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Lilac Time(1940)
Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Floral
At a glance
A lilac soliflore from Houbigant, opening on bergamot before the lilac heart, closing on musk and woods, an English-titled counterpart to the house's earlier French-named lilac releases, Lilas and Le Temps des Lilas…
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This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic, discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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A lilac soliflore from Houbigant, opening on bergamot before the lilac heart, closing on musk and woods, an English-titled counterpart to the house's earlier French-named lilac releases, Lilas and Le Temps des Lilas, likely reflecting Houbigant's marketing toward English-speaking export markets by 1940.
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Top notes
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