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Marks & Spencer Sweet Water Lily is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025. Sweet Water Lily opens with Bergamot and Violet Leaf, settles into a heart of Water Lily, Magnolia, and Lotus, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, and Vanilla. Marks & Spencer's Sweet Water Lily carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

A delicate aquatic floral built around water lily and dewy violet leaf, Sweet Water Lily is fresh, soft, and quietly modern. Performance is modest, but for a £16 spring-summer everyday wear, the value is hard to beat.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Fresh
  • Clean
  • Subtle
  • Modern
  • Soft
Sweet Water Lily Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Fall

Aquatic water lily and green violet leaf with a soft musk base read at their best in spring and summer. Mild fall works on cool days; winter is too thin for the airy aquatic profile.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date Formal

Soft projection and a delicate aquatic-floral character fit casual everyday wear and office settings. Approachable enough for daytime dates; too understated for evening events.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Discover Sweet Water Lily opens on the cool, slightly bitter green of crushed violet leaf and a clean bergamot lift, immediately setting the scene by a still pond on a spring morning. The heart blooms into water lily as the hero note, lifted gently by lotus and a touch of white magnolia for an airy, dewy floral character that never tips into sweetness. The drydown is a soft musk over creamy vanilla and a hint of cedar, leaving a clean, quietly long-lasting trail rather than a statement projection. Performance is intimate by design, with around three to four hours of skin-close radiance that suits casual daytime wear better than evening. Reviewers reach for it for office days, casual weekends, and easy spring-summer rotations; it lacks the heft for formal occasions or cold-weather wear. It sits next to the modern aquatic-floral crowd at the high street like Marc Jacobs Daisy and Diptyque Lilyphea rather than the dense gourmand or oud lanes. For the wearer who wants pond-fresh florals at supermarket prices, Sweet Water Lily is a gentle, optimistic everyday pick.

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