White Lilac & Rhubarb

Such a lovely and romantic scent. It reminded me of my garden in Grunwald. A woman ran after me and asked me the name of this perfume, friends wanted to know the name of it. Such a special fragance, you find it once in your life...

This is a cheery spring fragrance that captures the distinctive aroma of a lilac bush. I find it a little dewy and fairly sweet, with only a tinge of bitter greens in the background. To be honest, I really don’t smell any rhubarb in here; if you’re looking for a fragrance with a strong rhubarb note, this probably isn’t it. The heliotrope blends in smoothly with the lilac and the combination of the two creates a sweet powderiness as the fragrance dries down. White Lilac & Rhubarb starts off with a punch of realistic flowers, but it turns into a skin scent after an hour or so. As with almost all of Jo Malone's scents, the lasting power is pretty minimal. It’s not a must-have for me personally, but could well appeal to those who love a good lilac scent with a powdery drydown.

I love this perfume I just purchased it and smell it on my hand, because I tested it in the store and fell in looove! The initial spray is earthy and then the lilac kicks in and the Rhubarb gives it a boozy background, which I'm not super keen on, but it helps hold on to the lilac, which I love! This perfume is best worn in the summer, for some reason the sun truly brings out the beauty in this. Sun and air really does help develop the fragrance. From experience wearing it during really humid cold rainy days causes it to be really boozy... Edit - I've been wearing it more often that it is warmer out and it smells stunning, even my boyfriend commented on how good I smelled and he never mentions it with my other fragrances :)

Love this scent and looked for it a long time. I wore it for the first time yesterday. The scent is wonderful with the lilac and heliotrope but the sillage and longevity are very poor. I used at least 10 sprays all over. This is a lovely scent but I am extremely disappointed that in less then 30 minutes it is non-existant on me. I wear a lot of Jo Malone and this is the first one of her fragrances I have had this problem with. I also have Iris and Lady Moore and it has sillage and longevity on me. Really sad about this.

I agree that this is an accurate lilac. I do love lilac, but I am a bit disappointed that the rhubarb is not more noticeable. It's a beautiful perfume, but not too original. Very good if you are a huge lilac fan. It feels like you are standing right next to a lilac bush on a warm day. On me this fragrance lasts quite a long time - maybe 5 or 6 hours. But, most Jo Malone perfumes last on me for some reason.