Un Lys Serge Lutens for women

Kchild's review is right on the money. Un Lys is heaven in a bottle.

Sure, you need to be a fan of big, strong florals but even without this affinity you should try Un Lys.
It is not as heady and overwhelming as most tuberose or jasmine perfumes are. It is warm and feminine but without being too sexy. In short: it doesn't screem at you, it sings.

If you want to know how this one compares to Lys Mediterranée (Frederic Malle): Lys Mediterranée is a lily on the sea - salty, a bit aquatic, natural and summery. Both are great perfumes but I prefer Un Lys, the angelic, creamy lily. Lys Mediterranée has never sung to me.

Now THIS is a Lutens fragrance I can get my head around. It's a pretty floral, and I would say it would be ideal for warmer weather. On the dry down I get a hint of nutmeg. Although it's very nice and I quite like it, I'm not sure I'd purchase it. I guess for me, orientals win again.

Edit: Because I wasn't totally in love with this one, I blended my samples of Un Lys, Carnal Flower and Lys Carmin together, and what a powerhouse floral I concocted! Carnal Flower is toned down by the addition of the other two and I must say that I'm enjoying this very much. Sometimes the sum of the parts is greater than the individual. Delicious!

I've worn this 3 times now (another Perfumed Court sample) and I'm torn. The opening on me is the "heavy lilac" that other people have noted, but for me it's "lilac bug spray" which is actually kind of unpleasant. Fortunately that only lasts for about 5 minutes, then I get the softer, sweet musk with lily. I'm a huge fan of vanilla, so I love the drydown. Again, it's not a sillage monster on me and one application lasts least 4-6 hours. Not sure I love it enough to invest in a full-size bottle, though.

The second you pick up the bottle of Un Lys invisible string instruments start to warm up. Why? Because the very moment that you depress that atomizer and release this parfum into the atmosphere a symphony begins.

As you move through your day you will be imparting beautifully scented music wherever you go.Sound corny and over the top? Then you've never tried this parfum.

Un Lys is a stunning full bodied lily that wafts and kisses the air w/her lushness. She's the star of the show and allows you to be noted for your exquisite taste. She's a true diva who takes all the credit for something that's built to let her shine. Holding her up is a soft, deep vanille and blurring her edges is a gorgeous almost imperceptable musk. These ingrediants are layered in perfectly and create a truly creamy,almost wilting quality to this compositon. As if the lily has been in her vase for a few days and the whole house has now taken on her aroma. Fullness, decadence, excess, are words that come to mind when thinking of Un Lys.

She is delicate passion in a bottle. Seriously,look her up and see if she won't seduce you.

(Please forgive me for the dramatic review. This perfume does that to me. I hope she's able to do that for you too!)

Simply the most beautiful lily scent I've encountered. On my skin, it's clean and transparent, with a subtle green freshness and just the most delicate hint of musky spice. Thank goodness it's not weighed down by jasmine, tuberose, gardenia or any other big white floral. It's got just a touch of vanilla, but not drowning in it, so the effect is softening without being sickeningly sweet. It's creamy without being cloying or foody. Classically beautiful and sexy, sensuous, unapologetically cool and elegant, I love it.

Un Lys is a lily lovers dream. All lily with a touch of vanilla. I really don't remember any musk. Lily with vanilla was a new experience for me and I think it is very nice. Thank you Fragrantica for the sample! Fine quality with good sillage and longevity.

Massive disappointment!


This has a sharp bug-spray-ish note and, is overly sharp and heavy.I don't get it. I just don't like this scent. I guess I am back to CD's Diorissimo for now and forever.

Reminds me of Donna Karan Gold but Un Lys is more floral. It's very green, leafy and less spicy.

I want to thank Fragrantica also for sending me a sample of Un Lys. As a man, I kind of tend to ignore florals, and never would have given it a second look. It does, however, smell beautiful on me, and I am seriously considering a full bottle! I'm also now curious about other lily scents, and will investigate! In the meantime, Un Lys is gorgeous!

With first appliance to my skin it opens
with a sweet acidic note which you find similar to tuberose then dries down with a
bit of amber with patches of musk i can detect a hint of tuberose which is harsh at first but becomes softer and more wearable as it dries down.
With one sniff Un Lys conjures an image
of a early summer afternoon on a Sunday
around the early 1900's in a small town in northern France Laziness ruled the day not much work to be done so sitting in their armchairs basking in the sun
thinking their idle thoughts;
a young lady tall and slender with dark
brown hair with a white cotton gauze gown walking around a field of white Lillies wet from from the early morring rains reading a note that her lover had sent her do you think she'll be to biased to turn down his offer for marriage?

this is one of the most romantic and brings out delicate feelings when wearing this masterpiece.

I have recently fallen in love with lily scents and this is one of the best. The topnote is pure lily: sensuous, creamy, thick, and moist. The dry down smells a little lemony. If you want a perfume that says, "summer", this is it.

Not a huge fan of lily scents,(tropical and white florals usually go badly wrong on me) I tried this reluctantly, but it is a surprising and true rendition of lilies. Fresh, dense and tropical, this smells like a lily just as it's been cut, without dirty or green notes. Just that creamy tropical lush you get with a dew-fresh flower. Amazing. It is a definite soliflore, but the name alone would indicate that. Very lovely.

Thank you, Fragrantica, for sending me a sample of Un Lys!

This perfume is a MUST TRY for floral lovers. It is surprisingly simple. When first applied, I smelled pure lily, and that was all. But it was such a natural lily-smell! Like taking a whiff from the real flower. As time went on I caught just a little bit of the vanilla and musk, but just barely. Lily was still center-stage and beautiful. I don't know if this perfume is quite right for me personally, but it's wonderful.

Oh my, I think I'm back to being in love with florals! I was fortunate to have a sample sent from the amazing fragratica gods and I wonder now if that's exactly what they are; fragrance gods.

I have been searching and searching for both a vanilla and a simple floral for some time and here they are in one bottle. The Lily is lush and rounded and blooms in accord with the vanilla, which sweetens and turns the flower into something edible and delicious. The musk sensualizes the harmony of lily and vanilla and I cannot get enough of how feminine and sophisticatedly sexy this is. I must now get my hands on a bottle!

Surprisingly simple but still beautiful... this could be its title.

There is something sensuous and lush in this simplicity. It wears close to the skin, quite soft and creamy for a lily fragrance. Probably the musk has something to do with it.

Lovely balance between these two notes, not a heavy floral, neither a thick muskiness. I don't see any green notes here but there is a sophisticated freshness in it as well. The vanilla note is just a shadow for the first hour. It comes in quietly and suddenly becomes an equal player in the dry down.

I appreciate it even more as I have Penhaligon's Lily and Spice on the other wrist. Actually this comparison is very helpful. Somehow I discover an unpleasant note in the second one, note I didn't notice at the first try. I guess I will have to update that review.

Lush, sensuous and creamy lilies. Adorable.

One of the best.

7.9/10

This is beautiful-smells exactly of a fresh boquet of oriental lilies- one of the truest lily perfumes ever. If you don't love lilies step away!

As VioletLily said, this is one of the most beautiful lily fragrances. Another beautiful, more dynamic, is Lys by Le Jardin Retrouve.

This is my kind of fragrances when I want to relax and feel myself cozy and peaceful. I can't say it's sexy, but very feminine fragrance. I have been looking for this fragrance for years. For me this scent is very calm and quite, first lily fragrance with such peaceful temper.

I can`t agree more, Violet Lily`s review is beautiful!
It is a true white lily, i have them in my garden and love them.Un Lys is an ultimate lily, fully opened, gorgeous, with dew inside...Lovely.

VioletLily. You took the words right out of my mouth.

This was the worst perfume I've ever encountered. I felt like I'd buried my head in a vase full of cemetery flowers. I know other love this, but it was WASH OFF IMEEDIATELY for me.

It's so deep lily.

Large garden of lilies, after a hot day, his rich heady aroma. One minute, it remindes me lilac, but no, it's not lilac. They are lighter and don't have ground of green leaf odor.
In the end smell of lilies is not so bright, reveals musk.
I can't wear this, it's pressure me.

This is the most beautiful lily scent I've had the pleasure to smell. More than that, one of the most beautiful florals I've experienced. It's serene and sexy at the same time. Fresh yet lusciously deep. I came home after testing this, Tiempe Passate and Fracas and my SO said, “You smell lovely!” I thought it was the Fracas, assuming it was the strongest, but no... it was the Un Lys! And four hours and a shower later, it's still there – albeit very softly now. My man sniffed my arm again and tried to eat it. It's just that deliciously gorgeous. Oh, I want this.