And yet, there are, knowingly, a couple of blind spots within which. So with lutens rahat loukoum, i was most likely a goner from the start. God only knows why this fragrance is a palais royal exclusive. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Serge lutens by lutens, serge and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
As of now louve is a lot easier to find in the us than rahat. In my opinion rahat is a masterpiece that can be worn by men and women. On the other hand serge lutens louve is rahats twin flame. It contains everything i should enjoy, but the end result smells like a cross between a cheap almond candle and a cleaning product. Serge lutens is the darling of the niche perfumista world, and i have the highest admiration for his work. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. This one moves to the head of that class via complexity and style. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. You might have already seen a few of his photographs for shiseido ads. But serge and me, were kind of going through a rough patch lately. Almond and rose serve as the main themes for this composition, and in principle, this should be an irresistible duo, especially when wrapped into the warm vanilla and musk. All manufacturer bell jars come separately along with the sized decant ordered.
Sensuous, smooth, this gourmand silk with hints of. I wanted to know if anyone could compare each of the following fragrances. But do not, serge lutens rahat loukoum occupies the top spot. Serge lutens rahat loukoum was created by christopher sheldrake. Buy serge lutens rahat loukoum decanted fragrances and. Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Born in 1942 in france, serge lutens is a multi talented artist who has worked with fashion, perfume, hair, photography and film. The 18th century elements are completely new for serge lutens, a radically different direction that he hasnt explored before that i can think of, and wonderful in that sense. The top 5 serge lutens perfumes for the festive season. Rahat loukoum was launched by serge lutens in 1998. Only here can you sniff your way through lutens wearable novelties rahat loukoum, a bright. Photographer, makeup artist, interior and set designer, creator of perfumes, fashion designer and designer of extraordinary objects, autodidact serge lutens is an image maker of genius.
Mar 23, 2006 douce amere was launched by serge lutens in 2000. There are gourmand perfumes that are based upon turkish delight, such as loukhoum by ava luxe, loukhoum by keiko mecheri, and rahat loukoum by serge lutens. I like to think im critical and articulate when it comes to reflecting on my experiences of perfumes. After my very own paris pilgrimage, i am prepared to offer my extremely important thoughts on this cult fragrance. Rahat has the same powdery and almondy notes as louve but louve is feminine, softer and sweeter. Rahat loukoum was inspired by the homonymous candy in the us. An oriental fragrance blending white almond, crushed cherry pips, white honey, musk and vanilla. Chergui is named for the dry, desert wind that tears through morocco in summer and brings life to a standstill. Rahat loukoum serge lutens perfume a fragrance for women and. The fragrance was inspired by the thick jellied candy that is popular as lokum in the. Dec 02, 2015 its hard not to think of both things when wearing cannibale, and that leaves me a little torn.
However it does lean over the male spectrum a tad bit. I first tried louve years ago, right after it came out, because i had been and still am entranced by the lovely rahat loukoum. Since they are one of the few that have been around a long time not yet sold to lvmh or estee lauder yeah, i know shiseido owns them, but they seem pretty benevolent and hands off. Turkish delight was an early precursor to the jelly bean, inspiring its gummy interior. Along with the wonderful summer weather, i had a special reason to walk along the palais royal gardens and visit serge lutens boutique at the palais royal passage in the heart of paris. People seem to love turkish delights and their flavors are already rather perfumey. For four consecutive years, 2001 to 2004, lutens was awarded the fifi award for best original concept. This highly effective treatment features a completely natural composition, with.
Rahat loukoum serge lutens perfume a fragrance for women. Rahat loukoum is a shared unisex perfume by serge lutens. It is intensely sweet, but still maintains a delicate touch. Rahat loukoum with delicate translucid pastels fragranced with rose, mint, almond and pistachio, serge lutens has replicated the splendour of turkish delight. My party wasnt until last week, since one of my bffs was off in the east being feted for her charity. Datura noir by serge lutens is a oriental vanilla fragrance for women and men. It is also one of the most popular lutens fragrance. In my 10 perfumes i should love but do not, serge lutens rahat loukoum occupies the top spot. Rahat loukoum 1998 my relationship with this serge lutens perfume is never smooth. Philosophical reflections on perfume and perfumery.
In fact, it seems the tiny baby was born from adultery which is something that makes absolutely no difference today, but it did back then, especially in petains vichy france where women but not men could be severely punished under the law. Brought into existence by the legendary photographer, makeup artist and director of shiseidos international image, serge lutens, this is the world of exquisite dreams and pure emotions, the world where the most precious, most authentic and rarest essences are woven into unique harmonies. At a young age, lilleborn serge lutens established the feminine signatures that he would make his owneyeshadow, ethereally beautiful skin, cropped hair, the color blackthrough work as an art director, photographer, and what diana vreeland described in the early 1970s as a revolution of makeup. Dec 05, 2011 since all of us perceive fragrances slightly differently, perhaps i am missing something. Celebrated french designer serge lutens boasts a back catalogue that is a testimony to his talent. Serge lutens, assouline abebooks passion for books. Serge lutens perfume has long been one of my favorite niche house perfumes.
Created in 1998 by perfumer christopher sheldrake, rahat loukoum is one of the most obvious gourmand fragrances in the serge lutens collection. Serge lutens has another almond accented composition in the export range, louve, which is similarly sweet and nutty but easier to tolerate for. As things stand however, rahat loukoum, inspired by the turkish confection, is not much of a delight for me. The scent was launched in 1998 and the fragrance was created by perfumer christopher. In a market dominated by all things sweet and gooey, rahat loukoum would sell like hotcakes. Written by ukrainian writer pavlo zagrebelny, this is a story of roksolana approx. Douce amere is to my mind one of the glories of the serge lutens line. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and. With delicate translucid pastels fragranced with rose, mint, almond and pistachio, serge lutens has replicated the. I went to the shiseido salons site but they just tell me whats in the fragrances.
Although its unisex, it does tend to lean towards the masculine end of the spectrum. Various support notes, notably aldehydes and bitter almond, play in and out for hours. Serge lutens was born during wwii, on march 14th, 1942 in lille, in northern france. Roksolana by pavlo zagrebelny and rahat loukoum by serge lutens roksolana. I love whiffing this straight from the bottle, then i put it on and it either smells amazing for a while with almondy goodness, or it sinks into a muddy mess. Well sure you can, if you love sweet almondy fragrances. Actual product packaging and materials may contain more andor different information than that shown on our web site. Rahat loukoum opens with a rich cherry liquor note, with a slight medicinal quality. Despite being told many times not to play with candle wax, you cant resist blowing out the candle, scraping off a bit of halfmelted wax from the side, and. Rahat loukoum is a very pretty cherryalmond fragrance.
It was created in 2000 and in hindsight is a brave composition. Turkish delight is the inspiration, and this is verging on the most gourmand scent in the. He was not wanted, at least not by his father or his grandparents. Its name in bosnia and herzegovina and israel is rahat lokum, and derives from a very old. This smells of sinister almond pastry aerated with aldehydes, the finest dough something of puff pastry or meringue shaped more into spacious architecture than bite sized snack. Along with the wonderful summer weather, i had a special reason to walk along the palais royal gardens and visit serge lutens. The beauty of the colours, of the makeup, of the objects and clothes. Serge lutens rahat loukoum is a sweet and sugary delight. Chergui serge lutens perfume a fragrance for women and. I was looking over the fragrances hes released since i started this blog, and i have to say that if this list represented the entirety of his output, my estimation of the line would quite different. Scent of the fireplace with leather, antique furniture wax, old books and a warming brandy. Check out our resources for adapting to these times.
I remember smelling my sample of louve and scrunching my nose up it was not for me i think because i had enormous expectations and a predisposed notion that it was supposed to be similar to rahat loukoum. After time spent at christian dior and shiseido during the sixties, seventies and eighties, lutens founded his eponymous beauty brand in 2000. To my nose the fragrance composition enhances hay sugar, honey, tobacco leaves, incense and amber as well the inevitable wood. Quoting serge lutens about chergui, he defines it as a fire spread by the wind referring to the eastern wind that blows from the sahara desert, hot and dry like the perfume. Rahat loukoum is a kind of dare, along the lines of bet you cant pull off this one. May 10, 2012 my take on the ultra edible smelling serge lutens rahat loukoum. In 2000, lutens launched his own brand parfumsbeaute serge lutens. The fragrance was inspired by the thick jellied candy that is popular as lokum in the middle east, and known in the western world as turkish delight for a brief history, see the turkish delight entry in wikipedia. You are a child, and you much admire your mothers cherryvanilla kitchen candle. Dec 10, 2014 the top 5 serge lutens perfumes for the festive season. Rahat loukoum 2 x 30ml of rahat loukoum in an elegant, faceted spray so you can take your perfume with you on the go privilege. The nose behind this fragrance is christopher sheldrake.
Jul 10, 2015 turkish delights have inspired more than a few perfumes. My take on the ultra edible smelling serge lutens rahat loukoum. The fragrance is described as a fresh oriental, and features notes of cinnamon, artemisia absinthium, anise, lily, jasmine, tiare flower, tagette, cedar, musk. Serge lutens rahat loukoum was launched in 1998, dedicated to and inspired by the famous turkish delight. Rahat loukoum is a popular perfume by serge lutens for women and men and was released in 1998. An exploration of aesthetic, epistemological, metaphysical, moral, ontological, and phenomenological issues. Serge lutens is one of the most talentuous imagemakers of these last years. Serge lutens beauty december 19 2019 three perfumes that conjure up the colour red our perfume blogger tests her synaesthetic skills on orhan pamuks novel my name. Dadaist tristan tzaras line thought is made in the mouth comes to mind. I wanted to know if anybody could tell me about serge lutens fragrances. In 2014, lutens unveiled section dor a radical collection that sets no limits or price to artistry.
Ambre sultan, iris silver mist, cuir marasque, bois muscs, rahat loukoum. Shop serge lutens in fragrances and mens luckyscent. She louve has the same exact powdery and almondy notes,only shes a lot softer and a tad sweeter. This is a european exclusive and is not available in the united states. As an apprentice hairstylist in lille, lutens began to experiment with cosmetics and photography, eventually moved to paris in the 1960s to work for vogue as a makeup artist. Buy serge lutens rahat loukoum sample perfume samples.
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