10 perfumes in similar style to La Fille de Berlin by Serge Lutens

Inspired by the idea of a decadent encounter on the dancefloor of a nightclub in the glamorous jet-set Acapulco of the late 1970s, ELLA (and it’s masculine companion piece, ÉL) hark back to a time when hedonism was rife and to a climate where long, drawn out sun soaked days turn into adventurous nights.

Typically defined as a perfume with a citrus opening, a labdanum heart and a musky oak moss base, the chypre accord is, frankly, the stuff of legend and Arquiste’s ELLA aims to take that classic structure and ramp up the idea of a vivid sexual attraction by making it more animalistic. The civet, ambergris and the accord of cigarette smoke in the base provide that very human aspect in spades when the fragrances dries down, but what really characterises the scent are it’s floral aspects. With the use of Turkish rose, jasmin absolute, curupita, angelica root and carrot seed there’s a delicate balance that manages to smell light and sweet and yet seedy all at the same time.

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Persolaise on Ella in 'How 70s is Your Scent' in Sunday Times: "A bold, assertive dose of honey and woods wrapped in mosses."

Perfumer: Tomoo Inaba

Rich and gothic Moth starts with a heavy dose of dark spices to jolt your senses before settling into a dusting of honey-sweet rose and powdery florals. Slowly, it tests its wings, taking flight on an exotic journey of nagarmotha, guaiac wood and patchouli. Beneath it all lingers a smoky undertone that serves as a constant reminder to fluttering creatures of the danger in the tantalizing flame.

DRUNK SAFFRON

UNHOLY OUD

BURNT ROSES

ZEST Z&T

DGAF

DRUNK LOVERS

SMOKIN’ GUN

SEX & COGNAC

“핥기만 해도, 환각에 빠지는.”

PERFUMER
ALEX LEE

Delivering complex layers of fruits, woods and florals with a leathery background. Bountiful roses and tea-like rosehip fuse creating a shimmering floral effect. While earthy patchouli is balanced with bright tones from orange and raspberry. Musk underlines the edible quality which is enriched by warming amber. Overall the effect is a spiced and leathered rose that makes for a seductive impact.

Perfumer: Alexander Olsson

This perfume story is part of Brocard's fairytale queens and princesses series. This flowing shadowy rose perfume haze was inspired by the charachter of The Black Swan/Odile from the Swan Lake story. Odile, the dark alter ego protagonist who was not as innocent as she pretended to be, but a beautiful dark magic sorceress.

Black Swan is the slow rich magic of dark rose in the company of violet, patchouli and sandalwood.

Perfumer: Alienor Massenet (the nose befind most of the Memo perfumes and Maison Martin Margiella's Jazz Club among others)