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La Proie Pour L'Ombre(2021)
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Serge Lutens’ La Proie Pour L’Ombre is a dark, evolving fragrance that opens with a sharp, sweet licorice‑fenugreek burst, then settles into a robust leather‑coffee‑immortelle heart, and finishes on a warm, syrupy…
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This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital.
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Serge Lutens’ La Proie Pour L’Ombre is a dark, evolving fragrance that opens with a sharp, sweet licorice‑fenugreek burst, then settles into a robust leather‑coffee‑immortelle heart, and finishes on a warm, syrupy vanilla‑sandalwood base. The perfume’s austere, gourmand character makes it a standout winter scent, noted for its intense projection and lingering sweetness.
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