Dance Among The Lace

A very unusual fresh citrus - I keep smelling it in the bottle as the hit of something very sharp but also a little carrot-like is so addictive. Somehow, it has captured to a T the feeling of wild spaces in Spring. There is a herbal background to it which is very pleasant and supports the main notes, adding richness and depth. In terms of wear, it is not the strongest or longest lasting but again, you only have to look at the ingredients to understand why. I am enjoying my 50ml bottle and will be sad when it is gone. As a side note - I found this in TK Maxx for a very low price. As others have noted, Miller Harris perfumes seem to crop up there from time to time for very low prices. My advice - grab them, for £20-40 they are well worth the money. The house style is beautifully crafted, well put together and elegant fragrances so if you like the notes, you really have nothing to lose.

This fragrance is so unusual - takes you into the countryside. :) My husband, who grew up on a farm, said it reminded him of one particular lane where you would have to push your way through the Cow Parsley to get from one end to the other, crushing the stalks as you went. The geranium, fennel, verbena and angelica are doing the heavy lifting in creating a beautiful Cow Parsley fantasy note. I have all of Miller Harris's 'Forage' series and there isn't a duff one amongst them, but I think this is my favourite.

fresh aromatic yet (on me) it lasted longer than most similar profiled scents. love this one! bright, clean lemon verbena. almost like having chilled lemon verbena tea! then comes that lovely, earthy yet clean vetiver and bits of oakmoss. really enjoyable for hot humid days.

Just as Un Jardin sur le Nil transports you to a garden along the Nile, DANCE amongst the Lace takes you to a serene forest meadow filled with Queen Anne's Lace. This perfume is lemon verbena heaven, it's light, uplifting, lemony-fresh with a green element, but the fennel gives it a vegetal touch. Angelica brings a sense of wildness to the composition, evoking the feeling of hiking on shaded forest trails. The spearmint and peppermint are used sparingly, letting the lemon verbena shine in the opening, and the geranium rounds out the heart with a consistent green backdrop. The base notes are subtle and don't stand out to me personally, I feel like this freshie is really about those light, ethereal green notes above. It instantly takes me back to my visit to Yosemite National Park, where I identified wildflowers while out hiking and rock climbing 🧗🏞️ I love the concept behind the FORAGE Range and am sad to see it discontinued; finding something comparable to DANCE amongst the Lace will be tough. My only criticism is that, like Angeliques sous la Pluie, the longevity and sillage of DANCE amongst the Lace is pretty weak. I must confess that the scents I've tried from the Hermès Les Jardins line outlast them both. But I've decided that I like lemon verbena SO MUCH that despite how volatile and short-lived it may be, it will always be there for me when I need a reset 🍋🌿☀️ DANCE amongst the Lace is always there on my perfume shelf to help me clear my mind and remember the importance of finding equanimity and centering myself 😌🌅

A breeze through fresh leaves, catching the early morning light in bursts of green and gold. It smells like movement—like walking through a garden that has just woken up, the air still crisp with night’s remnants. Sparkling and airy, yet unmistakably verdant, with fennel winding through like a ribbon, weaving its way between the bright green of leaves and stems. But don’t mistake this for a culinary green—this isn’t the sharpness of a vegetable patch, not at all. It’s fresher, crisper, a glimmering brightness that rejuvenates rather than overwhelms. The kind of green that refreshes, cools, like dipping your fingers into a bowl of chilled spring water infused with crushed leaves. Clean, airy, but not cold. It sparkles, but never quite fizzes—like sunlight filtering through lace, sun casting light on Queen Anne's Lace, catching on the edges, leaving shadows that dance.