Town & Country Travels HomeScent and memory merge at the Paris home of Serge Lutens Parfums, the enchanting fragrance collection with cult followings in France and abroad. Here, at Les Salons du Palais Royal, Lutens spotlights his evocative creations in a dreamy landscape awash in indigo, violet and black (pictured below), where the scent-savvy traveler can sample perfumes sold nowhere else in the world.
Tucked beneath the arcades of the picturesque Palais Royal Garden, Les Salons provides a perfect distraction for visiting fragrance fanatics. Though
only steps away from the Louvre, it nonetheless remains well off the
tourist track.
As Serge devotees know, Lutens releases three
scents each year -- two "Export" scents available at select retailers
globally, and one "Exclusive" scent that can't be purchased in person
outside of Paris. Look for the latter's signature 75 ml bell-shaped
flacons (105 euros), shapely sisters to the lanky bottles sold in the
U.S., when you visit Les Salons.
El Attarine, the latest of the Paris-only scents,
is a golden, spiced-honey fragrance. Just released on August 1, it's
consistent with the olfactory auteur's fixation on the Orient. The
sensual aromas of Marrakech, Lutens' adopted home, haunt much of his
collection. If the thrill of acquiring this Paris-only fragrance isn't
enough, Les Salons also offers thirty limited-edition El Attarine
flacons, intertwined with black arabesques and stamped with Serge
Lutens's initials (850 euros; pictured after the jump).
Either way, the memories of your Paris trip are sure to smell sweet.
Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
142 galerie de Valois
75001 Paris, France
+33 (0)1 49 27 09 09
Our other favorite scent shops in Paris, after the jump...
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Heidi Mitchell is editor-in-chief of Town & Country Travel and Town & Country Weddings, and features and travel editor of Town & Country.
Adam H. Graham is a contributing writer for this blog; his work also frequently appears in Town & Country Travel, both in the magazine and online.
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