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Serge Lutens

Niche · France

Douce Amere

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • sicilian citruses in 16 perfumes
  • wheat in 88 perfumes
  • broom in 270 perfumes
  • Immortelle in 303 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • bitter in 120 perfumes
  • cinnamon in 1,281 perfumes
  • herbal in 2,488 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: white floral, herbal, cinnamon, bitter, Cinnamon, Orange Blossom, Benzoin, Tonka Bean and African Orange Flower.

Of the 84 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1991 and 2024.

Floral

Family

UnisexProfile

2002

Released

Main Accords

white floralvanillaherbalaromaticsweet

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

white floral100%
vanilla90%
herbal80%
aromatic69%
sweet59%
cinnamon49%
bitter39%
warm spicy28%
fresh spicy18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
CinnamonGeraniumJasminesicilian citruseswheat
Heart Notes
African Orange FlowerbroomImmortelleOrange BlossomRose
Base Notes
BenzoinOsmanthusSpicesTonka BeanVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
41%
Spring
0%
Summer
33%
Autumn
58%
Day
79%
NightPeak
Winter100%Peak
Spring41%
Summer0%
Autumn33%
Day58%
Night79%Peak

Where To Buy

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Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Cedre

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Cedre

Spice
Calcutta

Soivohle

Calcutta

Floral
The Scent Of Istria

Croatian Perfume House

The Scent Of Istria

Aromatic
Ciel de Gum

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Ciel de Gum

Resin
A La Nuit

Serge Lutens

A La Nuit

Floral
Scarlet

Bud Parfums

Scarlet

Citrus

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Quelques Fleurs L'Original Collection Privee

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Guepard

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Guepard

Aromatic
The Scent Of Istria

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Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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