Happy May Day 2019! Every year or so, I do a “May Muguet Marathon”, to celebrate one of my favorite flowers and fragrance notes: lily of the valley, traditionally given on the first of May. Below is last year’s round-up; I’ll start afresh tomorrow! Do you have any favorite muguet fragrances I haven’t yet reviewed? Feel free to make suggestions!

As today is the last day of my self-imposed May Muguet Marathon, I’ll do a brief wrap-up. Some of you who were reading this blog the last time I did this, in 2016, will know that I previously discussed some of the all-time greats among muguet fragrances. I did not repeat most of those, so I list them here with links if any newer reader is interested:

Diorissimo

Diorissimo, by Christian Dior.

Guerlain Muguet 2016

Guerlain Muguet 2016

Coty Muguet des Bois

Coty “When You’re in Love” ad for Muguet des Bois

Caron Muguet du Bonheur

1960 advertisement for Caron’s Muguet du Bonheur.

Premier Muguet

Premier Muguet by Bourjois

and some new classics:

Annick Goutal’s Le Muguet

Annick Goutal’s Le Muguet; illustration from http://valeriebyme.over-blog.com/article-501-tubes-parfums-muguet-72339926.html.

Jo Malone’s Lily of the Valley and Ivy

Olivier Polge’s Always in Bloom

Hermes’ Muguet Porcelaine

Hermes Muguet Porcelaine; source http://www.uk.hermes.com.

VCA’s Muguet Blanc

Ann Gerard’s Perle de Mousse

L.I.L.Y. by Stella McCartney

L.I.L.Y. fragrance by Stella McCartney. Photo: http://www.boots.ie

Lily, by Lili Bermuda

Lily, by Lili Bermuda

Laboratorio Olfattivo’s Decou-Vert

Decou-Vert

Last, if you haven’t overdosed on muguet by now, here are Fragrantica’s picks in 2018:

Best in Show: Lily of the Valley

I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip down Muguet Lane! Thank you for joining me on the journey! If I’ve overlooked some muguet fragrances you’d like to suggest, please mention them in the comments!

As today is the last day of my self-imposed May Muguet Marathon, I’ll do a brief wrap-up. Some of you who were reading this blog the last time I did this, in 2016, will know that I previously discussed some of the all-time greats among muguet fragrances. I did not repeat most of those, so I list them here if any newer reader is interested:

Diorissimo

Diorissimo, by Christian Dior.

Guerlain Muguet 2016

Guerlain Muguet 2016

Coty Muguet des Bois

Coty “When You’re in Love” ad for Muguet des Bois

Caron Muguet du Bonheur

1960 advertisement for Caron’s Muguet du Bonheur.

Premier Muguet

Premier Muguet by Bourjois

and some new classics:

Annick Goutal’s Le Muguet

Annick Goutal’s Le Muguet; illustration from http://valeriebyme.over-blog.com/article-501-tubes-parfums-muguet-72339926.html.

Jo Malone’s Lily of the Valley and Ivy

Olivier Polge’s Always in Bloom

Hermes’ Muguet Porcelaine

Hermes Muguet Porcelaine; source http://www.uk.hermes.com.

VCA’s Muguet Blanc

Ann Gerard’s Perle de Mousse

L.I.L.Y. by Stella McCartney

L.I.L.Y. fragrance by Stella McCartney. Photo: http://www.boots.ie

Lily, by Lili Bermuda

Lily, by Lili Bermuda

Laboratorio Olfattivo’s Decou-Vert

Decou-Vert

Last, if you haven’t overdosed on muguet by now, here are Fragrantica’s picks in 2018:

Best in Show: Lily of the Valley

I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip down Muguet Lane! Thank you for joining me on the journey! If I’ve overlooked some muguet fragrances you’d like to suggest, please mention them in the comments!