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Douce Amère(2000)
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Douce Amère by Serge Lutens is a unique fragrance that combines bitter and sweet notes, creating a complex and intriguing scent. It features a blend of licorice, orange blossom, and vanilla, among other ingredients, to produce a distinctive and alluring aroma. This perfume is notable for its innovative use of contrasting flavors to create a captivating and long-lasting fragrance.
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This scent's orange blossom note was reportedly the only perfume Louis XIV could tolerate by the end of his life.
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Douce Amère is a fragrance from Serge Lutens, released in 2000. It opens with Orange Blossom and Mandarin, moves into a heart of Jasmine and Rose, and settles into a base of Vanilla and Sandalwood.
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