Squeeze by Lilly Pulitzer bottle
Lilly Pulitzer

Squeeze

3.9/5 · 110 votes Feminine 2008
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Character

Longevity2.7/5
Sillage2.7/5
Day100
Night7
Summer91
Spring53
Fall7
Winter5
Our take

Squeeze opens with a bright, almost aggressive pop of grapefruit and red currant, the litchi lending a syrupy gloss that keeps the citrus from turning into cleaning product territory. It quickly settles into a transparent rose and lotus heart, more aquatic than floral, like petals floating in a pool of sparkling water. The base is a whisper of clean musk and vague woods, but honestly by the time you get there, the whole affair is already fading into a ghost of itself. This is a fragrance that exists in a single, cheerful moment, a spritz of fruit punch spiked with flower petals on a blistering July afternoon, gone before the ice cubes melt. The numbers do not lie: longevity struggles to reach three hours and sillage is a polite arm’s length at best, which feels less like a summer scent and more like a summer illusion. It is thoroughly synthetic and proudly mainstream, the olfactory equivalent of a pastel sundress that looks great for brunch but has no business at dinner. If you want a fragrance that turns heads or lasts through a workday, look elsewhere. Squeeze is for the woman who reapplies perfume the way she reapplies sunscreen, joyfully and often. Wear it to the beach, to a farmers market, to a pool party where you plan to jump in anyway. It is a fleeting spritz of carefree youth, and that is exactly what it is meant to be.

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