Lys Mediterranee Frederic Malle for women and men

A fragrance I would categorize as a work of art vs. something easily wearable. I went through a sample and enjoyed the experience because it's like a place in time more than anything else. It's hyper-realistic, smells like dirt, lilies, and ocean breeze. I appreciate the ginger in the opening. Reminds me of visiting Villa Jovis, an ancient villa overlooking the cliffs in Capri. I'm fascinated by this one but it requires a Neptune-influenced desire to be in your present life but straddling dimensions.

Very raw and "real" flower scent.

Not a "prettified" flower smell.

I smell the waxy and somewhat pungent lily, I smell the salt...but this just is not pretty on my skin. It does not evoke the feeling of a Mediterranean sea breeze or anything like that. It lacks a certain light hand.

This scent is interesting. Owned for a short time never got around to writing a review because I didn't have a lot of GREAT things to say. So to keep it simple, this stinks. Smells like an opulent great grandma that still thinks she's fashionable and has apparently gone anosmic to the smell of those decaying roses in that putrid water bowl.

It's not just unpleasant it's bad to my nose. Maybe it's just my chemistry although I never even sprayed it on. But I don't need to sprinkle myself with toilet water with roses and ambergris sprinkled inside to know that if I put it on my body I will still have a sweet stickiness.

That all being said for those of you that think this is gorgeous....omg I got a deal for YOU! Anyone interested can buy/get this from me.

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This is a real lily+lotus.. I tested this alongside Carnal Flower and I felt more attracted to LM. Why? It’s much more breathable, aromatic, and in the distance compared to CF. Don’t get me wrong though, CF feels like real tuberose, but I prefer my florals soft, dainty, but at the same time, long lasting. And to me, it sort of feels like standing on a bridge on top of a pond with lily pads and fireflies roaming around it, fresh dewy trees, butterflies dancing around the lotus and lilies, a quiet waterfall, and crisp breezes in the sunrise of early spring. It also feels realllyy calming, tranquil, crafted with lots of care and love, and just reminds me of being happy. Not so much putting my nose directly on a bouquet of tuberoses. I love both, but LM is more for me
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This fragrance reminds me of a weed lily (possibly a calla lily) we had growing in our garden growing up. It had thick, white petals with a rich waxiness to them.

The added sea notes add a bit of whimsy and freshness, like a beach-adjacent lily flower that has been picked by a child and discarded off a cliff into the ocean, getting caught by wind gusts along the way.

As someone who is ... lily-livered and oftentimes easily nauseated, the florals are a bit too pungent for me to wear this as an everyday scent. But on the days I'm feeling extravagant and craving a true white floral, it's an absolute delight.

#560 in my "Tour de Fragrance"

This is the fourth scent I've tried from this house, always high quality, but pricey. This one is VERY floral, clearly more for the ladies, not unisex at all. Lily and Lotus are very dominant. It's a fragrance for women that like traditional feminine scents. Good projection and longevity. It's just not something I'd buy for most of the women in my life, but I have noticed the late teens, college-age women I know are trending more floral in their tastes than women around 30, which is the age of most of my female friends. So maybe you buy this for your daughter who's a freshman at State.

Aquatics are not usually my thing because I DESPISE calone. Luckily, Lys Mediterranee is not aquatic in the calone-bomb way. Rather, It's a gorgeous saltwater lily that has delicacy to it without being dilute or weak. It is hard to capture true lily in a fragrance; since extract from real lillies isn't used in perfumery, it's always a manmade accord. On top of that, often when people speak of lily in perfume they are referring to lily of the valley aka muguet. So I love to encounter a realistic true lily scent, and better yet one from Frederic Malle! This isn't a sweet fragrance, necessarily, but there is a sort of candied quality to it that I think can be attributed to the orange blossom and the vanilla in the base. I was happy to find that Lys Mediterranee remains fresh, floral, and breezy into drydown, without giving way to just a boring run of the mill vanilla/musk combo. One of my very favorites from FM, and in general.

i love the sea water note in this, i just wish it wasn't so overpowering. the florals feel very secondary to it, i catch a whiff of lilies every now and then. it’s meant to evoke smelling lilies by the seaside, but for me it’s more like standing in the ocean and seeing lilies in the distance, thus remembering what they smell like against the backdrop of salt water. i don’t get ginger or vanilla at all. even so, it’s a very lovely and long-lasting summery scent, i would just need more from it to want to purchase a full bottle.

Staggeringly good gingery, salty lily.

It seems delicate in the opening but it deceptively enveloping and intoxicating.

This perfume is pure class, perhaps a but too classy for me, but I'm glad I have a bottle. It's in my top five Malle fragrances.

Performance is relentless.

Photorealistic dominant Lily that’s versatile and unisex. Very comfortable and well mannered. There are hints of a sea breeze, but it’s a gentle support, and not one of those calone freight trains (thankfully).

I got great longevity and enjoyed the nice scent bubble. I sprayed once in my hair and my pillow ended up with lovely remnants for a couple days.

Pungent lilies and ginger. The aquatic notes are fleeting, mainly the essence of salt which disappears a few minutes in. On my skin it reads as a sweet and exceptionally spicy floral-oriental. I can appreciate it; it is not bad, not great - a bit too dense and prickly to really enjoy it.

For a true lily-based aquatic, sample Bond No. 9 Shelter Island.

Wish the opening would stay around longer. It’s like mint and basil tonic with some freshly cut florals floating in the water. Then it starts to smell like old flowers and blocks of ginger and became pretty feminine and pungent

Lys Mediterranee is a stunner for me! One of my favorite scents for summer. The scent bubble that develops around you is completely stunning and intoxicating. Such a classy scent without veering into the direction of 'old fashioned'. I get the similarities to House of BO LA Mar, but I think Lys Mediterranee is much better. I used to love La Mar, but there's a sour note (olibanum) that ruins it for me. Lys Mediterranee is so smooth, my nose does not find her screechy one bit. She has the same vibe as Capeline (another favorite of mine), but I don't find them to be all that similar; both uniquely beautiful fragrances. Summer masterpiece.

This is a very realistic Lily fragrance, you can smell the stems and the petals as if you had the flower in you hand. It feels like being in a lily flower field and getting all the natural aromas. It is a very beautiful fragrance, I don't feel it represents me, but I would certainly enjoy smelling it on someone else of the type. Leans quite femenin by the way, in my personal opinion. Great projection and durability at least 6 hours, I fell asleep and didn't quite know how many hours it lasted.

Freshly Plucked Lilies..Bottled.

From the very start, the fresh lightly sweet, white floral smell of lilies dominates. Feels and smells wet, as if the picked lily is still heavy with raindrops.

Fresh, white floral, lightly spicy, slightly sweet.

The most photorealistic scent of lilies. Every other note exists to shape and trim the edges of the main note, the lilies, into a vivid true-to-life one. Yes, you can pick hints of ginger and lotus if you try but the big picture is one beautifully-wrapped bouquet of lilies.

This is such a straightforward scent but it will be adored by those who love the smell of lilies.

A tenderly feminine, neutral weather wear.

"Love"!

I LOVE the ginger note in this, it works so beautifully with the white lily!
I just wish the "sea water" didn't become as pronounced as quickly as it does.
The notes pyramid lists sea water in the top notes, but the pyramid has to be reversed or something.
As it is first sprayed it's full on, powerful white lilies with a warm touch of spicy ginger and clementine.

However, to soon for my liking, the lotus and sea water start to dominate.
It starts off as a warm spring evening with the last rays of sun casting everything in a red glow, but then transforms into a pink waterlily on a rainy summer lake.
It still smells lovely later on, just not as divine and gorgeous as that warm lily + ginger combo from the beginning.

If you know what the plant Stephanotis floribunda/waxflower smells like it smells very similar to this perfumes top notes.
This is probably my favorite from Malle at the moment, at least as long as the top notes stay around.
It's a shame that it has to change so dramatically in the dry down though, as is the same with at least some others from this line too, unfortunately.

En passant for example, starts off as the most gorgeous, photorealistic lilac, bordering on indolic, but then quickly starts smelling like a sharp, watery hairspray thanks to the water notes and cucumber.
Later on it even starts smelling like a rotting wase of lilacs, due to the cucumber + yeasty notes...

Similar story with Une Rose/Rose Tonnerre as well.
Starts off as a perfect and magical, dark red rose, but to soon it turns into a thin, and weirdly synthetic, musky mess.
Such a shame, and a huge let down when a fragrance that starts off as a clear 10, devolves into a 5 or a 4 by the time it hits the middle notes.
And this brand isn't exactly cheap either...

@TheSniffer - I actually came here to update my review. As I had hoped, giving my nose a rest from lily, and waiting for it to settle down, has made a huge difference. Whereas before I was just barely getting the smallest whiff of lily, I can now smell it as it develops. People have described it as linear, but I notice the changes between notes and accords more easily now and the longevity is decent. I definitely get more green this time around, and I finally understand what "water" smells like! LOL!
So at least in this instance, I'm 99.9% sure my bottle is legit. The fact that the 2 other Malle's I own behaved the same encouraged me to wait, and it was worth it. This is the type of perfume I know I will crave quite a bit throughout the year!
Thank you for taking the time and sharing with we me what you've learned!

I'm panicking a little because I just received my bottle and I'm having a hard time smelling anything. Granted, I may have some nose fatigue because I have been on a lily spree lately, and I also need to give it time to settle, but I purchased it on eBay from a verified sender. Still, who knows if it's a fake? It looks genuine, but I suppose I will have to see what it's like in a week or so, maybe longer.
I have very high hopes that this will be the lily of my dreams. I will do a proper review after it has rested. Fingers crossed!

EDIT - 5/22/23. Two days later and I'm happy to report that it's starting to show signs of life!! I am getting the lily above all else right now, no watery or saltiness, though as it continues to macerate, I am certain that other notes will assert themselves. Or maybe not. Maybe it's just so well blended that it comes together to form one, intoxicating lily. I could swear that there is some ylang in here, just a drop, that adds a smoothness to what can frequently be a shrill note. Whatever it is, it prevents the lily from becoming piercing or soapy.

The odd thing about this is that while I can definitely smell it around me, it's a different story when I sniff my wrist. What surrounds me is ethereal and gorgeous. I get a similar effect with Malle's Lipstick Rose. It's as if the require the air in order to fully develop.

I think I can safely say that this is a love and one of the greatest lily perfumes ever created. The longevity isn't the greatest, but these days, that seems more like the rule than the exception.

This is such a beautiful and naturalistic perfume that does exactly what it says on the box! It's a lovely and light as well as slightly aquatic ginger lily perfume that is a bit green and salty and makes one think of the beach. The seagulls pass by and you sniff these lillies on the beach while the salty air also wafts through your nostrils while you're wearing a white bikini and a white linen dress. It's so naturalistic smelling, which is what I like in fragrances. It's a very feminine and white floral perfume too that is very calming and serene and also isn't indolic smelling. It smells like a summer vacation! I could imagine being in Rhode Island in the United States, Greece or Cyprus during the summer wearing this.

I can smell the sea salt and the slightly spicy ginger at the top, which gives this perfume a light and fresh character that goes through the whole life of this fragrance. I can then smell all of the notes listed here in the heart notes, but the lily note is the strongest of course, followed by the orange blossom. I can then smell hints of the green and rooty angelica and the aquatic lotus. Finally, I can smell some musk at the base. I can't really smell the vanilla in the base though.

Both sillage and projection are moderate on me, with this fragrance lasting 6 hours in total on my skin before dissipating completely. It's a perfume that's unusually both inoffensive and unique smelling, so you can definitely both wear this at work and not smell like everyone else with their La Vie Est Belle, My Way and Coco Mademoiselle's. I think that you could wear this during the evening too, making it a very versatile fragrance.

I adore this perfume and I would give it an 8/10 in total for how good I think it is. Two thumbs up from me! 👍👍

The opening is stunning, like a real, living lily, but after that, the middle and base smell of ginger flakes...

Opens as a soft white floral. Makes me think of flower petals, it's got that kind of softness to it. After a few minutes it morphs into a more offensive kind of white floral mixed with a very dominant note of sea water. Not a huge fan.

What a wickedly realistic lily. The aquatic notes and angelica are the perfect compliment to lily. They keep if fresh and prevent any "shrieky" quality from happening (sometimes that's a problem with lily scents). This gives me happy memories of Easter when I was a child. My parents would fill the dining room and living room with pots of lilium longiflorum and the scent would fill the entire first floor of the house. This is so clean and watery and green it'll have the people in your vicinity looking around for a live plant.

This is such a realistic Lily fragrance. Like sitting in a field of lillies by the ocean. The marine aspect is a mere compliment giving an airy quality, and I wouldn’t classify this as a marine scent. This is not a screechy perfume, but settles quickly into a smooth fragrance that creates a close scent bubble. I guess a great alternative to your typical white floral fragrance done in a very elegant and sophisticated way.
However, I do think you need to like the smell of lillies which I do not.

I like it, but I think it's too salty for me? chokes me out a bit, but it is still nice.

I am searching for an aquatic-salty-floral scent to replace my bottle of Lucky by Dior. I originally fell in love with Lucky because it is a masculine, long-lasting, salty aquatic scent cleverly disguised as an innocent lily-of-the-valley. However, it's (intentionally?) synthetic quality has started to grate on me.

I bought a 3.5ML sample Lys Mediterranee as a possible replacement. Unfortunately, I feel it suffers from the same "synthetic" screechy quality as Lucky. They are in fact VERY similar scents, though Lys Mediterranee is much sweeter, and therefore much more cloying to my nose. I find the vanilla in Lys Mediterranee quite powerful from start to end, whereas Lucky is more ozonic/metallic. They both have a salty quality.

On a positive note, Lys and Lucky are both remarkably long-lasting scents. Good projection on both. Both are summer appropriate, but I think Lucky is better for really HOT weather, and Lys more wearable when it's cool.

2.5/5

This is so delicate and innocent.

A hyperrealistic lily scent - so fresh and clean. Reminds me of a garden of lilies in the early morning. I only get lily from this perfume for some reason, none of the other notes come through as strongly as the lily. The longevity is insane too

Wow the opening is to die for! I’ve never smelt such a hyperrealistic lily blend like this one! It’s so natural, crisp, and fresh, almost feels like you sniff them freshly-cut flowers from a glass vase where you can smell the green stems invigorating through the clear water. However this wonderful opening doesn’t last as long as I hope for, more white floral notes start unveiling as the fragrance progresses and it gets a little too oppressive for my liking. I decided not to get a full bottle as I don’t think I will reach for this often due to the dry down

@julesmelly afraid of what? Don’t be scared, men can rock white florals, especially ones as photorealistic and beautifully blended as this :)

It's quite nice but I do not like the drydown as much... not suitable for men either...i'm afraid.

Frederic Malle Lys Mediterranee (2000) - sea-side - #edouardflechier ‘s lily perfume. This resembles a beach-side morning, smelling the salty morning air, flowers everywhere. The lilies are creamy and even lactonic. Ginger, Musk and Vanilla ground the fragrance. Such a beautiful composition.

I bought a decant of this, hoping I would get a maximum spicy lily smell, but the sea water note is just too overpowering for me. I wish it wasn't so "watery", more intoxicating and a little less green. I do smell some nice lily in here though, I just think that the sea water note is making it smell a lot more cheap and uninteresting. I will not purchase a bottle of this, I will find another lily scent I like better.

I'm on my second bottle of Lys Mediterranee, and I intend to keep buying it for as long as it is produced. The entire FM collection is outstanding, but my top-3 favourites are Lys Mediterranee, Noir Epices and Portrait of a Lady. Among these, only POAL has achieved a legendary status, while the other two have somehow flown under the radar. I actually like the fact that they're not too popular, because if they were worn by everybody and their mama it would have ruined them for me. Lys Mediterranee is simply the most beautiful, photorealistic lily, paired with aquatic notes and some very mild spices and garden flowers. Nothing compares to it.

When I tried competition grade Tie Guan Yin for the first time, I remember thinking it tastes and smells more like perfume than tea, even though it's not flavored in any way. I do NOT care about "tea" perfumes and not a single one I've tried has really come close to the smell of true tea. I also assume that tea notes in perfumes aren't meant to smell like real tea, but like an artistic impression of "green" tea, which is why there's no tea notes listed for this one anywhere. The reason why I'm so in love with it is because it has a REALISTIC OOLONG TEA SMELL.

I'm talking unflavored chinese C. sinensis, gong-fu style, resteeped many times until the flavor disappears. The beauty of this particular style of consumption is that the flavor and aroma of tea develops with every successive steep, just like perfumes have their openings, heart and the drydown. Of course, there are many categories of tea, countless varieties and styles among those varieties.

The body of this specific perfume, half an hour after spraying, smells exactly like wet leaves in a gaiwan after the third steep of a very high quality, modern style Tie Guan Yin. There's still the natural floral aroma (lilies, lilac, hyacinth) of the unoxidized (modern style!) TGY, but also the green, grassy and a little bit vegetal background of well....wet tea leaves. This lasts until 2-3 hours after application and just like the tea with every steep, develops into the musky, soft, creamy base.

Lily has never been a favorite of mine as it usually comes off harsh. But this fragrance is so wonderfully done, smooth and beautiful, with the aquatics lending it an air of dreaminess. The best lily scent.

For me one of the most beautiful lily perfumes there is. A realistic lily with sea water. On cooler summer days, the ginger also comes out a bit more.
The scent lasts all day on my skin.

It does really smell like Lys Mediterranee. Beautiful, clean, aquatic lily paired with angelica and sea water notes. I get the concept, but that sea water note smells very sharp and destroys that ethereal lily scent.

The most photorealistic lily scent (which is an achievement in itself) I have ever come across, coupled with a refreshing salty sea breeze. This is so divine, like a splash of water on a hot summer's day.

"Fleur de Mer" (Sea flower)

Even if is past 22 years now, masterpieces like this never gets old!
It is so gentle, refind and sophisticated.
Smells like the wild white beaches and light blue sea.
Don't expect anything loud od groundbraking, and it would propably take a time to get in love with it, but once that happen, love is gonna last forever.
Realistic and minimalistic lily flower is enriched by gentle lotus and salty sea accords.
Fluffy, clean, fresh, airy and soft, pretty quiet in sillage with good longevity on skin.

Collaboration with Flechier was one the first and that is not an coincidence,
This fragrance is a result of Flechier's big talent and meaning of what the house was back in 2000.

It had took me time to get like it, but now i adore it!
10/10

Florals florals florals
I expected some aquatic feeling since it’s named after the Mediterranean but I didn’t get it
Maybe if it was more balanced I would’ve like it
Performance is very good but the idea of trying it again is not favourable I personally think it’s very overpriced for what it is

Tried it a few months back and hated it, tried it again, and ended up buying a full bottle. I love the opening and it feels very unisex. Very salty, aquatic opening which dries down to a sort of musky lily which isn't overly sweet. Unfortunately, it isn't very long-lasting compared to other fm fragrances (5-6 hours max on my skin) but it has great sillage. Surprised more people aren't talking about this

Just tried this one and Zara Elegantly Tokyo. It's strange that nobody didn't compare these two already. Yes their notes pyramid is really different but the smell of them is much more closer then looking only by the notes.
In my opinion Zara beats down FM
Lys is much more harder on Lilies and you get that rubbery Lily scent while Zara Tokyo is much more creamier and lily is not that much prominent it's more like underneath.
Both of these I tried because I was looking for something similar to Byredo La Tulipe and Zara one is much closer to it then Lys.
After 3 hours Lys has pretty much decent project on my skin

Instant scrubber.

Like most FM perfumes I’ve tried, this one’s opening made me jumped back a step. There was a note so sharp it pierced my nostrils. Anyway the notes following that, the lily and the lotus, are so strong it gave me a headache. Lovely though the perfume maybe, headache inducing is surely a cause for me to balk. I will probably leave it around for a while before trying it again.

Such a beautiful lily scent, too bad it’s been weakened thru reformulation, that it doesn’t even last an hour on me. Oh but it’s worth buying if only for the beautiful scent it is if only for an hour. Great perfume to wear to Church or on a date, I wear it also to bed. Beautiful scent. If it lasted just a few hours longer, as it used to, I’d buy back up bottles. But as it is, when my bottle is used up, I won’t repurchase. Malle has weakened all of their perfumes. Greed once again has reared its ugly head …..how sad. Malle has some of the most beautiful and masterpiece fragrances. Not anymore.

I wonder whether the incredible Edouard Flechier intended to create a perfume that featured the lily note as a soliflore, and whether the addition of everything else (i.e. sea water, by the beach etc.) is the marketing team on overdrive? I don't smell any sea water and I wouldn't know what that is supposed to smell like in a perfume either. I imagine what a person smells when they are walking by the beach is iodine.
This is a superb soliflore. Why isn't this enough? Why does it have to have an added angle? (Those are questions for the marketing team)
To me, this smells like easter lily, i.e. the type of lily the grows during Easter mainly in countries around the Med. Given that typically this is in mid-spring, it is too cold for anyone local to go to the beach just yet. And in any case lilies don't grow too close to the seaside.
Like I said, a great soliflore, and it is indolic, which is a plus.

This is such an underrated fragrance from this house. No one ever speaks of this but it’s so pretty. Definitely unisex for this time of year. This to me is a very wet and true lily. Very green, a lily that just has been picked. Also reminds me of a flower shop when you stick your head in refrigerator where all the flowers are stored. Perfect for spring and summer. Longevity is a home run lasts forever, I can still smell it on my clothes the next day and with no drydown the same strength it had when you first sprayed this on! Sillage surrounds you and is definitely gonna get you compliments. I have a the biggest size bottle and so happy that this is in my collection. Highly recommended 10/10

Very strongly floral, I agree that it has a honeysuckle scent, more so than lily; it’s more like a lily of the valley than lily.
The ginger makes it warm rather than cool, and gives a bit of a soft spicy feel, but isn’t too strong.
Sadly I only get the fresh, aquatic note for a minute at the start, and it’s quickly overwhelmed by the floral and ginger. However a salty note does remain throughout, must be the ‘seawater’.
And of course a whole load of musk in the base.
As it dries it gets saltier, maybe too salty. Like a very salty honeysuckle.
Nice overall, but I don’t need to own a full bottle.

Gorgeous, well blended aquatic lily

Lily or Honeysuckle? This scent is the most photorealistic honeysuckle scent I've ever smelled. I've smelled Lily alone and, I can smell those aspects in this perfume. However, the entire scent invokes memories of my mother and me eating honeysuckle from the gates of our neighbors' houses during honeysuckle season. The aquatic aspects of this perfume remind me of the honeysuckle nectar and, I believe the angelica emerges as this broken stem-Esque smell. I have been enjoying the Frederic Malle scents I've smelt so far. This fragrance is aquatic, green, musky, floral. I like this a lot and plan to spend more time with my sample to determine if I should purchase a full-sized bottle.

One of the original Malles when he launched. I got it on my very first trip to Paris. Twenty plus years later and it’s still a captivating scent, full of life and freshness. A transportive fragrance, it takes you straight to the Mediterranean coast. It’s a very green, vibrant lily, with the pollen and the ocean breeze intermingled. I’m reminded of the scent when you bury your face in a lily and you just get a hit of that polleny freshness. I love it, it’s one of the fragrances I will always have on hand. It’s bright and alive, a little peppery and makes you perk up. I don’t think anyone would smell this and say it’s anything but beautiful. It also projects really well and stands out from the crowd of spring scents with a lot of personality.

Lys Mediterranée is aptly named - it is first and foremost a lily scent, bolstered by watery, aquatic notes reminiscent of a sea breeze. It is of a high quality and is well-blended. The lily at the heart of this fragrance is lush and photorealistic - waxy, smooth and slightly sweet. While I love lilies, I associate them primarily with funerals, and I expected an unavoidable funereal quality to this scent. However, I am pleasantly surprised. The inspired blend of notes shows lily in a new light, evoking the image of white lilies growing in a garden by the coast.

LM opens with a vivid lily note - rich and polleny, resembling the real thing. It is quickly joined by fresh aquatic notes and the salty "sea breeze" accord, which breathe life into the lily (as opposed to funereal death). It is an ingenious way to present lily in a fragrance. There is no perceptible ginger to my nose. The soft vanilla in the base enhances the sweetness of the lily, and other white florals creep in as it develops - they are hard to distinguish, as it is so well-blended, but the lily is not solely a lily at this stage. Clean musk emerges as it dries down, fading to a musky skin scent with a whisper of white flowers.

Sillage and longevity are moderate, it is a fairly subtle scent overall. Feminine and elegant, LM is ideal for springtime day wear. Simple but beautifully executed, this is one of the best lily scents I've tried. 4/5.

This is a beautiful composition. Photorealistic lily, the lily that is so authentic you feel the spice of it, it has a taste to it that sits on your tongue. I don't know how this fragrance always ends up in my mouth but every time I spray it on, even down to my knee caps, I can taste the sweetness of the lily like I'm eating it. The sharpness of the sweet lily is there, and it's hot and even bitter at times. Not a fresh smell by any means but more salty and sweet.
I love Lys simply for how transporting it is. It is EVOCATIVE. I immediately see myself walking along the precipitous coastline of the Mediterranean, where I've never been, under the hot sun. And around me are bushes of flowers, their petals fluttering in the wind and the scent wafting through the heat carried by the salty breeze of the ocean. The coastline is dry otherwise, almost desert-like. I get this feeling because there is no greenery to this fragrance like I find with so many other FM scents. It's hot and exquisite and balmy, and that's where I think people find it cloying. It isn't cut with anything-- there is nothing fresh to fight off the balminess except for the instinctive feeling that it SHOULD be fresh because you start to think it's a real lily, blossoming for you, and at some point it will come around and you'll forget you're wearing it until it wafts in again.

This scent requires courage. I have to let it overtake me, otherwise I am fighting it. You have to become the lily almost-- like I'm drawn to wear a white wide-brimmed hat and a white dress and go out looking like a million bucks to be fit for this perfume. It is far too pretty to just wear however.

This smells like lily and the rind of a watermelon to me. Not sweet-but that watery, green, rawness of watermelon rind. It almost smells earthy to my nose, that must be the sea water note? Reminds me of that blue bubblegum ice cream I was obsessed with as a kid. Overall, it wasn’t what I was expecting so my review probably isn’t super fair, I don’t love it though.

Has a very natural and realistic lily note. However the aquatic aspect kills this fragrance for me. Not for me.

This is my idea of a white floral with a solar quality. I get a very slight spicy undertone that I assume is ginger, but definitely this is mainly about the sun warmed lily with a hint of the coastline. Lasts very well on me and lasting power feels eternal on clothes. This scent does really well in heat, it just blooms.

A hallmark of a good eau de perfum for me is if I am able to spray it in the morning on my hoodie, and still smell it just as well in the evening when I take my clothes off before bed. This fragrance isn't a powerhouse, in fact it's actually more of an intimate skin scent, but it does have the ultimate longevity I crave. I tried Regime des Fleurs Leis earlier in the summer, which has very similar notes. Lys Mediterranee is much deeper and more sumptuous. The musky vanilla dry down is very comforting, and I might carry it into fall for this reason, but the aquatic salty notes do stick around on me. I used to be a devotee of Le Labo Lys 41, which I decided I would never go back to now that I have tried Leis Mediterranee. It's warm and feminine and maybe the white floral of my dreams.

I have to be in the mood to wear this. On vacation, outdoor party, good times. If I'm in a serious or bad mood, the fragrance's intended snapshot of a walk across a lily filled Mediterranean coast turns to a floral shop with vases of lilies and the florist cutting stems. Pleasant connotations. The smell of lotus in a humid hot house is also captured here.

Very fresh and aquatic. It reminds me of a garden in a cool morning after all night heavy rain. The flower in this perfume is very similar to fresh bud of Syzygium trees (clove, jamboo, rose apple, Indonesian Bayleaf, etc). Maybe it is what people here meant with clove smell. A very lovely, nostalgic, and edgy perfume

Thought i was onto a winner here the opening was lovely and original then an hour or so later i got tuberose and it made me feel a bit nauseous. By the end of the 4 hours of its life this had gone and i was left with a burnt ember kind of thing.

Lys Mediterranee is a unique and unusual aquatic floral fragrance that I don’t see many people talk about. It opens with a heady fleshy floral lily (Lys) accord that has a very natural feel to it. Lily (Lys) is very different from Lily of the Valley (Muguet), while LOTV has a sweet clean green floral scent, Lily (Lys) has spicy and green floral nuances and it almost has some phenolic characteristics due to the para-cresyl phenyl acetate. Fleur de Lalita from Dusita has a similar lily accord to the one present here. This lily accord is surprisingly paired with a salty aquatic accord that consists of calone among many other aromachemicals. This aquatic accord reminds me of the 90s aquatic fragrances and gives me a feeling of the sea breeze. There is a tiny touch of lotus but I couldn’t detect any angelica or orange blossom. The overall feeling that this fragrance evokes is as if you are visiting a florist near the sea where the scent from the flowers are mixed with the sea breeze.

This has recently become one of the fragrances I want the most. Not because of it being ground breaking, beastmode, or a compliment getter... But because it takes me back to the black top of my elementary school, of all things. At a gate on the very edge of the yard, there was honeysuckle that grew every spring that all of us kids would go and taste. This evokes that smell so vividly that I just had to have it. To remind me of a time in my life when I had no worries and was just... happy.

edit: recently tried carnal flower which somehow evokes this memory even more vividly! i am thoroughly impressed

Revisiting Malle and as always stuff like this, en passant and eau de magnolia have this sense too as well as some I don't like as much like the Angelique one and L'eau d'Hiver is just conceptually superior (although seemingly simple) and perfectly executed. There's something very present about these Malle's they don't feel like they are respecting tradition but nor are they future facing trying to break new ground, or be the next trend. They are more accurately a moment, simply captured, and to me there's something comforting and liberating about them.
It's as if the perfumers were recreating the beautiful head-space of a flower, what I mean is that there's a sense of 'air' a feeling of atmosphere, space, whatever you want to call it.
Lys Mediteranee is carried to you upon the breeze, it's lovely.
Smells oceanic, the ginger listed here actually is just perceivable ever so slightly, as well as a green tint to the florals, which are both exotic and familiarly wafted from various summer blossoms.
I bought a small 10ml just to test the water, I see this as a functional, hot weather fragrance, to cool me off.
I'm always going on about how perfume should be complex and 'do' lots of stuff well these are the exceptions, they don't do much, they are not really multilayered experiences, but rather zen calm, aromatherapy which allows you to clear your head. In fact this scent would be ideal for meditation.
Despite all the praise it's far from my favourite Malle, but if you like lilies and florals in general this is so nice and light as a feather.

we are facing a masterpiece.
it opens with a really sea breeze. but real, it doesn't even seem artificially created.
melancholy,
moving, sad and hopeful.
a pure, clean green lily.
I would wear it all year round. green. also racice smell.
I have tears as I write about this perfume. I don't feel the orange blossom, musk, vanilla and ginger.
10/10
maybe it doesn't project very well ... but just go fast with the sprays.
god bless edouard flèchier.

lovely this is a masterpiece with its simplicity. This is the scent that you smell once and will never forget! I should have bought the full 100ml bottle.

Lilies smell differently, white Casablanca lily smells sensual with hedione, pink Stargazer lily potent and peppery, and white Easter lily pure and very clean.

Lilies are night fragrant flowers. I sincerely hope this would be only like Easter lily in a bottle, for it smells precious, heavenly and divine. But the name of this perfume in my place is translated to Ginger lily, another species of a plant easily seen here, making me wonder... Is this my holy Easter one?

Fallen in love with this one. The intense lilies are covered by the marine aroma leaving a fresh summer fragrance. Perhaps Frédéric Malle's marketing has put a spell on me, but I truly feel like the product description for this one is astutely evocative. The longevity on me is great, lasting all day and still being noticeable the morning after. I'm going to buy a bottle asap and make it my smell of the summer.

It smells like a bitter Chinese green tea i have. Very wattery and fresh, perfect for summerdays in theory but i still have to try it on the skin

I found my notes from when I had this perfume back in 2007, a 10 ml sample bottle sent to me for free by Frederic Malle after I took their questionnaire online:

This one swept me off my feet. It took me right back to the tropics. I could feel the heat, the warm summer rain, and there, at the center of it all, was an exquisite bouquet of stargazer lilies, dripping sweet, perfumed water.

I love lily in perfume but this was not my cup of tea. Screechy, synthetic lily.

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This is lilies, pure and simple. Very linear, very beautiful realistic lilies for hours and hours and hours, with good sillage. I don't get ginger etc from it, just very very good quality real lilies for many hours.

-Opens with a pleasant lily note.
-Clean and airy scent, with inoffensive citrus notes.
-I would wear this but its not fbw. (-)

Wanted to love this one as the note breakdown sounded great, but unfortunately my skin brings out the worst of calone (which I get lots of here). The name is certainly fitting, and for those who love salty aquatics but want something with a floral twist, this is for you. For me, however, this genre just doesn’t cooperate with my skin

Got a 3.5 ml sample with my bottle of Portrait Of A Lady.

I tested it on a strip of paper first and thought I would hate it. I hated Carnal Flower, didn't really like a jasmine essential oil I purchased in a set of essential oils, and was thinking maybe white floral fragrances aren't for me... although I adore the scent of gardenias in real life.

Tested it on my skin today in honor of a peace lily I purchased, and I have to say I quite like it.

It's not as offensive as Carnal Flower, while seeming just as realistic. You get the flower, the pollen, and the stem.

With the other notes on my skin, it's softened. But lily remains the star of the show.

I was thinking Eau De Magnolia would be my next buy but Lys Mediterranee is turning out to be a strong contender.

EDIT: Great performance on this, for me. Lasts all day and projects for I believe 3-4 hours.

Opening is a photorealistic Mona Lisa lily, with the pollen and trimmed stem. This bears the strength of the actual flower which can fill a large room plus the hallway. With the clean marine and floral mix, I am transported to a light-filled and breezy seaside residence that features gauze and linen curtains instead of doors and windows. But for a city-person with less of an imagination, this might stir up the image of a Crabtree & Evelyn store. The dry down is green and relaxing. Better for breezy spring days in my opinion, warm weather can cause the lily to verge on the suffocating side.

Most realistic floral fragrance in Malle collection in my opinion (even more Carnal Flower, En Passant, Une Rose etc) . Feels like you smell the flower inside or enter the flower shop when you spray it. I have travel spray and whenever I wear it, people love it on me. My bestie once said I smell clean and beautiful when I wear lys mediterranee. Love it.

Another test in the search for a heady floral, this time branching out into lily.

The top note is pure florist and Sussex flower festival, dominated by the wave of lily, like opening a heavy oak door on a churchful of lilies. It's bracing.

The drydown is lovely, elegant, gentler, an elusive lily of the valley, with enough complexity to save it from being a straight and ultimately dull soliflore.

Impressed.

OK fragrance. I can detect some ashiness smell in the drydown, as if someone would have been smoking by my side.

overall, I consider this fragrance average and forgetable, not worth the money.

Salty and gingery aquatic floral scent. It’s rather unisex and wearable

Gorgeous white flowers with fresh leaves and salt spray. Soft, delicate and delicious. Slightly metallic vibe, silvery and cool. Lilies, orange blossom and honeysuckle, hint of green stalks.
Still sweet and delicious four hours in... It has moved on to a spicy lily pollen, like a bee dipped into a bunch of huge white lilies and stained in yellow pollen.
I can still smell it 12 hours later - It is just gorgeous. It's a smooth, faintly spiced lily that lasts and lasts and lasts. It's not beast mode, rather, it's a beautiful, changing watercolor of white flowers that stays on the skin all day. I LOVE it! 😍

Peppery lily and white musk dominate this fragrance for my nose. I was expecting something more marine in theme because of the name but that is not how I perceive it.
The florals are quality and realistic like most of Frederic Malle's lineup. I wouldn't personally purchase a bottle of this, but I am enjoying my sample for what it is.

A solid recreation of an oriental lily woth a carnation-like peppery heart. It's pretty without being too pretty. It fades quickly though, so Im more likely to use Donna Karan Gold when I want a lily scent.

lovely for daily use. very green and fresh in the opening. does not give me headache as often is the case with lily centered scents. moderate longevity and sillage. Well blended and elegant.

a lily in a love triangle, loving both the angelica and the orange blossom. The ginger keeps it green and a bit sharp...yumm, however, not my lily. 100ml bottle, half or a bit over, for swap or sale

Lys Mediterranee starts off with a fresh and green intro that made me think of lily of the valley- and quickly bloomed into a glorious late summer lily, warm and opulent. Potency and staying power are impressive.

I'm not getting the aquatic notes at all- just full-bodied lilies at the peak of their blooming season.

If you're headache prone, proceed with caution- this is heady stuff and a little goes a long way~

This is the Casablanca lily that I had hoped Donna Karan Gold would be-

I have a large complete collection, I try not to add to. I do allow myself to explore and discover new samples, dangerous...

I tried Frederic Malle Fleur de Cassie, and it's a beautiful, subtle mimosa and jasmine fragrance. I couldn't resist getting a 10 ml for now.

OK, this is not worth talking about. Its a strong harsh lilly fragrance. Nothing special at all, smells very average in quality of notes. Marine notes are often synthetic and poorly done, as is the case here.
This is a looser for me. Im a guy, and I dont go for girly florals. Frags like Fleur Cassie or Tom Ford Champaca are wonderful.

Rating: 6.5/10

God bless. John 3:16

This is sublime! At first spray very green, botanical, fresh, after some time a bit of flowery sweetness comes in, mixed with gingery naunces and noticable saltiness. In a drydown, musky undertones and just a touch of vanilla make sensual impression. I wouldn' t consider this fragrance aquatic-this aspect is indeed in the background. What I like is that it smells of natural flower in optimum intesity-not too heady, but not shy, either. Texture is creamy, silky, rounded with a dash of powder. Colours: green, white, golden. Even though it's close to nature experience, there are more than enough elements that keep it parfumy fragrance. Very elegant. It has similarity with Carnal flower in terms of overall feeling, but this one matches my taste more. Instant love.

LY MEDITERRANEE smell exactly like the fresh white casa blanca lily. If you do 4 sprays you will get a big bouquet of lilies and stay soft and spicy until the dry down. It lasted for 2 hours on my extra dry skin and 6 hours on my cloth.Though, I prefer the lily in Cartier Baiser Vole which the dry down was more creamy and slightly sweeten. Baiser Vole also last 2 weeks on my shirt, project more and cost a lot less. The 3 Baiser Vole bottles I got was from 2014 so I am not sure if it was reformulated now to compare to the recent Ly MEDITERRANEE. Both of these perfume are the best lily interpretation. Highly recommended.

Lovely, very realistic floral with great longevity. Will last all day. Projection is moderate, but you won’t forget you are wearing it. I love the smell it leaves on my shirts after wearing it, which will last for days. You will keep going back to your closet to sniff your collar, just because :-)

P.S. I must strongly disagree with afterdark’s review (further down the page) that Lys Mediterranee is in no way a unisex scent. I am male and I love wearing it. For the record, I also wear Carnal Flower. It’s a total myth that men cannot wear florals. A confident man will wear a floral that suits him and smell fantastic.

Creamy, lush sunny skin scent with very green and floral notes. I adore it. Not too overpowering like some white florals, you can really live in it, and feel like yourself. I definitely wear this perfume when I don't have a specific mood, or event to go to. It's a great all rounder.

This isn't 'icy' IMO. I find it green and lily at the beginning, but dries down to a rather heavy lily scent with some salty touches. Dense. White. Almost indolic.

It's great for people who like lily, but it's not something I would buy due to my difficulty with white florals.

Reformulated. Another mangled masterpiece. Now it smells like melon water. Pity!!!

The loveliest (green) lily of them all: green, crisp, refreshing yet rich, dense with glorious gingery zing and the tang of sea salt. Only just enough vanilla, blossom and musk to keep it alive, rather than to over-sweeten the whole effect. Searching for my platonic ideal of a lily scent, the closest I've ever come is Lutens' amazing Un Lys, but that is a much warmer, spicier, and more feminine species than this one. Yet Lys Mediterranee seems a bit more manageable and wearable, less of a total lily-diva like Un Lys. Moreover, it is beautifully balanced and smells of real nature, not a perfumers' shop; despite the lily-of-the-valley and the angelica, it never ends up reminding you of soap. (Some people pointed me at Cartier Baiser Vole when I mentioned I was hot on the trail of lilies, but they were wrong: the absolute overdose of sweetness and vanilla in that one turned me right off.) It's perhaps closer to Tom Ford Lys Fume, but with a much more outdoorsy and botanical feel, without the sweet spiciness of LF.

In visual flower terms - aptly enough - Un Lys would be a giant theatre-presentation bouquet of overpoweringly heady Oriental lilies, congratulating you on a big public achievement; Lys Fume would be a smaller, intimate bunch of really sexy stargazers, presented just for you by someone who cares; and Lys Mediterranee would be three or four stalks of the most perfect, immaculate, white Madonna or Easter lilies, perfuming the calmest, cleanest bit of your home space with their glorious aroma. The set-up that makes you feel cool, calm and collected.

Lys Med is quieter, but simply has all I need: beauty of both hot and almost-icy kinds, a bouncily assertive sillage and well-rooted longevity (up to 7-8h even on skin, beyond on clothes, which counts as an entire season on my skin which drinks perfume), and most important of all - it just makes me sigh with pleasure whenever I put it on. One to keep smelling yourself for, chasing the after-shudders of beauty which will keep unfolding all day. I'm unlikely to end up on a millionaire's yacht on the Med in summer any time this lifetime, or probably in any other - but if it ever happened, I'd always hope that I managed to be scented with Lys Mediterranee. Just absolutely beautiful.

Not sure about the beginning, but after a time it’s truly lovely.

I was so surprised not to find tuberose in the perfume pyramid – among the middle or base notes. To me, this smells very much like a lighter tuberose than say Carnal Flower, also from Frederic Malle. Now, I’m no authority on tuberose, but I really thought it was not only there, but dominating the overall impression. Does anybody else get tuberose from this lovely fragrance?

Edit:
Well, the next time I tried it, it was all lily of the valley and only during the dry down did I detect a little whiff of tuberose, if at all. Maybe it had to do with the weather, but regardless of the reason, this variability appeals to me. I find this scent very natural smelling, happy and uplifting. I think it is a scent that will appeal to me I five or ten years time as well, so I got myself a full bottle and am very happy with it.

I have to confess that when I first got the sample of this scent (along with Une Rose and POAL) I paid no mind to this scent at all—it seemed nice, but just that. However, having used the three scents for a couple of times, this definitely becomes the best of the three. While POAL is beautifully composed, I really have to be in the mood for how strong it is. But Lys M. not just works with essentially everything from a simple day to a date, it is also to my nose very unisex for a guy who likes floral scent. I didn’t expect much from it but then it lasts above decent on body and forever on clothes, it performs without screaming, and most most unexpectedly, my date just goes insane with the smell. Yes, in reality now I’ve come to find a huge sexiness of this one, especially in close encounter probably equal to Musc Ravageur! What sets it above Musc Ravageur (which I also really like) is that Musc Ravageur’s sexiness comes from spices, which is more common (like in Rose 31, whose sexiness I find ‘a bit too trying’) than one that effortlessly comes from light-scented flower like this bottle.

An unexpected must-have for now.

I recommend you not just smelling it but give it a couple of uses with tester!

Lys Mediterranee has the most beautiful and realistic lily note that I've encountered in perfumery so far. I find that lilies are often covered up by brasher floral notes or their peppery, powdery or sweet qualities are exaggerated to the point that they no longer smell like themselves. The lily note here is like a beautiful woman wearing minimal makeup - just a polished version of herself without covering up her natural beauty. Grace Kelly at the seaside. Lys is almost a soliflore, with the other notes playing a supportive role. I smell a slightly salty breeze, musk, smooth orange blossom and oddly enough, almond. It is not sharp or green on me at all, and smells best in spring or summer - humidity and heat allow it to bloom. That said, I do find the sillage to be on the low to average side. It's a sheer scent; my only critique would be to have made it just a bit richer and denser. I keep this as a special occasion perfume so that I can afford to apply more. Love.

This is beautifully GREEN. It's exactly how I like my lillies, I think this is the lily queen. The angelica is beautifully bitter and bracing on opening before settling into the mineral ocean notes and a super realistic waxy, briny lily.

Make no mistake this is floral in the sense of wilderness. Not a trace of sweetness. It's like tumbling through grass bushes, only to fall to the granite rocks soaked with sea foam.

Green, bitter, cold, waxy and briny. Wonderful scent.

The white floral scents with ABSOLUTELY NO sweetness. Instead, it's almost salty due to the ocean note. This green non-sweet white floral accord dominates the entire perfume.

Except that, at the beginning, there is this sour-green vegetal notes, possibly due to orange blossom. Then at some point it starts to have a very specific "boiled leaves" variation: we Chinese have a traditional rice dessert called "zongzi"; It’s made of steamed glutinous rice, wrapped in bamboo, reed, or other large flat leaves. At this stage the perfume smell just like those wrapping leaves, even with the lingering creamy smell of rice. I don't know if it's suggestive of angelica, it surely is interesting.

I just have to write a few words on this magical perfume. I got a sample last summer when I was crazy about lilies. Some friends brought us a large bunch of beautiful, big, white lilies and they scented our home for weeks. I wanted to find something that smelled as beautiful, and did some ill-advised blind buys that smelled nothing like the real thing. When I finally got to Lys Mediterranee we were well into autumn and it didn’t hit the spot. I felt it didn’t have enough body, that it was a little weak.

Fast forward to an unseasonably hot May, full blown summer where the weather usually is cool and spring takes its first steps. I sprayed some of my FMP sample on my arm and three days later I had to buy a bottle.

This is one of the few perfumes that I don’t wear solely for my own pleasure. This one really is a gift to the world. It is like inviting someone into a shaded garden, where the lilies grow in the green shade of big, leafy trees, and where the lovely scent of the lilies mingles with grass, wet earth, wood. It is just so wonderful and so perfect for a hot day that I want to share it with everyone. If you love lilies, you must try this one. Frederic Malle has 10 ml bottles that doesn’t ruin you, if you have to make a blind buy :-)

I just got another (yet another) green, herby / floral thing.

Just green, plant stems and grass and maybe a hint of a bruised water-lily. Pretty pathetic in my eyes tbh - this stuff is easily over $200 in most stores that sell it.

Awful! Get Rose 31 all day, any day to suffice your spring / summer aquatic/floral/greeny fix, it's a wonderful bottle of surprises and an all-time Classic in the frag game

My rating: 2/10

Lys Mediterranee is very floral and crisp. This fragrance makes me think of Summer and lush vegetation. The aquatic aspect is certainly present, however it is not entirely oceanic, meaning I'm not picking up on any salt water accords, or anything beach related. It's more so the scent of dewy white florals after a heavy downpour of rain.

The scent itself reminds me of a florist's shop. The lily of the valley is very strong, followed by notes of orange blossom and jasmine. The overall blend is very green and pristine. Lys Mediterranee is quite a cold and somewhat icy fragrance. It's very clean but also very natural, like something you'd easily picture yourself smelling in garden-like surroundings. I am really enjoying smelling this fragrance as I find it quite intriguing.

It's a relatively light and airy scent, also quite linear, but that is in no way a negative aspect, as the blend itself is one I can honestly describe as very moving and beautiful. On the skin, it tends to become quite subtle, almost transforming itself into a very soothing skin scent. The longevity is rather persistent though, holding on my skin for nearly the whole day.

6/10

Instant love for this lys, that doesn't scream and simply is, salty and sweet, and it stays and stays, minimalist and effortless. I'm trying to forget Luca Turin's "gourmand" association for this perfume: I appreciate his ironic style and he surely does know what's good and worthy but sometimes he's just not that into elegance, let's put it like this. I really want at least a decant of this beauty.

I enjoy the scent of lilies in nature, but I don't find lily perfumes that wearable. They have a throwback, formal quality—a rarefied air. This one opens up as a potent lily soliflore. I don't picture a single perfect lily, but heaps of them, piling up around me, multiplying like rabbits. Their silky, silty pollen is well-rendered with a green gingery note.

In the middle, the fragrance relaxes enough to suit a casual day. It isn't gourmand, but it becomes sweet and airy as whipped cream. Finally, there is an aquatic note of subtle pool water that accords very well with the innate green spiciness of the lily.

I could see this as a slow burn fragrance that grows on me, but for now I'm putting it on the backburner. It feels too gentle for the hottest days—I seem to reach for my sample in mild, overcast weather.

ETA: I did buy a travel size. This is a perfume you can really live with. It has a distinct identity, but it's not overpowering. Wore it on vacation to Japan. Good in the humidity.

It is been a month, that I own decant of this beauty, thanks to lovely Ioli19, and attempted to write reviews few times, but it is not easy.
There is so much oceanic tranquillity, it is like sailing on a beautiful white yacht to forgotten islands in a dusk.
Lys is a persistent scent, yet with certain stillness and serenity. I have to agree with the previous reviewer - Tigerlillian, who gets a lot of lotus character out of it. Intoxicating starter of blue lotus absolu to me. Spicy-creamy drydown is more lily-based though and for some reason I get ancient Asia vibe, wearing this charming fragrance, rather than Mediterranean countries one.

Here is some bright, uplifting serenity. Quietly energetic and understated, just as the lotus flower. I find Lys Mediterranee to be more about the lotus' character -- soft but strong. Peppery, aquatic and green rather than salty marine, accented with the bitterness of lily.

The angelica and ginger somehow take me back to a sampling of DSH Padme Lotus and the violet leaf and marigold accord I experienced there. Also in the realm of aromatics in Parfums 01630 Lys.

Lys Mediterranee dries down to quieter serenity as the aromatics dissipate. Soft, fresh aquatic flowers, cool, clean coastal air with little salt. Like a shallow freshwater pond full of lotus in a perfectly manicured backyard of a coastal mansion enclosed by a tall concrete wall -- flowers barely tinged with marine air and cold stone -- the scent of peaceful solitude.

Un giglio verde,agro,intenso e carnoso con apertura maschile con ginger crudo.
Sempre naturale vira in un mughetto da comunione appena raccolto..in riva a un laghetto.
Non il mio genere mi manca di dolcezza e cremosita',ma se apprezzi profumi alla De Profundis e' da provare.
Un lys e' piu'versatile e molto meno riflessivo.
Buona fattura , unisex,pulito ed estivo.
Supernatural!

It starts with a nice oriental lily and then it morphs into lily of the valley. Lotus comes in and keeps it very floral and angelica stays in the background giving a earthy brown-ness that keeps it from being just another pretty floral. It could have the potential to become one of my favorite florals if it lasted for more that a few hours on me.

I've just added Lys Mediterrannee to my relatively small fragrance collection. I am not a collector, I only buy fragrances that I actually wear, and each new purchase has to be significantly different from what I already have. I chose Lys Mediterranee because it's exceptionally beautiful and original. The perfumer Edouard Flechier (the man who created Poison!) has wondefully captured the scent of the Mediterranean. The marine note is to die for - so fresh and salty; the flowers are ever so slightly damp, yet delicate and pretty, and the drydown is quite musky. Wonderful projection and longevity, as one would expect from the Frederic Malle line. I don't think of this as a summer scent - in fact I'm more than happy to wear it now, during the winter, and to revive the memories of the salty waves and the long sandy beaches.

Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son - Claude Monet - 1875
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Lys Mediterranee evokes the heat of a summer afternoon, where the Mediterranean sea breeze mixed with the soft and spicy scent of lilies.

Daylilies have always been some flowers prized by ancient Mediterranean civilizations and its history dates back to ancient Egypt.
Elegant and majestic aroma of white flowers conveys a feature of purity, generosity and innocence.

Flechier has given us this tribute to the aroma of this beautiful, opulent floral quite realistically and with an almost surround start to aquatic freshness, just a sweet spot and light vanilla with a vaporous cloud of soft musk, almost imperceptible, to extend a little longer lasting fragrance.

If portrait of a Lady is the sumptuous Baroque Malle Lys Mediterranee is its counterpoint, is pure impressionism minimal.
Both spectacular.

Rating: 9

I like almost everything I've tried by Frederic Malle, but this I love. The authenticity of the lily note is sublime, green and light. The aquatic note, unlike many other which are too watery is fresh and clean but with body and blended perfectly to raise the lily, soften the ginger and allow the angelica to breathe. What marks FM fragrances apart from (some) others at the mid-range price is the skill of the composers. Lys Mediteranee is an elegant symphony, noticeable for its quality, subtle in its execution and sophisticated in its completion.

DELIGHTED to own this breath taking MASTERPIECE!! Soft green lilies by the Mediterranean Sea, the marine note is perfect. I could not adore it any more than I already do. Lys Mediterranee there's no other like you!

I have tested a lot of lily scents and this one is a like/don't like lily. Each time I test a lily fragance it comes to my mind a cosy name as sweet lily, romantic lily, green lily, bitch lily, elegant lily but this one is almost the austere lily. Yep it is as the lily came out from a man's world. It is green, musc and sometimes bitter/sour as in neroli (the same note as in Puro Neroli). Worth of its price? For the lily lovers as me well but Le labo lily feels more Sunny and brighter and I dare to say easier to wear in the spring. Anyway my austere lily will be a few more times tested before going to the wish list.

This opens with a beautiful fresh lily on me. I love this part, because I love lilies but I am terribly allergic to them. Quickly the marine notes come in, and I am less enthused. After the opening, it turns into the scent of a beach-themed candle on me, and I do not like beach themed candles. It's the first fragrance in a while that I've had to go scrub off in the bathroom sink. It's a beautiful idea, lilies and aquatics, but it definitely does not live up to the hype for me. Am I the only person who really doesn't like this scent? I'm envious of those who can enjoy it, because the lily opening is wonderful.

I got a sample of this perfume and I think this is really a perfume for women, not men. It is very sweet, reminds me of the color light pink, and for me it smells very generic actually, and not unique. It opens super sweet and becomes better with time, but still, I am not impressed (or maybe I just don't get it)

This is an extremely well-balanced perfume - it is flowery, warm, a bit heady, but also strangely fresh. You can feel the sun in summer when you smell this - not a Scandinavian or Tropical sun, but indeed a Mediterranean sun. It reminds me of a little road going uphill in Castilla-La Mancha in Southern Spain, with flowers and bushes growing by the side and the sun baking from above. Fortunately, it is not only heat and flowers, but also that little bit of fresh, cool water. Unfortunately, I don't like lilies. Sillage and longevity seem quite decent to very good.

First sniff of Lys Mediterranee is filled with fresh coumarins and aquatic notes. These notes are joined quickly by lily notes, mixed with green notes of angelica and a hint of white florals. The white florals seem to give the lily notes an edge, the coumarin topping it off and the ozonic aquatic notes giving it a fresh feel at this point. The scent still has a green undertone. I also smell some metallic notes at this point. The drydown is somewhere in between green/aquatic and lily-floral and fades out gently as time progresses.

Sillage and longevity are moderate.

I enjoy this scent very much, the combination of the aquatics and the floral notes gives the impression of a sea breeze carrying floral notes. I sniffed it and was instantly reminded of my childhood holidays at the mediterranean sea. The effect of the florals and the greens remind me of Frederic Malle's Carnal Flower, but here the iris is much more toned down and there is this strange sea breeze effect that makes the scent suddenly reappear just as you forgot you were wearing it. For me, this is a great spring and summer scent and full bottle worthy!

This marine note is magnificent. A real tang. I live next to the sea and this scent is ozonic like Beyond Paradise, only much, much better, and the lily in this is also magnificent. This had me at Hello. It's strong, but not headachy, and it lasts well, which it should for the ££££ - but I have to agree with Luca, that this is a wonderful achievement by Flechier. I have samples, but nothing else will do now, that I buy a full bottle. The lily is so good, that it has that nearly-meaty quality. The drydown is different again: musky orange blossom, sweet and pretty. A bit on the female side of unisex. The ginger is the lightest touch thankfully. This is in my top 10 of all time. *adores*
Update: I now have my big bottle of this salty wonder. Delighted with it x

I am really enjoying this perfume. I debated over buying it for a long time as it's so expensive. Whilst I loved it's initial fresh, natural, botanical impression, I was concerned that once I owned it and used it regularly I may find it becomes boring, synthetic (as a couple of reviews have mentioned)or too cold and metallic.

But this is not the case. It is effortlessly elegant and appropriate for any occasion (though it's best during the Summer I imagine. It reminds me of the smell of a florists shop or a vase of freshly cut white flowers and leaves, as others have mentioned.

On initial wearing, I did question its longevity and sillage. However, 6 hours after application when I could not really detect it that much, my mother asked me what fragrance I was wearing as I stepped into the car beside her. My mum is a keen gardener who has cultivated many lilies and exotic white flowers from many parts of the world. She said she loved the smell and that it was relaxing and made her want to keep inhaling.

The smell is floral but the leafy greenness stops it becoming too girly. Over time it works really well with my skin into becoming a soft, clean scent.

It's a masterpiece.

I had a small sample of this a while back, tried it on and thought 'nice lily, a bit clean, elegant' and wasn't particularly wowed.

But, the second time I tried it I sprayed more on and wore it out for the evening with what I call my 'Breakfast at Tiffany's dress'(black, with ivory cotton lace-trim) which changed my perception completely!

I'd already felt this was an Audrey Hepburn-esque sort of floral, but I hadn't noticed the dry down before as I'd not worn a generous enough spray. After a proper wearing I'm now convinced this is my absolute favourite from the FM perfumes.

I really 'get' the Medittareanean feel of it now. It's not just the subtle hint of salt, it actually smells like Mediterannean skin - there's a hint of olive oil and muskiness, overlayed with this slightly clean yet creamy lily which almost reminds me of lily of the valley but nowhere near as 'guesthouse soap as that tends to be.

It also reminds me for some reason of my childhood friend's mum, who was from Rome, stunningly good looking - almost Loren-like (she always smelled of olive oil and soap)she had a kind of beehive hairdo well into the 80s! A bit naff, but nice. Anyway, this sort of Dolce Vita feel is in Lys M I feel.

I think ginger gives this perfume the peppery edge that lily perfumes need, without it becoming too carnation-like.

As usual I'm havering on about notes and places, but to cut a long story short, this is a sexy, pretty yet elegant and timeless perfume, I feel.

I was complimented on it twice the evening I wore a more generous spray, first by a female friend, then by a handsome Japanese cellist who kept sniffing my neck. We had a kiss while dancing, but he was too young for me. (Not that I'm complaining!)

Maybe it was that last fact which swayed me to buy a bottle! But really it's the beautiful drydown, and the fact I find it difficult to find good perfumes for evening. My other favourite for evenings is Lumiere Noire, but for spring/summer Lys Mediterranee is perfection. Gorgeous.

Sillage and longevity moderate to strong depending on application

This perfume is as interesting as it is pleasant - it is an olifactory game in a bottle.

This take on the lily opens with a curious blend of herbal and marine notes (presumably the "Mediterranee"aspect), mixed with sweet sharp florals (almost orange-blossom like). Strong and a little disconcerting to the nose, but quite amusing intellectually.

The mid-notes settle to a pleasant, pure, lily. At this point you would swear it was a soliflore.

Then it fades to a more blended white floral backed by a little musk, with little to no trace of lily remaining.

Although the opening notes are reasonably unisex, I would not call this fragrance 'unisex', as it develops quite feminine, floral characteristics as it progresses.

It does not have great stamina with respect to either silage or longevity.

I tried this as a sample late summer and loved it. Fresh, bright, great for work. It seemed like a shoo-in.

As a winter fragrance, it's airy and crisp with a definite unisex feel. On me it's like a more sophisticated CK One.

I suspect this is much more appealing as a summer fragrance and will test it again in a few months.

Very White flowery and Greeny, its remind me a garden with full of grass and white flower with breeze of oceans.

Lilies are not my favourites, but I love this one. It has character, it is not sweet or powdery. I love Edouard Fléchier's perfumes Poison and Une Rose as well.

This, to me, is one of the only true florals a plain ordinary guy like me can wear without blushing.

The first beautiful intense minutes are followed by beautiful hours during which the spices and musk do a great job of subduing the lily. And to me this is a true-to-life lily, with its slight fennel (some say salami) scent, which hits me whenever I enter a flower shop.

I recommend trying this and waiting a solid hour before judging it. It's far more comfortable to wear than one might think.

The specific elements that I notice are greenness and orange blossom with the rest very well blended. I definitely don't smell ginger or "sea water" (whatever that would mean in a perfume context). LM is in similar vein as L'Artisan La Chasse Aux Papillons and By Killian Love & Tears, but I like La Chasse better because it doesn't have the greenness and LM is much less indolic than Love & Tears (though the orange blossom stands out in both L&T and LM). The top notes, esp. the green ones - would turn harsh on me below ~60f and given where I live that pretty much takes this off the table.

Pretty good longevity. Sillage when applied from a sample vial is mild. Suspect it would be stronger in spray just because you'd get more perfume.

It's very beautiful and certainly worth a sniff if you like florals.

Utterly beautiful - sea water and ginger mingling delicately with lily must be one of the most unexpected and divine concoctions ever - not harmed by the superbly balanced layering and mixing of the scents to create such heaven to the nose...something in the saltiness raises up feelings of longing and tenderness in me, almost as if distant memories of a faraway trip come back, not strongly enough to throw me off track but tenderly, hinting, as if to say, remember me? Remember this time and place? Can you hear the seagulls, can you hear the waves gently lapping against the boat as we lie on our backs, wishing we could stay under this blue sky forever?

A lovely, elegant floral acquatic. This makes me think of Merchant Ivory films where a young, well-to-do couple go boating on a serene lake, staring lovingly into each other's eyes (I think it's a law that all Merchant Ivory films have that scene in them somewhere, so it doesn't matter which one).

I don't really get the spice here which is a little disappointing as I love ginger. The strongest accords on my skin are lily and lotus.

It's unashamedly feminine and floral, which I actually find quite refreshing given the current trend for perfumes to be super realistic. This one isn't trying to be a field/pond/jacket at all, it's a perfume, romantic and dreamy and it makes no apologies for that.

The fact it's not trying to be trendy makes it very clean and simple, which I very much appreciate.

Opening notes offer a slightly synthetic smell that I don't care for, but it's gone in about 10-15 minutes.

Moderate sillage and longevity is around 5-6 hours on me, which could be better.

When first applied, this seems very "green" to me, but as it matures, I'm getting nothing so much as a blend of lily and oud (?) though agarwood is not listed among the ingredients. In drydown, this really reminds me of Lush/Gorilla Perfumes' Smell of Freedom. This one has nice longevity. Still perceptible 7 hours after I put it on this morning.

I can't say enough about this fragrance!

Modern…chic…crisp…clean…INTERESTING!

At the start, I'm always swept away in a dewy whirlwind of crashing salt water, ginger, citrus, musk, and lily of the valley all at once. I think it's a really versatile summer/spring scent and can be appreciated by just about anyone.

But most of all…

It inspires thoughts of what I think the single and modern city girl wears when she and a few girlfriends have packed their designer luggage and rented a weekend house in the Hamptons or other fancy beach destination. While sitting on the ocean front porch listening to the latest music, sipping on some nouveau alcohol-infused lemonade cocktail; they shift easily between dancing and conversation about work, boyfriends, and pop culture.

The silage is moderate but longevity on my skin INCREDIBLE at upwards 6+ hours.

Simply a superb fragrance. Recognizable, intense, I think it's one of the best floral scents available. 10/10

strange someone could smell lily of the valley here (maybe a confusion of flowers, "muguet" in french means "lily of the valley", but here it is "lys" which simply means "lily" or "fleur-de-lis"). I smell full fleshy lily extended on the salty/bitter ends, a saltiness which lily has- in my opinion- in it's natural smell too, but not as strong as here.
it's a bit like a hotelroom in an old villa in venice would smell, if you forget big white lillies there in the vase and come back from a short holiday at the lido a day after they started to fade (with your hair still uncombed and the salt in it)....not at all a bad connotation..

Amazing! Perfect adventure scent:) This is what it reminds me of:
Warm Summer day at Portofino, enjoying the day at the mesmerizing sea and adoring beautiful views with your significant other. Romantic scent I agree 110%. After enjoyable day near the water you slip into your favorite summer evening dress and go for a nice promenade soaking in the air, flowers, earth and the sky. All of your senses are pleasantly enhanced and you just want to embrace this moment forever:)
Well, that's my little getting carried away with this fragrance story.
Gorgeous lily scent, amplified to pure perfection,then lotus flower with pleasant green notes accompanied by warm sea breeze and clean evening air. In a nutshell those are the magic ingredients here.
Worth a try this fragrance of beauty :)

This will probably the only lily perfume I am going to own as I've never liked lily in my perfumes.
On the other hand I love LYS MEDITERRANEE and let me tell you why - it is no so much about lily, flowers in general, but about spicy herbal scent I get from ginger and angelica (and also of course lily it elf). The salty sea note makes it even better.

For me this is an evening at the beach - salty, aromatic, breezy, herbal. I can almost smell how sand beneath my feet would feel.

It is not overly feminine, nor masculine, it is also not aquatic. I could go on for pages saying what LYS MEDITERRANEE is not, because it is so hard to understand what it is. I only know that -

- this is a masterpiece. Really unique and I love it.

Lys Mediterranee is a seductive, mesmerizing, bite of the night full of romance and a hint of danger. This perfume by Editions de Parfums Fredric Malle was created in the year 2000 by the nose Edoaurd Flechier who also created such perfumes as C’est La Vie by Christian Lacroix and Poison for Dior. Here with Fredric Malle as in all cases with this perfume house the nose gets his or her name in lights along with the perfume. Usually the Parfumeur is never mentioned. It is the house or the celebrity who gets the name in up front and center. So Bravo to Fredric Malle for giving the Nose its due.

The perfume is a sensual and subtle uni-sex fragrance that really is perfect on both men and women. There is a fleshy sexiness in the mix that I find most enticing. It opens with a salty wave of an oceanic note that is spiced up with a strong dose of ginger. This opening is as bright as a spring sunrise in Saint Tropez. It sparkles and jumps off the skin for a moment and then it sinks down very fast into the wet earthy heart of the perfume. Like a vampire at dawn, it goes to ground.

Here in the heart notes is the star, the lily full of fleshy ripe indolic sensuality. The note is ripe and rich bordering on the verge of a delicious sumptuous rot. Not to worry, it never tips into compost but stays airborne above the skin curvy and lush and ready for almost anything. It smells a little dirty too and naughty as well. This might be aided by the pungent dirtiness of the Angelica but never tips into nasty boy or slutty girl territory due to the buoyant beauty that comes from the water lily note and a sweet spray of orange blossom.

The lily note hangs in there throughout and into the dry down with finds its support from a curling and creamy vanilla that elongates the sultry aspect of the perfume. There is a musk note but it plays way in the back more as a longevity aid than anything else.

The projection on this perfume is not too strong. It is a romantic scent that demands closeness not a boisterous hey come up and see me sometime fragrance. More of a lets get cozy and intimate perfume. The longevity is very good at about eight to nine hours.

Lys Mediterranee is of the three S’s in my view, Sultry, Sensuous and Sexy. I find it to be full of life and utterly inviting. I must thank the charming and very beautiful Chase at Barney’s NY in San Francisco for leading me to this wonderful perfume and for sharing her expertise and time with me on the house of Editions de Parfums Fredric Malle.


LYS MEDITERRANEE By Editions Parfums Frederic Malle
FIVE GOLD STARS *****

(FOR THE VAMPIRE'S POINT OF VIEW ON THIS PERFUME CHECK OUT MY BLOG ~ SCENTS MEMORY)

Pretty, but I find it a bit too sweet. But that's just my preference. I think I'm just not one for completely floral perfumes. I tend toward floral/woody/musk scents. But regardless, it's extremely well done, and would smell wonderful on the right person!

Hello, it's me again....
According to Editions de Parfums note list it is :
- Orange blossom, Lilium Speciosum (headspace)
- Sea shore effect (Benzyl salycilate, Calone)
- Tuberose, Musk

Unbelievable! Unbelievably priced too. I fell in love with this in Zurich, and well...

This scent takes me away from my city life to a quiet beachside cottage with planters of lilies all around the windows which allow a steady current of refreshing, salty sea breeze in 24 hours. Beyond the lilies is a little herb garden shaded by orange trees. Life-like, vast lilies, their heady sweetness tempered by ginger and citrus notes on a background of seawater, in a bottle. While this and Cartier's Baiser Vole are two of my favourite lily scents, Lys Mediterranee takes the cake for being more interesting. Sillage and longevity are both very good but have had no issues with either when it comes to FM's library of scents. I want the life this scent promises but I shall content myself for now, with the dreams it brings me. I would call this a quietly expensive scent. Nothing earth-shattering but born of good quality and unobtrusive.

This must be the smell of lord of the rings 'galadriel' !!

Opens as brash, green, crisp and loud lily of the valley. Settles down a bit, but it is a fairly linear green floral. Longevity is excellent, sillage is fairly strong. I find this off-putting as it is a very strong floral green fragrance, but I can see it's interest for others.

Disgusting... smells like the stale water of a vase full of 3-days old flowers.

Simply beautiful. The opening smells so perfectly of a vase of lilies, with the creamy white petals and lush green stems. A few minutes after spraying, the scent warms on my skin and becomes richer and warmer, but still strikes me as a very "true" lily scent. I often have lilies in the house and there's no mistaking that fragrance!

I'm not usually impressed by such floral perfumes, but this is gorgeous. It makes me feel fresh, natural and delicate. I find it absolutely enchanting and can't stop pressing my nose to my wrist to get another hit. Radiant, elegant, and never loud or overbearing.

EDIT - My SO describes this as honeyed, he thinks it is very sweet and warm.

For the record, this is primarily lily of the valley, despite the note not being listed in the scent pyramid.

Lys Mediterranee is very floral and crisp. This fragrance makes me think of Summer and lush vegetation. The aquatic aspect is certainly present, however it is not entirely oceanic, meaning I'm not picking up on any salt water accords, or anything beach related. It's more so the scent of dewy white florals after a heavy downpour of rain.

The scent itself reminds me of a florist's shop. The lily of the valley is very strong, followed by notes of orange blossom and jasmine. The overall blend is very green and pristine.

Lys Mediterranee is quite a cold and somewhat icy fragrance. It's very clean but also very natural, like something you'd easily picture yourself smelling in garden-like surroundings. I am really enjoying smelling this fragrance as I find it quite intriguing. I actually much prefer this fragrance over Carnal Flower due to its watery-like freshness.

It's a relatively light and airy scent, also quite linear, but that is in no way a negative aspect, as the blend itself is one I can honestly describe as very moving and beautiful. On the skin, it tends to become quite subtle, almost transforming itself into a very soothing skin scent.

The longevity is rather persistent, holding on my skin for nearly the whole day. I must say that this is one of the nicest interpretations of lily of the valley, perhaps even exceeding Diorissimo in terms of being more natural and more skilfully executed.

I am confused about whether the "lys" in Frédéric Malle LYS MEDITERRANEE is supposed to be lily or lily of the valley. And is ginger lily a flower or do we have ginger and lily or LOTV here? In any case, to my nose, this perfume opens with a burst of bright orange blossom before an aromatic quality of mingling ginger and angelica sweep in to create a unisex out of what seemed as though it was going to be a feminine floral perfume!

I am reminded in wearing LYS MEDITERRANEE of the opening of Bond no 9 NEW YORK FLING, which is erroneously marketed to women when in fact it is a completely unisex and barely floral aromatic perfume featuring ginger as the focal note. The ginger in LYS MEDITERRANEE is not quite as marked as in NEW YORK FLING, but it still is enough to make this seem far less floral than I had been expecting.

Yes, mediterranean seem apt here: fresh and breezy, this is an easy fragrance to wear. Pretty much the antithesis of POISON, amazingly created by the very same perfumer: Edouard Fléchier. Now that's what I call versatility!

Truly exquisite. One of my very favourites. Sharply authentic and juicy fading to heat.

On one day of summer, after a long exhausting travel, I was standing at a station near a green wood and waiting for a train coming.
Then wind blew and sent me green-floral aroma, it was completely the same to the top notes of “Lys Mediterranee”, the moment just after sprayed on my arm.
It was an extraordinary experience on a hot and humid summer day, the aroma I felt was so fragrant.
I have never imagined I could have a chance to feel this in natural environment.
I detect evident synthetic notes in this fragrance.
Do marine and ozonic notes exist in natural environment?
(Could someone tell me please)
I wanted to know what was the source of the magnificent aroma from the green wood, I could not find any flowers as far as I searched by my eye.
Now I can feel wonderful white floral aroma from the green wood wherever I go, again and again.
My favorite one, I will cherish :)
Federico di Mediterraneo Mare

Lys mediterranee is the precise rapresentation of its name: a lily on a carpet of mediterranean herbs on the shores of the sea. A great idea but unfortunately not for me as it is a picture to smell more than a scent to wear.

Lys Mediterranee is a sober composition that fits "the mediterranean bill". Good quality muguet and citrus skillfully orchestrated for an easy to wear spring / summer scent. Gentle and sweet musky drydown. Not a groundbreaking release but surely honest and well executed.

Rating: 7/10

My point is, you can't beat nature's perfumes. So what a perfumer should do is to create something new, whether it's the reminiscence of a moment, or a feeling, or whatever; it's useless to replicate a natural smell.
Lys Mediterranee is a wonderful, natural, fresh smell of lilies. It gives you the feeling you get when you put your nose in a bunch of flowers. It's a wonderful replica, but that's where the problem is. Is there any point in such a beautiful exercise? I'd rather smell a real lily, then.

This is very much a true lily scent which is fresh and bracing as well. It seems stronger than other malles i've tried which I actually like.Seems it would be safe to wear in most situations as well. However, a man would have to be fairly brave to pull this off! On my skin the dry down is a soft, somewhat vegetal lily. Very nicely done.

Floral, clean. My girlfriend wears it. Can wear to work

Beautiful, delicate lilies, slightly wet, slightly green. It is not too severe and not "scream", very comfortable. But for me the lilies with a conifers too recalls the funeral wreaths.
Base reminds Hermessence Vanille Gallante, but VG is more sweet.

This opens as a bright aquatic lily, like burying your face in muguets still wet with dew. A few minutes in the ginger lily’s spiciness subtly makes an appearance and I find a slight saltiness set in as this develops on my skin. A true to nature, non-cloying lily scent.

Very strong, sharp and sweet, but natural. In the general feel it is very similar to some Goutal's and Luten's perfumes. When I tried it I thought it's fruity notes I was getting , but now think it might be strong like oriental flowers lotus and orange blossom mixture. Fresh in a way, but its sharp as well and annoys a nose a little

Ginger lilies, with a touch of softness There are other notes in here, but it’s mostly white flowers. Well, done, very well done, but Easter Sunday in a bottle, nonetheless.

On my skin it is a pure mono lily scent which is not sweet nor "plastic". On contrary, it is very natural, fresh, green, mixed with the notes of freshly cut grass. Lovely!

This is quite interesting. At first I liked it, then I didn´t really liked it and now I like it again! It starts off very fresh and a little spicy at the same time. A lot of strong flowery notes almost exploding on my skin, but I don´t really think it smells lily... there isn´t any lily listed either?

On me this actually is a aquatic floral, it makes me think of lotusflowers in an almost hidden pond in the garden surrounded by lush flowers and bushes. It is really nice, warm and cozy but something in some note dosn´t really work with my chemistry, I can sense a little bit of something plastic or fake. But I am sure it works very well on many others... Even with the plasticnote it is likeable.

Absolutly worth trying, but I don´t consider it such a masterpiece as for example Carnal Flower and Musc Ravegeur from Frederic Malle.