Gris clair... Serge Lutens 2019

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7.3 / 10 45 Ratings

According to EssenceVitae Research Team A perfume by Serge Lutens for women and men, released in 2019. Furthermore The scent is woody-floral. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Perfumers

Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens

Ratings

Scent

7.345 Ratings

Longevity

6.738 Ratings

Sillage

6.137 Ratings

Bottle

7.442 Ratings

Submitted by KingLui, last update on 26.05.2024.

Interesting Facts

According to the brand, the fragrance was reworked for re-introduction in the "Les Eaux de Politesse" line.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume Gris clair... (2006) by Serge Lutens, which differs in concentration.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Gris clair... (2006)

masculin Pluriel

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/06/2023

ScentStudio
143 Reviews

ScentStudio

1

Had it, but I've falling out of love with it...

Gris Clair was sent to me by Lulua along with my order. I have seen Serge Lutens fragrances in the community, but I had never seen them in stores, so I was pleasantly surprised to be able to try something from this house.

A strong aromatic scent of lavender spread in my room at first spray. Gris Clair is very herbal and instantly reminded me of Telegrama by Imaginary Authors. The fragrance is so clean at first that it reminded me more of an air refresher, but not in a bad way. However, though still very aromatic on paper, Gris Clair instantly transformed into a warm fragrance on my skin. An absolutely delicious surprise!
Something about this fragrance reminds me of camping when I was just about six or seven years old. It smells like sitting inside the caravan in the middle of the woods with my sister and parents in the hot Polish summer, but while it is raining outside.

Gris Clair is very different from any of the fragrances I have tried lately, a breath of fresh air. Lavender is barely present after dry down, but nonetheless detectable. The fragrance has an aromatic note other than lavender that I cannot pinpoint. Tonka and amber are what makes this fragrance so warm and inviting. I am not sure about incense or iris, they do not seem to appear at any point, neither after oxidation.

After consideration, Gris Clair smells like entering a luxury decor shop, fresh lavender potpourri, linen, clean notes, a sweet scented candle burning in the corner, nothing over the top. Elegant.
I really adore Gris Clair, a perfect stepping stone into the fragrance house of Serge Lutens, but my first impression is also that it isn't as potent as I like my fragrances to be. The longevity was about one hour, now I can only smell it close to my skin.
The scent is divine though and I would love to add this to my collection.

09/04/2021

Robbenbingo
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Robbenbingo

4

Iron Water Provence

He's got something. That can't be denied. What develops after a few minutes close to the skin, is in any case a round, cohesive thing, recognizably thought up and made by experts. And it is also only due to a small detail that I still have to wave off at the end.
The main theme is lavender. That's perfectly clear and unquestionable from the start. It has a rich, full character and dominates with gentle power the complete fragrance picture across all phases. So far, everything is excellent. The nutty toasty aromas that soon join it and already have something grounding, priming them, are also a perfect match. I think they are largely due to the tonka bean. So the familiar pairing of lavender and light gourmand sweetness forms here, as can be found in many other fragrances.
That was the nice thing about the scent. The stupid thing for me is a mixture of notes that I rather perceive as chemically alienating. For one thing, it's an accord that clearly reminds me of hot air, the kind that often blows at you from big bulbous clothes dryers. It's a crazy scent impression in itself, which I can still appreciate as a clever conceit because it permeates the entire scent in a great abstract way. Dry, clean, slightly cokey, ironing, maybe that's a good way to describe it. That dryer breeze or surge of ironing water turns the time-honored lavender-tonka melange into something much more modern, independent. that's what I like.
But there's still some little synthetic twinge to it that makes it tip definitively into unpleasantness for me. All together now reminds me of the scenting of a fashion store. A not so bad fashion store, perhaps, but still with this chumming lure character of a fragrance designed for casual feel-good. Don't get me wrong: feeling good is the best thing in the world and day after day my big inner goal, but this idea of feeling good here is already very superficial and in reality has a very shallow breath. You can't take even the most beautiful lavender seriously anymore. He disappears behind an aromachemienebel, which is really no joy.
Too bad. Maybe you can reissue the again without the put on Kladderadatsch. Then I'm on it immediately. However, then he would also lack the special. Anyway, we'll just leave it as it is and I'll move on. Thank you for the brief experience, Serge Lutens.