Notoriously difficult to translate to a wearable perfume, the fragrance of a lilac is not one that likes to be captured with ease or success. It is probably best experienced in person, for the fleeting time they are in bloom at the magnificent mid-point of spring. For those who don’t live in a climate suitable for lilacs, or for anyone who wants more of their precious perfume at other times of the year, there is a decent-enough approximation in the ‘French Lilac’ perfume by Pacifica.
Personally, this will only be used in times of extreme desperation – when the lilac harvest isn’t a good one, or when winter weather stalls and spring hesitates to warm up. It will do in a pinch, when one needs a little nudge toward nostalgia.
Rainy mornings with sprays of lilac drooping over the neighbor’s fence…
