Lumière Rochas 1984 Eau de Parfum

Version from 1984

Lumière (1984) (Eau de Parfum) by Rochas

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7.7 / 10 59 Ratings

A popular perfume by Rochas for women, released in 1984. The scent is floral-chypreartig. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Chypre

Spicy

Green

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Honeysuckle

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Gardenia

Base Notes

Ambergris

Ratings

Scent

7.759 Ratings

Longevity

7.744 Ratings

Sillage

7.241 Ratings

Bottle

7.956 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 06/19/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/19/2025

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 10
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

MrsGuerlain
479 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

1

When 1+1+1+1 equals way more than 4

Simple scents can sometimes be a bit subtle to me. It is logic that the more notes, the more complexity. And I love to dive into an ocean of notes. Investigate the fragrance. Work out its secrets. That is why I love Lumiere even more. Four notes but high complexity. Amazingly done by Nicolas Mamounas, the nose behind Byzance, Mystere and Eau de Rochas. All favourites of mine.
This “Light” Rochas is not light. But it lightens up everything on a cold day. It is heavy, a bit old school due to the flowers and it warms and comforts you. It is long lasting and you share it with everyone else in the room. My partner finds it rather annoying but I love it.
The shape of the bottle is the same as Rochas Femme. It has a different top and colour, though. It looks so nice on my shelf.
I regard Rochas a Power House and I admire so many of their scents. When it comes to Lumiere I only know the original formulation from 1984. I have not tried the two reformulations from 2000 and 2016. My instinct tells me this is the best version. I am grateful to have it in my collection, especially since it is discontinued.
Year 2, 36/365

01/17/2018

4
Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Helpful Review 4

Light? Meh!

I love the new Lumiere, which is 80% Gres Cabaret to me. I just had to try the original, which so many pine for. I managed to buy a part bottle of the edp -- The purple Femme-silhouetted bottle, now with orange juice. My exhilaration of this find turned into Meh! on my first test.

If the new Lumiere is 80% Gres Cabaret, then the old Lumiere is 80% Madame Rochas.

The old Lumiere opens with a classic aldehyde blast, along the lines of Madame Rochas but not as shrill. The opening gives way to a nice floral green. Pretty & long-lasting, with the Spring bulbs (hyacinths and daffodils) taking the stage, but hardly unique. It does sweeten through the wear, but I don't get the glorious woods that others report. It dries down to a soapy muck that softly lingers. The EdP wears close to the skin but for 6-8 hours.

Overall, on my skin it's very much like Madame Rochas, which is not a surprise given the shared notes. Sometimes there is a reason a fragrance is reformulated. I would have to say Lumiere was reformulated because it's not luminated. Light? Meh!

On a *brighter* note, I tested Azuree on the other arm today while testing this one. Azuree *outshines* Lumiere.

Puns intended.

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2010

02/04/2012

5
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 7
Scent

Lola82
361 Reviews

Lola82

2

Lumière

i think Aldehydes and Hyacith don't go
together in my opinion their to strong
of substance it's like a power keg going
off it just make me have a
headache but the drydown is nice smells
almost like Giorgio of Beverly Hills
but more heavier and with more Aldehydes

02/05/2020

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Gschpusi
79 Reviews

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Gschpusi

Top Review 6

Garden magic

Flowers are the smile of nature It works without her, but not so well.
(Max Reger)

My year could, no, should know it by now: Marcel Rochas. Unfortunately, he died in the '50s He was one of the men who loved the curves of women. Which is also reflected in the creations of his flacons to
was suspected.
From his mouth came the saying: "You have to perceive the scent of a woman before you see her.
His in-house parmeur Nicolas Mamounas created not only Lumière, but also Byzance from 1987 or Galaad from 1999 and the men's classic Macassar, a true powerhouse with 24-hour durability Wonderful vintage fragrances with expressiveness and immense durability. Infinitely female !

Lumiere was one of my mum's perfumes. And yesterday I finally got this vintage scent back in my hands.
Here Nicolas showed his tender side. A chypre creation that is uncharacteristically floral.
Lumière shines like a summer meadow in a clearing in the middle of the forest. It glows, it shimmers in the air, it sparks. Each blossom of the head and heart note listed stretches the head towards the sun. Turns, swings, and shines.
Lumière has a juicy green scent, hyacinth and lily of the valley and narcissus - not to mention ylang-ylang - are real flower wowers. Headache candidates without equal. But Lumière bundles all this in the sunlight, wraps a soft ribbon of oak moss, slightly bitter and herbaceous, around the fresh stems and gives the flowers with musk a romantic hold, like the lace paper on a Biedermeier bouquet.
Lumière is not a delicate elf, but a great green fragrance with lots of flowers, minimal floral sweetness and only a hint of aldehydes.
Mine!