Des Clous Pour Une Pelure: Serge Lutens’ astonishing new essence. The world of perfumery is fascinating, bringing together compositions and styles that differ widely from one another. Yet if there were only one perfumer to embody mystery, it would undoubtedly be Serge Lutens.
Perfumery is one of the most fascinating creative worlds. Indeed, while some perfumers are content to follow trends, others explore unexpected and ever more surprising registers. Moreover, recent scientific and technical research has extended the field of possibilities infinitely. From now on, perfumers have only their imagination as a limit. In this respect, it must be acknowledged that Serge Lutens is a true prodigy. Each of his perfumes is unique. They are also always accompanied by an enigmatic quotation. Their formula is almost kept secret. As proof, Des Clous pour une Pelure is said to be a juice based on orange and clove, a particularly surprising combination. But what about the bottle of this perfume?
A bottle common to all of Serge Lutens' Eaux de Politesse
Des Clous pour une Pelure is not a standalone perfume. In fact, it belongs to a fragrance collection called the Eaux de Politesse. These are all inspired by the Eaux de Cologne of the past, in the sense that each of these juices is always very pared down. Furthermore, their ambition is to highlight one or two ingredients at most. Here, as one will have understood, these are orange and clove. The Eaux de Politesse are all different from one another but all follow the same approach. Far from Serge Lutens' often opulent fragrances saturated with spices, they instead favor purity. They are also always unisex essences. Finally, another common feature: all the Eaux de Politesse share an identical bottle. Its color may change from one perfume to another. Its shape, however, always remains exactly the same.
The Des Clous pour une Pelure bottle
So, let us look in detail at how the Des Clous pour une Pelure bottle presents itself. As always, it is a thick glass cube, whose edges are slightly beveled. The heavy weight of this bottle's glass indicates a highly refined perfume. Sculpted like a jewel, the Des Clous pour une Pelure bottle has several faces that reflect light and create glimmers within its juice. Unlike the previous Eaux de Politesse, its shade is not translucent or cream-colored. This time, Serge Lutens opts for a much more dazzling and hypnotic turquoise blue. What is more, the surface of this bottle is not entirely smooth. It forms small ripples. This only reinforces the bottle's aquatic visual. A white label bearing the name Serge Lutens also appears, understatedly, at the center of its front face. Finally, the whole is topped with a small rounded cap, forming a spiral of transparent glass. Beneath it hides a modern, shimmering chrome spray nozzle. As one will have understood, the Des Clous pour une Pelure bottle is essentially identical to its predecessors, save for its brand new color.