Cedre

Cedre is a rich amber fragrance opening with cinnamon and labdanum. It contains that signature Lutens rich amber "hum", though the intensely resinous cedar like the living tree, or freshly chopped firewood in the composition gives it clarity, preventing it from turning into a syrupy mess. It's more like a wood-burning stove baking up fresh cinamon buns. Cedre has an effervescent quality like an artisan-crafted all-natural birch beer, and the labdanum makes the sweetness smooth, warm, and wearable. It is a basket of sweet and spicy offerings from the forest floor to the canopy. It is the sweetness found naturally in forest air, distilled. The longer I wear it, the more I notice new and beautiful details. The tuberose is more of a stage hand than a lead role, virtually invisible, just there to keep everything together and running smoothly. Cedre projects moderately, and its longevity is average. This fragrance takes some time to warm up to, but it sparkles on the skin. This may be my favorite Lutens to date. This is an interesting alternative to those cooler cedars which are greener and lean on the drier woody side of the material. Serge Lutens Cedre is cedar that has been warmed and honeyed by the Summer Sun soaking into it all day, with a bee hive suspended from its branches, and the aroma of other spicy plants and earthy elements floating in the forest air. It is nature magically transformed into an all-natural confection, sweet and spicy as candy, but without a trace of kawaii.

For years now I've been meaning to make some notes in relation to this pearl. And yet, somehow every time I think I comprehend him - and after all this time I have concluded Cèdre is indeed, underneath, male - I find myself still groping in shadows for the right expressions. Judging this elegant book by its "cover" all those many moons ago, I initially expected something on the dry, woody, indeed "masculine", side. Loving the natural scent of cedar as I do, I felt I couldn't go wrong, blind buying without much thought. Much to my bemusement I was greeted with that sapid, flavoursome Aztec flower of the night upon initial explorations. Not to mention a delicious, honeyed, journey of Romance. No dry, evergreen chest of drawers to be seen. But clean, swarthy, anointed skin - warm & erotic to be sure - regardless of sex. And further within ... a woodiness, yes, but of viscous stems not camphoraceous branches. A greenness too, though, conjoining the innate verdure & sap of tuberose & tree. Is it white, sweet-spiced butter melting ligneous blocks? or unburnt cream flowering amber joss sticks in a timber box? I find the trick enchanting and lush. Cèdre is a beguiling resin on my skin. And much more warm weather amenable than I would have initially thought him. He's a dandy who quite fancies balmy dusks I find. A charmer of intermittent action - to just right for certain occasions & moods wardrobe staple. Here's hoping I can always get my hands on him. ★★★★☆

Cèdre is not your typical green cedar. It is a cleared area in a deep forgotten cedar forest, rich with tuberose still misty from a light rain the previous evening... but now the sun is out again. The spicy undergrowth, the honeyed wood are heating up. The air is still and slightly cool, but the sun's hot rays warm the forest floor. At first it's all cloves, cinnamon and cedar. Then a soft, cold tuberose appears. I feel the cloves heating up on my skin. Strange. Somebody else said spiced apple cider, which sounds right. In the distance, far away but nearing is a thick, syrupy concoction. Could it be the amber? Labdanum? The cloves and cinnamon still burn hot on my skin while the boozy tuberose sits quietly in the shadows; a strong supporting player, but not remotely front stage. Then later, the syrup and cloves fade and we are left with a sweet spicy musk, complex; beautifully blended. The tuberose and cedar melange are delicate, cool, floating higher than the spicy, honeyed amber, which sits close to my skin. Do I like it? Yes, very much, despite the cloves, which I'm not usually too fond of. Would I wear it? I don't know. It's so unlike my usual go-tos, but it's a pleasure to have it on. I want to smell it because I'm curious. I want to track its development. It fascinates me. EDIT: Depending on the weather, the opening can be a bit too sweet but by God.. this consistently has one of the most gorgeous dry downs I've ever experienced.

Cedre is one of the overlooked Serge Lutens as its name surely eludes those who expect a straightforward cedar, but surely we would not expect anything straightforward from maestro Sheldrake? Perhaps one does not want the quandary of whether it is a cedar-scented tuberose or a tuberose-scented cedar, or that neither are truly front and center but rather just behind the perfumer's warm spices and syrup. It's that Sheldrake syrup that I love that is halfway between sweet and medicinal, and its interplay with somewhat Bazooka gum tuberose top notes, renders it delicious to a strange loop such as myself who enjoyed having liquid pink aspirin as a child. The cedar is in a similar vein to the legendary Feminite du Bois, just out of reach but constantly echoing, as if you were the kid in the classroom fortunate enough to sit closest to the wall-mounted pencil sharpener, while stealthily chewing your bubblegum, of course. The mentholated tuberose accord in the heart brings tender flashbacks of my mother's Ludens cough drops mingled with her perfume, and a warm clove reminds me of that spice rack where I was obsessed as a kid studying all of them and was particularly transfixed by the McCormick whole cloves; scent and memory, people! That's the thrill of it... How does this make me feel, you ask? Somehow rejuvenated, a bit less time-worn and cynical, and perhaps even a little hopeful.

عطری است که به نظر من در گروه فلورال یا گلی قرار داره و نه در گروه شرقی چوبی. شروع کار با یک حس انیمالیک (حیوانی) نسبتا شدید شروع میشه که این شروع آدم رو کمی غافل گیر میکنه. ۵ دقیقه بعد؛ بوی گل مریم به بوی حیوانی اضافه میشه. این ترکیب رایحه ای؛ حدود ۱۵ دقیق از کل عمر عطر رو در بر میگیره. . بوی عطر در این زمان مثل این میمونه که گل مریم داره خودش رو از داخل منجلاب باتلاق حیوانی خارج میکنه. دستش رو به یک طناب که تقریبا نزدیکش هست میگیره و خودش رو خوشبختانه سریع نجات میده (دست و پا نمیزنه که وقت زیادی طول بکشه تا از این باتلاق نجات پیدا کنه) . از اینجا به بعد هست که دیگه عطر رو به شکفته شدن حرکت میکنه. البته در این بین سدر هم یک چهره جدید از خودش نشون میده و بویی که در این عطر از سدر حس میشه با بقیه کارهایی که من از سدر استشمام کردم فرق داره. یه بوی ملایمی از سدر که بویی ملس مانند همراهش هست در بستری از گل مریم بعد از اون بحران اولیه وجود داره. این عطر در رایحه میانی؛ بویی خیلی شبیه به عطر Carnal Flower, Frederic Malle داره. میتونم بگم بالای ۸۵ درصد در این زمان به هم شبیه هستند عطر سدر از برند سرج لوتنز عطری است که ظاهرا یونی معرفی شده؛ ولی به نظر من خیلی بیشتر به سمت زنانه تمایل داره. البته برای آقایانی که میخواهند یه عطر سبک گلی رو در روزهای بهاری تجربه کنند میتونه انتخاب خاصی باشه. بررسی خود را بنویسید! کامنت:آ.دانش (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

Cedre is a dreamy, feminine and lush fragrance. It opens up strong and bold with notes of deep Amber, sweet dried fruits, woods and cinnamon-y Tuberose. This is not your typical Tuberose/Jasmine/Gardenia combo, it is a more natural and refined spicy oriental woody floral. There is a booziness or herbal aspect to it that lingers on in the background which makes this scent quite unique and different. The dry down is the best part of this fragrance, it warms up and becomes creamy and rich with just enough sweetness to make it cosy and comfortable, in the way of the feeling you get when you wear your favourite sweater or when you're snuggling up to your partner for warmth, Cedre evokes those kinds of feelings. If you are a lover of Tuberose and want something that hasn't already been done to death, then try Cedre! I can see myself wearing this scent all year round but I can imagine it would be beautiful in cool, breezy summer nights. Longevity and sillage are super as it forms a cloud of goodness around you for you and everyone else to enjoy!

I owned this scent many years ago and am resampling today as I found a small vial in my traveling sample box and I’m about to let it go to the next Fragrantican, so I felt compelled to wear it again. My nose must’ve changed along with my wardrobe and hairstyle, because this is stunning. I don’t find Cedre Tuberose dominant after the opening, in fact this is much more about a spicy Amber and musk scent in the long dry down, a real shapeshifter of a perfume. The down side? There’s very little cedar that I can detect, so the name does not match what is coming out of this bottle. At best, cedar is a support note that you may—or may not—pick up. Luten’s Cedre is really a perfume you need to spend time with; I think the younger version of myself washed this off too quickly. I know some people are complaining that it’s too sweet, but it’s not with my chemistry. So a must try before you buy. And lucky me, I can still find the old packaging on line for a bargain.

rethsarah called it. Cedre has one of the BEST dry downs I have ever experienced. The opening didn't win me over, but the base made me buy the bottle. I am finally beginning to understand why so many people on this site describe themselves as base note-oriented, and why natural perfumer Charna Ethier urges blossoming perfumers to always "build from the base up." The base of Cedre is nothing short of magical. I carelessly sprayed the last of my sample on a scarf. A few days later I found myself frantically clawing through piles of dirty clothes, trying to figure out where that heavenly scent was emanating from. When I finally grabbed the scarf and held it up to my face, I found myself racking my brain thinking, "God! What could that BE!!? What IS that!!? I know it from somewhere but I can't remember where! It just smells so expensive, multifaceted and solemnly gorgeous-" It was Cedre.

I think the bold "cedar meets fruity cough-syrup tuberose" gamble pays off here! And I'm certainly exaggerating when I say "cough syrup," as, to my nose, this doesn't veer so dramatically into Fracas territory. You get just a hint of the mentholated white flowers from Tubereuse Criminelle, but here they are paired with the stewed fruit notes of the Feminite du Bois family. In fact, this feels like a "fun drunken uncle/aunt" of the FdB series with the lush, damascone-ey florals and fruits taking total center stage and the sweet cedar-sawdust accord humming along and holding down the fort in the background. Once the bold opening subsides, the FdB DNA really does come through. Overall, that scent is much more balanced than this one, but I appreciate the party tricks and affability of Cedre.

Edit 2022: A good alternative may be Civet by Zoologist, maybe layered with something more woody. Luckily got an old bottle today. Absolutely beautiful! So much spice and bright bouquets of floral. My ideal amber notes, warm, boozy and golden. So sweet! I've never had a tuberose like this before, it smells nothing remotely close to traditional tuberose and it's majestic! Really, Serge Lutens plays with food fragrances so delightfully well. It's a shapeless cedar, hardly defined at all just a muted note hanging in the background lending the idea of wood to the perfume only although it begins to showcase itself later as it dwindles on. Churning into something deeper, warmer, more spicy with drippings of honey throughout and a nice dark musk... 8/10 Really well done.

A translation of Enrosadira's review (below): The opening is sweetish , sometimes nasty and brazen . ( The first time I wore it , I thought I was going to want to scrub it off) . With the passage of time, it is transformed and becomes a golden waterfall, an enchanted garden in late summer bathed in the golden light of late afternoon, the beginning of sunset. It recalls the color of honey, and resin from the trees. A perfume with very sweet traits, almost caramel, but with an underlying whiff of incense and woods and warm spices, very feminine and very hot . Not for every day, otherwise it can become a bit disgusting , but it is fascinating!

Cèdre is, perharps, my favourite Serge Lutens fragrance. I had it a long, long time ago and enjoyed it until its very last drop in the flask. No need to repeat what has already been said about it here. To me it is beautiful; beautifully made - a masterpiece. It falls perfectly on both male and female wear because of its dual nature: a spicy woody chord around a tuberose core. And that was how I understood this marvel the first time I tried it in Lutens' shop at the Palais Royal - a painting of a tuberose framed by a cedar-cinnamon-clove frame. A painting in which you can smell each and every element present.

Apertura dolciastra, a tratti sgradevole e sfrontata. (La prima volta che l'ho indossato, appena messo avrei già voluto toglierlo). Con il passare del tempo si trasforma e diventa una cascata d’oro, un giardino incantato a fine estate immerso nella luce dorata del tardo pomeriggio che si avvia al tramonto, richiama i colori del miele, gli alberi dai quali fuoriesce della resina. Un profumo a tratti molto dolce, quasi caramelloso, ma con una venatura sotterranea di incenso e di legni e spezie calde, molto femminile e molto caldo. Non da tutti i giorni, altrimenti risulta un po' stomachevole, ma affascinante!

The opening smells like civet and cedar. I know civet is not a listed note, but that stink is pretty prominent in the opening. Civet and a very medicinal cedar. Like the smell of gold Listerine. However, the medicinal civet scent fades quick enough, and then it's this beautiful sweet cedar wood scent. Almost boozy. Amazing. Just... amazing. So far I have been floored by every Serge Lutens I have had the pleasure to smell.

This is a stunning and opulent tuberose scent on my skin. I smell no cedar in it . It's sweet but not cloying . The tuberose here is past it's glory , fully mature and starting to wilt . It's mixed with a smoky amber and resins . The only other tuberose that resembles this one a little is Tuberose Animale . Silage and lasting power are beautiful . Perfect for cold weather , rich and elegant , screams luxury .

My signature fragrance, and I 've never been faithful to a perfume until now. Very " distingué", tremendously " chic", and at the same time very warm, like a second skin, very safe. It carries you from day to night in a surprising number of occasions. Fantastic sillage, enters the room before you do and turns heads. Sparkling, brilliant, extraordinary. Un parfum d' exception.

I blind bought Cedre last week since I already own a few Serge Leuten fragrances. I knew I would not be let down and I was right. Cedre is my first fragrance with tuberose and I must say that I love it! It is exquisite, warm and subtle. The cinnamon and cloves are just right. I can smell it all around me and that makes me and my nose very happy.

This is a beautiful, old school type of musc and ambra perfume with warm woody elements which give it the secret aura of older type of mystery story. It develops gracefully and closely on skin with some physiological sweetness and flowers. Interesting and not typical.

This a very unique scent. If I think of cedar I get a clear picture of what it smells like and the same with tuberose. This on the other hand smells like industrial products. Shoe polish and band aids are what come to mind. Yes, a very unique scent indeed.

Yes yes yes yes. How well the combination of heavy tuberose with musk, amber and cinnamon works. One of my fav Lutens for 2 months already. Such a mysterious and dark fragrance. Such inexpressible visions it represents. Cèdre, to me, is like a soulmate.