Louve by Serge Lutens
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Bold,lovely and sweet fragrance. A real treat in the snowy winter day.

Sweet, tasty, natural and mysterious. I really like it. Actually, it's only too sweet. But I think that this fragrance is the best by Serge Lutens.

That's because it smells more heliotropic in its evolution. It reminds me a lot of Piver Heliotrope Blanc taken to higher concentration and sophistication and it's also very similar to an aromatic water from L'Amande which is much cheaper and long lasting but not so refined of course. I would like to have a bottle or a decant of this.

Oh my my my my! My first thought was "wine?" But not exactly. No wine ever smelled this rich and sweet. It was more like some fabulous apertif or brandy--Berry? Cherry? Spicy too--too gorgeous, too luxurious to be written off as just another gourmand.
Then, just as I was fully appreciating its intoxicating headiness, it all seemed to vanish. (Well, I thought, maybe I need a bigger sample.) Or did it? Throughout the rest of the day and evening an occasional whiff of sensual sweetness would creep up on me, and even after a lengthy nap (and competing with the BenGay rubbed into an extremely stiff and painful knee), it was clinging to the bedclothes, even lovelier than before!
Louve has great longevity (stronger and vastly more complex now than it was twelve hours ago) and a sillage that, while not overpowering, is sufficiently strong.
It is not often that I simply want to sneak off and smell myself, gratified by the thought that I truly smell beautiful. I must acquire a full bottle soon!

It reminds me of another Lutens scent, Rahaat Loukoum (which is not in the database), in fact I think of Louve as Rahaat Loukoum Light (which is funny, as there's nothing light about it on its own). Now that one is even sweeter, almost syrupy, but at the same time somehow darker and deeper (the magic of spices I guess) and even more potent. It has a lovely oriental feel to it that somehow justifies this exaggerated sweetness, and Louve lacks that. I clearly prefer RL.
No idea when to use either, though - perhaps during the festive winter season. Or would they be too much even then?

Powdery and sweet but not cloying.
One of the most potent fragrances I have ever had. 24+ hrs
Not for gourmand lovers only!

I love its coctail-cherry smell. After spraying it is really almond and cherry but very soon i detect the rose. For me it is definely the most wearable Lutens so far...


Begins with sharp sweet cherry (from his Rahat Loukhoum) but it very, very quickly develops into a soft, powdery (but not cloying) sweet comfort scent. The almonds are sophisticated and pale, not a cooking extract. Evolves into a delicious gourmand floral white musk that is never sharp but very cuddly. A gorgeous skin scent. On my friend's skin this is too sweet, and it is overwhelming on the very young ladies, but if you can tame it, oh my. I'd dab, not spray, as it *is* concentrated. The vanillin in this is blended very well with the almond and musk. The white jasmine and rose are both perfectly balanced and give a lovely powdery quality, adding to the skin-scent-comfort effect, which is not easily dismissed, and the sweetness never leaves, which remains a snowy fairy erotic perfume in a bottle. Love the Louve! And on the right woman, this is a siren's lure.

EDIT: I lie. It probably is worth the price at the right season. In summer it was way too sweet, but in winter it is a lovely comfort scent. My mistake.

Those who like the smell of bakewell tarts will love this. For me it's Headache in a Bottle.

very almondy and sappy (not sappy as in 'sappy song', but really, literally sappy and ambery).
I swear I can smell it just by thinking about it. for me, it was unwearable. I couldn't cope with this strange animal. a 0.6 vial was enough for several testings. very potent (I don't mind), strong (don't mind), but also sticky in a way. sticky and sweet. no doubt it's a master-piece, but to admire from afar (just like a couple of other creations by SL).
kisses,
m


Always reminds me the Rammstein video Du Reichst so gut :)

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