Lilacs For My Love

Lilacs For My Love imagines lilac in full bloom with a shadow behind it. The maker describes romance both past and present, with spooky, dark mystery in the sweet, intoxicating bloom. It is a floral first, but the opening is brighter and fruitier than the name suggests: a buyer says it starts more fruity than floral, then the florals arrive and smell rich and fancy. Lilac, lavender, violet and jasmine absolute make up the opening. The heart is where the dark side sits: blackberry, blackcurrant and plum give a ripe, jammy sweetness, with jasmine sambac, frangipani and petitgrain around them. The one reviewer who is usually not a fan of lilac credits that blackcurrant and plum sweetness, and a touch of jasmine, for winning her over. Clove, cedar, amber, rosewood and basil close it with a soft woody base that never turns heavy. The reports are few but warm. One wearer scores the longevity at the top of her scale and says it lasts long on skin. Sillage is moderate. It reads feminine to some and unisex to the maker, and it suits dates, evenings and everyday wear in spring and autumn better than a heat wave. One buyer thinks it a good way in for people newer to niche and indie perfume, and notes a mystical, storybook quality. It sits near other dark-fruit florals rather than the heavier gothic woods and resins in the same house. It is made by hand by Juliet Rose in the UK.