Arabie
From £6.99
Description
Full of dark drama and positively loaded with exotic spices and fruits, Serge Lutens Arabie is as rich in character as it is in ingredients. Intensely moving and spinning out of control, this is a tempest in a bottle, a gorgeous devil swirling with dried figs and dates, spiced with nutmeg and cloves, and sweetened with resins and candied mandarin peel. Cedar and sandalwood bravely attempt to anchor this unruly and unexpected perfume, but its nature is far too wild to be tamed. If you love the idea of a gloriously honeyed, decadent fragrance that features the exotic spices and rich, dried fruits of a kitchen rather than the frou frou flowers of a field, you’re sure to fall in love at first sniff with Arabie.
About brand
Serge Lutens is a multi-talented artist whose careers encompass fashion design, perfume design, hair styling, photography and film-making. Born in France in 1942, Lutens began his apprenticeship as a hairstylist in Lille, where he also began to experiment with cosmetics and photography. He moved to Paris in the 1960s to work as a makeup artist for Vogue magazine. He worked with top photographers and models of the period, and in 1967, Lutens was commissioned by designer Christian Dior to produce a line of cosmetics.
Lutens embarked on his own venture, Parfums-Beaute Serge Lutens, in 2000. Lutens creates his perfumes in close collaboration with perfumer Christopher Sheldrake. The brand emerged at a perfect time, when the internet made e-commerce and social networking available and allowed exclusive and unusual perfumes to be obtained and discussed–the “cult” and “niche” fragrances of which Serge Lutens fragrances are a perfect example.
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