{"product_id":"lucie-baltet-lilac-enfleurage-by-cultivar-spring-2026","title":"Lucie Baltet Lilac Enfleurage. By Cultivar. Spring 2026","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLucie Baltet Lilac Enfleurage\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBy Cultivar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpring 2026\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$120 \/ ml\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Wild Veil presents a single-cultivar lilac enfleurage devoted entirely to Lucie Baltet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong cherished as one of the finest lilacs ever cultivated, Lucie Baltet produces clouds of pale lavender blossoms whose fragrance has captivated gardeners and perfumers for generations. Unlike many lilacs that emphasize freshness alone, Lucie Baltet reveals remarkable depth beneath its luminous floral character—an interplay of nectar, almond, heliotrope, violet, and honeyed pollen that unfolds gradually over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach flower was harvested by hand at peak bloom and meticulously prepared for enfleurage. Thousands of individual florets were laid onto fat and replaced repeatedly as they faded, preserving the living fragrance of the blossoms through one of perfumery's oldest extraction methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike a lilac accord or reconstruction, this enfleurage contains the aromatic fingerprint of Lucie Baltet itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent opens with cool lilac nectar and freshly opened blossoms suspended above notes of violet petals, almond milk, and spring honey. As it settles, richer facets emerge: heliotrope, candied pollen, soft floral musk, and the delicate creaminess hidden within the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucie Baltet possesses an unusual radiance. It is simultaneously ethereal and substantial, carrying an almost watercolor-like transparency while remaining deeply floral and expressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wildveilperfume.com\/collections\/new\/products\/charles-joly-lilac-enfleurage-by-cultivar-spring-2026\"\u003eCharles Joly\u003c\/a\u003e leans deeper, powderier, and more carnation-like, Lucie Baltet is often perceived as more luminous, nectar-rich, and floral in a way that feels almost transparent despite its richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApplied to the skin, the enfleurage reveals the shifting complexity that has made this cultivar legendary among lilac enthusiasts. The fragrance evolves slowly over hours, moving from dewy blossoms and nectar toward a velvety floral haze infused with violet, almond cream, and antique cosmetic powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in extremely limited quantity from a single flowering season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNotes observed during enfleurage and maturation:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efresh lilac blossoms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elilac nectar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eviolet petals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParma violet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eheliotrope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealmond milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoneyed pollen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecandied floral honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espring nectar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efloral musk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiris powder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eantique face powder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esoft cream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblossom dew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLilac Enfleurage is a solid perfume made by the simple but labor intensive process of cold enfleurage. The only ingredients are fresh French lilac flowers from my family's 45 year old heirloom Vermont lilac colonies, organic avocado butter, and very raw beeswax. It is organic and handmade. The scent is exquisite, delicate, and true to fresh lilacs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnfleurage is the only natural process that can capture the ephemeral scent of blooming lilac. This \"pommade\" (highly scented solid perfume-- not to be confused with pomade for hair!) consists of thousands of individual organic lilac blossoms that I collected by hand at my home, laid onto an emulsion of organic avocado butter and raw beeswax. I repeat this process each year for 8-10 hours a day during the 2 weeks they bloom to reach a degree of fragrance saturation. A lilac aroma that is true to the flower is notoriously difficult to capture and bottle. As you can see in the photos, I pull off the individual flowers from the panicles (bunches). Removing the stems, branches, calyxes and leaves eliminates the swampy scent that some lilac enfleurage has because these green parts have a high water content, little floral aroma, and give off notes of decay when not removed beforehand. This is the most time consuming part of my process but the end result is worth it! Only you and those closest to you will be able to smell it. Apply to well hydrated skin without rubbing in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLEASE READ: \u003cbr\u003e**Although the floral perfume produced by enfleurage is osmically balanced (meaning it contains sufficiently complex interplay of top through base notes to be considered a perfume in itself), it is a subtle creation. It must be given time to breathe on the skin. When cold, it may not smell much at all. Allow it to breathe and warm on a pulse point before inhaling deeply. Most noses love the aroma of my enfleurage but, a small percent of my clients are anosmic to enfleurage and therefore cannot smell the floral fragrance. This has to do with natural differences in nasal receptors and is not due to an issue with the product. I always recommend ordering a sample before committing to a larger size for this reason.**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA B O U T • W I L D • V E I L • E N F L E U R A G E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnfleurage is a beautiful process whereby odorless fats that are solid at room temperature are used to capture the fragrant compounds exuded by plants. Enfleurage is by far one of the oldest methods of fragrance extraction, and it is nearly extinct. Only a handful of artisans still practice it today as it is no longer used in the manufacture of perfumes on a mass scale. A voluptuous art, enfleurage is quite the labor of love, consuming time, labor, and expense. Historically enfleurage was done by women, or maidens, in the fields of Grasse, France. Although far rarer to find enfleurage products in the market today, is still \"largely\" practiced by women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are two types of enfleurage: \"cold\" and \"hot.\" Wild Veil exclusively uses cold enfleurage:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn cold enfleurage, a large framed plate of glass, called a chassis, is smeared with a layer of fat, traditionally unscented animal fat rendered from lard or tallow, and allowed to set. Wild Veil does not use any animal fat whatsoever! My enfleurage products are organic and botanical; I purvey fats from a variety of nut and plant butters such as shea, jojoba, avocado, fair trade palm, and mango. Botanical matter, usually petals or whole flowers, is then placed on the fat and its scent is allowed to diffuse into the fat over the course of 1-3 days. The process is then repeated (up to 36 times depending on the fat and the botanical matter) by replacing the spent botanicals with fresh ones until the fat has reached a desired degree of fragrance saturation. The cold fat process was developed in southern France in the 18th century for the production of high-grade concentrates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn hot enfleurage, solid fats are heated and botanical matter is stirred into the fat. Spent botanicals are repeatedly strained from the fat and replaced with fresh material until the fat is saturated with fragrance. This method is considered the oldest known procedure for preserving plant fragrance substances. So far Wild Veil only incorporates cold enfleurage into products.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn both instances, once the fat is saturated with fragrance, it is then called the \"enfleurage pommade.\" This is a highly perfumed solid fat, not to be confused with pomade used for styling hair. Historically, this enfleurage pommade was either sold as it was,* or it could be further washed or soaked in ethyl alcohol to draw the fragrant molecules into the alcohol. When the alcohol was separated from the fat and allowed to evaporate, it would leave behind the absolute of the botanical matter. The spent fat would typically be used to make soaps since it is still fairly fragrant. *This listing is for an organic pommade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe advent of modern perfumery ushered in the ease and relative inexpense of commercial solvent-based extraction of natural materials along with mass production of synthetic compounds, making the art of enfleurage seem highly inefficient and costly in comparison. The method is now superseded by more efficient techniques such as solvent extraction or supercritical fluid extraction using liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) or similar compressed gases. Enfleurage had been the sole method of extracting the fragrant compounds (containing thousands of aromachemicals) from delicate floral botanical such as jasmine and tuberose, which are be destroyed or denatured by the high temperatures required by cheaper methods of fragrance extraction such as steam distillation. It is still believed by some perfumers that enfleurage remains the only way to capture and preserve the full range of complexity of certain scents, particularly of flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003es i z i n g ☽•☾\u003cbr\u003eI offer enfleurage in sizes of 1ml (a sample of approximately 20-25 drops), 5ml and 10ml. 1ml (sample size) comes in a hinge top pod. 5ml comes in a glass jar. 10ml is available in a glass jar or a round tin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease make your selection from the menu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003er a w ☽•☾ m a t t e r\u003cbr\u003eWild Veil natural perfumes are composed by me, Abby, using homemade, wildcrafted and organic aromatics in Vermont. These include my handmade enfleurage, tinctures, enfleurage extraits, absolutes, resinoids and concretes, and floral waxes. I spend as much time growing plants and foraging as I do composing perfumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eh o w ☽•☾ t o ☽•☾ w e a r\u003cbr\u003eThe best way to experience a natural perfume is to apply it to well-moisturized skin, without rubbing in (absorption only shortens the wear time of fragrance) and without scrubbing off. Natural perfumes are dynamic and take a minimum of 2 hours to reach their final stage, or dry down. Enjoy the alchemical changes as they unfold from the initial intensity of top notes, to the warmth of the heart, to the depth of lower base notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☽•☾ Wild Veil ☽•☾ alchemy between earth and ether ☽•☾\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e☽•☾ All aesthetic material copyright Abby Hinsman 2026 ☽•☾\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Veil","offers":[{"title":"1ml sample","offer_id":51348376420658,"sku":"165-1","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml glass jar","offer_id":51348376453426,"sku":"165-2","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10ml tin","offer_id":51348376486194,"sku":"165-3","price":1180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10ml glass jar","offer_id":51348376518962,"sku":"165-4","price":1180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml black violet glass jar","offer_id":51348376551730,"sku":"165-2","price":615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10ml black violet glass jar","offer_id":51348376584498,"sku":"165-4","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/2887\/0759\/files\/PXL-20260530_175427304.jpg?v=1782140225","url":"https:\/\/wildveilperfume.com\/products\/lucie-baltet-lilac-enfleurage-by-cultivar-spring-2026","provider":"Wild Veil","version":"1.0","type":"link"}