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10leg22 – :
Interesting to read the reviews. I gather that this is one of those fragrances that can smell like 5 different scents on 5 different women….
This opens to me as a soft comforting scent that I think would be great in the cooler months….A lazy Sunday morning type of scent. I can’t pick up specific notes at all, so this is well blended. I am surprised to see this voted as long lasting, bc this barely lasted on my skin an hour. But it is pretty. Do I think it’s worth the hefty price tag? I can only speak for myself here, but I think for me, the poor longevity does not make me want a full bottle of this. This is pretty though for about an hour. The warm spicy accords prevail for me. I don’t pick up the white floral at all. Barely picking up a woodiness. Not powdery on me at all nor balsamic. Mainly a light warm spicy scent for me. Nice and pleasant, but not full bottle worthy to me. If I was an absolutely obscenely loaded woman with money to wipe my heiney with, I might get this for the bottle alone, ha ha!! 🙂 xx As this is, the longevity is a deal breaker for me and while the scent is pleasant enough to my nose, this one doesn’t wow me. It did at first application but quickly became a soft warm slightly woody spicy scent that poofed in hardly any time at all.
Frosi – :
Like others have mentioned, the “noir” part of the name doesn’t make much sense. This perfume is slightly sweet and light, characteristics one does not associate with darkness. The most prominent notes are heliotrope, sandalwood, and ebony. The floral notes are barely detectable, with the tuberose being a bit more noticeable than the lily. It’s definitely a feminine scent, but in a youthful, carefree way. Appropriate for someone in their mid20s and up. Perfect for a night out in the town.
Moderate sillage, and moderate longevity, about 5 hours on my skin. I like it, but not enough to pay for a full bottle.
pamakagonov – :
Tried this in winter & found it sharp so dismissed it.
Forward to summer, it has opened up & find it lovely. Mostly Tuberose but soft and less powerful, must be the other notes which calm it down.
I have sprayed this with Song For A rising Sun, which is very woody & now they produce a nice mix.
tfn479Bessinepome – :
Considering pepper is the top note in this, it took a while for it to show up on me – a good hour, and only very faintly. What I get the most of is the heliotrope and lily, which are quite lovely. Longevity is pretty good – I got around eight hours, so big props for that. It’s a pretty scent, but doesn’t blow me away.
GarikNEI – :
This seems more tropical than dark. Coconut, lily and heliotrope are strongest to me. It’s slightly peppery but fleetingly so. The drydown smells like old fashioned cream soda when I’ve been wearing it a couple hours. It’s nice enough just not a love.
A1tair – :
I wasn’t in love with the opening, from which I detected strong notes of soapy floral coconut (though coconut isn’t listed I’m certain it’s there). The floral and slightly spicy elements soon kick in after ten minutes though, and the dry-down to my nose is mostly about a peppered tuberose with velvety underlying sandalwood and earthy patchouli.
I don’t get much lily from this (to me it appears as a slightly soapy edge in this perfume, which fades into drydown), and that’s no surprise with strong notes like patchouli and tuberose in the mix.
Before the spicier woody elements develop, this actually reminded me of Bath and Body Works Velvet Tuberose, i.e. there’s a fruity dark aspect that’s softened by sandalwood, but where Velvet Tuberose dries down to a cheaper, less complex effect, Lys Noir becomes a bit deeper and warmer, with earthy patchouli.
I can see why it’s described as a sexy femme fatale, but to me it speaks more of an unrestrained, fun loving party girl really. I don’t find it intriguing or elegant.
Good longevity and sillage
roduna-2000 – :
This is so beautiful, Tuberose, Lily and Narcissus together and it works! It’s heavenly! For me it’s creamy and Tuberose and Heliotrope are the more dominant notes on me and I find it a very wearable day time scent, not what I would describe as “Noir” but beautiful and elegant none the less. My little boy sat next to me when I was wearing this and said ” mmmmm mummy you smell nice”, one for the memory bank 🙂
ldh678Negeltzex – :
LYS NOIR was so strong on me! Unfortunately I couldn’t get past the accord of moldy musk! Oh boy how unpleasant it became at some points! I could appreciate the initial sweetness of flowers, but the sweet syrup scent of heliotrope + the moldy musk was just a little bit too much for me to bear, so if ‘mold’ does become a problem for you, be cautious when trying LYS NOIR.
It does drydown to a very nice fragrance, very feminine, creamy and almost milky. I did get the “noir” part at the strong opening, but drydown is very mild and easy to wear. Longevity was excellent some 7 hours and it did project strong for at least good 6 hours which is excellent.
LYS NOIR is something I would suggest to try. I did tremendously enjoy the ending of this journey, but the first 3 hours and the moldyness…was just too much.
xrn466JeomiWogkig – :
This is a beautiful fragrance! It is very similar base as the Fleur Nocturne, for those familar with that and very similar to Micalef Watch! Sweet creamy white florals a hint of dark juicy berry note but i think it is the pepper/patchouli/tuberose combo giving it a bit of juiciness. This is thick and heavy perfume!
Nicvwa – :
Isabey Lys Noir smells so similar to Cacharel LouLou that I’m shocked no one has made the comparison. It has that very strong coumarin (sp?) scent which many associate with heliotrope. I really like Lys Noir but when LouLou is so similar why buy such an expensive scent? I suppose LouLou smells slightly more synthetic but overall for the price different I’d go with LouLou
svetusa – :
This is a very pretty scent but it does not strike me as particularly dark, nor is the lily very detectable, so I find the name something of a misnomer.
This goes on very smooth, creamy, I am unsure why but it makes me think of the kind of thick yellow custard used in those iced vanilla slices, that particular shade of creamy yellow.
Heliotrope and Tuberose are by far the most dominant notes, in honesty I wouldn’t have said there was lily in this if I didn’t know. The tuberose here is not at all animalic or indolic it is tamed, domesticated – a fluffy white kitten rather than a roaring tiger – and very very creamy, the heliotrope works beautifully to complement this creaminess and plays more to its powdery nuances than to an almond or cherry note. The narcissus adds to the slight sweetness, and again reinforces the yellow softness. The sandalwood is also soft, an unseen support rather than a note of itself, but again lending to this creamy yellow softenss. Did I mention it is creamy? Or soft?!
I suppose the softness of the lily makes this a lily scent more in the style of Baiser Vole or Lys Carmin – very soft and gentle, rather than the bolder and raunchier lily scents such as Lys Fume, Shanghai Lily and Alameda and it is a world away from heavier scents like Gilded Lily. In the opening stages this reminded me of a Guerlain scent – that is a complement. I would have been tempted to say this contained coconut, but I think it is the interplay between the heliotrope and tuberose. It reminded me of Datura Noir (another really-not-noir noir perfume!). in the heart the lily makes itself known, very shyly. I perceive absolutely zero pepper at all, thankfully, as I cannot imagine it working in this mix.
All in all this is a beautiful scent, and one I would like to get to know better. Very feminine, soft, calm, beautiful, this makes me feel like I should be one of those impossibly beautiful women in lifestyle magazines, sitting in my impractical for real life designer barn conversion replete with overstuffed beige suede sofa, natural toned carpets and white painted walls, my real sheepskin slippers on my sockless feet as I sit sipping a cocoa and gazing dreamily into the middle distance. I like it.
19572206 – :
The main overall note for me on this one is heliotrope, which is not one of my favorite floral scents, especially since I’m fond of lily and was going for that as a main note in a scent. I also get some tuberose that is dominant.
Very sweet, silky, very mild powder, ethereal are more words that come to mind on this rather than something called “noir.” If I were to purchase this, which I don’t think I will, I would wear this in the spring and early summer. It almost reminds me of Guerlain’s Apres L’Ondee, but is much less moody and even more delicate and spring-like.
The wood base is very, very mild. A very tame Floriental that is attractive and feminine but not a knockout for me.