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Serge Lutens

Serge Lutens is a Paris-based niche perfume line with an extraordinarily devoted cult following.

The man behind the brand, Serge Lutens, was born in Lille in 1942. In the early 1960s, he went to Paris and started working as a makeup artist and creative stylist; in the late 1960s he was responsible for establishing the cosmetics line for Christian Dior. He became the creative director at Shiseido in 1980, and released his first perfume for Shiseido in 1981: the now legendary Nombre Noir.

The Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido, described by Lutens as "more of a refined salon for perfumes than a boutique", opened in Paris in 1992, shortly after the release of Shiseido Féminité du Bois.1 Subsequent releases appear under the name Serge Lutens instead of Shiseido. In the late 1990s, Lutens stopped working on makeup entirely in order to devote his time to perfumery, although in 2005 he launched a color cosmetics line under his own name.

In 2007, Serge Lutens was named Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

In 2015, Shiseido purchased the Serge Lutens trademark.

Reviews for older Serge Lutens fragrances include Ambre Sultan (1993), Iris Silver Mist (1994), Cuir Mauresque (1996), Un Lys (1997), Rahat Loukoum (1998), Muscs Koublai Khan (1998), Tubereuse Criminelle (1999), Douce Amere (2000), Sa Majeste la Rose (2000), A La Nuit (2000), Datura Noir (2001), Chergui (2001), Santal de Mysore (2001), Santal Blanc (2001), Fumerie Turque (2003), Chêne (2004), Fleurs de Citronnier (2004), Daim Blond (2004).

Recent fragrance releases from Serge Lutens

2005: Borneo 1834, Cedre, Miel de Bois

2006: Gris Clair, Chypre Rouge, Mandarine Mandarin 

2007: Rousse, Louve, Sarrasins 

2008: Five O'Clock Au Gingembre, El Attarine, Serge Noire 

2009: Nuit de Cellophane, Fourreau Noir, Fille en Aiguilles

2010:, L'Eau Serge Lutens, Boxeuses, Bas de Soie 

2011: Jeux de Peau, De Profundis, Vitriol d’Oeillet 

2012: L'Eau Froide, Santal Majuscule, Une Voix Noire 

2013: La Fille de Berlin, La Vierge de Fer 

2014: Laine de Verre, L'Orpheline, L'Incendiaire

2015: La Religieuse, Cracheuse de Flammes, Cannibale, Sidi Bel-Abbès, L'Haleine des Dieux & Renard Constrictor

2016: L'Eau de Paille, Baptême du feu, Veilleur de Nuit

2017: Dent de Lait, Bourreau des Fleurs

2018: L'Innommable, Le Participe Passé

2019: L'Eau d'Armoise, La Couche du Diable

Where to buy

The export line can be purchased in the United States at Aedes, Apothia, Beautyhabit, Luckyscent, Parfum1 or at Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, selected Neiman Marcus stores.

In Canada, try The Perfume Shoppe. In the UK, try Les Senteurs.

Website

Serge Lutens or US Serge Lutens site

Further reading

See all articles on Now Smell This tagged Serge Lutens.

See the interior of the Salons du Palais Royal in this video.

 

1. In 2009, Shiseido Féminité du Bois was relaunched as Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois.

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