Collection Noire

Fleurs d'oranger 1995

Fleurs d'oranger by Serge Lutens
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7.4 / 10 479 Ratings
A perfume by Serge Lutens for women and men, released in 1995. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Sweet
Citrus
Fruity

Fragrance Notes

Orange blossomOrange blossom Egyptian jasmineEgyptian jasmine White roseWhite rose

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Scent
7.4479 Ratings
Longevity
8.2353 Ratings
Sillage
7.7342 Ratings
Bottle
7.9322 Ratings
Value for money
7.4104 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 01/27/2025.
Interesting Facts
In 2005 a limited bottle collection of this scent was released with domino motifs.
The fragrance is part of the "Collection Noire" collection.

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Reviews

22 in-depth fragrance descriptions
jtd

484 Reviews
jtd
jtd
Helpful Review 7  
Fleurs de Lutens
I imagine that for simplicity's sake, Lutens put the names of three flowers, orange blossom, jasmine and tuberose on separate slips of paper and randomly pulled orange blossom out of a hat. Each heady note could be accused of upstaging a perfume, so combined, Fleurs d'Oranger should be the the maenad of the Lutens line. I won't deny that it's loud. But the floral notes here form a chorus, giving that implicit tension of cooperating yet trying to stand out.

These are the three flowers that are most commonly cited for having the white floral split personality. 'Pretty' might strike you first, but the menace isn't far behind. Orange blossom, then sweat. Jasmine, then decay. And the Janus of gender, tuberose. Gina Lollobrigida on one side, stereotypical auto-mechanic with a gasoline can on the other. The honeyed cedar provides a firm base and the dusting of cumin works hand-in-glove with orange blossom, giving it the bump it needed to win the tri-floral slugfest. As for the cedar, a note that makes me instantly cautious (Iso E Super), think more of the cedar of Cedre than Feminite du Bois. I can happily say that it's neither radiant nor transparent.

Fd'O is definitively a floral/woody perfume. It's not a floriental, and, despite the name, it's not a soliflor. It's a swaggering fragrance. Women who love big but composed perfumes, dive in. For men contemplating the plunge, think of it as a ballsy floral. For all others, try it along with whatever gender you wear and see what you find.
1 Comment
10
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
10
Scent
MasterLi

375 Reviews
MasterLi
MasterLi
Very helpful Review 3  
Drop dead gorgeous!
Without a doubt one of the most beautiful smells I've come across! It's clean and dirty and lush and pretty all at the same time! So aromatic and indolic and honey-sweet. I think this is a perfume which needs to be experienced. Words alone cannot do it justice.

First of all, it's strong, but not strong in a synthetic way. It's more like the strongest smelling natural flowers I can think of. The name itself is somewhat misleading as Fleurs d'Oranger means "Orange Blossom" and the orange blossom itself is only half the story here. Instead we also have a highly indolic, beautiful and heady sambac jasmine note, which works with the orange blossom to give incredible floral and sensual depth to the perfume. Another huge player here is tuberose... and what a flower that is! It's a rich, creamy, slightly green & tropical flower that really brings the party to this perfume! But it's not too overdone. It's totally wearable as it's more of a sultry, soft honeyed floral (but very deep).

I think this one is similar to Serge Lutens' A la Nuit, which was a huge lush, green, honey sweet indolic jasmine. Here it is a combination between the three white flowers of jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom... with some spice (mainly cumin) to make it a little more sultry/sexy. To me the cumin doesn't come across as sweaty or anything like that, on my skin it's still a very clean floral. I think orange blossom (especially neroli) has a tendency to be soapy clean, as it is a common ingredient in most soaps. But here the other lush & heady white florals, as well as the spices and rose, really serve to make it very sensual and full of character. In a word, on me this smells absolutely divine! If you appreciate fine perfume and beautiful floral smells (especially tuberose and jasmine), then please do try this out. For me it's an absolute love. But try it on your skin first!
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Ysbrand

84 Reviews
Ysbrand
Ysbrand
Helpful Review 6  
Steroided orange-tree blossoms
Fleurs d´Oranger is a fragance i come back now and then. I don´t wear it very often, but i like to have it at hand, when i need to cover my need of orange-tree blossom. This flowers normally would remind me to spring, but in Fleurs d´Oranger there is a richness that make them suitable for cold dry weather too, just like today.

Fleurs d´Oranger spins around orange tree blossom, obviously, but the addition of other floral notes to exagerate the different nuances of this oily blossoms makes me get lost in them sometimes, specially jasmin and tuberose. After i always return to the main orange flower, but my point is that there is much more than it. The jasmin is indolic, and the tuberose is creamy and dusty here; there are touches of a very honeyed rose, too, and, remarkably, a generous dose of medicinal nutmeg that even intensifies the cloying, almost sickening effect of the flowers. And please, don´t read sickening as it is a bad thing.

This is a strong warm dry whirlwind of petals at full speed, with good sillage.

The drydown includes the persistent orange tree blossom and tuberose, true bases of this fragance; and the cumin is then fully noticeable with its raunchy, animal scent, that, call me a kink, i find sexy with the white flowers. Armpit is only a bad scent depending on whose armpit is.

To sum up, it is VERY floral, but not clean or delicate; spicy, excessive and a bit testosteronic as the fragance develops. Another favourite Lutens /Sheldrake to keep.
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RhythmnHues

30 Reviews
RhythmnHues
RhythmnHues
7  
An Opulent White Floral
I love Serge Lutens. If I had to pick just 3 perfume houses for the rest of my life Serge Lutens would definitely be one of them (Guerlain & Hermes, would mostly be the other two). I've never worn a Serge Lutens I didn't like. This one is no different - I absolutely love it. It blows my mind everytime I wear it.

It starts off pretty intense with an intoxicatingly indolic Jasmine note slapping you in the face as soon as you spray it on. Definitely feels like Jasmine Sambac Absolute (at least tiny amounts of the natural, given that the current IFRA limit is a maximum of 0.25% in the concentrate) boosted with other Jasmine like aroma-chemicals(fruity Benzyl Acetate, Celery like cis-jasmone, waxy floral Hexyl cinnamaldehyde) and also a touch of Indole to really amp up the animalic raunchiness inherent in Jasmine sambac flowers.

Some Petitgrain, and Lemon peel to accentuate the green facets, with an intense citrus-y freshness - some Neroli oil dressed up with Orange crystals (powdery orange blossom note), Methyl Anthranilate (a very powerful tangerine accented orange blossom like note with lot of sweetness; commonly used for the quintessential fruity grape smell/taste in sodas, chewing gums, candy etc.) - to build that Orange Blossom heart.

A classical Muguet heart made with Florol (a creamy white floral note with a rosy tint) and Hydroxycitronellal (a very diffusive sweet, white floral note with green accents) and probably some other Muguet notes too - to give an overall smoothness & the massive floral elevation.

Tuberose = Benzyl Salicylate + Benzyl Benzoate + Methyl Anthranilate. Eugenol for some spiciness.

All this built on a very diffusive base of Iso E Super(cedary-vetiver/amber), Hedione (airy, fresh, jasmine-like) and a Musk accord built with a few different types of Musks - Ambrettolide (slightly fruity, Hibiscus/Ambrette seed-like facets), Musk-T(sweet, vanillic, diffusive) to aid the sillage & to introduce the muskiness right from the heart and probably traces of some powdery/animalic musk like Cosmone or Muscone.

This is how the current formulation feels when I wear it. Even without smelling the older formulations it seems quite obvious that this was a monster originally - probably with a lot of naturals, lot more raunch & definitely muskier in the base. The current formulation, with the black label, doesn't last too long on my skin (3-4 hrs tops on my skin/longer on fabric, with intense projection only in the first hour)- which doesn't seem to fit with the opening theme of this perfume or with the Lutens/Sheldrake style in general. I'd surely be looking for an older bottle of this - would be totally worth it. But whatever it is now is still very good.

If you love Jasmine and/or Orange Blossom then this is highly recommended. Absolutely glorious white floral, in the opulent Lutens/Sheldrake style. Masterpiece, really!

10/10

P.s: After spending a lot of time with aroma chemicals - smelling them repeatedly and building accords - this is how I read a perfume in my head these days. Once you get used to the various components it seems really difficult to miss them in a blend. Sometimes I don't understand anything in a blend though. But at other times I smell so many things that are not even mentioned in the pyramid. It's a beautiful feeling - the clarity to be able to distinguish individual components in a blend. I love perfume!
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9
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7
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8
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Kurai

388 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
Helpful Review 5  
Big White
Don't be fooled by the name. This is not the fresh soliflor it may suggest. Much more, this is a white floral composition. I mean a BIG white floral. The scent, the sillage, everything is as big and bold as a white floral can get. Not for the introverts or the insecure.

Despite the grotesque jasmine and tuberose, the composition feels round and well-balanced with spice and a musky-woody undertone. And oh yeah, there is indeed some orange blossom to be found, particularly in the third hour onward. Freshly picked white petals in all sizes and shapes.

A big white YES from me!
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Jbl775Jbl775 2 years ago
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
The ultimate white t-shirt fragrance, it feels elegant, yet it has a spicy nuance. Completely unisex.A grown up version of Neroli Portofino.
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SharleezeSharleeze 5 years ago
Rich honeyed white floral scent that makes me feel like a bee gathering pollen on a blooming Jasmin tree!
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ElysiumElysium 7 years ago
I was on my way to my cubicle, a wondrous smell of citrus blossom was lingering in the air. A colleague of mine said "It's me, Serge Lutens"
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Itasca89Itasca89 1 month ago
7
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8
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8
Longevity
7
Scent
An orange blossom taken to the extreme; it dissolves into a rather loud and ungainly indistinct flowery cloud. A little too much.
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PerfeptionsPerfeptions 5 months ago
8
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7
Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
Wonderful orange blossom scent - simple and to the point.
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Try89Try89 7 months ago
6
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6
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6
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7
Scent
Photorealistic orange blossom, supported with white florals. A beautiful bright floral fragrance for spring
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 10 months ago
6
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
1.5
Scent
Opens with non-modern white floral blast. On-skin, this scent is a disaster: cumin & lemon zest offer a bitter body odor vibe for the ages.
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EnomisCVDEnomisCVD 1 year ago
Wow! Put your nose inside of a bush full of orange flowers.
It's like that.
Smooth, sweet, comforting.
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AgegshdhdAgegshdhd 2 years ago
very strong, vintage musky orange blossom. for the traditionalists, not the new fragheads
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BamBamNYCBamBamNYC 2 years ago
7
Bottle
10
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9
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Heady orange blossom that feels shampoo-y. Strong opening, more concentrated than live flowers. Unpleasant in the first hour, lovely drydown
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