Lilas

Purple floral symphony. Imagine a garden in May or early June, mornings are still quite fresh and lilac is in its most majestic bloom. Linden flowers are just starting to open with that enchanting yellow and green honey powder. Gorgeous stuff... In the corner there is a hawthorne bush buzzing with bees. It's too late in season for violettes, but you smell them anyway and even that rich, pungent smell of wet soil. Precoceous heliotrope enjoys the sunniest spot of the garden. As you go about your day, pillowy honey vanilla memory of heliotrope follows you. While En Passant is wet, dewy lilac, this one is more earthy and powdery. Why, yes, I just compared it with Olivia Giacobetti's mastarpiece. It stands on its own. It has more caracter and it's more natural and fresh than Lilac Love, for exemple. I do enjoy when underappreciated flowers in perfumery are brought to light this gracefully. So, yes, I'm getting myself a bottle. It has so much more presence and body than previous flowers of the year, therefore better longevity and sillage. This lilac is more gouache than aquarelle. And no, it doesn't remind of perfumed toilet paper, not one bit. Early March...so, I got myself 'Chambre d'Amis' room spray, I'm in purple flower phase. And it's absolutely gorgeous! Officialy, it's black locust, orange blossom, violet, jasmine and lily on the bed of cedar, sandalwood and inevitable musk. Well, I smell lilac and mimosa too. I love it so much that I sprayed it on my skin. Stupid, I know, but so far, so good. Can't believe I did that! OK, next time, I'll do it on clothes... It's very close to this Lilas, I believe it inspired it. Like aquarelle version.

These days, fragrances hardly ever impress me that much. Lilas is an exception. This is EDT so obviously doesn't live on your skin whole day. And it is its only negative aspect. Besides that, what a gorgeous, authentic lilac scent... The other notes are just a subtle background to lilac and I can hardly distinguish them from the composition. They may be just a 'technical' addition - to overcome challenges with extracting lilac essence as it is. It works just perfectly. If you're afraid lilac scent is amalgamated and lost between some other notes listed above - don't be. I cannot detect cloves, black currant or lemon at all. And definitely not vanilla, even in the drydown. It probably sits there, but calmly in the base. As for the other florals, I get linden and perhaps just a bit of heliotrope but they do not stand out in any way. This is not soapy, powdery, almondy or generally 'cologne' - as A Drop d'Issey by Issey Miyake is on me after a while, which I hate. I haven't smelled En Passant nor Lilac Love to compare. I wouldn't agree it's more EDP and complex. To some extent yes - because all the other notes make it technically very well crafted and elaborated behind the scene - but the general impression of the final result is a fresh and one-directional EDT thing, in the best possible way. It's a fresh, slightly dewy bouquet of lilacs - just that but made on a masterpiece level. Being focused on lilac, this thing knows exactly what it is and it does the job perfectly. A true ode to the flower of the year.

I won this from the editor contest here at Fragrantica. It is really an excellent dupe for my bottle of Ose. The heliotrope in both of those fragrances is very strong and gives the impression that there are cherry blossoms right next to the lilac bushes. The touch of cloves works wonders here because flowers are spicy. Lilas has a touch of linden blossom that Ose lacks so this is less sweet than Ose but they are very very similar. The dry down on Lilas is more musky overall as well. The bottle is darling and so is the box. I can see why people would collect these soliflores from Fragonard. I have their Violette. I may want more in the future. Charming, graceful, delightful. Easy spring dumb reach. Thank you Fragrantica for this lovely gift!

Lilas is indescribably beautiful! I’d read so many reviews here saying it's a photorealistic lilac, that I just bought it blind. I did have realistic expectations, though; at $37 for 50ml, how great could it be? The answer is, VERY. A gorgeous scent with moderate longevity, if you love lilacs you won't be able to stop sniffing your wrist. Plus the Fragonard website was user friendly... and also just plain friendly since having spent $105, I could choose 3 samples AND a free gift of a really nice 100% cotton table runner and 6 cotton napkins, in the pattern of another of their fragrances. (Also purchased Tilleul Cedrat - review to come.) It was a great online experience and I recommend this company - and this fragrance - without hesitation.

Insanely lovely and realistic lilac scent. Not just the pretty flowers, with their unique scent that blends creamy and sharp, but the crisp greenness of cut stems too. Wear a spritz on each elbow to bed after an evening shower, with fresh-washed sheets and the window open on a balmy night, and you’ll be in heaven. The bottle is gorgeous and it (and really any of the Fragonard flowers of the year line) makes a really lovely and simple gift, just saying. One for me, one for mothers day, and I kept the free gifts with purchase.

Sweet lord is this delightful. I bought this at the same time as I was buying the drop d'issey range due to both coming off the shelves soon, and I can safely say Lilas is the best of the lilacs in the pile. This scent encaptures the lilac so beautifully and effortlessly, that I'm almost scared to open my bottle of it to start the time when it will be gone. Please make a lilac scent for you brand Fragonard, I'm begging you. edit: fell asleep wearing this this afternoon , so it's clearly very soothing haha.

I can't believe it's been hiding from me for such a long time. My friend found this perfumery and recommended Lilas to me since I've been a huge fan of lilacs for all my life. This is spring in the bottle. This fragrance is insane. I've no idea how they could capture 1:1 scent of lilacs. It smells like freshly cut bouquet of lilacs. Longevity isn't nuclear but I don't mind since it's only EDT. I can't get enough of this scent. Beautiful.

Absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful realistic lilac flowers! The presence of heliotrope, vanilla and musc makes it similar to Lilac Love by Amouage, in my opinion, but this is definitely a lighter and less sweet version of Lilac Love. Honestly, at this price and with this amazing quality, this little perfume is unbeatable. And I love almost everything Aurelien Guichard has done so far.

This might be the first fragrance on here that I can honestly, with hand on heart, declare total love for, without hesitation. It's just gorgeous. I really liked Drop d'Issey, but this includes the fresh lilac with a bit more depth and complexity, and the perfume lasts longer. Yes yes yes yes YES!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this, and am excited to have found it.

Quite realistic lilac, very light and fresh smell. Sillage and longevity are decent. Black currant and citrus add a bit of sharpness that I do not enjoy personally but it dissipates quite fast. The fragrance is quite flat but I appreciate it focuses on highlighting lilac, without trying to overcomplicate it. Great for layering on other perfume.

This is it, the realistic lilac fragrance I've been craving. It does not last unfortunately but it's cheap, can be found in M&S and tbh I don't mind reapplying it, gives me an instant mood lift, it may be because I grew up with the smell of lilac bushes my nana had in her flower garden and since she been gone it makes me think of her.

This perfume is the most realistic lilac scent I ever smelled. I pretty much only get the lilac, but after a few hours, I begin to smell the vanilla. Unlike many other reviews, it stayed a long time on my skin. I sprayed it in the afternoon, and I still smelled the vanilla the morning after. I will definitely buy it soon!

Its a beautiful strong floral ! Aurélien Guichard is one of my favorite perfumer and with this Lilas i’m in heaven. It’s more a eau de parfum than eau de toilette, its complex and sensual with a very realistic lila. It’s gorgeous! It deserve to stay permanently in Fragonard collection. A great perfume!

This is lovely. It screams spring. It's like putting your face in a bucket of lilac flowers. It dries down pretty quickly on me and I can smell the violet and the vanilla pretty soon after spraying it on my skin. It's powdery and doesn't last long!

I do wish it lasted longer... However, this realistic scent of lilac compensates for the longevity. It instantly takes me to these lovely evening walks in the streets filled with summer scent and reminds me of beautiful moments in my life.

If you don't want to spend 300$ on En Passant get this! Beautiful, realistic and fresh lilac scent. They are almost identical and I even think Lilas has better performance than En Passat.

This baby has a new bottle and a permanent place in collection with hand cream, air freshener and big refill bottle. I smell no difference whatsoever. I guess it was popular...

I looooove this! We had lilac bushes near my home growing up and this scent is 100% spot on. If you love the smell of fresh lilacs, this is for you!

Omg this smells so good it’s love at first sniff. I just wish it was eau de parfum intense. I need to get a full size bottle in my collection

Photo-realistic lilac scent. I really love this, especially for the price, but I wish it lasted a bit longer.