Floating Liis

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2022
Moderate
Sillage
Good
Longevity
Spring
Best Season
Casual
Best For

Fragrance Story

Floating by Liis is a Woody fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Floating was launched in 2022. Floating was created by Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin.

Composition Profile

fruity 100%
citrus 85%
sweet 70%
musky 60%
powdery 50%
fresh spicy 40%
woody 35%
floral 30%
aromatic 25%

About the Perfumer

Alissa Sullivan

Alissa Sullivan

Alissa Sullivan is a perfumer and founder of the fragrance brand Liis, where she creates all of the scents. Her olfactory style emphasizes transparency and minimalism, often using clean, airy compositions with subtle complexity. Notable creations from her brand include Bo Liis, Floating Liis, and Rose Struck Liis, each reflecting her focus on wearable, intimate scents.

Fragrance Notes

All Notes

Complete scent profile

Linen Linen
Peach Peach
Bergamot Bergamot
Sequoia Sequoia
Wild Orchid Wild Orchid

Character Profile

The Archetype Archetype: Portrait of Floating Liis

Essence

The person who cherishes Floating Liis-a fragrance of soft vanilla, delicate lily, and ethereal musk-is most closely aligned with the Innocent, an archetype defined by purity, optimism, and an unshakable belief in beauty. They move through life with a quiet grace, untouched by cynicism, as if the world were still an undiscovered garden. Yet beneath their serene exterior lies a tension: the Innocent’s greatest strength is their idealism, but their shadow is naivety-a refusal to see the world’s harsher edges until they cut too deep.

Relationships

In love, they are tender but guarded. They do not give their heart easily, but once they do, it is with a quiet intensity. They seek a partner who mirrors their idealism-someone who still finds wonder in the world, who understands that holding hands in silence can be as profound as a declaration of love. Their friendships are few but deep, built on years of shared glances, unspoken understandings, and the comfort of simply being together.

Yet their relationships also reveal their shadow. They can be passive, avoiding difficult conversations in favor of harmony. When betrayed, they do not rage-they retreat, wounded by the realization that not everyone shares their purity of intent. Their optimism, though beautiful, can blind them to the complexities of human nature, leaving them vulnerable to disappointment.

Shadow

Their greatest flaw is their reluctance to face darkness-both in the world and within themselves. They suppress anger, dismiss their own needs to maintain peace, and sometimes romanticize reality to the point of delusion. When life inevitably disappoints them, they do not adapt-they grieve, as if the world itself has broken a sacred promise.

But this very fragility is also their power. Their refusal to harden makes them a rare light in a jaded world. They remind others of forgotten joys-the scent of rain on pavement, the warmth of a shared silence, the quiet dignity of choosing kindness even when it is not returned.

Conclusion

They will never be the loudest voice in the room, nor the most ambitious. But in their presence, others feel lighter, as if the weight of the world has momentarily lifted. They are the keeper of small graces, the one who leaves a handwritten note in a loved one’s coat pocket, who stops to watch the sunset even when they’re late.

Their life is not one of grand conquests, but of quiet revolutions-against bitterness, against despair. And when they wear Floating Liis, it is not merely a fragrance, but an affirmation: The world is still beautiful. I choose to believe.