Lilacs Along the Winding Drive

Does an amazing job at capturing that wet stone smell. The lilac/violet is strong and powdery, but I like it. A unique floral scent.

The lilac here isn’t airy, but dense and vivid. I feel it as a heavy bouquet thrown over my shoulder, the lilac clusters brushing my cheek. There is also a lot of violet-tinged cosmetic powder, faintly retro, as if lifted from an old-fashioned powder compact. This is a fantasy of lilac. The bottle shows a painting by Serov, and the image feels exactly right: a wooden country house, hot air, and a lilac bush before an open window, so lavish its branches almost rest on the sill. The whole room seems steeped in its scent. Despite the aquatic notes listed, I don’t get the watercolor transparency of En Passant. On my skin, Lilacs Along the Winding Drive feels very powdery and dense. It smells more like Lilac Love by Amouage with all the gourmand facets stripped away, while the lilac and powder take over completely

This is a really interesting scent. I was looking for a lilac scent and while the lilac is there, the violet is a bit stronger which is fine, I like violet too. This smells like wet lilacs and violets after the rain. It reminds me of growing up in Washington state where we always had lilac bushes and lots of rain This isn't mass appealing. It's powdery and a bit mature. It also doesn't last on my skin for more than two hours which is disappointing but I still enjoy the fragrance.

A soft, powdery white-purple floral smell. It successfully evokes the image of a freshly rained upon violet & lilac meadow, though without the power of suggestion might trend more toward gently scented baby powder. Strong scent bubble draws in closer over 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr. Certainly an imaginative note breakdown. I'm not really smelling any gravel or pavement, rust or wood. Maybe some sort of woods in the base.

at first i get a lot of lilac with a hint of the water notes, kind of like a clear musk. it softens the lilac a bit. later on i get the pebble aspect and violets and the scent changes a bit. i swear i get some other florals later and it smells like an 80s powerhouse scent. maybe lily or narcissus with ambery notes? it changes a lot over time.