Lelia Gustav Lohse 1936 Eau de Parfum

"Lelia" slipped into my fragrance display case as an eau de parfum in a tilting bottle through a collection dissolution - and even if it seems to be absolutely no fragrance for me or men in general, the fragrance makes itself very good there and is a real rarity. My girlfriend has to test and execute it!

As gentle as his name is, so is he. You can tell "Lelia" is her age, but her elegance and charisma simply have to be called timeless. "No. 5" in Berlin dialect. From a golden age, stylish and glittering at the same time. The Good Life. Of einst. There goes the great Gatsby on his knees. A floral aldehyde cuddle cat. Ylang Ylang, Rose, Iris. Lily of the valley power. Creamy, delicate, bright. Even Nivea, Bebe and Co. It looks fresh and free and pious. Just like the first day. I could imagine that my bottle has been on my back for a few decades, but it was so tightly closed (and even with a kind of stopper/cork) that the liquid is extremely loud and unadulterated and as good as new. Just from back then. Coco would be proud, Marilyn would wear it too, I'm sure. In bed and on the set. A housewife with manners and at the same time a starlet without clothes. Lady in the streets, freak in bed. Or something like that. "Lelia" is the German answer to "Chanel No. 5" and it is a shame that the fragrance is only found in museums or hardly anyone knows it.

Flacon: berlin simple
Sillage: delicate but not to be underestimated
Shelf life: the next morning still very thinly perceptible - 10-12 hours

Conclusion: not old-fashioned, but timeless. "Lelia" is like Chanel's No. 5, only German, more solid, straighter. Without any grandma vibe. I like it!