Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia Guerlain for women

Finally saw Lys Soleia in a perfume store today. I instantly went to try it on a mouillette and exited the store while inhaling my first impressions of the scent.

Lys Soleia is warm, very warm. As if you were wearing a tropical paradise on your skin. I immediately knew the scent reminded me of something but I couldn't place my finger on it right then. It wasn't until I left the shopping center that I finally got it: The scent of Lys Soleia reminded me of The Body Shop's legendary Monoi de Tahiti oil. In addition, it reminded me slightly of honey and tropical fruit.

On my way back home, I just had to return to the store and spray some of Lys Soleia on my skin. It smells almost the same - maybe even a little richer - on my wrists (compared to the mouillette). About an hour and a half in, the scent is still very noticable. On the mouillette, however, the scent isn't that strong anymore after about 3.5 hours since the spray. It's still noticable but a lot less strong as in the beginning. Of course, since this is an EDT, I'm not expecting a lot when it comes to longevity.

A had a friend with me and she described Lys Soleia as "smelling a lot like summer". I believe this is the thought a lot of people get when they smell Lys Soleia. I'm still not sure whether I'll be buying this AA (especially since I can just moisturize my skin with TBS's Monoi de Tahiti oil and smell almost identical, just milder) but it's definitely a good one. Even though I'm a fan of the AA scents, I wasn't expecting Lys Soleia to be this good.

This perfume is quiet and nice, not really floral, not really fruity or citrus and definitely not a lily scent. I wouldn't mind having a whiff of it around me, but was expecting a distinct lily note, a lily less green than 'Baiser vole' but still younger, fresher and greener than Penhaligon's 'Lily & Spice'. This is not unpleasant, but definitely does not blow me away. Not rushing out to get this Aqua Allegoria, even though I am usually a huge fan.

Interesting Lily - but not full on like DK Gold- this is more of a lighter white floral refreshed with a little green and given weight by clean earthy musk. One note puzzled me and seemed out of place in the beginning but in the dry down I do believe the 'tropical fruit' resolved into melon. I would say very ripe chanterais melon and I really liked it! Reminding me of Un Jardin apres le Mousson which is becoming very hard to find - so I am doubly pleased with this. Sillage was pleasant and lasting power quite good for an AA. Still a trace on my wrist from one spray after a good 6 hours. Too heavy maybe to be a Holy Grail summer fragrance but certainly worth trying. I will be getting a bottle in case they decide this will be for one season only!

Tropical drink with a lily instead of umbrella cocktail sticks!

This one makes me feel like being on holiday. Sun, tropical fruit, white flowers. Really sunny and fun composition. It's very sweet but not sickly sweet or sticky. I mainly detect lily and some sweetness that probably comes from the fruit and vanilla. No citrus whatsoever. In the drydown I also sense slightly musky undertone.

*****

It is delicate, lightly citrusy. What I like the most is that the skin smells as if it was sun heated. The fragrance which is ideal for warm weather, spring time and reminds me of lazy days on the sandy beach.

I had a chance to sample this in advance, i must say that it's lovely. In the veins of Cartier Baiser Voile, but less fresh and more sensual. It has that slightly indolic greeness of fresh flowers that doesn't sound dirty or fecal, mixed with a more fresh and slightly citrusy side. It's a little bit sweet too. A great spring fragrance.