A Lilac a Day

This. This is the holy grail of Lilac fragrances...it's absolutely perfect.... I feel that I am extremely discerning when it comes to Lilac accords; my mental reference is quite specific and it has been the quest of an age to find a perfume that captures it...or even comes close. A Lilac a Day is a fresh, dewy, living lilac shrub...it's the whole plant...lush and heady purple blossoms that hang heavily like bunches of grapes from verdant boughs...a cool misty breeze dancing gently with the leaves. It's photo realistic, true-to-life, it breaths life into my soul. It is the forest of Lilac at my grandmother's house, the one I would bury myself in as a child, teaming with fluffy bees, shimmering butterflies, and stealthy hummingbirds. It's my goddamn youth in a bottle. The only problem is....it's discontinued. 100/10...I will hunt for it until my last breath....I will sell my pasma to be able to afford the rare bottles that will hopefully surface for resale....and I will pray to any and every god that Vilhelm gets of their ass and re-releases it.

A big thank you to Monique who sent the sample to me. Lilac is always in bloom everywhere here in the UK in early May. I can always pick a few flowers for my birthday. This is a pretty good recreation of that scent. A touch more peppery than the real thing but very good and very wearable. The freesia adds the pepperiness. The galbanum provides it's usual fresh and green contribution. I think galbanum should be the official note of spring. Well, it is to me. The galbanum doesn't hang around long here though. The lilac does last though and it's very much supported by jasmine. Picking out the rose or ambergris is very hard. The rose perhaps adds a touch of sweetness. You have to wait an hour or two when the scent is waining for them to really become evident. Not surprisingly it's the ambergris that carries through to the end. A lovely spring floral and considering the notes it has decent longevity. I think it's a pretty ageless and timeless scent. It's for when visiting family and friends. Happy times! I get moderate longevity and sillage.

I am heart broken to see this was discontinued. I just went on a wild goose chase to track down a bottle. This is a photo realistic, transportive lilac. This is the month of May, standing in front of a lilac tree, breathing deep. Lilac gets a bad wrap for coming across as "old fashioned" or "old lady" or "cheap air freshner" but I will have none of it. I love green, natural smelling fragrances, so this fits my bill. Perhaps it mixes with my skin chemistry well but this is the best lilac fragrance I've ever smelled- followed by Pacifica French Lilac which is a bit softer and fluffy but still undeniably lilac. Yes, this is heady and strong, but that's where the beauty of purple florals come from, at least for me. Sometimes it goes a little Nivea lotion creamy in a good way on me. Also pairs nicely with a vanilla or something sweet to bring a different dimension, or make it more palatable to the haters. Also one of Vilhelm's more interesting creations

My grandmother had white and purple lilac bushes lining her property and each spring I would wander slowly amongst them, inhaling big clouds of the heavenly fragrance. It is one of my favorite memories. The initial spray of this perfume is the closest I have found to that experience. As someone mentioned earlier, it is every note of the lilac bush - bloom, stalk, leaf and air around it. I haven't picked up any of the indolic notes others have mentioned - just pure, fresh, not too sweet spring lilac. The only disappointment I have is that it fades to a white floral note about an hour or so after first spraying and becomes a faint skin scent that I have to press my nose to around the 4 hour mark. Still, I deemed it full bottle worthy for the gorgeous opening and warm memories associated with it.

This was love at first sniff, and it has been my favourite perfume for the past three years since purchase. The notes are fairly simple, with a strong linear projection. It lasts long on my skin and clothes as well. It's a realistic but deeper scent with the lilac being the dominant note. It's not a soft powdery floral - the lilac has a more mature (not old) presence. I'm glad that it is predominantly floral, as I'm not a fan of galbanum. If I could describe this as a colour, it would be purple and I usually wear it in the evenings for going out. I love this fragrance but my tastes are far from mainstream and I can see how this version of lilac can be quite polarising. This is my favourite perfume from Vilhelm Parfumerie.