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Serge Lutens Gris Clair is awesome. It's like Rochas Man, A*MEN, and New Haarlem...

post #1 of 28
1/19/11 at 10:58pm
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...all mixed together, and then someone turned the volume down about 50% lol.

I have the others and I really dislike what I call the synthetic birthday cake notes in Rochas, A*MEN is just an atomic weapon, and New Haarlem - wow I sooo wanted to like it, but it's just too cloying for my tastew, no matter how little I spray on (anyone want a full bottle?).

But to me Gris Clair is a smoky intimate gourmand type of thing. I'll be wearing this alot evenings out. I can see it working in so many scenerios.

It just smells 'alive' in the sense that I can still smell it 'smoldering' on my skin even hours later. Neat trick there Serge.
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post #2 of 28
1/19/11 at 11:42pm
I don't see the parallels between these fragrances.
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post #3 of 28
1/19/11 at 11:44pm
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I don't see the parallels between these fragrances.

yeah, me too!
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post #4 of 28
1/19/11 at 11:55pm
In Gris Clair u can also smell a note called Quality
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post #5 of 28
1/20/11 at 12:14am
I've never perceived Gris Clair as a gourmand. I get a strong lavender, smoke, and an oriental type drydown. But I do agree that it has quality stamped all over it.
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post #6 of 28
1/20/11 at 1:39am
Gris Clair like a cousin of the Guerlain L'Art et la Matière series and it is probably my favorite Lutines along with Fleurs de Citronnier.
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post #7 of 28
1/20/11 at 2:01am
I don't get these similarities, but several times i've tried Gris Clair, deep into its dry down it reminded me Body Kouros... but i'm talking about some hours into its dry down.

For me, it's a great fragance: starts with a well hidden fresh lavender, it evolves and it's very "alive". Hours later is kinda Body Kouros to me, but better and with the volume turned up. It's hard to get it better.
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post #8 of 28
1/20/11 at 3:24am
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I don't see the parallels between these fragrances.

Neither do I. But I do love it.
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post #9 of 28
1/20/11 at 9:12am
The only fragrance that has reminded me of Gris Clair has been Hummer H2. It must also contain some lavendar and incense to give off that vibe. H2 is more aquatic in nature, and one that I actually prefer for now.
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post #10 of 28
1/20/11 at 9:31am
hmmm, I wouldn't really compare all these tbh. I don't see it as gourmand, just a little sweet. Great frag, just not comparable to A*men or Rochas since they're apples and oranges. I suppose there's something (Lavender) in common with Haarlem but one's coffee and the other's charcoal.
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post #11 of 28
1/20/11 at 9:36am
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...all mixed together, and then someone turned the volume down about 50% lol.

I have the others and I really dislike what I call the synthetic birthday cake notes in Rochas, A*MEN is just an atomic weapon, and New Haarlem - wow I sooo wanted to like it, but it's just too cloying for my tastew, no matter how little I spray on (anyone want a full bottle?).

But to me Gris Clair is a smoky intimate gourmand type of thing. I'll be wearing this alot evenings out. I can see it working in so many scenerios.

It just smells 'alive' in the sense that I can still smell it 'smoldering' on my skin even hours later. Neat trick there Serge.

I want!

=)

Serious, i really want one of this!
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post #12 of 28
1/20/11 at 2:10pm
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To me, I really don't get very much lavender. It's all amber and tonka bean, and the dry wood / incense which combined on my skin smells like smoldering cookies of some sort. To me it smells like something I want to eat.

And it's also very sweet, to me. I compare it to A*MEN because on dry down I get a ton of chocolate from A*MEN, and New Haarlem - well Gris Clair is to me a mellower/subtler version of that type of scent.

Regardless, I really really like it.
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post #13 of 28
1/20/11 at 10:23pm
I like it. But it has a tendency to overwhelm me, sort of how it just creeps up on me and attacks my nose. Plus I find it rather distant and sad. Not exactly how I prefer my fragrances.
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post #14 of 28
1/20/11 at 11:43pm
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To me, I really don't get very much lavender.

OK....! Now you got me worried..... Not much lavender? Sure there is the ambery drydown, but not much lavender? To me it is the only fragrance that has managed to make lavender seem dark, serious, austere.
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1/20/11 at 11:45pm
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I like it. But it has a tendency to overwhelm me, sort of how it just creeps up on me and attacks my nose. Plus I find it rather distant and sad. Not exactly how I prefer my fragrances.

Spot on! But I love it. I have the same extremenly sad and creepy reaction from Ambre Sultan so I guess it;s the amber.
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post #16 of 28
1/21/11 at 12:50am
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OK....! Now you got me worried..... Not much lavender? Sure there is the ambery drydown, but not much lavender? To me it is the only fragrance that has managed to make lavender seem dark, serious, austere.

Oh wait did I say Gris Clair? I meant to say Rousse.

(kidding).
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post #17 of 28
11/9/11 at 2:49am
I'll probably make it my 1st SL bottle.
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post #18 of 28
11/9/11 at 3:43am
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I love Gris Clair but I dislike Rochas Man, A*man and New Haarlem!
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post #19 of 28
11/9/11 at 3:49am
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The only fragrance that has reminded me of Gris Clair has been Hummer H2. It must also contain some lavendar and incense to give off that vibe. H2 is more aquatic in nature, and one that I actually prefer for now.

Interesting. H2 reminded me of Amouage's Opus II, which is heavy on the lavender and incense. H2 is actually quite a nice frag.
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post #20 of 28
11/9/11 at 3:53am
I really like Gris Clair!
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post #21 of 28
11/9/11 at 5:49am
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I really like Gris Clair!

Same here.
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post #22 of 28
11/9/11 at 6:51am
Since I have become a gourmand freak lately, I might give it a try
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post #23 of 28
11/9/11 at 7:05am
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I don't see the parallels between these fragrances.

+1 Can't see the similarities either
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post #24 of 28
11/9/11 at 7:44am
To my nose "something burnt" and "sugar" don't smell similar.
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post #25 of 28
11/9/11 at 12:27pm
I've always found a HUGE similarity between Gris Clair and Laguna Pour Homme, despite their notes being completely different. Perhaps it's something common to their fixative bases, but they could be brothers in terms of smell.
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post #26 of 28
11/9/11 at 6:22pm
Smoldering lavender, love it!
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post #27 of 28
11/9/11 at 8:41pm
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To me, I really don't get very much lavender.

Call for an appointment with an ear, nose and throat doctor tomorrow. It's an emergency!

Gris Clair is strong, fresh lavender against the backdrop of a bonfire. Wonderful stuff.
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post #28 of 28
11/10/11 at 2:45am
I wasn't very impressed with Gris Clair - I wanted to like it and all that, but it just didn't particularly appeal to me (although I really like lavender) or managed to keep me interested for long. It's very aggressive, but somehow uninteresting at the same time, like it was lacking in actual substance underneath its "loud" and attention-hungry surface. That was my impression, anyway, from having (admittedly) tried it only once. In fact, I'm still waiting to get seriously impressed by any of the SL offerings, they've been unable to really blow me away, so far. I lose interest and start looking for something else every time I come across them in stores. Far more interesting to me than Gris Clair, Borneo is probably the one I enjoyed the most (especially the opening), but... well... can't really see myself getting an FB of the stuff any time soon...
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