The Perfume Library

11 perfumes

Chergui (Eau de Parfum)

Serge Lutens · 2001

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

Eau de Parfum

Serge Lutens Chergui Eau de Parfum is a sweet, smoky and spicy scent built on Russian leather, immortelle and hay, suited to fall and winter evenings. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and few choose summer. It is favoured most for evenings and nights out. It is unisex, reading slightly more masculine than feminine. Russian leather and hay give it a dry, leathery frame, while immortelle sweetens it. The sweet and gourmand accords lead, with spice, resin and a powdery woodiness alongside. As a whole it feels warm and oriental. Serge Lutens Toison d'Or - Chergui and Zara Bohemian Oud have a close profile.

De profundis

8.1

Serge Lutens · 2011

Fresh · Floral · Green

La vierge de fer

7.4

Serge Lutens · 2013

Fresh · Floral · Aquatic

Boxeuses

7.5

Serge Lutens · 2010

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Serge Lutens Boxeuses is a smoky, sweet and leathery unisex scent built around Russian leather, birch and resins. In Boxeuses, animalic notes and Russian leather form the backbone, while birch and resins add a smoky, woody weight. Plant juice softens that hard edge a little. The accords also include floral, fruity and sweet sides, so it reads as more than plain leather: spicy and gradually sweetening. Most voters pick fall and winter, rating the longevity as good and the sillage as moderate. It leans towards leisure, evenings and nights out. Feminine and masculine votes run close, so it sits truly in between. Roja Parfums Qatar and Kemi Luna have a close profile.

Une voix noire

7.6

Serge Lutens · 2012

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Serge Lutens Une voix noire is a sweet, smoky unisex fragrance that sets a floral and spicy side on a dark, resinous base. Its longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring not far behind, while summer gets very few votes. Evening and night out lead the occasions, and business wear is the least chosen. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair share call it masculine. The notes read as one whole: tobacco, gardenia and rum. Floral and fruity accents bring the sweetness, woody and resinous accords add weight, and smoky, spicy tones give it a warm, oriental feel.