Now I know it's spring again.
I did not see it before so much night
and for a long time I didn't think so.
Only now do I realize that the lilacs are in bloom.
How did I find the secret again?
I had been tricked into it.
What has the world made of us! I turn around, the lilacs are blooming.
And thank God, he created me again,
by creating the splendor again.
Waking up to look at them,
so I remain standing. The lilac is still in bloom.
So writes Karl Kraus in 1920 and hits my sentiment exactly.
Last day in Grasse, at Fragonard in the industrial area, waiting for the workshop after tedious hours on the Route de Cannes, Fragonard's latest creation,
Lilas (2024), a homage to the lilac, flickers at me from the screen. Lilac blossom in the top note captivates me because I love its scent in June. Add blackcurrant and it could smell like lilac. That's a good idea.
When I first tested the fragrance, I ticked it off under "I'd rather eat it", probably because of the blackcurrant. But on this day, when I have to walk back through the pouring rain to find the bus in the inhospitable industrial estate, I take it with me. The return journey home yesterday also began inhospitably, but, as if I had suspected it, the scent, the first one I sprayed on my neckline after the days in Grasse, kept me going all day.
The lime blossom opens with its honeyed sweetness. The lemon peeks briefly over my shoulder and is already gone again, but the blackcurrant joins in with its fullness and grabs the lime blossom around the waist, a strong team.
It soon becomes spicier, carnation enters the scene, but slides back into the background and holds the door open for a radiantly fragrant white lady. Hawthorn and heliotrope are indicated. In spring, I often stick my nose into the hawthorn bushes and let myself be beguiled by their sweet fragrance. I have to look up heliotrope, a purple flowering plant that orients itself towards the sun and is therefore called solstice or vanilla flower because of its scent. As children, we liked to suck on the nectar of the purple flowers, a fine sweet treat.
I really like the scents of winter with their green and cold aromas. The scents of spring impose themselves with their splendor. I often struggle for a moment with the radiance. But this fragrance touched my heart and accompanied and comforted me in the hard moments yesterday. All day long. Today, on the second day of the return journey, it will be my travel companion again.
In the base, violet blossoms, musk creates freshness and a few grains of vanilla remind us of the sweetness of life, of being alive, of seeing flowers and delicate greenery again after winter. This is a beautiful composition and conveys not only the scent of lilac, but also the color to my inner eye. It is located in the crown chakra and stands for intuitive understanding and our connection to the sky.
The lilac only blooms for a short time and shines on us. I experience this with great gratitude every year. With the image of the lilac bush before my eyes, I marvel at the splendor of new life. The bouquet of soothing, radiant and fresh aromas of
Lilas (2024) is well balanced and like balm on my soul. Spring is coming, you too will rise.
The bottle is also enchanting, but limited!
Top Notes 
Linden tree
Lemon
Blackcurrant
Heart Notes 
Heliotrope
Hawthorn
Clove
Base Notes 
Musk
Vanilla
Violet
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