Serge Lutens imagines the smell of the devil's diaper ...
In addition, he likes to preserve a part of mystery in his compositions. The names of its essences are often ambiguous, as is the scent contained in its bottles. The new La Dompteuse Encagée perfume from the Black Collection by Serge Lutens is no exception to tradition and requires a few explanations… Let us guide you in this discovery!
The Black Collection by Serge Lutens
La Tampteuse Encagée is a fragrance belonging to the Collection Noire by Serge Lutens and this is immediately obvious when you see its bottle. Indeed, it wants to be as clean as it is contemporary. Devoid of everything superfluous, it is a transparent glass rectangle, simply adorned with a black label and revealing an amber juice. Only a black marble overhangs the building and softens this very strict container. Like all the perfumes of the Black Collection, La Dompteuse Encagée is a juice with a very particular recipe, releasing a strong emotion and calling into question conventional perfumery. A noble fragrance, La Dompteuse Encagée is intended to reveal our society. His ambition? Arouse a questioning.
When Serge Lutens talks to us about freedom of expression
Like all Serge Lutens perfumes, La Dompteuse Encagée is accompanied by an intriguing quote: “From this cold girl, painted in white, I have to take responsibility for everything. However, from this dreaded snow because it was planned, I sensed the avalanche. What the whiteness of the flower saw does not bode well for freshness, the smell of frangipane compensates for it. Subtly amended, to be enjoyed directly on the skin ”. Behind this metaphor hides the image of our current society. The cold girl and the dreaded snow evoke the setbacks of our century, while the whiteness and softness of the frangipane are like a ray of hope on the horizon. Here, Serge Lutens wanted to evoke a muzzled language, as if put in a cage. It is about embodying the freedom of restricted expression and the enclosed thoughts of our time. According to Serge Lutens, the human soul is trapped, but a window opens far into freedom. It is up to man to orient himself towards this light.
The solar and floral breath of La Dompteuse Encagée
As the quote provided by Serge Lutens suggests, we are talking about frangipani flower and almond here. On the one hand, the solar and vanilla exoticism plunges us into a heavenly elsewhere. On the other hand, the almond amplifies the gluttony of this essence. Flowers are nevertheless dominant on the sweet side. Paradoxically, this perfume emanates a feeling of well-being, usually rather foreign to the world of Serge Lutens ... Never mind, the magic operates and all the know-how of the creator is indeed present!