Cracheuse de Flammes

Let’s be real, if this fragrance was released by Roja Dove, it would be praised. Serge has a specific fan base that expects a specific style and if it doesn’t fit that bill, most shun it, this and most other Section D’or fragrances are in the same boat. Just being honest here. As someone who usually dislikes/hates rose fragrances, this one manages to win me over. It starts off with a very realistic rose note, that is full-bodied, deep and luscious. After a few minutes in, The fragrance starts becoming more green and soapy, almost as if taking in the entire stem and leaves of the rose. As it dries down, the rose becomes almost powdered and the styrax and ambrette start taking hold. This makes it a powdered, slightly sweet, musky floral. Many hours into the dry down, if you told me that this was Amber Aoud by Roja Dove, I would have believed you; Just as that fragrance is focused heavily on the rose and in the same comparison, also becomes dusty and sweet at the far dry down. (This one is just a little more Gothic in tone throughout) While AA focuses more on eastern meets western style of fragrances, this one focuses more on if they took an eastern idea and made it into a full western fragrance. Also just like most of the fragrances from this line, they all have a vintage vibe to them usually of a 70s or 80s feel. If you either like or even don’t like rose, but you like a more opulent style of fragrance, just like from Roja Dove, I would recommend that you check this out. Separated from the brand that it’s associated to, and I believe you’ll find a very fascinating, complex and enjoyable experience. And yes, while this is actually more expensive if you buy retail, this fragrance and most of the other line can be found at a high discount of 50% or more off which makes it around $300, which falls in line with other brands and based on the ingredients used, I do feel this is a fair price for what you’re getting. I never thought I’d say this, but I actually for once want a rose focused fragrance, and this is the one.

Ah, La Belle Époque again.. A wonderfully boozy and sweet-metallic apricot and pear compôte opens up for a glorious golden-ambered Rose Otto, magnificent and sultry, decadent, flamboyant and rich, surrounded by dancing musk and underscored by dark, supple and elegant calf skin leather. Over the top but in a classy way and never messy Cracheuse de Flammes is a scent I'd love to encounter late one night on a balcony over the roofs of Paris, worn by a woman dressed in red sipping liquor who can speak of the things I dearly remember and whose name I won't be told. Lutens bottles dreams like no other.

The Flame Spitter is a lovely vintage style Floriental composed around a heavenly Turkish rose note. The perfume has a brief opening of pear and apricot leading to the central Turkish rose heart. As the perfume dries off one can detect hints of amber, leather and synthetic musk . A sophisticated expertly constructed female leaning scent with moderate to strong projection and excellent longevity this is the smell of a aristocratic lady of days gone by. Enjoy!

There's no way around it, the price is beyond ridiculous. But. Once you let that earthy logic go, you can enjoy a fantastic fragrance. I can't ditect the ingredients, I have a sense of orchids which I know aren't really there, but the reason this is, for me, a love at first snif, is this perfume feels like home. It'a unfamiliar and utterly familiar at the same time. This is magic to me

Fille de Berlin has found her long lost twin! This is a rich, opulent dark red rose that does not change much throughout the entirety of the evolution.