Serge Lutens

I love a variety of perfumes and usually buy lots of samples, enjoying many types of scents. I finally broke down and purchased a full-sized bottle of Fleurs D'Oranger because I realized I was...

Stargazer lilies on steroids. Easter lilies on PEDs. This is a typhoon of a lily without a bit of muguet. Thus, it lacks the green, crisp, summer aspect that some might expect. This is a rich,...

I find this strikingly delicious, I adore heliotrope & warm vanilla scents, most of which I find cloying to the point of heaving but not here. It has an amaretto scent that lifts what elsewhere can...

I blind bought a bottle and was initially disappointed. It smells very tangy-masculine on me, heavy on the bergamot, and linear to boot, with none of the gourmand or woody notes peeking through...

How I love Feminite du Bois. No I have never tried the original Shiseido version . I adore plummy and peachy scents mixed with woods. This one rounded with cumin ( I find I do love cumin in my...

I used to love and wear the original Shiseido version of this and was devastated when they discontinued it. The SL version is similar but a little less rich and long-lasting. I still love it...

Cuir Mauresque is my favorite Lutens to date. Its a stunning sweet leather with a touch of dirty civet. It feels lived in, robust and passionate. It has depth, richness in character and...

Nice, soapy-squeaky clean competent floral. Approachable but boring. Undemanding and forgettable.

Pink Sugar for adults. I smell Crème Brulée for 10 minutes...after that it gets very doll-head-plastic and settles quietly into furniture polish...

This is a dead ringer for Chanel's Coromandel ( pre-reformulation)...i mainly smell a kind of dusty, musty patchouli...very earthy and a bit...mouldy. Maybe " the orphan girl " had to sleep rough...