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Borneo 1834, Serge Lutens
Warm Spicy · 2005

Borneo 1834

by Serge Lutens
Rating4.2 ★ 1,535 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2005
Price$$$$Niche
Warm SpicyPatchouliCacao
Best for fallNighttime wear
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The notes

6 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base
PatchouliCacaoFrench LabdanumGalbanumCardamomWhite Flowers

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
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Warm SpicyPatchouliCacaoWoodyBalsamicEarthyAmberGreen
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Main accords

top 9
Warm Spicy
Patchouli
Cacao
Woody
Balsamic
Earthy
Amber
Green
Aromatic

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Season
spring
11%
summer
7%
fall
43%
winter
39%
Time of day
day
44%
night
56%

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by scent profile
86% match
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86% match
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patchouli
84% match
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How its notes pair

PatchouliCardamomLabdanumGalbanumCacaoWhite Flowers
unlayered

Signature pair: Cardamom and Labdanum

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In plain words

The main accords of Borneo 1834 are warm spicy and patchouli. Its key notes are Patchouli, Cacao, French Labdanum and Galbanum. People reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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