Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque ~ fragrance review

Mona di Orio Les Nombres d'Or Tubereuse, Vetyver, and Vanille ~ fragrance review Everyone from Van Cleef & Arpels and Roger Vivier to Marc Jacobs and Chloé seems to be churning out single note fragrances. Add that to the established soliflores on the market from everyone from Serge Lutens to Annick Goutal, and you have to ask if we really need another take on lily, iris,...

Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide ~ fragrance review Smelled up close, L'Eau Froide is an enjoyable twist on a unisex summer fragrance, and it probably has enough heft to take it into spring or fall as well. It's clean, but it isn't as relentlessly clean as L'Eau Serge Lutens. Still, from a distance, the early stages teeter dangerously close...

Etat Libre d'Orange Noel au Balcon ~ fragrance reviewWhen I first heard about Noël au Balcon from Etat Libre d'Orange , it was being offered as a limited edition fragrance for the 2007 holiday season. I was disappointed that I wouldn't have a chance to try it, since it was only available at Sephora in France. Fortunately, Noël au Balcon joined...

Serge Normant Avah Fragrance ReviewFragrance reviews are silly. Fragrance marketing is even sillier. So from now on, we'll be crowdsourcing our fragrance reviews. Read on to find out what our office thought about the latest sample to land on our desk. What Serge Normant thinks it smells like: "Avah encompasses alluring and...

David Yurman Limited Edition ~ new fragrance David Yurman Limited Edition can be found now at Saks Fifth Avenue, $250 for 75 ml, concentration unknown. (via saksfifthavenue) * per Clarins, the official name of this fragrance is David Yurman Limited Edition. It was "Inspired by the mystery and allure of the Middle East", and...

Serge Lutens Jeux de Peauby March It's been awhile since I annoyed readers with a quote from Perfumes: The Guide, so here's one for today, regarding Serge Lutens, taken (and condensed) from Luca Turin's review of El Attarine: I detect in many of the recent Lutens fragrances a growing impatience, a rising tone of...

Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane ~ perfume reviewNuit de Cellophane was released by Serge Lutens in early 2009 as part of the brand's export collection. The press release for this fragrance includes a typically Lutensian snippet of prose-poetry and dialogue, but the sample-vial card offers a more concise description: "The night embodied in...

Serge Lutens De Profundis ~ new fragranceSerge Lutens will launch De Profundis, the latest addition to the exclusive range, in September. The fragrance was reportedly inspired by death, and named for an prose letter written by Oscar Wilde in prison. De Profundis is a floral unisex fragrance based on chrysanthemum; other notes...

Illuminum White Gardenia Petals ~ fragrance reviewAlmost as soon as word got out that Catherine Middleton1 wore Illuminum White Gardenia Petals during her wedding to Prince William, the fragrance flew off the shelves. Illuminum vendors Luckyscent (in the United States) and Roullier White (in Great Britain) have month-plus waiting lists for...

Serge Lutens Make Up Base: Let's Touch Base $80 may seem like a big chunk of change for primer, but Serge Lutens Make Up Base is totally worth it. The reason we use foundation is to achieve that cherished porcelain look - but if a good base is missing, you simply won't. This is an often-overlooked essential step in the quest for...

Serge Lutens Vitriol d'oeillet Review (Patty) First, pop over toGrain de Musc and read Carmen's review and the background on the carnation and Serge's ideas for this creation, t — okay, all of which I didn't know. I've always loved the little carnation – its spiciness, persistence, the dogged way it permeates everything around it. That...

Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Concentrada ~ fragrance review This traditional cologne is reportedly an easy item to find in shops throughout Spain, but it was virtually unknown in the United States until MiN New York began importing the Alvarez Gomez line last year. According to the company, Agua de Colonia Concentrada is "a very fresh, clean and...

Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau ~ new fragranceComing in February from Serge Lutens will be Jeux de Peau ("Skin Games"), a new unisex addition to the export range. What we know so far: it was inspired by the smell of toast with butter, a smell dear to Lutens' childhood, and it might be a woody oriental. According to Osmoz , the notes...

Ineke + Anthropologie Floral Curiosities: Poet's Jasmine ~ fragrance reviewOf the four fragrances in the new limited edition Floral Curiosities collection at Anthropologie (all of them created by niche perfume line Ineke), Poet's Jasmine was the one that most sparked my interest. No surprise there — I love jasmine. There are times that I wish jasmine would replace...

Interview with Perfume Genius Serge Lutens There you can shop his exclusive line of fragrances. I am a huge fan of his perfumes. Here you see my very own Serge Lutens collection. is one of my favourites. We spoke French during the interview and I have to admit that there is something so magical about his French language that...

Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Cuir Fetiche ~ fragrance review In the base, Cuir Fétiche's leather is joined by amber, rich but not cloying, and birch. Though Cuir Fétiche does not achieve (and maybe isn't aiming for) originality, I enjoy it from start to finish. If you need a new leather perfume, or want a "tougher" Cuir de Russie-type fragrance, give...

United States Men's National Soccer Team Tomorrow evening, the United States Men's National Soccer Team (or simply known as USMNT) will wear the previously missed element, the color red, to complete the tricolor scheme for United States. In all vivid red with a deep obsidian blue sash across the front, a "USA" graphic proudly...

Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule ~ fragrance review I personally like an open-faced sandalwood fragrance in my perfume 'arsenal' and Santal Majuscule doesn't qualify. Still, I enjoyed wearing Santal Majuscule and recommend it to those who want an "ornamented" sandalwood fragrance...accent on the ornaments, not the santal. Serge Lutens Santal...

Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme Fragrance ReviewFragrance reviews are silly. Fragrance marketing is even sillier. So from now on, we'll be crowdsourcing our fragrance reviews. Read on to find out what our office thought about the latest sample to land on our desk. What Chanel thinks it smells like: "With a composition of exhilarating...

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Agonist Vanilla Marble ~ fragrance review All I wanted from one of them was a bottle of Serge Lutens Rahät Loukoum from the Jardins du Palais Royal shop. These days you can buy a bell jar of Rahät Loukoum for $300 at Barneys New York, but the same bottle can be had in Paris for around $160 (and honestly, that's all Rahät Loukoum is...

Caron L'Accord Code 119 ~ fragrance reviewL'Accord Code 119, released in the United States in January 2012, was created for Caron by in-house perfumer Richard Fraysse. Its "striking yet intimate" composition includes notes of blackcurrant bud, Egyptian jasmine, patchouli, blackberry, black pepper, vanilla, heliotrope, musk and amber....

Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide Fragrance ReviewFragrance reviews are silly. Fragrance marketing is even sillier. So from now on, we'll be crowdsourcing our fragrance reviews. Read on to find out what our office thought about the latest sample to land on our desk. What Serge Lutens thinks it smells like: "L'Eau Froide gives you the...

Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin ~ perfume review Verdict: I'm impressed, and being impressed made me happy — the last Serge Lutens fragrance that really got my attention was 2008′s El Attarine. El Attarine made the buy list (although like most things on the buy list, I've never bought it). La Fille de Berlin definitely captured my...

Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan ~ fragrance review" Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan is available in 50 ml Eau de Parfum ($120); for buying information, see the listing for Serge Lutens under Perfume Houses. *1993, Christopher Sheldrake perfumer; notes: oregano, bay leaf, coriander, myrtle, angelica root, amber (sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin,...

Serge Lutens is the Bell of BarneysIn 1992 the parfumeur Serge Lutens opened a store in Paris' Jardin du Palais Royal, destination shopping for those—visitors, mostly—seeking his signature cloche ("bell") bottles and the fine fragrances they contained. Displaying a Serge Lutens cloche on one's vanity signified a trip to the...

Illuminum Tomato Leaf ~ fragrance reviewLike many people, I first took notice of British fragrance house Illuminum when Katherine Middleton chose to wear Illuminum's White Gardenia Petals on the occasion of her wedding to Prince William. At that time, Illuminum's fragrances weren't even available in the United States; over the past...

Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy ~ fragrance reviewGivenchy bills Eaudemoiselle* as a youthful fragrance: an attempt to capture a young audience — and a presentation of a "rebellious rose." (Roses are rebelling everywhere this year, most recently in Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin.) Eaudemoiselle goes on with rose-tinged, opaque...

Serge Lutens Le Vaporisateur Tout NoirSerge Lutens has introduced Le Vaporisateur Tout Noir, a new travel atomiser currently available in the Ambre Sultan and Féminité du Bois fragrances. Reportedly, more fragrances are to come, and this packaging will replace the "ephemeral editions" (exclusive fragrances offered as limited...

Up for grabs: Serge Lutens L'Eau FroideWhat is it: A 50 ml bottle of Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide. It was used to write a review; it's about 95% full. How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment telling me that you live in the US. Also, please tell me about your favorite Serge Lutens fragrance, if you have one. Otherwise,...