Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles EDP Perfume Review

Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles EDP Perfume Review

Date: 2013.01.18 | Category: fragrance | Tags: Adrienne Eames,balsm,niche perfume,oriental fragrance,perfume review,pine needle,Serge Lutens,spices

Fille en Aiguilles is the best pine fragrance ever made.

Fille en Aiguilles opens with spiced apple cider, snow on pine trees and a flickering fire. This is an atmosphere; Fille en Aiguilles is a place. It’s a picturesque chalet in the mountains and you’re by the fire looking out the window, watching water droplets roll down fir branches and icicles morph into longer, glistening shapes. You feel the steam of warm apple cider hit your cheeks before you take a sip. The feel of spices and warm liquid roll down the back of your tongue. Comfort in the cold. This is Fille en Aiguilles – spiced gingery cider, pine needles, balsamic sap and warm resins. A crackle from the fire with a little bit of smoke…and a base of warm, cozy musk.

Notes listed include pine needles, vetiver, sugary sap, laurel, fir balsam, frankincense candied fruit and spice. Launch date 2009.

Give Fille en Aiguilles a try if you want a spicy forest fragrance. Or if you like perfumes like Bois 1920 Sushi Imperiale, Brandy, Costamor Tabacca, and/or L’Artisan Parfumeur Fou d’Absinthe. Fille en Aiguilles is unisex and an awesome fragrance for winter or when you want to smell winter.

Fille en Aiguelles has above average projection and longevity.

The 1.7 oz bottle retails for $140 at Beautyhabit and Harrods (UK). Sometimes you can find it on Fragrancenet discounted.

Victoria’s Final EauPINION – Picturesque mountain chalet surrounded by snow. Spices and evergreens. A masterpiece.

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12 Responses to “Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles EDP Perfume Review”

Brian 13/01/18 10:26

Yes!!

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- Victoria 13/01/18 10:35
  
  Thanks for making me try it!
  
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AnneD 13/01/18 11:23

The SA at Barneys’ mixed this with Bois et Fruites and it was wonderful! I can’t afford both but if you have them, go for it!

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- Victoria 13/01/18 11:26
  
  It does sound like that would be good!
  
  But, yeah, I can’t afford both either
  
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Molly 13/01/18 14:30

Glad you liked this! I do too. I get a lot of churchy incense in it alongside the pines, which is pretty much always a good thing in my book. One of those that bridges the territory between outdoor and indoor smells nicely, as your chalet imagery indicates.

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- Victoria 13/01/18 14:40
  
  I’m a heathen with no church incense experiences Many people have told me that this is a Christmas mass scent for them. I can see that. The resins read more fireplace than church to me because of my experiences/lack of experiences. Regardless it smells great!
  
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Poodle 13/01/18 16:06

I love this stuff! It’s the first Lutens I bought. I can see myself using it up pretty quickly. It’s a wonderful winter scent. Your imagery is beautiful.

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Irina 13/01/19 00:06

yes, yes, yes
thank you

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Goutam 13/01/20 09:09

I own 2 cheapo pine scents, Krizia Uomo and Aqua di Selva. They are OK. . I am still yet to find one, which is earthy, transparent and airier, like the one my mom used to burn on cold winter days. I am from India, and we use Pine oil as an antiseptic, and for aromatic treatments. These oils are generally form Pine needles, which have a more naturalistic green scent compared to pine leaves. Thanks for the review, as you descried my Holy Grail pine scent, and the smell I loved as a kid. Fille en Aiguilles, definitely needs sampling.

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- Victoria 13/01/21 14:14
  
  Fille en Aiguilles is like an environment. Unlike other pine scents it spicier and smokier (almost like sap at the dry-down), not like clean and green like so many pines.
  
  If you haven’t tried L’Artisan Fou d’Absinthe, try it too. It’s too masculine for me to wear but it’s a gorgeous “dry” pine that reminds me of dried pine needles.
  
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Goutam 13/01/21 16:13

Thanks Victoria, will sample both.

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