I do not create luxury. I am an extremist. I like to see an idea or discussion through to the end. I am an outspoken critic and I do not allow mediocrity. Luxury doesn't explain itself and cannot be consciously intended; it should be immediately apparent.
— Serge Lutens, answering the question "There's a great quote on your website about the vulgarity of trying to create luxury. Is this a contradiction of your positioning?", in Cosmetics International, 1/30/09 (print edition).
A shopping trip to Les Salons du Palais Royal, the Serge Lutens boutique in Paris. In French, from the Babillages beauty blog, found via Blogdorf Goodman.
Update: video no longer available, sorry!
Serge Lutens has launched Nuit de Cellophane, the latest fragrance in the export collection:
As the night unfolds, it reveals a cluster of heavenly bodies.
The velvet pirouette of moths fluttering around glowing lanterns.
Creatures of darkness…
Féminité du Bois, developed by perfumers Pierre Bourdon and Christopher Sheldrake under the direction of Serge Lutens and originally released under the Shiseido brand name in 1992, has joined the Serge Lutens export line.
Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois is available in 75 50 ml Eau de Parfum. It can be found now at Senteurs d'Ailleurs in Brussels, where it is €80, or at The Perfume Shoppe in Canada, where it is CAD $79. Update: my mistake (and I managed two in this one article); The Perfume Shoppe appears to be selling the original Shiseido Féminité du Bois.