Serge Lutens — Nuit de Cellophane

Decanting from 2010 bottle (exactly like the one on the image).

The odd one out in the house — and deliberately so. Where most Lutens goes dark and resinous, this is transparent and luminous: mandarin and apricot open with a sweet, almost juicy brightness before osmanthus takes over, wrapping jasmine and lily in its characteristic peach-and-apricot gloss. The name is the key — everything here is visible through that cellophane veil, pristine and preserved. Clean, sheer, and cheerful in a way Lutens rarely permits himself. Divisive among fans of the house who came expecting Arabie and got something closer to a very elegant floral. Worth trying on its own terms.

Notes:

Top notes: Mandarin, Apricot, Green Notes
Middle notes: Osmanthus, Jasmine, Lily, Iris
Base notes: Musk, Honey, Woods