Lys Méditerranée (2000)
by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle

A moody natural chord of citrus, greens and flowers with a starring muguet in its link with aromatic angelica roots. The smell is cool and hesperidic, it morphs in to a softer and sweeter musky and woody base. The scent is floral and aromatic but not overly sweet and smooth. It holds on to be botanic and natural. Something airy, cool and woodsy exudes from the blend till the end of the trip. Wonderful to breathe it in the fresh air at morning. Unisex and with an almost aldehydic  projection.

7th January, 2012.

Lys Mediterranee is a sober composition that fits "the mediterranean bill". Good quality muguet and citrus skillfully orchestrated for an easy to wear spring / summer scent. Gentle and sweet musky drydown. Not a groundbreaking release but surely honest and well executed.

9th April, 2011.

I worried that Lys Méditerranée might be too sweet and heady for me, but I needn’t have. It actually opens with a volley of astringent green notes that put lily in a whole new perspective. The lily has real presence, but the persistent green notes effectively guard the scent against growing cloying. A gentle squeeze of citrus keeps things crisp for a truly “Mediterranean” olfactory picture. Simple, well executed, and very easy to wear.

29th November, 2010.

My first Malle. I was looking for a lys scent, and I happen to try this airy and bitter composition. Perhaps it is too bitter for me, but its salty and marine notes are pretty intriguing. Unfortunately such pungent environment doesn't seem the appropriate set for an elegant, gorgeous and opulent flower as the lys. A nice fragrance but a little artificial.

26th September, 2010.

I think I am the only one who dislikes this perfume here. * looks BELOW to other reviews...*
There is no subtlety with Lys Mediterranee . It's straight in there with that thick marine note, it's extremely spicey to start too- like curry and cumin lashings . As the perfume dries down, it gets fresher in a green sense and the lily is more prominent but that spice will not let go.My head in stuck in the yellow pollen, deep inside that flower which just happens to be growing in the kitchen of a very bad indian chef.

4th June, 2010.

Apart from Penhaligon's Lily & Spice, this is the one lily fragrance I love. While Lily & Spice is warmer and spicier from saffron, this one is cooler and more dewy/green. It's a lily scent so real I can feel the texture of the flower - from the waxy petals to the dusty pollen. The salty sea breeze aspect of the fragrance is subtle indeed.

5th May, 2010.