Highland Lilac

I have never been even remotely interested in a single note perfume, but after being intrigued by the lilac and sampling Vaporocindro from January Scent Project (and being suuuuper turned off), my interest in a lilac scent kept growing. I ordered a spray sample of Highland on a whim, and tried it for the first time today. It’s fourteen degrees today in NYC, but sunny. The air is so sharp that it hurts your face, but looking out the window from inside, you could think it was springtime. Highland’s first spritz has that same sharpness to it. It’s like the air is crisp and clean and it doesn’t really matter if it’s a freezing cold January day or if it’s the chill you feel stepping outside on a dewy spring morning. It’s green like the spring but sharp like the winter. Once the initial sharpness disappears, I’m left with nothing but the warm simple sweetness of lilac. This isn’t the sharp morning dew of early spring when all you want is sunshine and grass but you’re actually still wearing wool sweaters. It’s the lilac tree at 3pm that’s been sitting in the sun on the first hot day when you know summer is really coming, the blooms heavy. Or maybe the cut stems sitting on your dining room table, slightly wilted and with those tiny perfect flowers dropping and letting you know that the short season is almost over. The smell is soft and a little bit sad, if only because the lifecycle of the lilac goes so quickly. There’s nothing artificial about the perfume to me. It’s an honest reflection of lilac, containing both the green woodiness as well as the soft floral. It’s bringing me so much joy in the midst of winter and I will absolutely buy a full bottle to sustain me until I get to smell them again this spring.

I won this is the Fragrantica editor giveaway. I owned this many many years ago. The first time I bought it I was very young and my husband and I went to the Rochester Lilac Festival. I smelled Highland Lilac and fell in love with it. I wore the whole bottle but didn't buy it again because it was difficult to find. The funny thing is I was going to order a new bottle in the Vermont Country Store catalog this Christmas (just started getting those) but now I will only have to buy the shower gel/BB and the body lotion. This is somewhat similar to aerin Lauder lilac path but that fragrance is much greener. This is creamier, softer not as green. This also isn't as big of a projector like Lilac Path, that is a bomb. If you want a gentle, soft very rounded and lotion like lilac this is a great way to go. Thank you again Fragrantica for this blast from my past gift!

Sweet dreams! When I was a little girl, I was in love with flowers, especially ones that had a great scent. Every spring I would wait anxiously until the lilacs bloomed, and then would gather huge bouquets of the flowers to be put in vases on the nightstand by my bed. I would lay in the dark and smell their sweet fragrance until I drifted off to sleep. (I confess. I still do this!) Highland Lilac is this scent. It is the most realistic, fresh, "spring like" lilac I have ever found. It is truly like fresh pressed flowers. No chemical overtone. No additional notes to dilute its' loveliness. Perfect sillage and longevity. This is lilac - pure and simple. Edit 2/19: I've been trying several lilac perfumes, and none compare. HIGHLAND LILAC IS THE BEST! The holy grail of lilac perfumes!

Photorealistic Lilac Soliflore I have lilac steam distilled essential oil and a lilac bush in my yard and this perfume is nearly indistinguishable from the scent of the oil and lilac blooms. It is a photorealistic interpretation of lilac blooms minus the twigs, dew, grass and dirt that surround the petals. It is feminine, vintage, springy, romantic, and just plain gorgeous. If I didn't get the same results from my homemade essential oil and jojoba oil roller I would buy a full bottle for certain. This would be a great simplistic but not boring scent for romantic dreamy spring days and perfect layering scent! It gives cottagecore to me or romantic mori girl in spring. Sillage: 3/5 Projection: 3/5 Longevity: 3/5 Scent: 4/5 Leans feminine

Whenever I wear this fragrance I get compliments. It truly is a delight, the freshest, prettiest, purplest, most potent lilac in a little bottle. A fresh smell of spring optimism. If you are looking for a solo note lilac BUY THIS it's the one! Edit: I received my bottle in either 2014 or 2015...I can't remember for sure. It's 08/16/2017 today and I am sad to say my bottle has turned. I stored this in my normal way and it was not abused. Just letting buyers know that the shelf life isn't great and to use it up!