EAU DE LILAS | Limited Return Eau de Parfum

Lilac is, in scent and essence, an enchantress, and for a short spell invites us to imbibe its nectar and allow for it to soften even the most calloused surfaces of our beating hearts.

As per annual LVNEA tradition, we’ve feverishly buzzed from blossom to blossom in order to capture the fleeting aroma of the divine Lilac. Through ancient extraction processes and botanical alchemy, an artisanal enfleurage crafted in-house is married to a bouquet of discreet florals and grounded with botanical musk in order to provide tenacity and an ambrosial effusion. 

Notes: a narcotic Lilac soliflore with notes of vegetal tumescence, floral torpor, and earthen musk. A photorealistic white floral that captures the weight of lilac blossoms on hot, humid air.

While her Springtime counterpart, the coquette Lily of the Valley, hides her ruffled skirts coyly behind thick swaths of emerald green, Lilac’s luscious siren scent fills the vernal air most unabashedly. A rapturous hymn roused from a cradle of damp earth and burgeoning life, ushering us into the fecund folds of springtime.

Enfleurage, from the French en fleurs, or ‘in bloom’, is the name of an artisanal fat-based extraction process practiced since ancient times to capture the delicate essence of fragrant material. Because of the laborious nature of the process, this technique is generally reserved for small-batch productions and results in some of the most exquisite, photorealistic fragrances, making this labour of love a meditative process we anticipate every coming year. 

Featured Botanicals—or, how the magic happens: lilac blossom enfleurage, lilac co2, jasmine absolute, rose absolute, mimosa, ylang ylang, ambrette, benzoin

Ingredients: Alcohol (Cane Sugar, Organic), Fragrance/Parfum (Essential Oils, Absolutes, CO2s, Natural Isolates, and Plant Extracts), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Seed Butter

This small-batch artisanal fragrance is composed in part of seasonally-sourced raw materials. Once they're gone, they cannot be reissued until next year's thaw prepares the ground anew. Variations in scent from previous editions are celebrated. Wildcrafted in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal.