63 community ratings

El Attarine

2008UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.5/ 10

Community score
63 ratings

Serge Lutens El Attarine is a unisex scent that pairs the spicy warmth of saffron and cumin with the sweetness of dried fruits; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Like a fruit basket, fun and colorful.

How does it perform?

From 50 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.4 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.4 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

73% 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

Saffron Spices Dried fruits Cumin Everlasting flower

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous

What does El Attarine smell like?

The notes read as a single whole rather than a top, heart and base: saffron, spices, dried fruits, cumin and everlasting flower. Fruity and sweet accords pull it toward gourmand, the spicy and woody side balances that, and resinous, smoky and faintly animal tones give it an oriental weight.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans toward evenings and nights out. Masculine and feminine votes are almost level, so it sits squarely in unisex territory.