Vetiver oriental

Serge Lutens dislikes the harsh odours of Cologne and everything else associated with men’s toiletries, so he turned to the enigmatic roots of vetiver – like petrified witch’s hair – to find a warm silky scent. A velvety-smooth oriental!

"I've always yearned for change. When I was a child, I wanted to change my family, my friends and eventually my country. Not to mention my sex. Everything, even this vetiver, which here enjoys a lascivious plunge into Oriental velvet, a nice change from being an ingredient in cologne. Vetiver is featured as a scent in its own right, redolent of cistus with tar-like notes, as viscous as wax!"Serge Lutens

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?