Artistique Wisteria Sublime

Perfume is memory in liquid form. A single scent can transport you through time like a flashback, like stepping into a time machine. That’s exactly what Wisteria Sublime by Avon did for me. It brought me right back to my childhood. Thank you, Nathalie Lorson, for that. This fragrance feels like a tribute to what I consider her greatest creation: Innocence by Chloé. I discovered it in the late 1990s, and it stayed on my wish list ever since it was discontinued. Over the years, I searched for a replacement. The closest I ever found was Shiseido’s Energizing Fragrance, which was also discontinued. I tried others too, like Pleasures by Estée Lauder, always hoping to recapture that same feeling. But nothing really matched. What makes Innocence and Wisteria Sublime so special is their ethereal, slightly bitter freshness. They feel light, youthful, and quietly nostalgic. The only downside with Avon’s version is that it doesn’t last very long. Still, the simple bottle and Monet-inspired packaging are beautiful and suit the fragrance perfectly.

I agree with cherrie97 saying this fragrance smells like lilac trees on a sunny day. As a child I played in my family garden which had a huge lilac tree. When I first sprayed it I was racking my brain to recall where I'd smelt it before. My mother has a country garden and has bought plants and shrubs over the years for their perfumes. I think that's where my love of perfume came from, from being surrounded with fragrance from birth. I used to try and make perfumes as a child in the garden, with the cat stoned on cat mint beside me. As soon as I read cherie97 review memories came flooding back. This Wisteria fragrance is beautiful, the dry down lovely, its definitely a skin scent, with a soft musk base. It has more staying power on clothes. I would buy it again.

No wonder I love this perfume, it's a dead ringer for Dior's Remember Me, a special edition EDP from 2000. Not surprisingly this fragrance and the Dior were created by the same nose. The Avon version is not as strong or long lasting, it's a lovely light Spring and summer fragrance. I can't get enough of it!

Just so pretty. Quite herbaceous with a sweet, powdery edge. I see myself going through a portal of cascading green and purple flowers when I'm wearing this😊. Sillage is good, a bit discreet for me but longevity is impressive, I could smell it second morning after spraying.

Just like the name says, it's a SUBLIME Wysteria, when as a kid I was under those trees, so clean so innocent, like a clean white or lavender shirt. You can tell it's Nathalie, because it's so well blended!