Perfect scene for spring
"Beautiful delicate lilacs after rain."
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A Soft Sadness
Beauty moves the soul to tears. Fresh, nostalgic, floral elements.
"What a luxury to weep. I wanted to capture that emotion in liquid form, the romance and the sadness. The house you grew up in and the lilac bushes in the yard. A hauntingly pretty nostalgia– a memory I’ve found to be so universally familiar, even if you haven’t lived it." -
ALIA, Perfumer & Founder
Notes:
Top: Green Cognac, Pink Pepper, Mandarin Orange Flower
Middle: Lilac, Orris, Olibanum, Frankincense
Base: Ambergris, Musk
Please Note: All full sized bottles of niche fragrance priced $95 or over will receive a complimentary sample of the same fragrance. Use this “Fragrance Insurance” for a few days before opening the full size bottle, as we are not able to accept returns on fragrances that have been opened or used. If you decide you don’t love the fragrance after using the Fragrance Insurance sample, you’re welcome to return your unopened and unused full-size fragrance within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
Alcohol denat., fragrance (parfum), water (aqua), linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, citronellol, geraniol, ethylhexyl salicylate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, benzyl benzoate, citral, benzyl alcohol *all natural oils and extractions (boswellia caterii resin extract, cedarwood oil, tangerine peel oil, elemi heart, schinus terebinthifolia fruit extract, grapefruit extract, boswellia carterii oil, betula alba oil)
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 6 reviews.
Review topics: [lilac, scent, shipping].
"Beautiful delicate lilacs after rain."
"Smells like laying in a bed of dewy lilacs, crying softly in the early morning. It’s a very melancholy scent, but pretty nonetheless! Customers service was fantastic and I received a gift alongside package. Shipping was quick as well!"
"I got my nose on this one when I visited Merz back last September and it has been on my mind ever since, finally pulled the trigger and ordered a bottle just in time for Spring. This fragrance is the best use of the note of lilac I’ve experienced yet. Slightly sugared and powdery. Just beautiful."
"Beautiful realistic use of lilac. Slightly sugared and a bit powdery. I love the dewy nuances throughout."
"I bought this after first smelling it a year ago. Smells similar to Guerlain's Mitsouko, but less powdery. Still floral, still very femme, but not sweet. It just smell like you're chic!"
"This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL lilac, Orris, with a little kick of orange blossom and rose… stabilized and balanced by ambergris and cognac. If you ever wondered what the female protagonist smelled like in a Victorian novel. This is it. Wistful, longing, delicate, elegant. But, it is super light and does not pack much of a punch. So, if you’re looking for something that’s closer to the skin that needs reapplication midday."
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