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Serge Lutens La fille de Berlin

Rose, floral, spicy, dry, and polished.

Key Fragrance Notes: Rose, Pepper.

La fille de Berlin presents rose with thorns rather than softness. The floral core is vivid and saturated while pepper gives it a dry spicy tension. The result is direct, dramatic, and polished, keeping rose central without turning powdery or sugary.

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Key Notes

Rose, Pepper

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, heart and base pyramid.

Fragrance Details

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About the Fragrance

Released in 2012 within Serge Lutens’ Collection noire, La fille de Berlin is associated with Serge Lutens and Christopher Sheldrake and centers on a vivid rose-and-pepper contrast.

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Quick Facts

Brand: Serge Lutens
Perfumer: Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens
Release year: 2012
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance family: Floral Spicy
Expected wear: Extended
Projection: Strong
Strength: Strong
Collection: Collection noire
Scent profile: Rose, Floral, Spicy, Dry, Polished
Availability: Archived

Production Status

Production status: In Production

Notes & Composition

Key notes: Rose, Pepper

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Rose, Floral, Spicy, Dry, Polished

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When to Wear It

Best seasons: Spring, Fall
Best for: Date Night, Going Out, Special Occasion
Day / night: Day, Night
Mood: Bold, Spicy, Romantic

Warm amber and spice facets give Serge Lutens La fille de Berlin a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Strong projection and a 8+ hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its bold, spicy, romantic character suits date night, going out, special occasion.

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Summary

La fille de Berlin is a stark rose fragrance built around the tension between saturated florals and dry pepper. Rose remains the central material from start to finish while pepper adds a cool spicy edge that keeps the composition from turning powdery, sugary, or conventionally romantic. The result is direct and dramatic, suited to shoppers who want a darker, more assertive interpretation of rose with minimal distraction from the central floral idea.

About the Brand

Serge Lutens is a French fragrance and beauty house shaped by Serge Lutens’ highly personal visual and olfactory direction. Its perfumes explore resins, woods, florals, spices, smoke, amber, and unconventional contrasts, often using concise atmospheric storytelling rather than one repeated house accord. La fille de Berlin represents the house’s stark floral vocabulary through a deliberately reduced rose-and-pepper idea. The vivid rose is sharpened rather than softened, giving the scent a thorny, dry tension. That direct treatment reflects Serge Lutens’ broader preference for mood, texture, and character over conventional prettiness or elaborate marketing pyramids.