Serge Lutens is a French artist born in 1942 in Lille, whose talent spans makeup, photography, film and perfumery. In the late 1960s he created the makeup line for Christian Dior, and from 1980 he built the image of the Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido. In 1992 his boutique Les Salons du Palais Royal opened its doors in Paris, and in 2000 he created his own perfume brand.

Almost all of the brand's fragrances were created in tandem with perfumer Christopher Sheldrake. Lutens compares perfume to ink on a sheet of paper and believes that creating it requires listening to the subconscious. Among his best-known creations are Féminité du Bois, one of the first women's perfumes built around cedarwood, Ambre Sultan, La Fille de Berlin, Fleurs d’Oranger, Santal Majuscule, L’Orpheline and La Religieuse.

Serge Lutens perfumes are artistic, poetic and unique, a true classic of niche perfumery. You can read more about it in our article What are niche perfumes and why are they so special?