tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post2883251665983331434..comments2024-03-15T09:55:46.276+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Serge Noire by Lutens: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38607763002114304412009-08-23T13:16:02.297+01:002009-08-23T13:16:02.297+01:00Adolfo,
I am probably late in replying but thanks...Adolfo,<br /><br />I am probably late in replying but thanks ever so much for all your wonderful compliments. What can I say, I agree with you on this fragrance of mystical and somber quietitude, of scorched spirits trailing up above...perhaps it should be a fragrance of introspective moments and reading beneath huge oak trees or beside a blazing fire in the cold of winter. <br />And of course I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49462690945388138372009-08-07T00:58:52.868+01:002009-08-07T00:58:52.868+01:00Hello! I´ve been reading this blog for quite a whi...Hello! I´ve been reading this blog for quite a while now, but with this review I just had to jump in and congratulate you for an amazing review, your vast culture and hability to nail these ethereal matters of perfume right at the head. This is an amazing review and the Andreas Scholl song was the cherry on top. I love this Serge Lutens, although at first I was actually scared by its strength andAdolfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241649918497910123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-904329102484460222008-07-24T07:06:00.000+01:002008-07-24T07:06:00.000+01:00Dear Gloria, you make me blush. Thank you for such...Dear Gloria, you make me blush. Thank you for such profuse compliments. <BR/>It made a deep impression on me and it's really good; which is always great in this line of mostly greats (they have spoiled us in the past, it seems!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18042083563221558402008-07-24T04:10:00.000+01:002008-07-24T04:10:00.000+01:00Thanks so much for such a beautiful and descriptiv...Thanks so much for such a beautiful and descriptive review. I am excited and intrigued by the description and the notes. I have the utmost respect for Helg's opinions.gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860220959405558564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55545463778477989572008-07-23T12:05:00.000+01:002008-07-23T12:05:00.000+01:00Peggy,thanks for stopping by and commenting.I can'...Peggy,<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by and commenting.<BR/>I can't say that unsniffed is a very safe practice and certainly Lutens frags are rather risky, providing such intense sensations, but I find it is sublime, somber yet with a delicate, sensuous touch and trully one of the best to come out in recent years.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79968275359489404712008-07-23T11:52:00.000+01:002008-07-23T11:52:00.000+01:00It sounds fantastic. Such a pitty a small variety ...It sounds fantastic. Such a pitty a small variety of Serge is available here.:-(<BR/>I am thinking of getting it unsniffed lol...If I 'll be able to get somewhere on-line though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87008714838890168092008-07-23T09:03:00.000+01:002008-07-23T09:03:00.000+01:00A,thanks for stopping by and commenting and for yo...A,<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by and commenting and for your wonderful compliment. <BR/>(I seem to have lost count: we have two Karins, two Abigails, sorry if I missed any previous comment).<BR/>Hope you're well!<BR/><BR/>I am afraid you <I>have</I> to try it out and just pray you won't like it :PPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6605814127225110732008-07-23T09:00:00.000+01:002008-07-23T09:00:00.000+01:00D,I got more of a peppery than clove-y aspect, alt...D,<BR/><BR/>I got more of a peppery than clove-y aspect, although I couldn't swear they didn't weave in isoeugenol in there to spice things up more. <BR/>There is a very subtle, very refined elegance about its sensuality: it's delicate and really not bourgeois at all, doesn't go for the usual tricks, I picture it on someone who is into Nheira even!<BR/>Having got a bottle, I sprayed and dabbed Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1398577895382298152008-07-23T08:47:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:47:00.000+01:00A,I do hope you get some of the same feelings I di...A,<BR/><BR/>I do hope you get some of the same feelings I did :-)<BR/>I wouldn't compare it to <I>Kyoto</I> exactly, because it's more ascetic and has less of the open air feel of the former. This one is quite dark, smoky (a bit like Galliano in the beginning, but not later), with something unique about it, a flinty aspect. <BR/><BR/>The reason I mentioned Japan is because the black figures of Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19833717685045806702008-07-23T08:43:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:43:00.000+01:00A,I think we agree that Lutens is an artist (and S...A,<BR/><BR/>I think we agree that Lutens is an artist (and Sheldrake helped him bring this vision into life)and he is doing the opposite of the mall fragrances. And we love him for it!<BR/>But then again -I have to say this- in his way, he is also playing the market well ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74984621536062148882008-07-23T08:41:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:41:00.000+01:00S,LOL, sorry to do this to you! Although I was exc...S,<BR/><BR/>LOL, sorry to do this to you! Although I was excited to try it out, I had a bit of a hesitation because sometimes what we covet the most lets us down because of our illogical expectations. Luckily, this dispelled any such notion!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57488308385833667152008-07-23T08:40:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:40:00.000+01:00E,thank you for your compliment! Individual tastes...E,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your compliment! Individual tastes come into play but even if one doesn't like it, one has to admit it's a very, very good release from Lutens! I hope you will dearly love it :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20153829803615609802008-07-23T08:38:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:38:00.000+01:00J,it's performing mysterious tricks when on; it's ...J,<BR/><BR/>it's performing mysterious tricks when on; it's quite dark, then warm, it has two opposing elements in there which make it very interesting.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85141645493471820282008-07-23T08:37:00.000+01:002008-07-23T08:37:00.000+01:00N,I am loking forward to your impressions: it migh...N,<BR/><BR/>I am loking forward to your impressions: it might not be your thing, but you never know and a Lutens is always something that needs to be tested personally.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22524450991908530732008-07-22T22:06:00.000+01:002008-07-22T22:06:00.000+01:00Wow, yet another Lutens I must try. Praying I *won...Wow, yet another Lutens I must try. Praying I *won't* like it so my wallet will not suffer. Thank you for the beautiful review, Helg. You're blog is fabulous and I don't comment nearly as often as I read.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73460208340741424942008-07-22T21:49:00.000+01:002008-07-22T21:49:00.000+01:00I was just struck at some point with a reminiscenc...I was just struck at some point with a reminiscence of Coty L'Origan -- it's the carnation/clove accord. Dabbed on some Coty to make sure (the vintage, of course). Yup, it's there, though Serge Noire is much sparer and smokier.<BR/>I find it, like you, much more sensuous than I expected from earlier descriptions. Did you try dabbing it on ? I swear the benzoin comes out first that way, as I said carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22416475826062271452008-07-22T21:31:00.000+01:002008-07-22T21:31:00.000+01:00This was fascinating to read and I am now wonderin...This was fascinating to read and I am now wondering how it will seem to me when I finally test it. <BR/>Do you suppose it will be in line with the rest of the Comme des Garcons scents, such as Kyoto? You mention kodo, that's why I'm asking. I have to say that the comparison to the Galliano is making me fear a little. I like smoky, just not charred! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64944583980100806932008-07-22T16:57:00.000+01:002008-07-22T16:57:00.000+01:00It's always good to hear interest in the work of L...It's always good to hear interest in the work of Lutens, a true artist, and an incense fragrance has an intellectual air about it, so it doesn't surprise me. The opposite of the crass vulgarity of the loud fruity florals in the malls. <BR/>AlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51692806693905218002008-07-22T16:55:00.000+01:002008-07-22T16:55:00.000+01:00Helg, how can you do this to me???I am hopelessly ...Helg, how can you do this to me???<BR/>I am hopelessly lemming this one after your magnificent review...Waiting for September will be torture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6199846098821835142008-07-22T15:26:00.000+01:002008-07-22T15:26:00.000+01:00Thank you for the stunning review, Helg. If the ju...Thank you for the stunning review, Helg. If the juice is even close to as good as you make it sound, it will undoubtedly become a staple in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-67839469949994751322008-07-22T14:58:00.000+01:002008-07-22T14:58:00.000+01:00Well damn now my interest is skyrocketing! Sounds ...Well damn now my interest is skyrocketing! Sounds absolutely interesting. I admit I have a deep love for the idea of a grey fragrance and this well sounds right down that alley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24934980200776908062008-07-22T13:43:00.000+01:002008-07-22T13:43:00.000+01:00Wow, this sounds very interesting! I absolutely lo...Wow, this sounds very interesting! I absolutely long to test it in september!!<BR/>lillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40056542209729030572008-07-22T13:29:00.000+01:002008-07-22T13:29:00.000+01:00Ah, I, banish the thought that I am instigating si...Ah, I, banish the thought that I am instigating sinful desires in anyone! }-)<BR/>It's weird in that it begins very somber, very dry and bitter and then warms slowly and delicately...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37021191956194610962008-07-22T13:28:00.000+01:002008-07-22T13:28:00.000+01:00Thank you Anita for stopping by :-)It is indeed a ...Thank you Anita for stopping by :-)<BR/>It is indeed a very special fragrance. <I>Encens et Lavande</I> is also fantastic: I love it too! This one is even more austere with an intriguing touch of spice in there. Transporting!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8017029163409072422008-07-22T13:24:00.000+01:002008-07-22T13:24:00.000+01:00OK, sister.YOU had me at 'heaving bosom'.Ah, me.OK, sister.<BR/>YOU had me at 'heaving bosom'.<BR/>Ah, me.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.com