Chene

Serge Lutens

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3.6

46 reviews
58%
would repurchase
4.2/5
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3.0
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Aimbl

10 years ago

Freshly cut cedar. Almost sparkling. With a waxy dry down that thankfully is not one of SLs uber honeyed caramelized endings. Refreshing, crisp, yet not such a high note as to be headache inducing. D...Read more

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Age44-55

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown

5.0
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Dinghy

10 years ago

A gorgeous, almost purely woody fragrance. I smell some of the rum and beeswax, but mostly this is wood, wood and more wood. But it's too gorgeous to be boring; instead, it is majestic as the oak tree...Read more

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About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesOther

2.0
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SUPAtime

10 years ago

This is going to sound absurd but Chene smells like ceder wood and Smarties candies to me.

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About reviewer (114 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown

1.0
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Marybeth818

12 years ago

Awful. There are two things it reminds me of: a toy from the early 80s called a Wacky Wallwalker that was a little rubbery octopus that you threw at the wall and it would stick and crawl/tumble down w...Read more

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About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue

2.0
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SNIFFMEALLOVER

13 years ago

Not really a fine fragrance at all, more of a smell that reminds me of a cross between fenugreek, pencil shavings and old school pharmacies/hospitals. With so many wonderful woodsy fragrances both nic...Read more

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About reviewer (121 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrown

EyesBlue

4.0
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fpih

13 years ago

As everyone already said, this is a wood fragrance; not resinous, but like white wood freshly cut. And after an hour or more, a bit of honeyed sweetness comes out as well. But you know what? Honey on ...Read more

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About reviewer (187 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel

4.0
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WentworthRoth

14 years ago

Notes: cedar crystals, wood sap, black thyme, immortelle, beeswax, silver birch, rum absolute and tonka bean. This fragrance opens with a woody note which at first is clear and sparkly, like fresh-cu...Read more

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About reviewer (308 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue

2.0
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blueelm

15 years ago

Weak, mild, cedar scent. I had high hopes for this because I love cedar so much. I was hoping to be overwhelmed with the scent of all things wooden. Cedar chests, and oak casks, the smell of a church ...Read more

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About reviewer (273 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther

5.0
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lily_vert

15 years ago

Unrelentingly dry, smokey, woody and masculine. I can't stop sniffing my wrist. Smells a bit like wine as well - wine that has aged in oak casks. It takes a while to soften - stays sharp and dry fo...Read more

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About reviewer (30 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

1.0
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jemimagold

16 years ago

The moment I sniffed Chene, it immediately reminded me of a familiar smell and it was not a necessarily pleasant one. And then it hit me - Chene SMELLED EXACTLY like a "lavatory" on a Continental Airl...Read more

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About reviewer (291 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther

2.0
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Wyrmiax

16 years ago

The maple-syrupiness of immortelle doesn't seem well-suited to a fragrance inspired by oak, but that note quickly fades, leaving the acrid scent of tannin. At least the fragrance doesn't have the vomi...Read more

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About reviewer (545 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel

5.0
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Rydenfan3

17 years ago

Chene is described as an Oak fragrance. Oddly I don't get oak from it so much as I get a blend of wood and fruits. There is no fruit in the notes but there is rum absolute. Perhaps the rum is what giv...Read more

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About reviewer (88 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue

3.0
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reikigoddess

17 years ago

This is my favorite from the wax samples. It's gorgeous! I have some liquid samples coming from the Perfumed Court just to be sure before I shell out the money. I have someone to buy for me in Fran...Read more

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About reviewer (178 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

3.0
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jiicky

17 years ago

Chene by Serge Lutens is a very interesting fragrance. The descriptions below are quite accurate-- the smell of high quality oak wood at a lumber yard (minus the sawdust!). Or better yet, think of oak...Read more

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About reviewer (76 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal

HairBrunette

EyesBlack

5.0
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ocpunk1

17 years ago

This is my current favorite of all the Serge Lutens I've tried. I smell butter rum lifesavers at first, morphing into the woody smell of a lumber yard's fresh cut wood, when you stand right next to t...Read more

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About reviewer (87 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Warm

HairRed, Other, Medium

EyesBrown

3.0
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tessture

17 years ago

Totally wood, with no rum. There is a sneaking suggestion of spice somewhere in there, but mostly I get Birch, Cedar and Oak. It's a very warm, perfect-for-autumn wood scent and I don't consider it ov...Read more

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About reviewer (1727 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0
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CheriCheri

18 years ago

Ah, beautful Chene! You remind me of my younger days, running through my neighbors' backyards. The odor of savory camphor and bay trees, herb gardens, moss covered oak trees, and beautiful sycamores. ...Read more

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About reviewer (118 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrunette

EyesHazel

5.0
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ciuwawa

18 years ago

Exquisite....Dusty, oak floorboards, saturated in Autumn sunshine. Spicy, quite spiritual and very much about memory and times gone by. I constantly smell my wrist when I wear this - it's addictive. D...Read more

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About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium

HairRed

EyesGreen

2.0
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sugarski

18 years ago

On me, pine needles for the first few seconds, then a very generic, dry, woody men's cologne sort of scent. I get no rum accord or anything else interesting. Disappointing.

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About reviewer (75 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther

4.0
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Perfmavin

19 years ago

I bought this on the recommendation of a sales consultant at the Shiseido boutique in Paris, feeling only lukewarm about it at the time. It is definitely a fragrance that has grown on me. At first, it...Read more

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About reviewer (57 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily

HairRed

EyesGreen

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