After My Own Heart

This scent is almost all lilac, with a greenish cast at the beginning. I did not notice any raspberry at the beginning, but, it maybe what lends a fun and happy opening to the scent. The scent opens playfully and very naturally. It rushes quickly to the middle note-lilac. Here, It seems as if I was surrounded by a million lilac bushes, all in full bloom. At moment,s it's so realistic, that it seems like I can smell the leaves, and the twigs of the bushes too. Gently herbal at moments. Very soon come the base notes mingling in too, wich really makes this perfume special. The sandalwood really gives a cloud like feeling, a dreamy, and picturesque state of mind. *sigh* There is alot of interaction of the top green notes, the lilac, and the base notes during a period of one hour or so. There's alot of action going on, the way the notes mix, and it's all so wonderfull, excellent, and pleasant, like a walk in the park on a sunny but not too hot day, or a perfect day dream created just by you. Then at this point, after about an hour or two of wear, the perfume stops moving about so much. It becomes sweet, and physically sticky on the skin, and stops swirling about, it stops making all that magic. Here it is candy like, and sometimes bath soap scented. It lasts a good 4 to 5 hours (in this state) or more. The ultimate dry down is just a baby soft whisper of the entire scent, with the sandalwood present, and a sweetened but soft musk present too.

This is the most beautiful, delicate fresh lilac perfume that I've ever smelled. This is the lilac note you would get from using enfleurage to capture the fleeting scent of freshly bloomed lilacs, their leaves still pearled with dew beads and the wafting green that follows a rainstorm. I understand the associations with Frederic Malle "En Passant" due to the familiarity of lilac, but Ineke's take on it is in a league all her own. It's veritable blasphemy within fragrance communities to say this, but on my skin, I don't find most Malle scents wearable. They are artistic compositions that I appreciate on paper, sprayed on fabric or in the air, but not on my skin. En Passant's lilac was strong and cold in its assertion, where this one captures the demure sensuality and romanticism of real fresh lilacs. I catch the hints of sweet fruit from the raspberry note, but didn't recognize the bergamot. The perfume is well-blended and anchored by soft musk. It's twirling in a gossamer sundress and dancing in soft breezes in the middle of a sun-drenched lilac field. It's spring in a bottle. Lilac is definitely not a common fragrance note, so I highly recommend trying a sample and NOT blind buying. Tuberose is like that for me; I like it more in concept than on my skin.

I’m surprised people smell so much lilac in this. I can’t pick it out. To me it smells like the nicest detergent smell ever. And it is to me the Lilac equivalent to Ofresia by Diptyque. A wonderful fresh clothing smell. Not offensive, nice and soft, familiar smelling, sweet fresh floral scent. Clean but not soapy, clean but not green, perfect round type of clean. On my recent mission to smell all the lilacs, this was suggested on many round ups on the forums. It’s more of a winner than Vilhelm or Jacques Fath, (both of those were way to sharply green for me) but it also isn’t soliflore enough to compete with En Passant or Lilac Path. It’s very nice though. And the more I smell it the more I think I need a bottle! It’s just soooo lovely. It just doesn’t belong in my Lilac collection to my nose. It belongs in my clean smelling shower fresh collection.

I’ve had After my Own Heart for a long time, but was initially underwhelmed in my search for a true Easter morning lilac , I was looking for photorealistic back then, and this wasn’t it for me. But I have always found it pretty , though it’s sat at the back for 3 years. Then this spring I fell hard for clean fresh soapy/shampoo leaning musky florals. I remembered this one was exactly that and decided to revisit ( to give my daily Lust in Paradise a break lol) and WOAH. A winner in that category for me. Very much in the same category as Lust in Paradise, and Valaya. It’s the Lilac cousin to those. My opinion- if you’re looking for a true lilac this is 6/10 But if you’re looking for fresh clean musky lilac 9/10 🏆

This perfume is a delight. Beautiful, beautiful fresh and cool lilac, which on me morphs into soapy lilac after about an hour. The floral coolness reminds me of a particular Italian soap, Emozione in Toscana by Nesti Dante. I bought this after much research, including trolling through reviews of many lilac scents in the Fragrantica database. I am very pleased to have acquired this. I get about 4 hours from it, and even at the end of this time there are still a few remaining tiny drifts of cool lilac wafting around me. Just lovely.

Very soft and aquatic floral... It's so gentle that i'm realy having a hard time to detact the notes. the only thing that i do smell is the lilac flower. This perfume is very romantic and inocent, a young soft perfume. I believe it's the one Ineke's perfume that every women would love, it's very mainstream frag, not a 'wierd' one at all like the other perfumes by Ineke...

Gorgeous lilac, robust, and fresh! The sandalwood along with the green notes make this an earthy, lilac-soap scent that my nose can not get enough of. Luckily it has great sillage that likes to creep up there all on it's own so that I don't have to have my nose plastered to my wrist. It's wrapped in a beautiful classy package with a stunning bottle. Lasts all day.

I tried both En Passant and After My Own Heart side by side on my skin. I think that they are really similar but En Passant more soft, wet and also cold on the skin. After My Own Heart more clean, fresh and floral than En Passant. If you like the lilac and also floral perfumes, you should try them because, they are very cozy!

this is just such a pretty, fresh floral. it’s a very literal take on lilacs, too, which is exactly what I wanted - fresh lilac, green stems, and some dew drops sprinkled in. polite sillage, not in your face or anything, and yet it sticks around pretty well - it doesn’t disappear once it dries down

Truly LILAC, in the most beautiful ethereal and yet substatial version you can find any place maybe even better than the bush! LOVE this one, definitely fbw, on my birthday wishlist already :)

This is a pleasant fragrance. The lilac reminds me of bringing my grandmother lilacs on Easter Sunday. If you are looking for a soft spring floral, this is it!

A little bit sour and juicy (raspberry?). It has not the dewy, melancholic notes of the wonderful "En passant". I expected much more from AMOH.

A mood. Soapy, laundry clean with a little tiny wisp of floral - close to the skin. Like a clean, summer laundry day - soft and lovely.

The smell of a dewy spring morning on your back porch or balcony, the slightly warm breeze blowing the smell of the blooming lilacs and greenery all around. Opens up with PHOTOREALISTIC clean, green, floral, and slightly sweet lilac. It quite literally smells like you stuck your head in a lilac bush in the late spring. Then as it dries down the various facets of the lilac get boosted and filled out by some of the supporting notes. The clean white musk, the powdery and floral heliotrope and sandalwood, and a hint of sweetness from from some sort androgynous berry. From this point on it remains fairly linear. What a fantastic lilac scent. If you’re in the market for something that truly and unapologetically smells like a lilac bush, try this one out. Not a super complex one, and because of that this would make for a super good signature scent as it’s not super strong and easy to understand but has some legs to stand on. First from the house, was very pleasantly surprised. Leans feminine, but I can see myself reaching towards this in the spring and summer as it’s not overly “pretty” and more realistic. Good performance of 6.5-8 hours with nice whisky projection for the first 3 or so hours. I’d imagine this would be a beast under some heat. 8.6/10. Signature scent worthy. Song vibe - Gutter Girl by Hot Flash Heat Wave TLDR - clean, easy to wear, and super realistic lilac bomb that smells like you stuck your head in a lilac bush. A must try and have for any lilac lovers out there.

The lilacs have a divine smell. It is one of those scents that completely mesmerize and capture me. And yet there are not many fragrances that capture this beauty. I was so delightful to discover that AFTER MY OWN HEART is definitely all about this beautiful spring flower. The lilacs in this perfume are tender and closely resemble the real flowers but they are not as sweet or strong as in PUR DESIR DE LILAS or EN PASSANT. The fragrance has a distinct green and crisp vibe to it, which I enjoy a lot. The scent opens with a fresh, green notes and bergamot. It has almost crisp and clean feeling. It reminds me of a fresh and slightly cool spring air. Then the scent unveils the gorgeous scent of lilacs but the composition still maintains this green and crisp quality. The scent remains very light and airy for hours. The dry down has a resemblance of its heart notes plus light woody musk. The sillage and longevity are only medium but the scent is light and lovely, which works great for the warmer weather. I do still think that YR PUR DESIR DE LILAS is the most realistic lilacs. And I do prefer EN PASSANT for its vibrant and complex composition. But I would recommend AFTER MY OWN HEART for those who found the above two scents too sweet or strong and prefer their lilacs greener. This is definitely a nice green lilac scent that will appeal not only to lilacs lovers but to anyone who enjoy clean, airy and green floral scents. (My overall score – 8/10)

The opening of Ineke After My Own Heart is very soapy on me, almost like a lilac-hyacinth soap. This soapy aspect subsides after about 30 minutes and a gentle lilac is revealed. The lilac in AMOH is indeed very natural and quite realistic, with the heliotrope complementing its slightly nutty and gentle powdery aspects. It also feels greener and less aquatic compared to Frederic Malle En Passant. I don't detect raspberry per se, but the lilac here does have a more pronounced fruity tonality. Unfortunately, this lovely lilac stays only for about 2 hours. What's left then, is a skin scent of white musk and verdancy. Interestingly, I detect the bergamot more easily at this stage. The sillage is moderate to soft, and the longevity is around 5 hours. I find AMOH a lovely green floral fragrance, quite natural and pretty. However, I'd suggest againt blind buying due to the soapy opening.

Breezy, fresh and comforting. I'm typically not a fan of lilac as it always reminds me of cheap bathroom air freshner, however, in this instance, it's not so repugnant. In fact it's actually very pretty and soft. The green notes, bergamot and sandalwood (I don't detect any other obvious notes) seem to tame the lilac, preventing it from becoming common and nauseating. I was born in Poland and lived there until I was 6. This perfume has stirred up a memory for me of my mom bathing me with a Polish lilac soap or maybe it was lilac bath foam? I can't seem to recall exaclty what she used, but I remember smelling so fresh, powdery and pretty after. After My Own Heart smells exactly like that. Thanks for the flashback Ineke! In this instance, the name of the perfume and the memory it evokes for me are truly aligned.

I love and own FM "En Passant", so I was more than excited to try this lilac creation by Ineke. Even though both of them have the same "vibe" I find them completely different. When "En Passant" has the "lilacs after the rain/morning mist", "After my own heart" has lilacs in the hot day. There is really some warmness underneath the lilacs, I could swear there is also some hyacinth and jasmine. The main difference is in dry down. "En Passant" stays true to the lilac, but Ineke changes - after 6 hours of lilacs, I get ONLY musk, and the kind I despise - sharp, soapy, wet-animal like. I did not enjoy this part as all, so I will be sticking with "En Passant". Staying power is good, 7+ hours.

I didn't expect to like this because although I love the smell of lilacs, the fragrances I've smelled that feature it tend to use it like a club. Not so here. This is the scent of walking around the Rochester Lilac Festival(biggest one!), smells of greenery and sweet wafts of lilac on the breeze. Opens a bit soapy and gradually transforms, bringing a lingering sweetness to the scent. That may be raspberry, but it's nondescript to me, and eventually fades into a faint sweet sandalwood at the end. Wears moderately close, lasted about 4h. I may pick this one up for the excellent scene setting. To my mind this is the way a floral scent should be presented. Respect.

I knew before sampling this that it was supposed to smell like lilac, and so it does, among other things. Initially, the impression of lilac is reasonably accurate, but within seconds the flowers are joined by green and woody notes and something soapy. Then the lilac scent gets a second wind and comes back along with heliotrope and something vaguely aquatic. It intensifies and becomes almost overpoweringly floral. There’s more sillage than I would like. It’s linear, and it lasts all day, at least 8 hours. I have to say that it’s too floral for me to enjoy wearing, but for those who do enjoy strong florals, especially lilac, it’s a must-try.