20 community ratings

Lutèce (Eau de Toilette)

1984WomenClassic

8.2/ 10

Community score
20 ratings

Houbigant Lutèce Eau de Toilette is a floral, spicy women's scent that links a bright opening of aldehydes, mandarin and geranium to the sweet warmth of vanilla and tonka bean; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.

How does it perform?

From 29 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.8 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.2 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Powdery
Creamy

What does Lutèce (Eau de Toilette) smell like?

It opens with Brazilian rosewood, aldehydes, geranium and mandarin orange, then settles on a floral and woody heart of orris root, lily of the valley, peony, vetiver and cedar. The base of musk, cinnamon, tonka bean, heliotrope and vanilla sweetens it and leaves a powdery, creamy warmth.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the wearer. Few people have voted, so those ratings are only a rough guide. It is described as a women's fragrance. Dana Lutèce and Jean Patou Sublime have a similar note and accord profile.