Lysval

I am addicted to this now,it is a blast so you have to be careful. I prefer the handcreme in fact but it will be hard then impossible to get ,sadly.

i adore this one,very rich and floral.reminds me poison c.dior,but not heavy like it.i think perfect for dinner.

Was feeling nostalgic today recalling my mom's move, at age 94, from a rehab facility to an assisted living apartment after 60 years in the house we moved to when I was in third grade. It was autumn and she asked me to pack certain sweaters and autumn decor and just one of the dozens of fragrances I'd gifted her over the years. Yup, she wanted me to bring her little bottle of Lisval!!!! For her, a life-long gardener, Lisval smelled of the fading of all the fresh scents of spring and summer into the warm and mellow, slighty dried leaves/papery scent of autumn and the reviews that mention a funereal aspect do seem to align with this. I suspect benzoin is responsible for the "fading flowers" scent and perhaps, at 94 (surely the autumn of life), she had an innate appreciation for fading glory. Lysval does smell of an age most of us here are too young to have known ourselves. I admit to having given it to her because it didn't suit me, but that doesn't mean it's not lovely in its own way. Bold, long lasting, as assertive as bright red lipstick, and a bit regal - almost queenly. (RIP QE11)

It opens with a blast of jasmine and slightly sour (?) ylang-ylang (weird, because typically ylang-ylang tends to be too sweet and cloying on me). Then it develops into most pleasant and natural blue hyacinth smell I've encountered outside my flowerpot;) The drydown is slightly woodsy, though different rich flowers dominate this fragrance from the beginning till end. Try it - you will enjoy it even if you (like me) won't be able to wear it...

Reminds me of L'aimant by Coty, maybe I like it a bit more, but none seems wearable for me. There is this very distinctive old fashioned/vintage combination of notes neither my nose nor my head can stand for too long. And I'm by no mean a fan of currently popular gourmand, overly sweet scents. This is just not for me, although sometimes, very rarely and only for a while, I can almost catch the impression of spring garden covered in the early morning dew. And it's waaaay prettier than Eden by Cacharel, which I wholeheartedly hate and can't stand any near me. But then the heavy wave of my grandma's makeup purse's fragrance comes and suffocates all what's fresh and flowery in this perfume. Some say it's orris root, maybe, but then, I usually love this note in many perfumes, so I can't be sure here. Maybe it really is orris, but presented in a way that's too heavy, old fashioned and suffocating for my nose. I strongly disagree with all the accusations of this perfume smelling like a poo and I wouldn't even say it's ugly scent, just very specific and designed for fans of perfumes created 100 years ago. While it lasts, the silage is quite strong in my opinion, but it fades away in like two hours, which I find to be very fortunate. If I keep it for longer, I'm gonna give this perfume a try on a cold autumn or winter day. It definitely isn't a scent for a warm spring or summer weather, at least not for me. And the bottle is a pure purple delight for my eyes, very pretty indeed 💜