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La couche du diable by Serge Lutens — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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La couche du diable

Name: La couche du diable by Serge Lutens
Brand: Serge Lutens
Rating: 8.14 (1361 reviews)

8.11.4KTypically ~$150

Black pepper and grass up top, drying down to benzoin and oakmoss. A fall pick, strongest after dark.

Scent profile

Top notes

Black pepperGrassPineSour Milk

Heart notes

GalbanumVirginia cedarSourmilk

Base notes

BenzoinOakmossOudGymwear

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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When to wear it

A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for formal occasions and date nights.

FallNightFormal occasions

When

Winter

92%

Spring

74%

Summer

54%

Fall

100%

Day

99%

Night

100%

Where

Office

85%

Casual

91%

Date

94%

Club

59%

Formal

100%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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Sport

49%