Hey, It’s almost August, so that means it’s time for two Serge releases.
First up, Serge Noire, which joins the export line, available in Europe now and in the U.S. in late August to September’ish. Notes listed for it are patchouli, cinnamon, amber and black woods. The marketing hype goes on and on about the phoenix, grey something, swirling night. The scent says: “Hey, I’m cinnamon, nice to meet you!” Well, that’s what it says to you as it slams on the brakes of its black, dusty Porsche right in front of your house. Because you are then in a swirl of dusty incense and cinnamon is as close as I can get to it in the early stages. There is a healthy amount of incense that develops early after a pretty slight start and that camphorish smell that’s in Tubereuse Criminelle and Sarrasins that kind of tickles the nose and you can’t decide if you like or no.
Those of you that aren’t fans of the cinnamon aspects in Rousse will likely be a little skeptical in the first 15 minutes of so of this scent, but the cinnamon recedes on me, and has more of the cinnamon bark snap to it than red hots. This is a hot, dusty, earthy scent. I’m not sure how else to describe it, but it keeps me sniffing because it just has a lot of facets that go in and out – dust, warmth, cool incense, woods. I swear, somewhere deep in there is a hint of Borneo… must be the patch. It’s a beautiful, interesting creation from Lutens and one of the best things he’s done in a good while.
It’s hot red dust swirling through the evening breeze. I don’t know about a Phoenix, but this is a scent I’m happily wearing. Hey, and you can be too. It’s a new release, it’s Serge, let’s give away a couple of samples. Just put a note in comments if you want in the drawing, and I’ll announce the winners on Thursday!
Please enter me in the drawing, love SL and this one sounds right for me. BTW I live near Phoenix, and the city has a rich smell, perhaps a combination of all the wonderfull desert plants and cactus and mesquite, all mixed in with a light, dry wind meandering thru the trees, picking up a dollop of the hot little rocks that make up most of the “lawns” here. Perhaps CS has captured this ellusive fragrance.
I would LOVE to be entered into the drawing!!!
I’m another Rousse fan — but then, it’s raining in Seattle and 60 degrees and I’ve actually started dabbing on the Fumerie Turque…I’d love to catch a whiff of a new Serge!
Please enter me in the drawing. love SL
Rousse is right up my alley. This sounds very interesting! Hope I win a sample so I can try it before my fall NYC trip….
Gail
Pick me! Pick me! This one sounds fabulous! Though really, all of his do.
Sparkling review! Please add my name to the drawing. I’m a “Winter”, a fair-complexioned brunette who would feel like both a sprite and a queen in Serge Noir. Thank you!
Very excited for Serge noire. Though I’m relying more on incense than on cinnamon. Yes please for the drawing! Thanks
I am just beginning to explore the world of niche fragrance. And what a wide wide world it is! The Serge Lutens line is actually where I have began. The fragrances are so unique and utterly compelling! A perfumistas dream: a line of non export bell jars on one’s vanity 😉 Please do enter me in the drawing as I’d love to smell the latest SL offering.
i’d love to be entered in the drawing 🙂
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I would love to be entered in the drawing. SL is my favorite, I’ve been dreaming of the new ones.
I finally fell in love with Iris Silver Mist so would love to be in the draw for another Lutens that I can slowly fall in love with – cinnamon, dust, clove, pepper – sigh :0 Glad to see you get soooo many people out of the woodwork for the draw!
Any Serge Lutens frag is always worth a sniff, and this one sounds very intriguing…I’d love to roll around in the hot red dust with this one, please!
Are you going to find me clear down here? I loved your description of Serge Noire…the black Porche was a nice touch. Please enter me in the drawing, and thank you!
Oooh, cinnamon, incense. Two of my favorites together. I’d love to be entered in the drawing.
Luv to be in on this I enjoy mostly all of the Serges luv Rousse, daim blond, iris silver mist, tuberose crim, cedre was waiting patiently for Aedes to email me on this one when its in would love to sniff asap please enter me
Wow, the cinnamon in Rousse was a bit much for me, so perhaps (just perhaps) this creation would suit me better. I’d love to be in the drawing as well.
sounds like one I want to try, please include me in the draw!
Sounds really nice, please enter me in the draw!
I’d love to try this. I’ve never had the opportunity to smell a Lutens, living in the boonies. Please enter me in the drawing!
Sounds like a wonderful fall scent. Please enter me too.
The Borneo part sucked me in, even thought I’ve not yet sniffed Rousse. Dry, dusty, spicy earth didn’t hurt either! Count me in, please?
Sounds inter-esting, I’d love to be in the drawing! Thanks!
I’m a Serge whore– ready to jump in the dusty porche and ride off into the sunset. Enter me please…
You had me at *camphor* =p~
This sounds amazing! I would love to be in the drawing!
I’m a Serge whore– ready to jump in the dusty porche and ride off into the sunset. Enter me please.
Sounds delicious! Please enter me. I’m on a hot-and-dry fragrance kick lately.
Oh please enter me! Dry, dusty, spicy earth sounds wonderful! (Sniffed some Hermes men’s scents this weekend; eye-opening and intriguing! My mother watched in horror as I happily inhaled Terre d’Hermes, D’Orange Verte, and Guerlain Vetiver-hilarious!)
This sounds all spicy and dark, just the way I like my ‘fumes. Please enter me in the drawing.
A new Serge? And I somehow missed it? Darn it, I can already smell the burning plastic!:-O
I did like Rousse, just not enough to buy it, and I love cinnamon leaf, and I worship at the altar of Serge. I now own four – Bois de Violette (a favorite for summer, so I guess it’s true and I really Am weird! ;-), Un Lys, which is heavenly, Iris Silver Mist, my favorite for winter, and finally Mandarin Mandarine, which might not work for everyone, but it’s incredible on me.
Please, enter me into the drawing. Do you take bribes? 😀
Sounds intriguing! Please enter me in the drawing! [-o< IhopeIwinIhopeIwinIhopeIwin...
I thought of you this weekend, love…I went to a biker bar for the first time in my life. Walked in with some trepidation and found some of the nicest people I’ve ever encountered. For all the black leather and biker gear, there was nary a bar fight, just friendly people who made everyone feel welcome. A couple of shots of tequila and a couple of Marlboro Reds and I felt I’d made lots of New Best Friends.
Since I am restricted (by Hubby) on bringing more Surge into the house….can you enter me in the contest please?
So glad the new Serge is getting a lot of positive press. I was afraid it’d be rather bland, considering some of his latest ones. Would love to be in the drawing to get a chance to smell this newbie!
Yes, please! I would love to win a sample of this- sounds delish.
Hey, enter me too! Grey something, swirling night…sounds perfect!
Sounds so incredible and I cannot wait to try it! Please enter me in the drawing.
Thanks!
I’d love to try this! Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks!
Sounds good to me! just hoping the camphor falls more on the love it rather than the “ooh, I think I’m going to be sick” side of camphor. It’s one or the other on me.
Please enter me in the drawing!
oh please enter me in the drawing! 🙂
Ooh, I love cinnamon and incense, please count me in for the drawing, and thanks!
This sounds intruiging. Count me in for the drawing, please.
Can I still get into the drawing? This sounds crazy good!
I love cinnamon scents, but my skin seems to eat them. Please add me to the drawing, I would love to try this one!
I am so excited by this scent!! Please put me in the drawing. Thanks Patty.:d
Oooh, can you throw my name in the drawing too? All the SLs you mentioned do really well on me (guess I’m one of the 5 people in the world on whom Rousse smells fantastic), so this sounds like another bottle for the to-buy list already.
Geeze,I’m really a Serge junkie….love them!….Please enter me in the drawing.
Don’t need a sample, but just wanted to say how psyched I am that this new Serge sounds so fab. YAY! Can’t wait to try it. And hope that Aedes does indeed get it in mid-August.
Sounds wonderful, incense+ Lutens, great! I Would love to be in the drawing for this perfume!
Ooooh! Sample plz! 😉
Sounds yummy, although you’re scaring me a bit with the TC reference. But I love all the rest of the description.