{"title":"Serge Lutens","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe pioneer of niche:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOften regarded as the pioneer of modern niche perfumery, Serge Lutens is a visionary whose work sits at the intersection of literature, surrealist art, and olfactory storytelling. After a storied career in makeup and photography with Dior and Shiseido, he launched his eponymous brand in 2000, having already revolutionized the industry in 1992 with Féminité du Bois, a fragrance that famously challenged gender norms by introducing cedarwood as a feminine lead. His creations are deeply influenced by his \"self-imposed exile\" in Marrakech, Morocco, where the vibrant colors and aromas of local spice markets inspired iconic scents like the resinous Ambre Sultan and the honeyed tobacco of Chergui. Visiting his flagship boutique at the Palais Royal in Paris is described as a spiritual experience; the dimly lit, amethyst-toned salon reflects his reclusive and \"anti-commercial\" philosophy, offering complex, often avant-garde fragrances that prioritize deep emotional connections and memory over mass-market trends.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"serge-lutens-ambre-sultan-edp","title":"Ambre Sultan EDP 2016 Batch, Unisex Perfume Sample","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"isPasted\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eFragrance Description:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSERGE LUTENS Ambre Sultan EDP, is the gold standard for \"dry\" ambers, characterized by its rugged, savory opening of bay leaf and oregano. The scent is a dense, medicinal masterpiece that bypasses modern sweetness for a thick, resinous heart of smoky labdanum and balsamic resins. It dries down to an ancient, spiced, \"dusty\" warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eSpicy Oriental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Release\/Year: \u003c\/strong\u003e1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bottles Batch Code\/year:\u003c\/strong\u003e YGG54 = 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fall, Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccasion: \u003c\/strong\u003eEvening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity: \u003c\/strong\u003eSix Hours \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProjection: \u003c\/strong\u003eStrong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnisex marketed but I would consider this leans masculine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Era: \u003c\/strong\u003eModern - Niche \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdentifying the vintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Generally I would consider bottles with tan labels original\/earlier formulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Full bottles are not for sale. You'll receive one quality-checked sample from the fragrance pictured. All of our items are authentic. However due to age, batch variation, or reformulation, there may be slight differences within any perfume's original scent profile. VintageDecants operates as an independent vendor, with no affiliation to this brand.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serge Lutens","offers":[{"title":"1ml  (2ml filled halfway)","offer_id":42716512714842,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-1ML-DGAQ","price":11.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2ml","offer_id":42716512747610,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-2ML-DGAQ","price":20.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml","offer_id":42716512780378,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-5ML-DGAQ","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8ml","offer_id":42716512813146,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-8ML-DGAQ","price":64.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/3289\/1226\/files\/IMG_20251230_194901.jpg?v=1774050313"},{"product_id":"serge-lutens-chergui-edp","title":"Chergui EDP 2011 Batch, Unisex Perfume Sample","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"isPasted\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eFragrance Description:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerge Lutens Chergui EDP, is a masterfully complex scent that captures a hot, dry desert wind, balancing sun-drenched hay, honeyed tobacco leaf, and incense. As it settles, the fragrance softens into a smooth, ambery blend of powdery iris, rose, and sandalwood. If your a fan of dry tobacco leaf scents, you'll love Chergui. This fragrance is originally accredited as the first niche fragrance to achieve massive mainstream success for it's era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003eTobacco forward Oriental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Release\/Year: \u003c\/strong\u003e2001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bottles Batch Code\/year:\u003c\/strong\u003e TAN10 = 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fall, Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccasion: \u003c\/strong\u003eMorning or Evening \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity: \u003c\/strong\u003eSix Hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProjection: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnisex marketed but I would consider it leans masculine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Era: \u003c\/strong\u003eModern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdentifying the vintage: \u003c\/strong\u003eGenerally, vintage Serge bottles will have a tan sticker on the bottle like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem style=\"display: block; margin: 0 0 1em 0; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Full bottles are not for sale. You'll receive one quality-checked sample from the fragrance pictured. All of our items are authentic. However due to age, batch variation, or reformulation, there may be slight differences within any perfume's original scent profile. VintageDecants operates as an independent vendor, with no affiliation to this brand.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serge Lutens","offers":[{"title":"1ml  (2ml filled halfway)","offer_id":43575085334618,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-1ML-FUGQ","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2ml","offer_id":43575085367386,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-2ML-FUGQ","price":35.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml","offer_id":43575085400154,"sku":"PRE-SERLUT-5ML-FUGQ","price":73.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/3289\/1226\/files\/IMG_20260628_203610.jpg?v=1782842443"}],"url":"https:\/\/vintagedecants.com\/collections\/serge-lutens.oembed","provider":"Vintage Decants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}