Easter Lily
Lili Bermuda (2015)

Lili Bermuda – Easter Lily (1928/2015)

Lili Bermuda came into being in 1928, when original owner, Madeline Scott, decided to convert fields of natural white lilies (Lilium Longiforum), commonly known as the Easter Lily, into a perfume. This became so popular that the company added more and more fragrances, numbering between 16 and 20, as I can re-construct, until the firm closed its doors in the late 1990s. The new owner, Isabelle Ramsay – Brackstone, opened the doors once again in 2004, with a new incarnation of the Easter Lily scent (2015).

I have experienced both the vintage Easter Lily and the new reincarnation. To my nose the original was pure and simple, indolic Lilium Longiforum, a soliflore, deep and rich, as you would expect a pure jasmine or tuberose soliflore to be. Lilies, according to my garden, provide the most voluptuous of floral scents, sometimes over-powering in the late afternoon when the sun has drawn forth the bees to activate the nectar production.

The new incarnation adds a few notes to make it less intense to modern noses, (Black Currant, Galbanum, Lilac, Vanilla and Musk), so it is a bit more “toned down” than the original. Both vintage and new are stellar in their own rights. The vintage proliferates on the internet, so you can easily compare the two.

With either vintage of modern, you have a winner here. Very feminine, very sexual/sensual, and very exotic, and a little bit goes a long way. Ladies, take note. Gentlemen, take notes.