Lily of The Valley

I'm trying to connect with my family on a fragrance level. I'm processing some things I can get my hands on, but some are impossible to attain. There are some classics I've smelled lately, and I'm digging up past things to see if I can connect with my subconscious and access scent memories. Apparently my grandma on my dad's side wore "lily of the valley", that's all that I or my family members know. So I ordered this because I'm also into oils lately, and because it's super affordable, and it's a soliflore to explore. Well, I don't recall anything like this on my grandma, but I don't have many memories with her at any rate. But...as a fragrance? This is lovely! It's a very simple, accurate, beautiful LOTV. Extremely true to name, with nothing else added in. It's quite strong, and you get all of your money's worth AND more with this stuff! I applied a couple dabs of this to my wrists, and then to my ear area, and I really cannot believe how well it performs with just so little! The bottle is tiny, which concerned me at first, but no longer does. In all honesty, I'll probably never use this up. It's green, fresh, recognizable and timeless. It's fantastic to simply experience LOTV on it's own, and truly helps you grasp exactly what the note is all about. It smells very green to me, LOTV always has, but I'm more sure than ever about that synesthetic impression now. As it dries it becomes a little soapier and less overtly green, but it's obviously LOTV from beginning to end. It lasts about 4-5 hours on my skin. This truly is the fragrance of spring. I wore it today and the weather could not possibly have been more idyllic! 🌿

More naturalistic than Jessica McClintock. This is a fully-realized, lifelike lily of the valley soliflore. It has the fleshy and indolic touches that make it feel realistic. It's as though I'm sitting on the front porch step during the springtime, smelling them. Heady, nectarous, smooth, sweet indolic white floral; juxtaposed with clean, cold, dewy, fresh, green, musty nuances. As it progresses, the perfume seems to relax rather than intensify; the green notes depart, it becomes more powdery, soapier, waxier... possibly aldehydes? Musks, santal, as well an assertive heliotrope note. The life-like quality is gone after 20 minutes, but 20 mins is more impressive than most lotv perfumes. I will certainly not be complaining about the inexorable passage of time. The perfume smells incredibly life-like and the low price is fantastic. You can always reapply, or simply wear it on clothing for a linear experience. An anomaly. Most lotv perfumes smell like industrial white flower chemicals and soap. How did the brand capture the scent so well? Possibly natural components? The coloring of the liquid is not quite clear, it has a yellow tint. Inexpensive, and it smells much better than the $300 alternatives at Neiman's. A thrilling treasure. Kuumba's floral releases are easily the main draw, they're even better than the ambers.

an amazingly refreshing scent. Smells like tuberose and jasmine after summer rain. I don't get much of the lily. Very easy, inoffensive, likeable and smooth scent for days where I don't want to make a statement. Most people will not even notice you're wearing a perfume. Until that is, they come in for a hug, and get blasted with all the white florals. I can definitely tell when this catches people off guard and they lean in closer and longer to get a better smell of it after freezing for a fraction of a second. If you're not one for physical touch, do not get this perfume, no one will ever smell it unless they are right up against your neck. overall one of my favorite perfume oils.

Smooth, creamy, and green Lily of the Valley. Smells like I have a live blooming plant setting next to me. Scent wafts around you. So real and beautiful. Pretty and feminine. ******** Photorealistic, real thing *********** I'm a lily lover and this doesn't disappoint. I L-O-V-E this underrated gem and I'm smitten with it. Green dewy ethereal floral. Another blind buy win.I have the roller ball. You can really control if you want a light amount or a big cloud. Great fragrance Kuumba Made. Well done.So satisfying. Long lasting and projects. Rating: 10/10 Note: I also have Kuumba Made Amber Paste and Tunisian Patchouli Kuumba Made which are also awesome.

I love this! I am a HUGE lily of the valley fan though. The majority of my FB's are all lotv focused. This is a very green lotv. Definitely not powdery, creamy, or sweet. Green and smooth- not obnoxiously crunchy and overly sharp and sour like Caron Muguet. Normally i like sweeter, soapy lotv like Penhaligons, verging out into Serge Lutens Un Lys and Jo Malone Lily of the valley and Ivy, but this is very smooth and pleasant! Finally an inexpensive fragrance I like! Ans it lasts literally all day!