Arabie

Masterpiece. I'm selling a 2017 bottle slightly used. In Europe.

It’s been years since I wore this masterpiece. Truly I can’t believe how I’m still off chasing every goddamn new thing in the world. I will put my beloveds away safely, while I chase some dragon, but let’s face it, I’m running out of time. The joy of art and creation. Decades ago I majored in the study of Islamic architecture. A conduit to the world of wonder, untainted in my parochial rural youth on our Australian farm. None of the horrors of it all, the then unknown malfeasance of religious hate, I didn’t know much about the deathism and bigotry, the slaughter of innocents, the killing yet to come, the whole gruesome history of religion. I learned about it all as the years went on, and it blunted my wonder at those blue domes, the ogee arches repeating on high, the music of the spheres, the myths of the silk roads and camel trains, the suspended dreams of dunes and oases and depthless starry heavens. All seared and bleared by our horrid toils. But not our Serge Lutens, a true genius.

this was love at first sight and in my world that means buying the full bottle at the same moment. never had regrets. I sensed it as an Opium on steroids. I did had the bad habit of overspraying and took the flacon to my work. but that was simply too much. now two spritzes were twelve hours later still easily detectable. I love being sort of emerged in the Arabian world, or like walking in a sukh. overall it has resemblances with Opium and Youth Dew, even with Oudh Infini from Dusita. this perfume grows on you. I also like Serges 'Vitriol d'Œillet' and 'Tubéreuse Criminelle' but with the same zest I love 'à la Nuit' and 'Datura Noir'. Roses are my flower but 'Sa majesté la Rose' I found bland, like Kurkjians ['une Rose']. if you compare those with 'Oudh Infini', 'Portrait of a Lady' or Mizensirs 'Rose Exaltante' those are roses ! this perfume Arabie is genially blended and every note comes to the fore (xcept for me mandarin).

Smells like the inside of Williams-Sonoma. Christmas in a cozy cabin. The air is heavy with scented pinecones and festive candles.

Not my first dry fruits fragrance Neither my first spicy / peppery scent But definitely one of the best ones that combined them together The mild sweetness of the fruites mixed with the spiciness is grand indeed With a performance that lasts for the whole day and projects nicely as well it’s one special scent I would’ve never thought this would be so great it might be too much for some but I enjoyed every minute of it I would go so far to say if you can find a vintage bottle a reasonable high price is probably worth it

Great Dried fruits vibe, similar to a bunch of Killian perfumes (like intoxicated or gold knight). Long lasting mainly for winter Got me a bell jar from Harrods and dont regret it!

Arabie by Serge Lutens smell like something that was already there before I was, and also after, the perfume don’t open it just appear, sweet spice but not sweet sweet, dry sugar dust and heat doing circles in my head. It is cumin yes but also no, dates but burned, woods that was never tree anymore, and my nose don’t decide if it like it or if it scared, but it keep going back again and again because reasons missing. This perfume don’t walk et ça me regarde droit. Serge Lutens probably knew exactly what he doing but the perfume itself don’t explain nothing. Arabie don’t change much but it change enough wrongly, repeating itself like a story told by someone tired and distracted, chaque fois more false. but true. I wear it and I feel like I’m inside a place not meant for me but also waiting only for me, una memory, and somehow my skin

There’s no doubt that Christopher Sheldrake’s creation is a warm fragrance. Its sweetness, while intense, never becomes cloying. The British perfumer has presented it in a relatively digestible way — yet, I must admit, I find the spicy facets far more appealing than the fruity ones. To me, Arabie feels tailor-made for winter. It’s deeply warming but also somewhat monolithic and linear. At the same time, there’s a certain excessiveness to it. Or perhaps the issue is that everything in this composition is slightly overdone. As I inhaled Lutens’ creation, I couldn’t shake a sense of oversaturation. It wasn’t headache-inducing, but my nose certainly felt overwhelmed. My rating: Worth getting to know. (5/7)

Oh wow, I really get the dried fruit, cloves, and nutmeg on my skin! Like, my untrained nose can actually tell most of the notes apart! So cool! This scent is strong, very spiced. But also very pleasant, and did not cause a headache, despite my sensitivity to overly strong scents. Very well done.

discount Aziyade

This one is INDEED a unique one. Depending on how hard you go at it with the sprayer, this can either be charmingly smooth, or screechinging shrill. I think it's the cloves -- in too high a concentration, they can REALLY ruin a scent, and of course this mythical line varies from person to person, but for me, it's about 2 sprays; any more and it becomes unpleasant. I remember trying this on in the Shiseido store in that shopping centre in Kowlong Tong MTR (Walk?) before a poxy EdB meeting or something like that, and I remember thinking the same thing, back in 2013-14, and since then, I kinda avoided it, until recently when I saw a vintage bottle (white label) for a ridiculous price, and so I nabbed it. It is exactly as I thought -- gotta be gentle, conservative with your spritzing. Too many, and the scent is too much. 1+ spritzes, 2 max. The sweetened dates and dried fruits carry the scent, but it's the harsh spice backbone that forms the infrastructure on which this scent rides. Sweet resins carry the base elements, but this is a sweet, gourmand scent that is made or broken by how liberal you are with its application. Occasionally, I do get a phantom cumin note, but I think that's my silly mental association with Ayizade and I literally imagine that I can smell the cumin -- otherwise, it's mostly a sweet, fruity balsamic spice number that appeals to a lot of scent demographics (if such a thing exists). I'm glad I got this one...

Some months ago, I scored from an old perfumery in Italy a sealed vintage Palais Royal bottle of Arabie by It is one of the first bottle ever produced by Symbol Luxe International, batch code dyr02. Arabie has a very vintage feel and the image that came frist to my mind was my grandmother dressed up for dinner (she used to changed clothes before dinner) with her alluring trail of her spiced, deep, but never overcloying scent. Or you may think of Alladdin when he runs away from the marketplace after stealing breads as he jumps from basket to basket containing the most disparates spices. This version of Arabie is not overly sweet as the sugary dates and fruits are balanced by the pungency of caraway and bay leaves (which is what I detect most). It is not resinous and the dry down for me is all about the cedar which sould gives us all a hint on how the cedar performed in the first (Lutens) version of Feminite du Bois and mhyrr. Arabie is all about the balance between humid and dry, alternating both the facets of swet and sour. I can get the resamblance to Aziyade, but it is very misleading: the latter is, in its actual iteration, far more sweeter, like Maraschino liquer (sweet but not artificial) and then it enters another direction. But, they are similar in the sense that they conjure up images of seduction. I would love to smell Arabie on my date! Consider following me on IG @alexolympia6

I finally got my hands on and received my Arabie (2014). I immediately had to put it on. It transported me to my childhood- Moroccan and Libyan suk. It's like walking through the spice row with hot wind merging all of the spices together for one warm and delicious scent bubble. I can't stop smelling myself, my staff is walking by my office making strange faces at me 🤔. I need to stop.

I would love my hot Cristmas beverage to smell like that. But I wouldn't like myself smelling like this

Dates and raisins coated in molasses and a hefty dose of spice Having landed possibly the deal of my life on a half empty rectangular bottle from the pre-flacon era, I remove the lid to smell the aroma of date syrup, fresh aromatic herbals and warm spice over a deep and complex amber. Like some hidden desert treasure, wearing it feels both mystical and delicious. Thankfully cumin/caraway is not reflected on my skin, instead I am greeted upon spraying it with a dense trickling raisin-like dried fruit condensate, heavily contrasted by the camphorous cooling smell of green herbal bitters. It may sound jarring, but to the contrary it is artistically executed, the entire constellation feeling drinkable but also clearly woody aromatic. As this stunning opening subsides I am left with more of the vanillic benzoic base accord of Ambre Sultan, but substantially woodier and darker, a touch of myrrh adding a more sombre resinous quality, the dried fruits are definitely still present several hours in. Where Ambre Sultan is metaphorically the younger brother of the two, sweet tender and pampered, spending his days in the comfortable confines of the palace, Arabie is the older brother, who has traveled deep into the desert, lived with the nomads and came back slightly stern and contemplative, perhaps now not as elegant as his younger brother, but definitely more interesting, mature and complex.

Completely transportive... First sniff, you close your eyes and see brown. The second sniff you see wicker baskets of purple fruits and red spices. By the third inhalation you are walking through an astir bazaar in a place you have never been but feel so comfortable. Catherine Dean from The Cell wears this.

Two days ago, I scored from an old perfumery in Italy a sealed vintage Palais Royal bottle of Arabie. It is one of the first bottle ever produced Symbol Luxe International, batch code dyr02. Today the bottle arrived, so I am giving a quick rfirst impression review before getting into in-depth details later next week. Arabie has a very vintage feel and the image that came frist to my mind was my grandmother dressed up for dinner (she used to changed clothes before dinner) with her alluring trail of her spiced, deep, but never overcloying scent. Or you may think of Alladdin when he runs away from the marketplace after stealing breads as he jumps from basket to basket containing the most disparates spices. This version of Arabie is not overly sweet as the sugary dates and fruits are balanced by the pungency of caraway and bay leaves (which is what I detect most). It is not resinous and in the dry down for me is all about the cedar which sould gives us all a hint on how the cedar performed in the first (Lutens) version of Feminite du Bois. I can get the resamblance to Aziyade, but it is misleading: the latter is, in its actual iteration, an insulin bomb made of Maraschino liquer (sweet but not artificial) and then it enters another direction. But, and I agree with Alphairone, they both conjured up (to me at least) images of seductions; I would love to smell this on my date! follow me on IG @alexolympia6 Thx.

I like this infinitely more than its meaner more popular cousin Ambre Sultan, which is just bitter on me every time. This is fun and sunny, dried fruits, orange oil and cloves is mostly what I smell and it's delicious. I definitely need a full bottle as Lutens collector, although I have no idea where to wear it too. This is definitely not work friendly.

A long-overdue review for this perfume that I've loved for years and years now. Arabie (Arabia, عربية) is one of THE genre-defining arabesque perfumes from Lutens and Sheldrake. Quintessentially "Lutensian", Arabie is a complex and mature melange of spice, dried fruit and amber notes to create a perfume which is overwhelmingly sweet (and challenging to wear) but nevertheless evokes a fantasy of the Middle East like no other. Here, the bitter herbs of Ambre Sultan have been challenged more than before with dates, prunes, sultanas etc, cooked in sugar into an incredibly thick and hot syrup, and slathered on the skin. There's a sense of being lost in a spice market, and Arabie doesn't fail to evoke shaded plants, patterned carpets and burning incense - it's the whole package wrapped into one. A quiescent stillness in the midst of a hostile and hot landscape, it is spicy, sweet, aromatic and paradoxically refreshing. For fans of Ambre Sultan, Arabie is likely necessary to try.

This is a spiced rum cake with orange peel and dried fruits without any of the nauseating cloying sugar bombs that way too many scents do. It's uncanny how an entire rum cake is encapsulated in this fragrance. It's lovely and delicious. Eventually it loses most of the cake and midway through the dry down begins to resemble mango chutney, still pleasant but different, less pastry and more savory.

Tried this and smells good, but having Kenzo Elephant, I can say I like Kenzo more, its way stronger and it has a spicier honey note to it which I like, Arabie is more subtle. Performance is better on Kenzo.

O gosh. I hate to say this because I think making a good fragrance is such an art...and art is subjective -- so I guess I can say Arabie is not for me. I found it to be so much, so cloying I wanted to wash it off...but powered through. I am a glutton in my blind sampling mission. Truth is I have had a difficult time finding a scent I like from Lutens. This one was so offensively ALOT. Overly spiced. First spray overwhelmed me with a cacophony of scent notes. Took about 2 hours to dry down to something more tolerable. Very much like walking into a middle eastern spice market - blows your senses out at first and then you adjust. The fragrance notes are very much elements I use in my sephardic charoset I make for the passover holiday...so ultimately think this recipe is better suited as a food then a fragrance.

I hate it. I get a horrible old cherry pipe tobacco-type smell and it’s overpowering. It’s not pleasant or comforting to me, but sickening. I can’t discern any of the identified notes, even in dry down. I’ve never hated a fragrance before. I want to apologize to everyone who smelled this on me (which had to have been everyone in the near vicinity as it’s so strong).

This reminds me of Jungle Elephant but is much more user friendly for my taste. Elephant turns my stomach whereas this is much more pleasant. I'm getting a very creamy, spicy amber perfume that projects well and lasts for ever, especially on clothes. I don't get any 'curry' coming through and the cumin is bearable. Very nice for fall/winter /spring ; I can't comment on summer yet but I will come back and edit when I give it a go in the heat.

A marvelous blend of spiciness and sweetness, I love how the sweet fruitiness at the opening brighten the whole experience. One might describe it as a spice market as there are many notes present themselves at the same time, but it is never too dense and overwhelming, it stays harmonious and dances slowly through wear. There is that signature sharpness i find in many Serge Lutens fragrances that might be harsh to some noses. But I have came to love it. Love and cherish this fragrance for special occasions when I want to feel bold and decadent.

Nice, but very "foody" in a way that other heavily spiced fragrances like LAdDM are not for me. I don't really like using the word "wearable" for perfumes as it can change so much from culture and personal taste, but while I personally found this pleasant enough to wear as a one off in terms of the smell, it felt awkward and unfitting as a perfume - somewhat like wearing a costume, I suppose.

My thoughts after blind testing. Amazing spices: both warm and fresh ones. I can distinguish some clove, nutmeg and some anis star (or licorice). Also something fruity is present (like a sour cherry note). Woody base with some balsam and maybe amber. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

Dried Fruits, and a ton of spices.. But in a food-like way. Wears beautifully in rainy autumn days... I have a full bottle and its a treasure. I have never visited Morocco, but this scent embodies Middle Eastern energy in my imagination perfectly.

The only fragrance I've ever encountered where, after smelling it the first time, I wanted to take a swig from the bottle. I still do. Ineluctably reminds me of a spiced bourbon cake I ate (part of) for breakfast the morning after my sister's pre-wedding party.

...:::>--- A fantasy market ---<:::... Opens with a blast of moist chewing tobacco, spices and dried fruits. It's not very dense, it's almost like a sweet-ish puff of white smoke. Soon it settles mainly as a warm, slightly thin milk, sweetened and scented with honey + spices. Something in the background reminds me of Italian savoury fennel bread crackers (Taralli). The fantasy is coming alive! Arabie is not what I expected, I feared it would be too sticky sweet and spicy in a curried way. This is just lovely! Perfect for travelling to an imaginary medieval market, a place that at least I would like to go to all the time :-)