Fragrance comparison

Bilquis vs French Lily

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 19 Oct 2026 16 ratings analysed

Bilquis

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

3.754 votes

Rank #52,648 SweetMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

French Lily

DSH Perfumes

4.0012 votes

Rank #39,683 White FloralFresh

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

French Lily takes 4 of 4 categories.

Bilquis
Choose it for a sweet and musky character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
French Lily
Choose it for a white floral and fresh character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Bilquis0/4

French Lily4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: French Lily
Sillage & projection: French Lily
Value for money: French Lily
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: French Lily

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

BilquisBlack Phoenix Alchemy Lab

French LilyDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 19%Had 5%Want 76%

4.00/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 20%Had 7%Want 73%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

25%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

50%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

25%Dislike

0%Hate

12 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage33

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage92

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityFrench Lily

SillageFrench Lily

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price value50

Category winnerFrench LilyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

musky92%

floral84%

fresh77%

green69%

honey61%

white floral100%

fresh92%

green84%

musky77%

animalic69%

floral61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both musky, fresh and green

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

HoneyAlmondMyrrhRose OilMuskLily-of-the-ValleyFig LeafAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Red Apple

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Lily-of-the-ValleyLilyAldehydesJasmine SambacGalbanumTunisian NeroliMuskPatchouliBergamotAmbergrisBeeswaxYlang-Ylang

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMusk and Lily-of-the-Valley. Durations are only published for French Lily, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter25

Day100

Night57

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

Casual 35%Date 32%Work 21%Party 12%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52,648

PerfumerBrian Constantine, Elizabeth Barrial

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#39,683

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerFrench LilyHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Bilquis reads as a honeyed, musky floral with green fruit facets rather than a loud gourmand. The mix of honey, almond, rose oil, fig leaf and red apple suggests a soft sweetness, while myrrh and musk keep it darker and more skin-like. It looks best suited to someone who likes indie perfumes that feel intimate, slight…

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French Lily by DSH Perfumes is an unapologetic white floral packed with green lily, fizzy aldehydes, and rich beeswax. It does not play polite. The opening erupts with bitter galbanum and sharp bergamot before settling into a dense floral heart of lily-of-the-valley and jasmine sambac. Unlike modern sugary perfumes, t…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Bilquis or French Lily?

French Lily takes 4 of 4 categories. Bilquis is rated 3.75/5 from 4 votes; French Lily is rated 4.00/5 from 12 votes. Choose Bilquis for a sweet and musky character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose French Lily for a white floral and fresh character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.