Lys Sølaberg

This is lovely. It smells exactly like my grandmother's tweed coat and hat, and the way the coat cupboard smelled at her apartment. Obviously this is a world away from the memory the brand is trying to evoke, but I actually find that aspect of the range (the fact it's the owner's memory the parfumers are asked to capture, so they can be shared with customers) a little restrictive on the wearer's imagination. On me, this is predominantly an iris and gentle rice fragrance. There is a burst of the Baccarat Rouge cloud only in the first spray, but on my skin that disappears in seconds leaving something soft and poetic that isn't unlike a very transparent Armani Prive Cuir Amethyst or Floral Street's Iris Goddess (with which it shares many notes). There's a touch of warm clean hair and freshly ironed cotton. The base notes must be incredibly well-blended as it doesn't seem like an overly busy fragrance at all, nor particularly heavy. I get little of the gaiac wood and no smoke at all. I think this is a bookish fragrance - fit for reading in old libraries. It's cerebral.

Oh.My.Goodness. This is so beautiful and hypnotic! I absolutely love this one because all the notes described are blended so well that all I smell is this delicious liquid. To me, it evokes a golden potion in the most exquisite crystal glass. From the liquid emanates the most tantalizing wisps inviting me to drink from it... It is fruity, smoky, woodsy, leathery and amber-y all at once! What kind of witchcraft is this? Nathalie Feisthauer has concocted the most delicious ambrosia and I am ready to succumb... Longevity: 7-8 hours Projection/Sillage: an arm’s length Price: $260 USD and it’s worth it!! Season: personally, it’s more of an Autumn/Winter and cold weather or on a cold rainy day kind of scent. Just my personal preference. Absolutely wonderful fragrance. Leaning slightly towards the masculine side and it is soooooo beautiful!! Full bottle, I am coming for you!! I don’t care that I am a woman, this was made for me 😝😍😍

I think this is feminine to some and masculine to others depending on what notes are more prominent due to body chemistry. This smells mostly fruity sweet on me and soft woody in the dry down, while on my partner the smoky and tobacco notes stand out more. Definitely try this on skin first. I get mostly candied quince in the opening, quite realistic quince note which I really like. I smell some iris, but lily is barely there to my nose. If you are looking for a lily centered fragrance, this isn’t it. Dry down is mostly woody, tobacco is there but faint, and the sweetness lingers. Autumnal scent to me because of the quince. Longevity is about 4 hrs, sillage is modest but suited to the scent profile. Casual, comfort fragrance. Quite unique, I haven’t come across many others like it. Happy to have a bottle !

How are people listing this as a fall scent??? Now I am truly shocked because it is nothing I expected. The first spray of the perfume is FRESH. You don't really smell the notes listed. It smells like a tart, but fresh fruit scent. But you cannot really smell any specific fruit. I think it could be unisex since I have smelled very similar men's colognes with the same sweetness. The drydown is a bit musky, a bit powdery but the sweetness remains. Now it is NOT very sweet - the sweetness is natural, like the one from a fruit. But the overall impression of the scent is that it is quite airy, it is not heavy, it is easy to wear. Don't be afraid by the notes because it is very wearable and likeable, especially for the upcoming warmer months!

I got a sample of Lys Sølaberg a few years ago. Reading the copytext about what this scent was supposed to be associated with, it was absoluetly on point to me. Fresh air, a lily in the midnight sun in a fjord, moist ground, green grass, a stone bridge and candied quince. I got the idea, I loved the idea but in most settings it had something weird to it (imagine wearing this in office in autumn). Not to dislike, definitely lovely but kinda out of place. Until I went on a three weeks road trip through Iceland this summer. It was just most perfect, spot on. I couldn't get enough of it there and enjoyed it nowhere as much as under the midnight sun in an Icelandic fjord, hiking through the beautiful magical landscape...

This is one of those scents I find it difficult to be objective about because it reminds me so much of a memory. Still, I really love it and think there's something expensive, aromatic, and slightly spicy about it while still feeling approachable and feeling comforting rather than overwhelming. It is certainly ambroxan-heavy, so if you're not a fan you'll want to steer clear of this one. This is also one of the better performers of the line I've tried--I got around 3 hours of a true scent bubble before it settled down, and probably lasted around 10 hours overall on my skin. I don't quite understand the comparisons to BR540... at least on my skin they were very different, but who knows!

This oozes sophistication. Yes it does contain ambroxan - the synthetic woody/musky note that some don't like, but this is paired with a deep floral/woody booziness that feels rich and complex. I find it suitable for evening events - and there are very few perfumes I find ideal for those scenarios because I want elegance, sensuality and complexity for such a perfume, which is difficult to find. My partner enjoys this. It has darkness and freshness at the same time, sweet and bitter elements too. In that sense it reminds me of MFK's Lumiere Noire pour Femme. Sensual, rich and distinct, also it's in a beautiful heavy glass bottle with magnetised cap - all adding to the experience!

In my opinion, this is probably the 2nd best fragrance from Maison Crivelli behind Iris Malakhan. I have the discovery set and I really do enjoy the 8 that came with it. There were a few that are maybe a tad bit too feminine for my liking, but most were really good with great quality. I find the drydown of Lys Soelaberg to be the wheel house of this fragrance. Even though the opening is a bit citrusy, it transitions into a unique warm/smoky/patchouli with a pinch of spice in there that is very addicting. I don't know, this one may be tied with Iris Malakhan as my favorite from the house.

It's amusing how diverse the opinions are among the reviewers here regarding this fragrance. Lys Sølaberg strikes me as distinctly feminine, and despite having owned and worn it for two years, I still find it challenging to put into words. The scent is a complex blend, characterized by prominent notes of dried fruit, hints of ambroxan, carrot seed, and a smoky undertone. Perhaps it’s precisely this enigmatic quality that makes it one of my all-time favorites.

This one is intriguing. It opens with a very sour note of Quince, backed with the various woods and Tobacco, which just gives it this darkly smoky facet. There is a slightly floral part to this whole symphony, almost like a ray of sunshine in a storm which no doubt is the Lily note coming through. On the dry down, the Ambroxan gives it a sweetness but with a woody/smoky edge to it that I absolutely love. This one is a pleasant surprise!

such an interesting scent. some percieve it as feminine, some as masculine, but to me it is perfectly unisex. everytime i smell it, it reminds me of a mediterranean marketplace because of the strong dried fruits and candied quince. the somewhat dark woods add onto that. i dont detect really much floral/musky/balsamic notes in here, just an absolutely perfect smoky fruity scent. 10/10 in my eyes (or nose lol)

I find it impossible to pick out any individual scents or describe this one in any way other than that it conjures the image of a picnic in the forest, but somewhat near a flower field, and, also, there's a bonfire somewhere. It's weird and complicated and unique and lovely.

Very fruity, smoky and woody. Many sprays required for it to project well (5 +). Weird and unique scent but somehow I really enjoy wearing it. Great signature scent for spring and fall. It does smell like sweet licorice to me. Perfectly unisex and I recommend you to try it!

White flower which is not green, indolic or animalic at all with strong powdery spicy notes that turned into sweet powdery wood .Lys solaberg is unique, elegant and complex definitely worth checking out

wow, another surprise from MC. Quite ambroxanish as lots of people commented. I know the smell because Ihave JHAG's Not a Perfume. The fruity noters following the ambroxan in the middle is interesting.

There was a comment, I don't think it was specifically for this perfume but someone said: "It reminds me of a memory I didn't know I have". That sums it up, warm and sunny, wonderful fragrance!

Love at first sniff. For me the carrot seeds were the most prominent and i LOVED it for that. It is unique and has its own personality yet easy and i don’t think anyone will dislike it

Очень разносторонний и сложный аромат. Каждому понравится в нем свое. Но обязательно понравится! Для меня это какие-то сухофрукты с древесной базой, и цветочным сердцем. Магия!

This deliciously addictive scent reminded me of a more sophisticated and less linear version of MP's Vanilla Powder. Such a pleasant surprise, really enjoyed wearing it

Magnificent! Mass pleaser but hard to grasp. I just know this fragrance will be under hyped. Highly advise people that committed to a full bottle, to gatekeep this.