Fille en Aiguilles Serge Lutens for women and men

My favorite fragrance, I'm wondering who or what inspired Le Grand Serge when he created Fille en Aiguilles, but this is the most sexual perfume I've ever worn...

The smell is absolutely wonderful. Very simply stated it smells to me like a real church incense plus very expensive, very sweet plum wine and an open cabinet with a spicy seasoning. It reminds me of a soft chair in which you can sink, old books and a glass of noble wine.

Currently my favorite is Five o'clock Au Gingembre, but I think that when it ends, will find in Fille en Aiguilles a worthy successor =)

This smells like Coca Cola to me, not very feminine though.....I do like it but I don't wear it that often, received one negative comment from a male one time:) he said, not a very good choice today for you :)) A, I weaar this when I am bored, it is such an unusual perfume.Good staying power, medium sillage.

This perfume has got me CRAZY! it's dry and sweet and very unisex... the drydown leaves this fruity incense vibe in the air I simply can't resist. I'm mesmerized by it. Sometimes I think of Jubilation XXV when I put this on because they share many aspects (incense + fruits) but this I like much more because it's darker and it doesn't get cloying. Its sillage is good but I'd love more and more and more. I haven't tried many Lutens but this and Jeux de peau share some similarities in the drydown: where that one is sweeter and stronger, this is subtler and more incensy... and sometimes I wish this had JdP's strength but well... Oh Lord of the flies, keep them away from me... Everyone around want to steal this 0,03ml sample from me. Fille en aiguilles is delicious and soooo charming. I don't think this is only for old people at all... a young guy could easily make this his signature fragrance and be venerated and desired just like I will do as soon as I get someone to travel those 12000km to Paris lol. Please Serge don't discontinue this or I might have to travel myself and do a protest with some fellows outside your Palais Royal until it's back.

Pine,incense and woods in a strong combination.
It's a quality smell,u can tell that.
Similar to bois d'encens IMO and it will cost u a lot less.
Better for fall and winter,definitley not for hot weather.
Very mature scent 40+.

Oh,did i mention the crayziness of the longevity and projection!

questa fragranza gioca sull'alternarsi di chiaroscuro, fresco e caldo, luci e ombre. le sue note ricordano il verde cupo e profondo che si alterna al nero e impenetrabile del bosco. le note di aghi di pino fredde e balsamiche si sviluppano su un fondo dolce e caramellato,che poi si trasforma in cupo e fumoso quando si risvegliano le spezie e l'incenso. e poi il gioco riparte, si ripresentano le note iniziali e poi quelle di centro,e il chiaro scuro a intermittenza ci tiene compagnia fino alla fine

It's alright, not really my thing. I don't get much pine. Just a lot of minced pie!

It's alright, not really my thing. I don't get much pine. Just a lot of minced pie!

This was monster that ripped my friends nose and mutilated it. Well, my experience was better than that. This is very pine-y and odd. It reminds me of forest. This fragrance has this quite genuine [and headache inducing] pine and pine resin smell accompanied by odd cologne like buddy. [vetivery I guess] Later cologne fades away and I'm left with pines, undertone of incense and the leaf, the bay leaf! I'm freak, but I demand my meat dumplings be boiled with bay leaf. So I recognize it and it lols me a bit that association with meat dumplings. He he. I very much like it.

I like this a lot. Especially when it smells EXACTLY as described.

I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I know what a pine forest smells like when you are walking through it on a hot August day. Your feet crunching the pine cones and needles as you wander through the shaded pines. The heat gives it a toasted smell, like pine needles thrown onto a cracking hot bonfire.

This is great. This is THAT. Heaven. Memories of summer FINALLY arriving at the same time it is also on the brink of leaving. A fleeting moment like no other.

I'll trade someone straight up for a bottle of Arabie...!?! Any takers? PM me.

I kinda' liked it...while the pine dominated, the drydown was more snsual skin. Bought it in August for winter wear...Definately antique, ecclesiastical and masculine...and I'm none of the above...yet.

Tried this and it is a nice fragrance but not my favorite. I really don't get a lot of the pine (which I love). Kinda reminds me of maple syrup. (yeah, I know)

makes me happy that SL thinks that a girl in stilletos would smell woody-spicy rather than like a fruit basket..the smell is delicious, bay leaf really makes it stand out..love the spices in it too, the combination somehow make the juice smell clean and complex at the same time..yum, or rather 'roar':-)

hahahaha, slave2theprince, I laughed out loud on your comment!!!!

I am liking this better than Memoir for Men. More piney and that's what I want right now. Tis the season for mushroom hunting. If I wear this in the woods, they won't notice me coming. This stuff is very warm and inviting.

i'm weirding myself (and my wife) out with how much i love this juice. pine and frankincense that just stays warm & cozy on my skin. NO perfume has had me sniffing myself as much :/ uplifting, entertaining and energizing, redolent of mediterranean pine forests, resiny incense and some xmas confection. this is my fourth lutens and now, my fave (sorry chergui & sarrasins!)

Fille En Aiguilles opens with a blast of sweet, syrupy pine and spices, at once both intensely gourmand and fresh. As the drydown progresses it becomes less sweet, more resinous, and shows a touch of the Arabie dried fruit accord. Hints of woods and vetiver push it more towards dry than sweet, however, after the sugary sap of the opening has dissipated. Fille starts out very big, but dries down to something rather quiet for a Lutens; longevity is about average.

I think similarities to Wazamba are overplayed. Wazamba is similar to the base notes of Fille, but Wazamba leans much more towards incense and in general, is more introspective and lacking the drama of Fille's top.

This is the fragrance that made me love pine. One of my favorite fragrances of all time, from my favorite house.

Fille En Aiguilles strikes at full blast with a resinous pine/burnt sugar accord that's dark, extremely deep and charming. Frankincense plays an incredibly relevant role adding warmness and mistery and bringing this composition to a breand new level that's nowhere close to the room-freshener type of fragrance. Spices and a remarkable candied fruit note add the final touch with detailed refinements while sweetness is handled to never become cloying or overwhelming.

Overall I can say that Fille En Aiguilles is a Lutens composition by all means (bold, sweet, powerful, rich) but unlike many fragrances by the Sheldrake/Lutens duo it settles as one of the most balanced and misterious of the whole range. As usual with this house, be careful with dosage. A personal favourite.

Rating: 8.5/10

Fille en Aiguilles strikes me as very similar to Parfum d'Empire's Wazamba with it's gorgeously sensual toasted pine and incense aroma, accented with yummy sweet, dried fruit.

Truly delicious and meditative with frankincense being rather prominent and giving a little medicinal, cleansing camphorous quality--most definitely a tranquil hike in the forest on a glorious sunny day.

However, I like the addition of labdanum in Wazamba--without it, this fragrance is a little drier. That said, both fragrances are equally wonderful and I recommend you try both to find your preference.

Having walked through the woodland glades with Tom Ford's Black Violets, I thought I'd go deep into the forest for this one and rushed to sample it. It is I suppose slightly masculine, but if and when we get another cold snowy winter in London, I'm going to buy this one instantly as a consolation. It transported me straight back to the Russian and Swedish forests I used to know, the depths of a cold winter, Christmas day near the Arctic circle, all that sort of thing.

Church incense and fruit.

I tried it today at Liberty's, and I thought it is awesome! Very unique and quite strong/masculine .

9/10

"The better to eat you with" was the bad wolf´s answer to the little girl with the red cap.

FEA instantly reminds me of dark dark forests, dwelled with creatures only to be seen at night.
Or it brings me thoughts of a daylight forest in autumn, earthy smells of withering leaves on the ground. Relaxing and still....mystical and dark.

FEA does not develop to many different scent stages on my skin. I detect primarily pine and incense, a bit of vetiver and some coffee-like aroma mingles in as well.

This perfume is a mystery and I have never smelled anything even similar to it.

However, if you find this one too dark and dusty but like the idea of a forest bathed in light I recommend you "Amber" by Aftelier.

fabulous, so kind of antique perfume smells like an oriental wood by night or garden full of fresh ad spicy notes at the same time

This one starts very promising on me, full of vetiver, tobacco and incense. I like it very much for the first hour or so when it's spicy and thick and dreamy-like, enveloping like a warm blanket. As the time passes though, the vetiver and pine start to overpower the incense and it gets a more masculine and dry aura. In the end, I'm feeling a powdery sharpness, something that feels more clean and fresh than warm and comfy, and IMO it seems somewhat similar to L'Artisan Dhzongka.

I would certainly like it more if the first stage lasted until the end. As it is, it's nice but not me.

This perfume is a precious suggestion, such as you were walking in an enchanted wood, under the shadows of high pines...

Another completely evocative scent from Lutens. This is the smell of the Christmases of my childhood.

This is picking out a Christmas tree with my dad at a roadside stand, with the scent of pine, fir and spruce in the air. This is also the smell of the air itself –fresh, crisp winter air. (Even though this is definitely a warm scent, there is an edge of freshness to it as well).

This is coming home to a warm house with an aromatic fire burning in the fireplace, and the needles from the newly arrived Christmas tree scattered across the floor. This is the smell of spicy cakes, baked fruits and clove-studded oranges wafting in the background.

This is a fragrance both warm and fresh, cozy and uplifting. A wonderful scent memory and a lovely perfume.

Ahhhh pine. I think I am partial to pine being from New England. There's nothing like the smell of pine trees when walking through the forest.

I know it is described as a pine scent in the summer sun and I can see how he used the fruit and vetiver to try to make that happen but the pine, bay and spice say New England winter with someone eating a sweet citrus fruit. Also, the vetiver mixed in with everything but the fruit gives it a late fall feel rather than summer.

Again, this is based on New England. Pine forests may well smell like this scent in the summer on the West Coast or elsewhere.

That being said, this would be perfect for a pine lover to wear during the day in the late fall and winter here.

At first blast I get Catholic Church, the smell of the incense. Because I don't yet know what the proper name for I am smelling, I will just say that it is warm, spicey, and ultra sexy. So far, all the SL fragrances I have smelled are wonderful. They're sexy, earthy, and VERY different. I have tried to love floral-ey frilly scents but I just don't. I love scents that are just a bit dirty. Like a naughty tryst in a wet English forest. You know you shouldn't, but... The smells, the sounds, are like an aphrodisiac. For me this is a raw sexual fantasy in a bottle. Layered with 5 o'clock gingembre it's a raw fantasy with a big O!

if you like woody-herbal-pine it is for you... nothing fruity on my skin, it is a very dry scent. this particular Serge Lutens I would say is more for a man.

My sister loves this, as she gets a piney, spicy almost holiday scent out of it. I do get those notes, but I also get an edge of turpentine, very clearly, like the scent of pine needles rotting on the forest floor. While this is evocative and certainly takes me back, it isn't something I want to smell on my arm. An interesting trip into memory-image.

well, this is pure harissa by CdD, with a pine edge. While Harissa has red pepper edge that I like much much more. This, on the contrary, smells pretty cheap and ordinary

I didn't like!
I felt myself as if I was a espiritualist center's smoker.

Too much strong and dry in my opinion.

I just got a sample of Fille en Aiguilles and put it on for the first time tonight. My first reaction was not particularly good. To me it had sort of a matte tan gingerbread smell, but within a few minutes the pine and herbal scents started to come through. Much better. There's definitely something like frankincense in there, and rosemary. After about an hour of the sweet-herbal-incense scent, something like camphor started to appear. That note was nice. The top and middle notes lasted for about 3 hours on my skin, and now there's not much left except vetiver and maybe a little of the herbal mix. I didn't get a huge amount of pine needle smell because it was overpowered by the other things. Or maybe the type of pine used has a rosemary-like scent. Anyway, after the initial cloying few minutes, I like it and can envision using up the whole sample.