The Secret Garden

Lilac Love 2016 Eau de Parfum

Lilac Love (Eau de Parfum) by Amouage
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Ranked 94 in Women's Perfume
7.9 / 10 638 Ratings
A popular perfume by Amouage for women, released in 2016. The scent is floral-powdery. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Floral
Powdery
Sweet
Creamy
Gourmand

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
HeliotropeHeliotrope LilacLilac GardeniaGardenia PeonyPeony
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CocoaCocoa Tonka beanTonka bean Orris concreteOrris concrete
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla PatchouliPatchouli SandalwoodSandalwood

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Ratings
Scent
7.9638 Ratings
Longevity
8.1549 Ratings
Sillage
7.6548 Ratings
Bottle
8.7548 Ratings
Value for money
6.4261 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 02/09/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "The Secret Garden" collection.

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Reviews

24 in-depth fragrance descriptions
PixelN

2 Reviews
PixelN
PixelN
Helpful Review 9  
Evoked memories.

Just wanted to share a piece of my happiness and my impressions about this little lilac treasure with you.
But first let me ask a question. Do you also have perfumes that really triggers something in your memory? Particular events or feelings? The feel of it that hits you like it was just yesterday?
I think I experienced it so strong for the first time. Perfume not just triggered memories but all the feelings around it. It was so heartwarming that i had tears.
First time i sprayed perfume in the store and immediately ran away with full bottle.
Amouage lilac love...
Memory of a happy childhood…
I will mention right away that lilac is very popular where i came from and we had trees growing not far from my parents house.
Perfume immediately gave me this feel:
Early morning. Air is still very fresh but first sun rays already shining bright. I am going to kindergarten with my mum and she is firmly holding my hand. Her hand is steady and warm and gives me such a comforting feeling. We are passing lilac trees and I’m squinting from sun rays but trying to see beautiful lilac well. It smells so good. I am totally happy and looking forward to the kindergarten. Looking forward to the moment when all kids will sit at the table and wait when our chubby and such a sweet cook lady will bring big aluminum pan with cacao. She will pour hot cacao that is almost bubbling in a glasses and we will happily giggle and look forward to this nice and sweet and warming glass. No worries but just pure happiness...

Just for that forgotten memory that was pulled out of from deep inside i will be forever grateful to perfume passion.
Because at the end it makes me truly happy❤️
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Mlleghoul

417 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
Helpful Review 4  
larger-than-life, flamboyant femininity and old-school glamour
When one thinks of lilac fragrances, the words "delicate" and "demure" often come to mind. Lilac Love, however, is...not that. This scent is a fragrant homage to larger-than-life, flamboyant femininity and old-school glamour, conjuring the essence of magnificent madam Miss Mona in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. I have heard this described as a floral gourmand, which seems accurate, but I can't pinpoint exactly how. There's an abstract richness and creaminess that evokes an elusive decadence, and the floral element feels somewhat speculative as well. Not a lush bouquet of actual fresh cut blooms, but the lavish ideal of them swirled into a velvet wallpaper design in a dim-lit boudoir. A plush, powdery musk settles on the skin, a rope of pearls pooled across a soft expanse of warmed skin. Luxurious and heady, and combined with the honeyed floral sweetness, it's a scent that seems to revel in its own sumptuousness. Lilac Love is A LOT. And every bit of it is gorgeous.
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7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7
Scent
Kurai

388 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
5  
Cocoa powder and lilac
Oooh what a surprise! I was so not expecting this. With lilac as a theme, my mind was set for delicate pastel-tinted scents like En Passant and the beautiful "Collection Héritage - Vacances (2015) | Jean Patou". This is nothing like that at all.

Lilac Love starts with some powdery florals thickened with a mixture of amber, tonka and vanilla. This settles into a half gourmand half floral-amber profile, where the cocoa -to my nose- is the dominant note in the first phase, while the lilac starts to really bloom in the drydown. It seems lilac fits surprisingly well in a full-bodied winter fragrance. In the end the profile is quite common given nowadays trends of semi-gourmands and abundant use of cocoa powder. On the other hand, the note clarity in the top/mid and the solid amber base create a sense of quality and comfort that elevates this above the average high-street genre.

To me the best part is the opening, where the top notes are heavy and kind of all over the place but still manage to gently click into place. The scent profile down the road is not exactly unique but really comfortable nonetheless.
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Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
8
Scent
K1

121 Reviews
K1
K1
2  
Soliflore - blossomy - cacao
Mid-spring lilacs hang over a balcony of a room where sun gilds entirely every morning. The fragrance opens with a zest of mousse chocolate bearing both sweetness of sugar and fluffy bitterness of cacao that promises of a jovial floral heart. A solid full-bodied floral patch displays a light yet strong lilac-like accord. Powdery and almost soapy. Dries down while releases chocolate and slides through soft woodsy ambiance ornamented with musk. The concept is so good, and nose pictured the concept very clear, the perfume is also so readable and easy-to-wear.
4/5
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8
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10
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10
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4
Scent
Deja1sabel

294 Reviews
Deja1sabel
Deja1sabel
2  
Floral funk and powdery chocolate
The opening of this has a heady gardenia note that feels mature to me paired with a really fresh lilac. The other florals feel secondary, but paired with the orris all together it gives a fancy lotion vibe. Or like an older woman’s hand cream or moisturizer. I also think the jasmine here pulls really indolic and paired with a powdery cacao and a dusty patchouli, it just smells funky and fecal almost. This scent just doesn’t work for me at all and the notes feel so disjointed. Amouage also has a tendency to smell way too strong and have a heavy undertones of that “perfumey” smell at least for the 4 I’ve tried so far.
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LavioLavio 6 years ago
9
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
a mix of white flower blended with cacao.. a powderly scent that make you feel beautiful, elegant, but a little bit private for me. To try!
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ScentedNekoScentedNeko 3 years ago
Realistic lilac and sweet cocoa. What can be better?
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FiroozFirooz 5 years ago
A relaxing lonely walk through a lilac garden, then sitting by the window sipping a cup of vanilla hot chocolate, dreaming about love.
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QuailistQuailist 2 years ago
9
Longevity
7.5
Scent
While much speaks in its favor—the cacao-flecked creaminess, the dense florals, the remarkable longevity—this scent lacks soul. Lilac "Like"
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NinamariahNinamariah 5 months ago
10
Bottle
9
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Dominant realistic Lilac w/ hazy, subtle Cocoa + powdery texture from Heliotrope + Orris. Smooth dry down. Linear yet very pretty. Not sweet
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FreshKatsuFreshKatsu 1 year ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
6.5
Scent
Soft, powdery gourmand that's more floral than sweet. Robust but gets cloying after a while.
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TelekinecTelekinec 6 days ago
9
Bottle
8
Scent
Pastel-colored florals dusted in cocoa powder. Powdery, floral, feminine with a subtle gourmand twist. Vanilla/patchouli creamy drydown.
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EvannellEvannell 9 months ago
7
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
6
Scent
It's all about lilac plus some traces of vanilla. Nice but no complexity at all
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ArkangelusArkangelus 27 days ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
8
Scent
An absolute dream of a scent. Ethereal florals, powdery sweetness and a slight gourmand touch. One of the best from Amouage IMHO
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PurpleKatPurpleKat 4 months ago
9
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7
Scent
Realistic fresh lilacs with a dusting of cocoa powder. A good choice for lovers of powdery florals with great performance.
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