Fils De Joie: The new creation by Serge Lutens. Serge Lutens is a perfume creator unlike any other, who delights in immersing us in a unique and enigmatic universe. His compositions are reserved for knowledgeable perfume consumers seeking novelty.
Serge Lutens is an atypical creator who does not merely follow trends but creates them at his own whim. Crafting a perfumery intended for knowledgeable perfume consumers, he always accompanies his fragrances with one or two enigmatic quotations. Thus, everyone is free to interpret his perfume as they see fit. Serge Lutens simply leaves a few clues here and there regarding his source of inspiration. Here, it seems that the perfume Fils de Joie is directly built on his childhood memories, in the north of France. So how does this materialize on a purely olfactory level? Here are some details on the composition of this perfume.
Fils de Joie, a fragrance inspired by the North of France
To better understand Serge Lutens's choice of ingredients, let us immerse ourselves in the world of this perfume. Serge Lutens grew up in the north of France and was raised in the antechamber of a bar. Born during the war, he was separated from his mother very early. He therefore retains from that period a nostalgia and deep wounds, illuminated however by a few smiles and happy memories. It is precisely the latter that are brought to the fore here. The setting of Fils de Joie is as follows: the surreal atmosphere of a bar in the North experienced through a child's eyes. This fragrance is also described by Serge Lutens: Laughter waits, a sentence, a word, a situation, in order to declare itself. It can burst out or be smothered by the hand that hides it, but if it is genuine, it cannot be held back. On skin, its note is a daughter of shadow but, paradoxically, it illuminates! […] The laughter of the disenchanted is the laughter that bursts out for no reason from the fils de joie. As a child, in the shadows, he learned its intoxication, its tears and its illusions. Today, he gives us back its light in a splendid scent of mesk-ellil. As you will have understood, through its composition, Fils de Joie delivers a luminous message, synonymous with joy and laughter.
Luminous ingredients to embody joy
As always, Serge Lutens does not give away many details about his fragrance. He therefore remains rather evasive about the ingredients used. We know nonetheless that the perfume Fils de Joie contains ylang-ylang. In this sense, although it is inspired by the North of France, it contains an exotic and sun-kissed ingredient. This serves to materialize the light in Serge Lutens's eyes as a child. Likewise, this is further accentuated by the opulent presence of jasmine. This gives a rounder character and greater floral persistence to this recipe. With great elegance, it also relies on a powdery, carnal linden blossom. By turns animalic, spicy and sun-kissed, Fils de Joie lacks neither character nor depth. The musk, for its part, gives it a more carnal and sensual sillage.