Fils de Joie

This is my first Lutens and the brand couldn't have made a better impression. If you're a jasmine lover, particularly a strong, heady, seductive jasmine adorer who also appreciates a rich honey in their fragrances, then stay tuned: you'll love Fils de Joie as much as I do. I've given away a lot with the above comment, but in short: the perfume opens with a wonderful, heady scent of night blooming jasmine and regular soft jasmine, accompanied by a hint of ylang-ylang. That hint becomes strong enough in the sensual heart to overpower the jasmine accord, giving way to a thickly honeyed ylang-ylang with the blooming jasmine on a summer night in the background. The dry down adds a hint of clean musk that merely prevents all notes to become indolic. Fils de Joie is the ideal combination of sensually seductive and sophistication. This isn't screaming sleezy vamp messing with your libido, but belongs with a mature woman embracing her femininity, feeling sexy and empowered by it. I'm using woman and femininity because I think the majority of noses will label FdJ overtly feminine leaning. But I can completely imagine this being heartbreakingly sexy on a man. While I sadly experienced anosmia with this fragrance, every 'fresh nose' outside or quick movement of my body introduced me anew to this fragrance, that went from brand-new to 'top fave' in the span of an hour. If your olfactory senses do the same, don't worry: you'll keep a scent bubble that's noticeable when moving your arms or when your hair is being ruffled or lifted by a breeze for example. In a way it reminds me of Molecule 01 by Escentric Molecules that often couldn't be perceived by its wearers, or only every now and then. However, purposefully putting your nose to dab spot gives me that glorious, sweet smell as well if I've cleared my senses. I even noticed her during the night, thinking sleepily what on earth smelled so delicious - only to fall back asleep again with a smile on my face. It says it all: Fils de Joie's longevity is great, so truly test your nose before reapplying. As I can count the perfumes that last me over 8hrs on one hand (almost 200 bottle collection pre declutter) due to my very dry, perfume eating skin, the performance of this Sheldrake creation is worth some applause. The projection and sillage are quite decent as well. Not beastmode, but FdJ is certainly capable of giving you a lovely arm length projection with only a handful of pulse point dabs*. On my skin, that's astonishing. I put an asterisk* after 'dabs' as there's one small - or big depending how you look at it - issue with Fils de Joie. I've no idea if it's my skin chemistry, as this issue confuses the heck out of me. BUT...I can't spray this fragrance. Well, sure, I cóuld. But after having dabbed it three days, mixing it with spraying for three days one thing has become abundantly clear: dabbing Fils de Joie gives me the yummy scent I described above. Using the atomiser and spraying on my pulse points - or wherever actually - makes me want to scrub with the speed of light. Spraying gives me an extremely strong chalky, throat irritating saliva-ish scent accord from the musk with a soft jasmine that's barely noticeable. That disgusting start becomes even worse when we enter heart and dry down > that simply smells like... urine. The saliva note disappates almost completely after an hour, but the rest of the weird dirty musk remains, together with the piss note, for a good three hours. It's around that time when Fils de Joie becomes a softer projected fragrance anyway, making the finally (!) similar dry down to the dabbing days (just less intense and less sensually sweet) almost useless. I mean: I had to stay home due to physical issues and could test sprays. But no one in their right mind wants to noticeably smell like a combination of chalk, saliva and piss for three hours straight. No, not éven when it's niche. I really do not understand the reason behind this, but be warned: it could mean that FdJ simply performs best in concentrated spots and reacts badly when coming into contact with bigger stretches of skin if you have, like me, the 'wrong' chemistry. It means that it's best to test both ways before you decide to declutter this otherwise gorgeous scent. It's a bummer as dabbing, in this case holding the opening of the bottle against the skin of my pulse points, and pulling it upright again, is a spill waiting to happen. And with the bloodred colour of this juice that's very very tricky (I advise pre-wardrobe application in any case). Applying like that also costs me more perfume. But... I've been looking for a great sweet & sexy jasmine fragrance for years. Fils de Joie more might be a simple juice, but it's a luscious concoction and practically 'made for me'. I'll dab it. Prices of Lutens fragrances aren't exactly low, but in comparison to the bizarre pricetags other niche brands hang around their bottles, the Frenchman isn't asking too ridiculous amounts. When you're wiling to take the risk to go for a discount grey market 50ml bottle you're usually paying regular designer perfume prices, not niche ones (though I quite often play it safe, like now, and get my perfume via well known shops like Notino or the brand shop, as we Europeans don't have that fascinating luxury of returning an opened box and - gasp - used bottle!). Besides: the quality of ingredients is obvious here, and I was rather pleased with the projection & longevity, making me soon forget I could have normally bought 5 Middle Eastern fragrances for the same amount this 100ml cost me. To me Fils de Joie falls in the categories as long as you're able and wiling to spend such a big amount untested (I couldn't get a sample, but loved the pyramid and read and watched many reviews) and . I can't wait to build a small collection of Serge Lutens' if Fils de Joie is any indication.

I do not know what to make of the official Lutens description, which I will reproduce here, just so you too can marvel over the obliquity in the event that you missed it up top: "Laughter awaits a phrase, a word, a situation proclaim itself. A laugh may burst forth or be stifled by a hand that tries to contain it. But if it is sincere, it cannot be contained." -- Serge Lutens I also keep puzzling over the name, fils de joie, which literally means "son of joy" in French but carries with it the association of prostitution, insofar as it's obviously a play on "fille de joie," daughter of joy in French--and a well-known term for a young female sex worker. So I put together the name with the gnomic description of uncontainable laughter, and I try to reconcile all these things with the scent, which is a mildly camphorous tuberose, a mildly skanky honeyed jasmine, and a musk that reminds me for all the world like hot buttered popcorn and a hint of fish. I get that intermittently, though, and for the most part I would describe this as a softer, friendlier version of Carnal Flower. I don't regret buying a travel-size sprayer, but I don't see myself buying a full bottle anytime soon, if ever. I greatly prefer Serge Lutens Fille de Berlin, which is also that same impractical but gorgeous cranberry red--you can't spray this on pale fabric, that's for sure. It's better on skin than paper anyway. Update: I keep thinking about whether this perfume is as unisex as marketed. Maybe in some cultures, but I just can't imagine my husband wearing it, or any other straight man I know. Not to say that they can't or shouldn't--I guess I just think of white florals as hyperfeminine, and it would take a great deal of conditioning for me to think otherwise. I'm enjoying this a lot more today, perhaps because it's warmer. The honey note is downright beautiful. Update: Wearing again today, and liking it more all the time. I still smell a slightly mentholated or campor-ish note that makes me think of tuberose, but my husband thought it smelled of incense. That's possibly also because he's used to jasmine-scented incense, of course. Update: I heard it was being discontinued or reformulated under a slightly different name, so I bought a 50-ml tester. I told myself I was on a no-buy, but I knew I will be very sad when my travel-sprayer runs out and I can't buy another bottle. There is just something about that honey/jasmine note that sends me. I do not regret buying the full bottle; if anything I regret not buying two if it has indeed been discontinued. I was wrong about this before, and the musk is nowhere near as horrible as I had described it; even though there is a bit of animalic skank lurking in the heady, mildly indolic jasmine, it is not fishy at all. There are no green notes as in Carnal Flower, and I don't know why I thought there was tuberose. I think I registered it that way at first because of the ylang-ylang/jasmine(s) juggernaut. The longer I own this fragrance, the more the honey notes sing on my skin. If you love the scent of fresh raw honey and pollen-laden white and yellow florals, you will enjoy this, but the reviewers above who say that this is almost too much is right. I work from home, but I think if I worked in an office I would feel self-conscious about choking people out with this brazen hussy juice.

After searching through at least 1000 fragrances to find my dream scent, I could never find it. So I used to envision in my imagination the smell of what my perfect scent would be. I knew it was a yellow floral that smelt like summertime florals, but realistic florals, complete with pollen and sunshine - in my head it encapsulated what nectar must taste like to hummingbirds. I’ve been smelling my imagined scent in my mind for decades. Then I smelt Fils De Joie and instantly recognised it “it smells like summertime” was my exclamation. I’d found my signature scent, I used to wish I found a scent like the sweetly fragrant Daphne’s in my garden. But everything until now smelt synthetic or sweetened by vanilla (which I can’t stand). Fils De Joie is the perfect level of sweet, as it’s done with golden honey so there’s zero reliance on vanilla, amber or tonka. It smells like yellow mimosa pollen from every intoxicating floral that comes to life in the heat of a summer garden. It encapsulates the essence of pollinated flowers and floral nectar after the scorching sun has left the flowers throbbing in the heat of the night. And the plus is - it’s relatively affordable for 100ml of divine French perfumery and it’s beast-mode, as it lasts of fabric for weeks. It’s all I ever wanted. Only potential downsides - it’s very feminine, so not sure if an Aventus-loving man can pull this off and although it came out in 2020, it smells like classic perfumery from a golden era gone by, so might be too classically grand for some (?). I’m clutching at straws to find downsides as it’s perfect. Update: So this is officially being discontinued. Only 4 years of greatness and now it’s being pulled. I’ve tried recreating this by layering jasmine with honey scents but I’ve given up. Nor am I bulk-buying what’s left, as one day I won’t be able to get hold of it altogether, so I’ll just give it up now so I don’t get too attached. Such a shame. Back to searching for my signature scent. I’m selling within Canada if anyone is interested.

Serge Lutens is no stranger to playing jokes and word games on us. Fils de Joie certainly seems like another one of his tricks. The "Son of Joy" might actually be a reference to a prostitute (might is an understatement). This is a lot more believable than anything referencing "joy" since FdJ is anything but joyous. The jasmine of FdJ has had all daylight, citrus piquancy and energy, and smiling innocent white floral qualities removed from it. FdJ is one of the darkest, muskiest, driest, slinkiest and lascivious jasmines I've smelled. We are all (hopefully, by now) familiar with one of jasmine's critical qualities, that of being indolic, presenting as very dryly musky and coarse-smelling like mothballs. FdJ revels in this seedy character. In the opening there is a very cold, woody clove note - seemingly the same material and trick Sheldrake used in A la Nuit - that makes the dry and indolic qualities even colder and drier. The starchy banana character of ylang-ylang presents itself in the heart and through to the base, adding thicker texture and also a touch of grainy sweetness, while soapy white musks continue to parch your palate of all moisture. So, yes, nothing that can really be called joyous or joyful in FdJ, it is far too dry and far too debauched to be joyful. Some might discern that it is too "old lady" like, interpretting the dryness for powderiness, and that's not entirely inaccurate, but it's far too heady, heavy, and dirty-musky to be palatable for the gentile elderly. I cannot help but be allured by its sultry side-smile character. Just when we thought Lutens and Sheldrake likely didn't have anything else, or anything more, to say on jasmine they give us another masterful example that comfortably sits side-by-side with Sarrasins and A La Nuit, and a very sound example of their tremendous ability to interpret and handle this amazing flower of nature and perfumery.

When falling prey to a vampire, I would assume that there is some sort of hypnosis that gets you into this predicament. Your adrenaline is pumping and you want your fight or flight responses to take action, but your paralysis keeps you motionless before the inevitable and fatal bite. This feeling of irresistible surrender is what Serge Lutens’s Fils de Joie evokes for me – a hypnotic and dense fragrance so intoxicating and so narcotic that you feel as though she is doing you a favor in sucking you dry. The bottle houses a deliciously evil and deep, dark red juice conjures up that cursed button with “do not press” written underneath. The fragrance opens with a sticky, soaked, red cherry, at times both medicinal and syrupy sweet. The overture of cherry makes way for the heady and narcotic florals composed of Night Blooming Jasmine, Jasmine Sambac, and Ylang-Ylang to come into the fore. Among this floral bouquet, Night Blooming Jasmine is the light that shines through, its aroma evoking the humid sweetness of summer nights. Yet, beneath this beauty, a faint indolic facet, reminiscent of mothballs, begins to emerge, hinting at a darker motive and a sense of fleeting time. These waxy, white petals are not light; but in fact, they are seeping with honey. While the idea of a honeyed jasmine scent sounds innocent enough, this fragrance reveals itself to be unctuous and devilish on skin. At the cadence of its wear, Fils de Joie settles into a sweet, skin musk – a faint whisper of what it once was, leaving you craving its return. You don’t reapply Fils de Joie because you simply want to, but because you need to relive that experience once again – hence the name narcotic white florals. For those innocent bystanders who stand in the way of this fragrance, beware, for they will be drowned by a concoction of indolic white florals and honey–I can think of worse ways to die.

I've given myself time to truly live with this fragrance—to let it unfold across seasons, across moods—and somewhere along the way, I’ve become utterly enchanted. What began as curiosity has turned into quite an obsession. The first time I tried this fragrance it was winter. I caught a strange, powdery-rubber note that felt jarring and unfamiliar, and I washed it away instantly. But even then, I sensed something deeper—something masterfully blended whispering beneath that odd surface. I couldn’t quite let go. Not yet. Not with Serge Lutens. When spring crept in and the air softened, I gave it another chance. It opens with a veil of powder, like the faded elegance of vintage makeup—delicate, a little ghostly. I usually love that effect, but here, it felt off at first. Jasmine, my forever favorite, is present—but not the jasmine I know. The night-blooming jasmine in perfume often comes with a scratchy, almost artificial edge. It doesn't echo the intoxicating breath of real jasmine unfurling in the dark. I think that powdery sharpness is what unsettled me. And yet—beneath it all, something beautiful stirs. Give it time. Let it breathe. After thirty minutes, the top note dissolves like mist at dawn, revealing a heart that is utterly spellbinding: a rich, honeyed, luminous white floral that feels almost juicy in its depth. Not gourmand, but lush in a way that feels alive. Like standing beneath a jasmine vine at dusk, petals heavy with nectar, the air thick with sweetness. It lingers. Oh, how it lingers—twelve hours or more on skin, and even longer on fabric. This scent doesn’t simply last—it evolves, it tells a story. And now, it’s one I want to live in again and again. This fragrance does remind me of Byredo’s Casablanca Lily, but Fils de Joie is far more opulent and enduring, with a richness that lingers long after the first spray.

Man, it is SO PLAYFUL, gorgeous.. rocking my day right now as I listen to Beyonce's Cuff It ... "I feel like falling in love I'm in the mood to fuck something up I need some drink in my cup.." What a naughty, irresponsible, happy song and fragrance! Maybe I wasn't ready to fully appreciate this playful-serious-naughty side of it, and myself !! - till now : "Son of Joy" Serge Lutens ~ Fils de Joie Such an unexpectedly playful, salubrious elixir! 🤸💃💪😜 An opening spice sparkle lightly dusted over a dry honey that segues back and forth into a heart, no several hearts, of jasmine, night-blooming, redolent, but never cloying and the disarming, sweet green peppery flowering of ylang-ylang.. Jasmine, ylang-ylang and honey so masterfully handled it will sway any man or woman sitting on the fence regarding these intense essences. There is also a light, persistent whisper of musk, restrained aphrodisiac-at-a-distance, refined like desert breeze through the window.. All the components of this adagio combine into a very, very comforting yet characterful modern perfume .. An accord seemingly linear yet not at all boring, it envelopes me in a protective veil of good humour. Distinctive, dry and sweet at the same time and deeply enjoyable.. How rare is that? Le Maitre, Serge Lutens is back at the top of his craft.. Fils de Joie belies his maturity, his poise and it sits beautifully with me. a spontaneous laugh.. rare but bursting out nonetheless, irrepressible in the face of life and its jaded pretence. Love 💜 ❤️ #perfumista #perfume #perfumereview #fragrance #sergelutens #fragrance #fragrancelover #artist #artistlife #jasmine #honey #FilsdeJoie #introvert

OMG THIS IS INTOXICATING Uncle Serge has finally got his groove back! This is the sweetest, stickiest, earthy honey jasmine. Some might find it gross but I could bathe in it. It melts into my skin and radiates a little bubble of earth goddess fertility around me. I feel like I hear drum beats and belly dancers. I might be pregnant. It does stain so this is definitely a (carefully sprayed) skin-only scent. Longevity is moderate and sillage seems moderate to low. The earthy honey quality is a little reminiscent of Chergui (without tobacco but that type of sweetness and honey). The jasmine is reminiscent of A La Nuit and Sarrasins but even more sultry. It's kind of like a mash-up of the honey from Miel de Bois (without urine and woods) with A La Nuit and it does come together into a vintage Poison kind of way. But it's Uncle Serge through and through. He's up to his old tricks. LOVE IT! UPDATING to add that after 2 hours this becomes a very close skin scent and the jasmine lessens. It remains very sweet and earthy almost like a subdued and slightly floral Miel de Bois. I still love it but am a bit disappointed by the performance. Given that it stains you cannot spray on fabric to boost the longevity. Updating to share that after wearing this for about 2 months, this is basically SL Sarrasins + earthy sweet honey and it really does remind me of vintage Dior Poison parfum. It's truly intoxicating and the very definition of sexy for me. I wish it had better longevity though because I've already used half the bottle from frequent reapplication. Although I love it so much I would definitely buy it again. Fils de Joie is stunning.

I bought a 100ml (blind buy :')) from Jomashop for like $92 grand total and I'm not even mad. It's so unique, both scent and that blood red liquid is just crazy to me. It didn't stain my skin, so I'm pretty happy about that. By first spray, I was like oh this is really pretty, but it's deepening up on both clothing and skin! It smells the same on both and both the night blooming jasmine and the honey seem fairly balanced :). It really reminds me of Lenore from Castlevania, not so much Carmilla. I'd give Carmilla a stronger and edgier SG scent, maybe one with leather+jasmine O-o. But yeah, this one is givinggggg Lenore, what I feel like she'd either wear or just naturally smell like <3ԅ( ̄『 ̄ԅ). Lenore seems more lowkey to me rather than in your face like the other sisters, lowkey as in the most level-headed out of all of them, certainly not a weak scent. Also, I was worried about getting choked out since people describe it as a "deep scent" but it's really not doing that for me at all. It's aromatic but deep at the same time; and the honey doesn't make it overly sweet at all, and sweet sweet scents annoy me :(. It just rounds out the scent. NO REGRETS. LOVE IT. "I'm a diplomat, Hector. I make peace. Carmilla thinks you're a useful idiot at best, Striga wants to kill you when she thinks about you at all, and Morana wants to torture you. Not to get information out of you... just because she finds it calming. I make peace. And because of that, people think I'm soft. People think I'm weak. You won't make that mistake again, will you?" - Lenore

I feel that this perfume was created to tell the perfume world that everything made of jasmine is one side of this one. I could nt have imagined that night blooming jasmine would be so natural in a perfume bottle. Certainly, in my opinion, as well as most perfume lovers, the similarity of a scent to its natural form in the surrounding world is a great advantage. We test most of the perfumes one after the other so that we can finally relive the memories of the past with one of them. Well enough! Do not look again. This is the perfume that will remind you of all the memories you have with night blooming jasmine. I don't need to write more for this wonderful feature. This is the missing perfume of the jasmine world that you are looking for. It is sweet, but not like the sticky honey inside the pyramid! Sweet as the nectar of Honeysuckle. For me, this perfume is a combination of honeysuckle and night blooming jasmine. This perfume may seem linear and simple, but it is complex. This naturalness, which remains after the complexity of synthesis and extraction, so stunningly captivates you with its simplicity and beauty. The process of this perfume is linear, but due to its naturalness and uniqueness, not only will you not get tired, but like smelling a flower in your hand and constantly bringing your nose to it, you will repeat this process on your skin. I will be brief. There is no more time to talk. It's time to test and enjoy. right now👌

I have my own collection of fragrances and tested a lot. Personally I feel that fragrances with inspired stories behind them are the ones that really capture my attention because they are more meaningful and artful. Also, inspired fragrances come across to me as familiar and new at the same time. They cross boundaries and time and Fils de Joie is one of them. I was primarily intrigued with the story behind this fragrance. If I am not mistaken, it is Serge Lutens' personal history as a child of joy despite not knowing his father. Having tested and now have a full bottle I can understand the story of joy and romance in a bottle which only a night blooming jasmine and honey can re-create though Serge Lutens' artform. On my skin this opens to a bright grapelike scent, more like a herald for the Queen of the night to arrive and once the fizz settles...the intoxicating night blooming jasmine reveals herself in full bloom. Wearing this in a cool summer night gives me an aura of mystery. Spellbinding! Great silage ang longevity (6-8hours on my skin) To me, this fragrances brings me back to South East Asia where I grew up. Of hot humid nights in the jungle surrounded by fireflies, crickets and the distinct scent of night blooming jasmine. Of golden brown skinned women with jet black hair wearing silk sarongs. Of ritual offerings and incense. Of Joy and Romance. Fils de Joie is a masterpiece for me! A fragrance that captures and defines me.

At first, I was just hit with straight cold cream grandmother vibes. I had some family say it was horrible or too “old lady”, and the fragrance has a tendency to go Very musky, but then I rinsed off the top layer (not scrubbed) and let it rest for about 20 minutes and she just bloomed so beautifully! That same family was suddenly complimenting it. It became almost like yellow/white frangipanis in full bloom with a beautiful jasmine bouquet. I wore this outside on a hot summer night (imo this fragrance’s ideal season/time) and it was absolutely fantastic; sultry, mysterious, and downright beautiful. I imagine an early era Hollywood starlet, seductive maroon and velvet, and warm nights. Unfortunately, sometimes I wear it when i’m not freshly showered or I haven't rinsed off the top layer of fragrance (something that really improves the scent on my skin) and it gets way too indolic, like, my boyfriend told me I smelt like bellybutton and stinky feet and was so shocked when I told him it was the same scent as the day prior (which he had loved). It lasts absolutely forever, from 8am to 12am for me, and can definitely choke some people out if you’re not careful. (( also, I don’t know if it’s just me, but the dry down smells exactly like the flowers scent inserts in build a bears. Identical! ))

Thanks to a fellow Fragrantician, who has been incredibly generous with decants, I have fallen in love with Fils de Joie. It sort of confused me at first. Similar to the poster below me, my mind expects rose, and before I looked up the notes, I thought I smelled it, though it was clear that honey was a big note too. Now that I own a full bottle and can spray more lavishly, I mostly get the honey and the two jasmines. It really is delicious - sweet but not overly so. Not gourmand, yet still delectable. Odd thing for me is that as it dries down, I swear I smell incense! I don't mind at all because whatever magic is causing me to detect it works really well. This is definitely one of those sniff my wrist all day fragrances. Not that it doesn't last or isn't noticeable. It's more that I just can't get enough of it. I get very decent longevity from this, even with my perfume eating skin, and I definitely smell it surrounding me as well, so I'd say sillage is at least arms length. Lasts longer on clothing but proceed with caution. Given the deep red color, this will most likely stain light colors. I purchased the smaller bottle but now I wish I went for the larger one. It may disappoint those who are accustomed to Serge's more daring fragrances, but I'm enchanted by it, to say the least!

Fils de joie is a cinematic potion of a fragrance. In my mind's eye it conjures a series of alluring images of a dark, damp jungle flooded by a red light, as if filtered by the juice of this fragrance. You might look at the notes and scoff "ah, another sweet white floral...groundbreaking..." and yet you would have never been more wrong. This is jasmine trying to pass as a spicy rose trying to pass as jasmine. This is a blood red jasmine. If there was a deep red panther orchid, this is what it would smell like. It opens with animalic, honey-soaked jasmine that transformes into a spicy, jammy, musky rose mimicking jasmine. The spiciness emerging from the opening comes across as camphor. It's as if there were faint traces of star balm underneath. Fils de joie is neither linear nor nonlinear, it displays all of its facets and then blends all of them as you wear it. The ylang-ylang is late to the party and some may not even realize she stopped by. Jasmine, honey, rose, camphor, civet. Luring, lulling, hypnotizing. It is fundamentally of the night. One for the ages, I would say, if it hadn't already been discontinued. Truly a shame, I think this is by far the best "white" floral from Lutens, one that outshines and 'outnights' A la Nuit. Love, love, love.

The moment this scent left the atomizer, I knew I needed it. Honestly, I didn’t even wait to experience the full development from top to dry down—something about it struck me instantly. For me, it was pure nostalgia. Growing up in the Caribbean, there was a white-flowered plant, possibly a type of jasmine, that had a magical quality. When the breeze was just right, its sweet, honeyed scent filled the air. Fils de Joie captures that memory perfectly. Now, about the scent itself—this is sweet, honeyed, and powdery with a definite vintage feel. The jasmine and white florals weave through the composition constantly, but they don’t dominate. Instead, the honey takes center stage, with jasmine and ylang-ylang providing rich, luminous support. It’s beautifully blended, has amazing performance, and remains fairly linear throughout wear. This fragrance leans feminine, but not in a light or girlish way—it’s femme fatale feminine, bold and confident. That said, it’s a polarizing scent. Some will love it, others will find it overwhelming, so definitely not a blind buy. And one last tip: wear dark clothes with this, especially black or deep red. Not just because it matches the vibe, but because this dark red juice will stain.

Wow. This is so beautiful! The night blooming jasmine and ylang ylang with the warmth and sweetness of the honey and musk in the is seriously intoxicating. It's vampy, sensual, sexy and bewitching. I'm absolutely obsessed with this fragrance. Camphor is not in the notes but to my nose there is a camphor-y nuance in the opening that stays throughout the duration of its longevity, but it becomes very light as it dries down. I find it to be very calming and almost healing. I got it this summer - I found a great deal on a 100ml bottle on fragrancenet and bought it immediately. I can't wait to wear this in colder weather. This will absolutely be a fragrance that I repurchase when my bottle gets low. It's a very unique jasmine fragrance imo. As it's not the traditional jasmine note and night blooming jasmine has a different scent to it. It's absolutely stunning. Edit// The longevity is amazing! That says a lot bc my skin literally eats fragrances so quickly but this lasts hours and hours on me. Fils de Joie is without a doubt one of my favorite purchases this year. Also, I'm obsessed with the shade of the juice! I don't recommend spraying on your clothes - it will stain.

It's true that Fils de Joie at first seems at its core a honeyed, sultry jasmine, but what truly exalts it is an equal measure of ylang ylang that bursts onto this lustful scene thirty minutes in. It's what really stands out at least to my nose while it's on my own skin. Fils de Joie (Pronunciation: fis də ʒwa, meaning "son of joy" or....rentboy!?) pulsates and throbs. It's so heady and narcotic, with the overripe, pungent, almost rubbery voluptuousness of ylang ylang, it's brown speckled bananas in the forbidden garden. Overapplied, it may induce delirium, so beware. Jasmine indoles collide with the honey, making this rentboy a bit eager. Two hours in, and it's mostly ylang ylang and honey with whispers of jasmine and ever growing heaving muskiness. It's dirty and sweet, oh yeah, and it is banging my gong and makes me want to get it on. Fils de Joie demonstrates Christopher Sheldrake's time-tested technique for bridging the dichotomy between the sweet and seductive, treading that wire so intensely but deliciously. This would be right at home for those with a penchant for those baroque honey-floral chypres of the 80s and would be scourge to namby-pamby noses.

حس میکنم اینکار ساخته شده تا به دنیای عطر بگه هرچی از یاس ساخته شده یه طرف این کار یه طرف. اصلا نمیتونستم تصور کنم محبوبه شب رو اینقدر طبیعی در یک شیشه عطر پیدا کنم . مطمئنا از نظر من و همچنین اکثر عطردوست ها شباهت یک رایحه به فرم طبیعی ش در جهان پیرامون یک امتیاز فوق العاده ست . ما اکثر عطرها را یکی پس از دیگری تست میکنیم تا بالاخره با یکی از آنها بتوانیم خاطرات روزگار برما گذشته را زنده کنیم . خوب بسه ! دیگه نگردید . این همونجاست که هرچه خاطره با محبوبه شب دارید را برایتان تداعی خواهد کرد . برای این امتیاز فوق العاده نیاز دیگری به نوشتن بیشتر نمیبنیم . این گمشده دنیای یاس هاست . شیرین هست اما نه شبیه آن چسبناکی عسل داخل هرم نه ! شیرین مثل شهد انتهای پیچ امین الدوله . برای من این عطر ترکیبی از محبوبه شب و پیچ امین الدوله هست . این عطر سهل ممتنع هست . آسانی ای که از پس پیچیدگی سنتز و استخراج اینطور خیره کننده تورا محو سادگی و زیباییش میکند. روند این عطر خطی ست اما به لطف آن حس و حال طبیعی کم نظیرش نه تنها خسته نمیشوید بلکه مثل بوییدن شاخه گلی که در دست دارید و مدام بینی را به آن شاخه نزدیک میکنید ، عینا بر روی پوستتان این روند را تکرار میکنید . سخن کوتاه میکنم . دیگه وقت صحبت بیشتر نیست. وقت تست کردن و لذت بردن هست . همین الان 👌

This was the first scent I bought when I joined this site. I blind bought based on the notes and had no idea what I was getting into. I found it a bit overwhelming and set it aside for a couple years. Now it has blended into a single note, an undeniable force, the eternal pulsating resonant wave of sound from one plucked string; this scent is a siren. When I'm feeling impish I wear a single spray applied to my torso, far from my nose. I guess you could call the scent linear because it does not change, it just pulses throughout the day and is the same whenever I become aware of it, but it is not boring. It evokes nothing so much as old cartoons that show a perfume become a long endless silky glove moving through the air toward its target where it becomes a graceful hand beckoning with a finger that will not be ignored. If you've ever wondered what scent could possibly have that kind of power, this is it. Serge found it. I find it amusing to hear this described as "vintage." I suppose it is, if the vintage you're thinking of is Jean Harlow braless and bouncy in a long satin gown. I repeat, this scent is a siren. Hold onto it.

I couldn't resist buying this fragrance from my favorite brand because of an amazing deal. I was pretty ambivalent to it at first. I got mono-jasmine that felt somewhat boring and flat. All I could say is "pleasant" and was wondering WTH am I going to do with 100 mL bottle. But today I wore it outdoors for the first time during a sunny 80 degree day. And oh my God, how spectacular it became! I finally got honey, lots and lots of it. Turns out fresh jasmine and honey is a gorgeous combination. Contrary to popular opinion here, I think this fragrance loves warmth and sunshine! And I finally get the name - this is such a joyful, happy scent, somewhat unusual for Serge Lutens. Today this fragrance swept me off my feet. What a masterpiece! I am so happy I got that huge bottle now! Edit 10 hours after applying. IT LASTS! Barely anything lasts on me, but Fils de Joie does. It's been over 10 hours, and it's still here and not as a skin scent. Beautiful jasmine and musk in the drydown. I love it so much that I briefly considered selling all of my stuff and just stick to this and other Lutens'.