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French Lilac Pacifica 2008 Perfume

7.9 / 10 59 Ratings

A popular perfume by Pacifica for women, released in 2008. The scent is floral-powdery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Fresh

Sweet

Green

Fragrance Notes

Lilac

Hyacinth

Ylang-ylang

Magnolia leaf

Nectarine

Heliotrope

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Brook Harvey-Taylor Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

7.959 Ratings

Longevity

6.244 Ratings

Sillage

6.041 Ratings

Bottle

5.646 Ratings

Value for money

8.532 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/27/2025.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/01/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Njdeb
63 Reviews

Njdeb

Very helpful Review 5

Natural lilac

Well, Pacifica has done it again - come up with a great true-to-life soliflore at a price that can't be beat. If you are looking for a perfume that smells exactly like a lilac flower still on the bush, look no further.

I think that this would make a very charming and romantic scent for springtime (because, well, lilacs are charming and romantic). Keep in mind, though, that you must really want to smell like lilac flowers - this is a simple and straightforward floral scent.

French Lilac is also one of the stronger and longer lasting Pacificas. Thumbs up.

06/01/2024

9Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

GoryRilmore
41 Reviews

GoryRilmore

Helpful Review 4

Beautifully simple and true lilac

As a kid, I walked home from school. There was this one stretch of the path that was partially shaded and lined with many trees, snowball bushes and, in the spring, blooming lilacs. This smells like that. It brings me right back to the school's-almost-out-for-summer feeling, the quiet of that path....sigh.

It's pretty much straight-up-lilac. But I think there's something about lilac that's kind of complex in itself with a balance between freshness and warmth...but maybe that's my nostalgia talking. Being kind of a one-note scent also removes some of the "old lady" risk here; it's not muddled with any other florals, musk, or powder.

The roll-on is my go-to before bed. It won't last til morning or stick to the sheets. It's so inexpensive I don't try to "save it up" for occasions where I'll see anyone (besides my husband). It's just perfectly pretty and comforting enough to lull me off to a happy sleep.

12/02/2015

9Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Fhaldara
60 Reviews

Fhaldara

2

True Lilac

This is indeed a very natural lilac, fresh and green without the powdery note that many lilac fragrances have. It's definitely a soliflore, if you want something complex this is not it. But if you want a true, fresh lilac scent this is it. Longevity is very good, especially the solid version, and sillage is decent. I absolutely love it!

09/27/2025

9.5Scent 5Sillage

HouseOfMirth
19 Reviews

HouseOfMirth

1

Photorealistic Lilac

A true soliflore lilac scent. Since it has been discontinued, I'll focus on comparing to Demeter's
"Lilac (Cologne) | Demeter Fragrance Library / The Library Of Fragrance" as a potential replacement (which I'm quite fond of, as it happens to be one of my husband's signature scents.)

Both really smell realistic to me personally. I find the Pacifica a bit warmer and headier, like perhaps a lilac bush on a hot day.

The Demeter is a bit lighter and fresher, but a very respectable comp.

Both have soft projection and moderate duration.

08/25/2025

Purl
32 Reviews

Purl

1

Why was this discontinued?

I've been looking for a true lilac scent, and got this in a decant set. It's exactly what I've been looking for. It smells exactly like the bushes in my back yard, more than than any of the expensive bottles that people swear smells exactly like lilacs. Its longevity is pretty terrible, but for the price and the scent perfection I was willing to deal.

By the time I decided to pull the trigger on a bottle though, it's no longer available, I hadn't realized it was discontinued. Not sure I'm willing to risk what people are asking for it on resale sites now.

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Statements

13 short views on the fragrance

Blkbrd

8 years ago

9.5Scent

3

Beautiful lilac soliflore w/ no embellishments or framing devices whatsoever, but never feels dull or thin or incomplete. Bottle tiny. Why?

Chilimax

3 years ago

2

l prefer the flower scents to smell exactly like the flowers, which Pacifica has captured in all of their perfumes. Long lasting and fresh

Annera

10 months ago

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

2

Absolutely beautiful, fresh, true lilac. It's everything I wanted it to be - a photorealistic lilac without the powdery note.

Hufflestuffy

6 months ago

7Scent 3Longevity

1

Very lilac forward, almost too synthetic at first. But it dries quickly to a lovelyrealistic lilac. My only gripe is that it fades very quickly on me.