Serge Lutens · 2015
La Religieuse Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
La Religieuse by Serge Lutens is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. La Religieuse was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake. The fragrance features Jasmine, Musk, Incense and Civet. The new fragrance of the Serge Lutens collection named LA RELIGIEUSE will be available at Palais Royal on January 30, 2015. The theme of the new edition is deep, philosophical and religious, and its composition was constructed as a fight of good and evil, a contrast of black and white. The composition highlights jasmine, which is as pure and white as snow in this case and represents the bright side of the fragrance, while Lutens’ religion is black, mysterious and dark, enveloped in aromas of civet, musk and incense. Before this edition Lutens presented two fragrances with perfumer Christopher Sheldrake, in which jasmine played the main role. Those are Sarrasins from 2007 and A la Nuit from 2000. The new fragrance LA RELIGIEUSE will be available in a square-shaped glass flacon, while the fluid of the fragrance is colored in dark purple.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Serge Lutens is one of modern perfumery's most influential artistic houses, the Paris-based line whose collaborations with perfumer Christopher Sheldrake set the template for what "niche" would come to mean in the 1990s and 2000s. The Palais Royal exclusive collection remains the reference point for narrative-driven perfumery. The 24 live pieces on Scendira are entirely unisex (22 of 24) and heavily Woody (9), with strong secondary counts in Gourmand (4), Warm & Amber (3), Floral (2) and Leather (1), the accord fingerprint is unmistakably Lutens: spicy, resinous, smoky. Prices run $52.85-$375 (average $153). Standout live pieces: Fumerie Turque ($249,.26, smoky honeyed tobacco with warm suede), Borneo 1834 ($248,.23, smoky cacao incense with earthy patchouli), Chene ($249,.20, smoky cedar sap, green thyme, oaky rum), Écrin de Fumée ($81.60,.17) and Vetiver Oriental ($82.43,.11, earthy vetiver under sweet dark chocolate). This is niche fragrance at its most self-consciously artistic.
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