Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire

Gardenia seen through gauze & melted into a pot of coffee, fruit, tobacco, vanilla & rum. Troubled beauty

****

Serge Lutens Sa Majesté La Rose

A must for rose lovers : sparkling and crisp with hints of green, veering into tea rose territory.

*****

Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule

Curiously, not sandalwood writ large (or small). Reminiscent of ginger cake: comforting but not compelling.

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Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore

Huge, spicy, warm and coconutty: the sandalwood fades in and out. Smells equally good sprayed on clothes.

****

Serge Lutens Daim Blond

A fruity opening then hints of liquorice drying to pale, smooth suede. Wearable but won't set the world on fire.

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Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide

Cold, grey incense with mentholated notes of mint and rosemary. Barren, sparse & lonely. A scent of solitude 

****

Serge Lutens Vitriol d'Oeillet

Bright, metallic and spicy carnation-clove. Smells only mildly annoyed, and not not massively carnationy

***

Serge Lutens La Myrrhe

"Soapy" aldehydes, jasmine, spices and a myrrh myrrh note. Amazingly light and complex

*****

Serge Lutens Sarrasins

Dark, inky & unsettling. Lush jasmine & pitch black leather. Sweet & indolic hot breath. Tim Burtonesque Floral

****

Serge Lutens Chergui

Dry sweet vanilla amber: powdery, resinous, spicy and exotic. Incredibly rich. Provides comfort in Winter

*****

Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles

Dark pine tree forest, sap covered trees, burning sugar, bark & incense. Dry, sweet, spicy, fantastic!

*****

Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist

The earthiest, most primal Iris available. Rooty Iris, Vetiver & chopped Carrots. Decedent Art Deco

 *****

Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois

Sharp, decaying plums and a huge, spicy cedar note. Linear, but all the better for it. Ethereal Woods

 *****

Serge Lutens Cèdre

Medicinal & syrupy tuberose, soft and fuzzy woods. A very light touch of cedar. Doesn't fit together. Confusing name

***

L'eau Serge Lutens

Antithesis of the SL line. Light, airy musk reminiscent of fresh bed linen. Aldehydes give a 'white out' feel. Clean

***

Serge Lutens Rahät Loukoum

Thick cherry syrup, very powdery & sweet. Dries to a rose & musk powder. Play Doh for adults. Comfort Scent

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Serge Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger

White hot & indolic Orange Blossom with subtle Jasmine & Tuberose. Infused with sweaty cumin. Stifling

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Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle

Camphorous top notes that are frankly shocking, jasmine & buttery/earthy tuberose. Cruella De Vil

*****

Serge Lutens A La Nuit

Intoxicating & heady Jasmine soliflore. Sweet Jasmine flowers & green stems on a warm, musky base. Linear & dry

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Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khän

Thick & heavy musk with a supposed Rose note (where?). Linear, smells like warm skin & leather. Naff 

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