Stargazer 7.71
by Yosh

Green/herbal coniferous lily/rose. Just an odd, trimmed down floral.

I had heard so much about Yosh's perfumes and I love Stargazer lilies so I was all prepared to have found a new love. It was bottled in an adorable, tiny little crystal flacon with clean lines (think early Chanel No. 5 bottle) and promised good things ahead. Unfortunately, it was not to be.

On me, Yosh Stargazer smelled like a cheap, knock-off lily fragrance which was cloying and needy. It keept shrieking, "smell me!". It only came in an "oil" so my wrist felt uncomfortably slippery after putting it on. And talk about long-lasting. This scent would not go away! Even after 6 hours, a hot shower and scrubbing my wrist with a buf-puf and soap, it was still annoyingly there. I hope whoever buys Stargazer smells and tests it first to see if they can live with it because for $130/1 oz. it is not cheap.

If you want a true and perfect lily fragrance, my suggestion is Serge Lutens Un Lys or Frederice Malle's Lys Mediterranee.

ps: Lest you think I am a Yosh hater, I adored Sottile by the way. Oil or no, it was a fabulous earthy rose fragrance.

Not a 'true' lily, such as Frederic Malle's Lys Mediteranee, but strikingly beautiful nonetheless. It's got a very fresh, green quality, which tempers the abundant florals. Florals generally don't work for me, but this is incredibly easy to wear, without feeling like I'd been covered in debris from an exploding florist shop. And, as with most Yosh oils, it lasts next to forever.