Chergui... great scent in two versions or reformulated?
At the beginning of the year, I bought a quarter-full bottle of "Chergui" here at a Parfumo; bottle with a white label, reddish-brown liquid. Great scent, also for men... I detected hay, tobacco, woods, as well as a pleasant sweetness. The bottle was soon used up, and I bought a partially opened bottle on eBay. This time it was a bottle with a black label and a greenish liquid. Upon application, the scent seemed much more masculine to me... at first, it had a slightly sharp note; only after about 30 minutes did the sweetness I was familiar with emerge. My question to all Serge Lutens lovers would be whether this might be an older version of the scent? In the perfumeries, you only see the bottle with the reddish-brown liquid... Has this scent ever been reformulated???
Yesterday, a 50ml bottle from Parfumcity arrived. White label, the liquid is a reddish-brown color. I can't detect anything sharp. Right from the start, it's full, soft, rounded with a slight spiciness and subtle sweetness. The bottle with the black label might be a different scent.
The last reformulation I know of dates back to 2013. Discussed here by Jim Quantrell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUTUX7umg4
And here’s the review before the reformulation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1F65wy50n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1F65wy50n4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUTUX7umg4
And here’s the review before the reformulation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1F65wy50n