Douce amère

A new take on the demonic green fairy, "Douceamère is a delightful reminder of the elaborate ceremony of the absinthe drinker. Through a perforated spoon balanced on the glass, the drinker will let the water from his carafe drip onto a cube of white sugar which will slowly dissolve and mix with the emerald blood of the absinthe. For unmitigated bitterness!

"First bitter, then sweet, it’s absinthe of course. As green as wormwood is grey, these two ideas tussle inside me... only to kiss and make up on the skin."

Rounded shoulders with an apothecary stopper, this iconic Palais Royal bottle contains the perfumes of a collection sold only in our most prestigious shops.

In his now iconic olfactory creations, the perfumer Serge Lutens has for over 20 years been producing strong alcohols with Proustian accents. From “Féminité du bois”, to “Ambre sultan” and “La fille de Berlin”, each perfume tells their own exceptional story and has their own unique signature.

Perhaps even yours?

Tags : Flacons de Table , Parfums

White floral notes, vanilla

The primary essence of a Serge Lutens perfume does not reside in the assembly of a list of ingredients, but in an experience, a sensitivity. Doubts, anger, fragility, joy (also)... each of them represents a moment of ourselves. Discordering, torturing raw materials to make them confess, Serge Lutens has not made a profession of it but an art!

Serge Lutens favours the use of premium grade raw materials of natural origin to make its fragrances, driven by the conviction that these alone can ensure full and complex evolution of the perfume on the skin. To use, apply your chosen fragrance directly onto the skin and let it sit for a few minutes. This allows the composition to take on its full character and reveal its truest, most seductive form. Serge Lutens essences always end up confessing to their deeds!

INGREDIENTS : ALCOHOL, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), AQUA (WATER), TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES, HEXAMETHYLINDANOPYRAN, LINALYL ACETATE, LINALOOL, VANILLIN, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, ANETHOLE, CITRONELLOL, SANTALOL, GERANIOL, BENZALDEHYDE, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) PEEL OIL, FARNESOL, LIMONENE, CITRAL, GERANYL ACETATE, CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM BARK OIL, PINENE, CINNAMAL, DIMETHYL PHENETHYL ACETATE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, TERPINEOL, EUGENOL, CI 19140 (YELLOW 5), CI 17200 (RED 33), CI 42053 (GREEN 3)