Prelude to Love Invitation (Perfume)
Perfumer: Calice Becker
Votes lean feminine
99 ratings
From your scent profile
Kilian Prelude to Love Invitation is a unisex scent that sets a fresh, slightly green citrus of lemon, bergamot and orange over a floral, powdery base; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: When spring arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 78 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
67% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Green
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Spicy
What does Prelude to Love Invitation (Perfume) smell like?
It opens with lemon, bergamot and orange. In the heart, pepper, ginger, orange blossom and neroli add both spice and flower to the citrus, while musk and iris in the base soften everything into a powdery sweetness.
Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, with daily wear and leisure the most common settings and business not far behind. More voters read it as feminine, though a fair number find it masculine. Custo Barcelona Custo Man and Guerlain Cologne du Parfumeur have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Orange
First hours
- Pepper
- Orange blossom
- Neroli
Towards evening
- Musk
- Iris
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 37%Summer
- 36%Spring
- 20%Autumn
- 7%Winter
- Daytime26%
- Casual25%
- Office18%
- Nighttime13%
- Evening11%
- Sport7%
Least picked for evenings.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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58% matchCologne du Parfumeur
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56% matchViolette in Love
Nicolaï · 2009
56% matchGreen Mandarin (Acqua di Colonia)
Acca Kappa · 2013
55% matchFleur d'Oranger 27 (Eau de Parfum)
Le Labo · 2006
54% matchCollectible ZETA - A Linden Blossom Theme
Tauer Perfumes · 2011
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Last updated: October 26, 2026









