Lily Lambert ~ No.s 11, 44, 55, & 77
Lily Lambert No. 11 is predominated by notes of soft gardenia and clean musk. Honeysuckle briefly shimmers across the top of it, but it dissipates quickly, leaving behind a tender shower-fresh white floral fragrance. Like the other fragrances in the line, it’s quite simple in compostion, but it should find some fans this summer as a result. I think it’s minimal lines and strong staying power will work well on humid sunny (and sweaty) days.
No. 44 contains the seeds of what is perhaps the most unique of the Lily Lambert scents. Berries seem to have brushed past swirls of smokey herbs. It’s a little surprising and wonderful… then slowly there’s plastic. Sand was SO right when she pegged 44 as the smell of Strawberry Shortcake toys. This scent quite quickly begins to smell almost like nothing at all on me but Strawberry Shortcake. It’s kind of a “skin” strawberry scent, I guess, and not for me, since I’ve no desire whatsoever to smell like a doll. Others may find it a fun walk down nostalgia lane, however, and on that count I’d say it would be a fun scent to sample.
The topmost water lily inflection of No. 55 feels cooling and refreshing. As the water lily fades, fruity notes begin to rise. The effect is… sigh, well… Kool-Aid. When I was little, sometimes my mom used to mix packets of different flavors together to fill our really big Tupperware pitcher, and it smells vaguely like one of her combos. I hate saying that, but that’s what it triggers in my mind, so there ya go: Mom’s mystery Kool-Aid.
No. 77 begins quite full, rendolent of juicy melon, pomegranate, roses. Sadly on my skin the scent becomes tinny, dwindling into an lax fruity-floral with warm wisps of a amber base. It’s very pretty, but wan, and does not carry through on the promise the opening makes to me. I do wonder how it might smell on other people, however, I also am unsure if anyone would really get much more out of it than I.
Lily Lambert scents are carried exclusively online by b-glowing. But like the dolt I am, I totally forgot to mention in my earlier review of the others that if you live in Portland they can also be tried at Blush Beauty Bar on NW 23rd.
So, in summation, the Lily Lamberts that get my thumbs up are numbers 11 and 66. The clean scents! Me! Who doesn’t usually cotton to those kind! However, I also recommend possibly trying the No. 22 out if you have the chance, because I think it will prove to be a happy fit for some folks.