Lys Noir Isabey 2014

The black lily (Lys Noir) should actually be called Heliotrope Tuberose. In winter, I found the scent wonderful, and my familiar tester M was absolutely enchanted. He thought Lys Noir smelled like cemetery flowers and meant that in a positive way. Like a voluptuous woman, dressed in black, with a large hat visiting the Parisian cemetery Père Lachaise. Holding a large bouquet of strongly scented flowers, which she lays down at a richly decorated grave. It is quiet. The city is just a delicate background noise. The woman, let’s call her Madame Lys, does not cry; she looks serious. A secret surrounds her. We do not know whose grave she is visiting or what her relation to the deceased person was. Perhaps the visit to the grave is just an excuse to meet someone. Now she takes out her powder compact and powders her aristocratic little nose. Maybe she is also using the mirror to see what is happening behind her. We should move on; otherwise, she will notice that we are staring at her. Then she might scold us, chase after us, or even hit us with her parasol with the sandalwood handle. We don’t want that, so we discreetly retreat to our home computer.

After about an hour, the lily manages to push forward, and the scent becomes more powdery. Unfortunately, I notice the sandalwood at 20°C stronger and earlier than in winter; it is the kind of sandalwood that I do not like so much. The patchouli is very subtle and only supports the other fragrance notes. In the warmth of 20°C, I find Lys Noir too sweet. I did not notice that in winter.

The longevity is unfortunately not so remarkable for me; after about 6 hours, Madame Lys bids farewell. That may be different for other people. At work, you can wear the scent if you apply it in time before work, so that the projection is not so strong anymore. Otherwise, you run the risk of overwhelming colleagues with the scent aura.

I bought a travel bottle. It is beautiful and elegant, diamond-shaped, made of matte black glass in a noble box that looks like it is covered with ivory-colored leather. With a dark red ribbon, you can pull out the inner box. In it, the bottle can now sleep until autumn.