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……. leichte Süße trifft auf leckere Gewürze ... ein besonderer, feinherber Goldenherbstduft mit Charakter ;) 🍂🧡 (by IrisNobile)

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Floral 4 Seasons 2004

7.5 / 10 162 Ratings

A popular perfume by Floral 4 Seasons for women and men, released in 2004. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Oriental

Sweet

Fruity

Fragrance Notes

Cinnamon

Cedarwood

Mandarin orange Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Amber

Perfumers

Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens

Ratings

Scent

7.5162 Ratings

Longevity

7.2114 Ratings

Sillage

6.699 Ratings

Bottle

7.998 Ratings

Value for money

7.023 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro · last update on 09/12/2025.

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/31/2012

Sky
24 Reviews

Sky

5

Cinnamon absolu

Straight up: cinnamon tic-tacs, Big Red chewing gum. Bold, strong, sweet &....well, just very, very candy-cinnamon.

After some time the clove-tinged cinnamon mingles with a note that reminds me of orange peel beeswax oils rubbed into ancient, dry woods....but all-in-all this is one big, dusty, cinnamon bomb.

I love a good spicy scent, but worn alone this is a little linear for my liking. Layer this up to add interest to more genteel orange-fruity frags & spritz liberally to corrupt those innocent rose scents.

Would I fork out for a big bottle...probably not....but this would be a nice scent to own in decant-size to perk up some of my more calm frags.

11/12/2012

Blimunda
11 Reviews

Blimunda

3

Cinnamon Dreams

To my nose, Rousse is rather linear cinnamon scent, warm, powdery and cozy, almost contemplating. The only one I enjoy wearing before falling asleep, I guess its dullness just turns me off and instantly transports into the land of dreams!

01/19/2020

CuirCuir
35 Reviews

CuirCuir

3

Spicy cinnamon

If you're getting lost in the vast portfolio of Serge Lutens, just remember that Rousse is the cinnamon one. I like cinnamon but also I'm not too crazy for it. However, if cinnamon smelled just like this, it could well become my favorite spice. Rousse is far from being just a "cinnamon scent". It is a warm spicy oriental that screams Christmas time in my head. Scent itself doesn't scream, it's calm and elegant, definitely not heavy. It is also not too sweet or gourmand. Cinnamon here is rather bitter-sweet, gives an edible vibe but you won't feel with it like a walking cake:) Rousse isn't a regular in my rotation but it's a reference scent, a must-stay in the collection.

09/12/2025

SandraParis
22 Reviews

SandraParis

1

The best cinnamon scent ever

I acquired a bottle of Rousse a few months ago after sampling it via a decant.

This is simply the best cinnamon scent ever. It is now discontinued but I am surprised that people hardly ever mention Rousse as I really think this is one of the best discontinued Lutens.

The cinnamon note is so warm. It is the same cinnamon note that you find in "Féminité du Bois (Eau de Parfum) | Shiseido / 資生堂" . There are also some ambery touches and some sweetness but in perfect amount in order to allow the cinnamon to shine through.

09/21/2013

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Palonera
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Palonera

Top Review 17

the Desert Nomad

When I hear the name "Serge Lutens," I expect a knockout, an olfactory uppercut, possibly even a nose assailant.
I have been conditioned since "Miel de Bois," my first Lutens, which refused to leave my side for a week, despite countless showers and baths.
Just as the experience of touching a hot stove as a child taught me never to approach glowing objects carelessly again, this first encounter with a Lutens taught me to exercise caution with every upcoming confrontation - and there were many.
Almost always, my cautious approach proved to be correct; almost always, even with the most homeopathic dosing, I had to award top marks in sillage and longevity - exceptions confirmed the rule, and the rule was the rule.

When "Rousse" moved in with me, I was sure I was dealing with the strongest tobacco, an olfactory atomic bomb, so to speak.
Amber, wood, and cinnamon are not exactly guarantees for a subtle eau even among more restrained fragrance mixers, and in Christopher Sheldrake's vocabulary, the term "shy" seems not to exist - which is by no means meant negatively, don't let me be misunderstood!
Now "Rousse" is in one of my few splash bottles and can be dosed significantly more discreetly than would be possible with a sprayer, so I initially applied a tiny drop to my skin.

Indeed, from the small puddle, a woody-cinnamon-dark cloud arose, not overly voluminous, yet clearly perceptible to my cautiously approaching nose.
"Big Red!" was (also) my first thought, but this association only lasts as long as skin and nose form nearly a unit - distance causes the cinnamon dominance to fade and the dry wood notes to come more to the forefront.
Had I expected a Christmas-gourmand scent, I would have been disappointed - the cinnamon interpretation in "Rousse," Big Red or not, has only a restrained sweetness and places the deep spiciness, sharpness of the spice in the center, perfectly flanked by the dry, almost austere cedarwood.
Before my mind's eye, the image of a desert nomad emerges, the face veiled, only the eyes looking very directly and intensely, radiating warmth, straightforwardness, and a certain proud severity.
"Rousse" - yes.

Perhaps it's due to the application method, the dabbing, that "Rousse" proves to be almost monothematic on my skin, as cinnamon cedar, cedar cinnamon, and I cannot perceive any development in the conventional sense.
Rather quiet from the very beginning, "Rousse" weakens, softens, and becomes gentler minute by minute, and after about an hour, the amber joins in, ultimately steering the fragrance in a more feminine direction without reviving it.
This surprises me, as such an early fading seems quite unusual for this genre, not just for a Lutens.
"Rousse" stays with me for just a handful of hours - then the nomad has moved on.

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Cumulnimbus

5 months ago

9Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Complex baked cinnamon on sweet woody amber. For cinnamon devotees as myself. Good projection and lasting power.

Gandix

8 months ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

43

40

Rustling autumn leaves
Mandarin peels on the stove
Golden light
Cinnamon warmth in amber's embrace
The soft whisper of cedars
Melancholy

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Theris

2 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

33

32

Sun in Mandarin gold
Kindly casts
Dusty cinnamon rays
On nutmeg-ground leaves
Cedar trees blush...
At their new autumn warmth

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IrisNobile

2 years ago

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45

Rust-brown leaves shine
with the last deep
sunbeam
the air smells spicy-warm
sweet melancholy
over an autumn evening ....

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ParfumAholic

1 year ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

30

49

I really like that the cinnamon is very dry-spicy here, and the rather dry cedar and spicy nutmeg intensify it.

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Duftgroupie

2 years ago

10Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

25

21

Oriental-cinnamon wood fireworks: Mandarin cuddles in the spice buffet / balsamic-powdery caress / creamy-mandarin wood with a hint of cinnamon

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Azahar

8 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

12

1

Tigerbalm. Red. Sensual and without menthol.

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FrauMieze

3 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

9

7

Cinnamon powder on velvety paper
integrated with nutmeg spice. Cedarwood
polished with amber mandarin balm
delicate like cinnamon dust in the air.

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Minigolf

5 years ago

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

9

Peculiarly pleasant velvet-sandpaper-cinnamon with hints of woody spice. Summer-cool? Winter-warm? Both in a cozy exchange, strange...

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Holzhaus

4 years ago

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

8

3

Starts off woody with cedar.
Then cinnamon-warm, mandarin shines through.
Reminds me of Tiger Balm.
Great for autumn and winter, must-have!

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