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Douce Amere, Serge Lutens
White Floral · 2002

Douce Amere

by Serge Lutens
Rating4.1 ★ 997 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2002
Price$$$$Niche
White FloralVanillaHerbal
Best for fallDaytime wear
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The notes

8 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base
ArtemisiaVanillaTiare FlowerLilyCinnamonAbsintheJasmineSugar

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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White FloralVanillaHerbalAromaticSweetCinnamonBitterWarm Spicy
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Main accords

top 9
White Floral
Vanilla
Herbal
Aromatic
Sweet
Cinnamon
Bitter
Warm Spicy
Fresh Spicy

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
21%
summer
15%
fall
36%
winter
28%
Time of day
day
69%
night
31%

Smells similar

by scent profile
78% match
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Emanuel Ungaro
white floral
78% match
Pink Sugar Sensual Aquolina
Aquolina
sweetvanilla
78% match
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Armaf
white floral
78% match
Alien Goddess Intense Mugler
Mugler
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Where it sits

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How its notes pair

VanillaJasmineCinnamonLilyArtemisiaSugarTiare FlowerAbsinthe
unlayered

Signature pair: Vanilla and Sugar

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In plain words

The main accords of Douce Amere are white floral and vanilla. Its key notes are Artemisia, Vanilla, Tiare Flower and Lily. People reach for it in autumn, mostly by day.

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