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Junior Dos Santos – :
This is heavier on the cloying violet than the lilac on me. Instant headache. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who doesn’t love violet. It’s my nemesis note so it’s a good thing I sampled.
dog1119 – :
Lilacs are very nostalgic for me, lilac bushes surrounded my childhood home. That narcotic drowsing sweetness permeates my youth. It is VERY hard to find a good lilac scent. This is the best. It actually reminds me most of how the lilacs smelled after a good rain. This one rends my heart…Beautiful!
anni2609 – :
I thought I liked powder but this is so powdery that I am almost suffocated. Smells old, and expensive, but still old. And dusty. A bit 80’s power house as well. Om me this is to cloying.
shag – :
Lilacs Along the Winding Drive: Described as “An olfactory portrait of a May evening… lilac bushes heavy and purple with blooms, a gentle breeze after light spring rain, a dusty pebbled driveway, a slightly rusty porch swing, and a small handful of late blooming violets.”
In the bottle and upon application, lilacs and violets as promised. The violets temper the usual cloying headiness associated with lilacs. After a few moments, the after-effect of rain smooths out any potential excess of the florals. All in all, there’s a very cooling kind of comfort being offered here. A barely discernible impression of strawberry teases, but I think the two florals are intertwining to play with my nose. Still, this masquerade cannot camouflage a creamy wood deep under the dripping blossoms. The cement of the “winding drive” adds a grounding, earthy effect which also contributes to keeping the florals naturally sugar-sweet aromas in check so as not to overpower. This continues with a very good level of sillage and moderate longevity (a few hours). Then, just when I thought it had gone close to the skin and disappeared, I notice a cloud of fragrance about me that has morphed from its previous, cool incarnation to one which still contains all of the same elements, but now gradually warmed. The fragrant wood connects all the components, much like the stems and branches of an heirloom lilac bush.
Not only has it morphed, but nearly changed character completely, and (this is a first for me) regenerated its strength and longevity in the process. All in all, Lilacs Along the Winding Drive lasted, throughout all it’s incarnations and without skin primer or additional fixative – about five hours before going close to the skin, where it lingered another hour or so.
Brava Sharra!