480 community ratings

Arabie

Name: Arabie
Brand: Serge Lutens

Perfumer: Christopher Sheldrake

2000UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.4/ 10

Community score
480 ratings

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Serge Lutens Arabie is a warm, sweet unisex scent led by sandalwood, benzoin and dried fig, with spice, resin and smoke woven through.

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Skunky's take: Fruity and smiling, no serious airs at all.

How does it perform?

From 363 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.7 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

7.9 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.1 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

75% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Sandalwood Benzoin

Dried fig

Cistus Cedar Cumin Tonka bean Tobacco Labdanum Resins Date Nutmeg

Candied mandarin peel

Myrrh Clove

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
Smoky

What does Arabie smell like?

It is rated strong for longevity and good for sillage. Most voters pick winter and fall, and it suits evenings and nights out best. Masculine and feminine votes sit close together, so it reads as genuinely in between.

The fruity, gourmand side comes from dried fig, date and candied mandarin peel, sharpened by cumin, nutmeg and clove into a spicy warmth. Underneath, sandalwood, cedar, tobacco, labdanum and myrrh form a woody, resinous, smoky base. The result is a sweet oriental with real weight.