluspa's portfolio, a fragrance for someone who noticed it before it became their signature. Launched in 2007, it arrived in a market saturated with safe fruity florals and found its audience by refusing to be entirely safe itself. The datura note sets it apart from its contemporaries, and reviewers who connect with it tend to connect deeply. It has not been reformulated or repositioned, which lends it a certain specificity that vintage-seekers notice.
