“A flower grown under the ruins, cut off from the world, it appears before your eyes; to all of us to open our eyes. I took courage in both hands, in her flowing Rheingold hair. On the lips, I tasted blood. My girl from Berlin showed combative, more beautiful than ever – and so I broke my contempt and even my shame, hiding under the guise of my pride. Through the power of criticism, of love and hate, God and the devil, death and life, I drew a furrow in which she disappeared. And while the maelstrom beats on me, I pay homage to her beauty enraged”.
~Serge Lutens
Cryptic, no? Typical. The Girl from Berlin (this is what La Fille de Berlin translates to) recalls a Siegfried Idyll in some ways, but it is apparently the next Serge Lutens export fragrance to hit stores in March 2013. The renowned aesthete not only just launched in Berlin's Hotel Adlon his third book "Berlin à Paris", a collection of photographs from the years 1967 to 2008, but he also introduces his upcoming fragrance "La fille de Berlin"; an elegant velvety, dark red rose with peppered romantic nuances, dedicated to the real-life drama that helps self-expression flourish.
The genre of spicy rose is rather overpopulated (see Cinabre by Maria Candida Gentile for a fabulous specimen, as well as Parfum Sacre by Caron) and Serge is no stranger to spices, from smoky clove in Serge Noire, to dirty cumin in Arabie and El Attarine, to tart ginger in Five o'clock au Gingembre.
The ruby-red color of the juice inside surely speaks of drama and has caught my attention, at the very least.
La fille de Berlin by Serge Lutens is an Eau de Parfum concentration available in 50 ml for 78 € from March 2013
Serge Lutens's book: Berlin á Paris • 176 pages • 4-color • Electa Milano 2012
(Source: Serge Lutens, pic duftarchiv.de)
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I hate to say it but I really want to try this one! Hating to say it because, well, like I need another spicy rose in my life. But that color!!
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ReplyDeletethe color is sublime indeed. Like blood!
I just wish this doesn't end up Vitriol de Rose! ;-)
Thanks for stopping by, hope you're very well :-)
I do have a difficult time with many Serge Lutens perfumes, but I do keep trying them though. I do want to try this one.
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ReplyDeletefrom the pioneer of niche one always expects the best. Whether it delivers in the end is a matter of interpretation and personal assimilation.
Good luck!