Five o'clock au gingembre by Serge Lutens

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Collection Noire

Five o'clock au gingembre Serge Lutens 2008

Ranked 252 in Unisex Perfume

7.9 / 10 911 Ratings

A popular perfume by Serge Lutens for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is spicy-woody. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Candied ginger

Bergamot

Spices

Perfumers

Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens

Ratings

Scent

7.9911 Ratings

Longevity

7.5663 Ratings

Sillage

6.7628 Ratings

Bottle

7.7586 Ratings

Value for money

7.2206 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

"Five o'clock (tea)" refers to the traditional British tea-time at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

The fragrance is part of the Collection Noire collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

61 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/14/2022

Mlleghoul
475 Reviews

Mlleghoul

Helpful Review 9

sheer luxuriance

Strong, fiery ginger steeped in sticky, honeyed amber, wound with wisps of smoky lapsang souchang. Yet for all this deep, dusky luxuriance, it is surprisingly sheer...as if a silken scarf had been dipped in this concoction, and hung in a sunlit window to dry. The scent clings to the fabric and is lightly released as one knots and folds it about one's throat.

11/22/2014

OGBuysblind
21 Reviews

OGBuysblind

Helpful Review 8

Five O'Clock Au Gignembre by Serge Lutens

This one was an instant like for me. You get a very fresh blast of lemon, tea and peppery ginger that's made sweet with a clean and hefty dose of honey. As it dries down it warms up a bit through the amber, cinnamon, and patchouli. The patchouli's restrained here in the sense that it never hits that stereotypically, heavy hippie level that can get annoying and detract from an otherwise good fragrance. The cinnamon plays the background as well, and I like that, because this one's all about the tea, ginger, and honey. I think Five O'Clock is a pretty safe bet, and you're unlikely to receive many negative reactions from it. It's kind of along the lines of Burberry London and Eau des Baux as far as its impression and context, something to be worn during the cooler months, especially around the holidays. As far as Lutens fragrances go, I feel like this one has a little more mainstream appeal than most. There's something about the sweet woody amber aspect of it that feels familiar, however this by no means common in quality or overall smell, it's just not weird and unusual. Projection is good, a little on the close side, and longevity is about 5 to 6 hours. While it may lack a "WOW" factor, that's not always necessary as far as I'm concerned, and I'm completely happy to own this very pleasant, ginger-tea concoction that's easy to reach for and throw on whenever the mood hits. Thumbs up and a safe blind buy if you like the sound of the notes.

12/17/2024

8.5Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Raluko111
470 Reviews

Raluko111

Very helpful Review 5

Ginger Royalty.

In Five o'clock you get all the facets of ginger, from the thin slivers of pickled ginger alongside your sushi, to the freshly squeezed juice at the base of a curry, to the sweet aroma of an English gingerbread cookie at tea time. The perfume is like an olfactory family album full of snapshots from all the life stages of ginger. And yet, it's not a gourmand per se, but just straddling that border.

This is like soul food (soul perfume, I guess) for my tired fall/winter days. It's true, it doesn't have beast mode silage or longevity, but I basically shower my sweaters and scarves in it and I can perceive it all day. A truly unique take on an Oriental perfume theme that will be a staple in my cold season wardrobe.

12/06/2014

10Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

MasterLi
376 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 4

Tea and Ginger Biscuits...

This is a very refreshing tea & ginger fragrance. It's really well made. It opens up with very fresh bergamot and then the ginger and cinnamon tea vibe starts to creep up and it takes on a sweet, very smooth and sheer effect. It's a really nice experience.

Five O'Clock au Gingembre is meant to evoke the ritual of having tea in an English country house at (exactly) 5 O'Clock in the afternoon, served with ginger biscuits. The ginger here especially reminds me of stem candied ginger used in cooking, almost like a crystallised sugar coated ginger. Although the fragrance is not too sweet either, it stays fresh and juicy. I also love the use of honey here, almost like ginger tea being sweetened with honey. There is no smoke or heavy notes, everything is kept sheer and light and playful (which is very different for a typical Serge Lutens fragrance). I like this one a lot. It's not ground breaking, but I guarantee you'll like it. A very warm and cosy scent which I suspect would do just as well in summer as in the cooler months. Tea has a relaxing effect for me, and this is one which makes me feel happy. I get a good feeling from this... if you like tea, honey or ginger, then try it!

11/21/2024

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

HelloFriend
16 Reviews

HelloFriend

Helpful Review 4

Elegant Teatime

Definitely candied ginger forward; not too spicy, not too sweet, but a happy medium in between mixed with a sort of biscuit-y quality. It's the impression of teatime with some ginger tea and biscuits. But despite that description, it doesn't ping in my mind as a gourmand. It's not edible, but it is elegant and pleasant all the way through.

This is sophisticated without feeling dated, but I'd say safe to wear in most situations without feeling either overdressed or underdressed. It does dry down into a softer version of itself, but the spiciness doesn't go away entirely thank goodness. The sweetness never becomes cloying. Woody notes do make an appearance at the heart and linger till the end, and the gingery notes don't fade.

Downside is that it doesn't last terribly long on my skin; about 2-3 hours before it becomes a skin scent and I'm no longer getting wafts of it. However, nose-to-skin it does last quite a while.

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