Serge Lutens · 2005 · Christopher Sheldrake

Chergui

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Honey-sweet hay and tobacco leaf with a veil of iris, rose and incense, sinking into amber, sandalwood and musk.

Serge Lutens says

Its description mentions Sap, Resin, Juices (elixir), Amber, Candied aromas, Honey, Musk, Incense, Tobacco leaf, Hay, Iris, Rose and Sandalwood.

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The drawn Chergui bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Chergui’s scent picture, a draft: amber, honey, musk, frankincense, tobacco, hay drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Chergui, top notes: Frankincense, Geranium, Bergamot, Mint, Lavender

Heartas it settles

Chergui, heart: Rose, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Chergui, dry-down: Amber, Honey, Musk, Tobacco, Hay, Iris, Sandalwood, Cedar, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Coumarin (new-mown hay), Vanillin (vanilla)

What’s inside it

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Gold WomanAmouage · shares cashmere knit, frankincense, orris, rose and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Chergui’s $330
Gold ManAmouage · shares cashmere knit, frankincense, orris, rose and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Chergui’s $330
Epic 56 WomanAmouage · shares cashmere knit, frankincense, orris, rose and 1 more$550 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.