Gilded Lily Ineke 2010

See Prices

More

We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

See Prices

6.9 / 10 63 Ratings

A perfume by Ineke for women, released in 2010. The scent is floral-fruity. The production was apparently discontinued.

More

We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

Main accords

Floral

Fruity

Spicy

Green

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Elemi resin

Grapefruit

Pineapple

Rhubarb

Heart Notes

Lilium auratum

Base Notes

Labdanum

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Perfumer

Ineke Rühland

Ratings

Scent

6.963 Ratings

Longevity

7.052 Ratings

Sillage

6.352 Ratings

Bottle

7.562 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 03/24/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/24/2025

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

BigGromus
11 Reviews

BigGromus

Top Review 22

Gilded Lily

Odd. I don't smell lyrol or any of the other common ingredients that make that round green almost-aquatic smell that usually passes for lily in lily perfumes. To me, Gilded Lily is more of a chypre: spicy, tart, and a pich aldehydic on top with a sort of flowery, powdery, almost-suede core and a very traditional straight-from-the-70's green chypre base. That being said, it smells modern, with what I'm guessing is some pink pepper/bay rose in there to give it a more common appeal.

A lot has been said about the term "modern chypre", and it's been very over-applied to all sorts of garbage that's not even remotely chypre-related. As such, I'd like to nominate Gilded Lily for the representative of a true modern chypre. It keeps the traditional ingredients intact while still bringing it up to date.

03/03/2015

10
Bottle 8
Scent

Flavorite
240 Reviews

Flavorite

Helpful Review 1

Turn Coat!

Interesting metamorphosis. I was initial repulsed by the fruity top notes and solid projection- which many people find so appealing in modern fragrance-werk. But now that it has dried down I am back at my tester and very pleased to find a sumptuous fresh patchouli that even I (not a patchouli fan) can wear. This would make a fantastic day scent for Spring and Summer for a man or woman or anything in-between. It has some commonality with my old friend 'Eau Dynamisante' Deodorant by Clarins...a true life saver in the heat of the Summer! This would make a lovely layer over top of that one for sure. The fruity bits dissipate and leave a strong fresh resinous base of good quality Oakmoss, that probably melds well with most people's chemistry. I may invest in a full bottle- since the bottle is OMG- freakin' gorgeous!!!

12/06/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

Tessa
81 Reviews

Tessa

Helpful Review 2

Unusual patchouli

The charm of this chypre resides in the fact all its notes come out at the same time, at the beginning like an explosion of fruit,flowers, labdanum,patchouli,oakmoss.Shocking!
My impression is that the patchouli sets down and absorbs the other notes and then-and this is fantastic-it releases them one by one. A dominant is the pineapple. But the thick scent of the lily inches out and then here comes the pineapple again and so on and so forth. Wonderful.
Shall I mention the longevity? Great.

01/16/2012

10
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Very helpful Review 2

The Best Fruity Chypre Since Unreformulated Mitsouko

Ineke Gilded Lily is a splendid representative of a perfume genre currently in decline: the classic fruity chypre. The most famous member of this class of perfumes, Guerlain Mitsouko, has been reformulated so as to be a mere shadow of its former self. Other members of this class include Yves Saint Laurent Yvresse, which is still around and in good shape; and Rochas Femme, which was reformulated but has managed to keep its integrity in tact, at least as far as I'm concerned (there is some debate about this, however).

The current, far more common, "modern chypre" category is filled with perfumes featuring above all patchouli and at least a modicum of sweetness, but still enough of the classic chypre elements to make the name seem acceptably accurate. With Gilded Lily, Ineke has managed to create a fruity chypre in the classic tradition, albeit apparently without violating any of the IFRA restrictions cited as the cause for so many reformulations of once classic perfumes.

The oakmoss and patchouli are woven together into the characteristic mesh texture unique to chypre perfumes, and the rich fruits here (though I cannot claim to be able to identify them individually) offer a perfect counterbalance to the dark lily flower. Although it was launched only in 2010, Gilded Lily amazingly captures the beauty of fruity chypres in the grand tradition, and I was at once relieved and delighted to have discovered the existence of this excellent perfume.

I completely love this composition, which has great longevity and fairly big sillage. Gilded Lily comes in a beautiful red bottle with black and gold accents, is topped with an attractive matte black cap, and is housed in an equally appealing box. Every time I get depressed about reformulations, I reach for Ineke Gilded Lily as reminder that all is not lost, and that great perfume is still being made today.

It goes without saying that those who dislike the aesthetic of classic chypre perfumes such as Mitsouko need not apply. But for fruity chypre lovers, Gilded Lily is a winner!