Parco Palladiano VII: Lillà

This is dewy lilacs and crushed up purple smarties (or as another reviewer said, "powdered grape candy"). Don't get me wrong - this is not a sugary sweet perfume. Nothing like the La Vie Est Belles or Aquolinas of the world. This is fresh, wet lilacs with the volume turned up just a bit, but without any of the sharpness that sometimes makes lilac fragrances smell more like room fresheners than perfumes. The salt and touch of sweetness just round out all the edges and give the lilacs some substance , giving me the most beautiful interpretation of lilacs I could ever hope for. I'm honestly not sure where the sweetness comes from. Is it an unnamed note? Is it the salt, somehow? I don't know, but I wasn't expecting it and it's otherworldly to me. En Passant is my benchmark lilac fragrance, so I can't help but compare these two. Lilla does share some similarities with En Passant, but they are not the same fragrance at all. Lilla has a little more body, the powdered candy essence, and the drydown stays true lilac. En Passant is more aquatic, lighter, less sweet, and has a distinct cucumber quality in the drydown. Between the two, Lilla has more staying power and a stronger projection. En Passant is more photo realistic. Regarding projection, Lilla has a radius of just beyond arm's length. Longevity, I get about 7 hours on the skin (though only about an hour before it becomes a skin scent). On clothes, it lasts 14+ hours, basically until I wash the item I've sprayed, and the projection sticks around for the first few hours. Not room filling, no big scent trails, but it isn't a skin scent all the way through. I imagine this was intended to be an early spring through late summer scent, but it's the type of thing I would personally wear year round. I happily shelled out the cash for a full bottle of this and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. A must try for any lilac fan, or fresh floral fans in general.

This is a pretty scent, and to me it's a unisex scent. I don't usually buy Bottega Veneta perfumes, however I was in Melbourne airport at 7 in the morning, and I was sleepy as hell, and I was trying to kill some time when I stumbled upon this one. I was testing perfumes with no intention to buy whatsoever, and there they were, standing in a corner of duty free shop at Melbourne Airport. They have Parco Palladiano I - IX, and I found myself drawn to III, V and VII (I ultimately bought the VII). Firstly sprayed I was instantly taken to lilac garden, but the scent was by no means beast mode. I thought, it was too soft even though I loved the juice. So I left it there, but the funny thing afterwards was, everybody could smell the wonderful smell, but as for me the smell was like a ghost, it came and gone.... (And it continued like that for about 6-8 hours), so I run back to the store to buy it. Yes, it is expensive, yes it's not a beast mode, and yes, lilac scent is not common, so I feel like a winner.

It's just simply AMAZING and MIRACLE!!! This is the first niche perfume and the most expensive perfume I ever dare to swipe my card for. BUT it worth any single cent. I have never ever smell anything like this before. Very distinguished, not loud not subtle but graceful and beautiful like a fairy in the heaven garden. First snip at the Changi Airport and BOOMM!!! It gets my soul right away with that light purple bottle.I can not believe such a elegant, high-class, beautiful fragrance like this only created by just a few simple notes. it's simple a BEAST and a WITCH! LOVE YOU FOREVER:))

This is a simple, elegant and effortless kind of perfume. It smells uncomplicated yet very luxurious. On me this scent is very feminine. I just can't imagine a manly man pulling this off. The lilac is soft and fresh. I really love wearing this in summer where it gets a little sweeter on my skin. In winter the green notes are more prominent and a little sharp, but I still like it! On me the projection is soft to moderate and longevity is 7-8 hours on my moisturised skin. Exceptional performance as you would expect from a perfume that costs $450 for a 100 ml bottle!

The best in late spring/summer Lilac. I'm usually wary of lilac in my frags, because most of the time, it smells like cheap air freshener. Of course, this doesn't, it's an amazing, light, aromatic, smooth lavender that belongs to whatever age woman. This is the kind of feminine scent worth the money because it smells so natural and lingers in the air without the needed heaviness of a cold-weather scent. Plus it smells niche, so I wouldn't compare it to a designer-style fragrance at all.