Fragrance comparison

Lumen vs French Lily

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 29 ratings analysed

Lumen

Parallax Olfactory

3.8817 votes

Rank #39,469 SoapyBeeswax

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

5 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 5 of 6 categories.

Lumen
Choose it for a soapy and beeswax character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
French Lily
Choose it for a white floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Lumen1/6

French Lily5/6

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

LumenParallax Olfactory

French LilyDSH Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.88/ 5 · 17 votes

Have 14%Had 5%Want 81%

4.00/ 5 · 12 votes

Have 20%Had 7%Want 73%

Category winnerFrench LilyRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

35%Like

18%Ok

6%Dislike

6%Hate

17 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

⏱ Longevity63

〰 Sillage46

♥ Love / hate72

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage92

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityFrench Lily

SillageFrench Lily

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value33

¤ Price value50

Category winnerFrench LilyBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

soapy100%

beeswax90%

floral80%

honey70%

animalic60%

soft spicy50%

white floral100%

fresh92%

green84%

musky77%

animalic69%

floral61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both floral and animalic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SoapBeeswaxTulipSweet NotesLily

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Lily-of-the-ValleyLilyAldehydesJasmine SambacGalbanumTunisian NeroliMuskPatchouliBergamotAmbergrisBeeswaxYlang-Ylang

No top / heart / base split published

Category winnerFrench LilyLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer71

Fall86

Winter43

Day100

Night41

Spring100

Summer100

Fall0

Winter25

Day100

Night57

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex11

Women89

Casual 38%Work 35%Date 17%Party 10%

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#39,469

PerfumerLinda Sivrican

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#39,683

PerfumerDawn Spencer Hurwitz

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerLumenHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lumen by Parallax Olfactory smells like clean bath soap resting beside a warm incandescent bulb. The opening delivers a crisp bar of white soap paired with waxy, candied tulips and a hint of warm glass. As it warms on the skin, raw beeswax and sweet honey emerge alongside dewy lily petals. The scent feels bright, slig…

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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, Lumen or French Lily?

French Lily takes 5 of 6 categories. Lumen is rated 3.88/5 from 17 votes; French Lily is rated 4.00/5 from 12 votes. Choose Lumen for a soapy and beeswax character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose French Lily for a white floral and fresh character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.