Serge Lutens El Attarine (2008) {New Perfume}
We have an early announcement and preview of the new Serge Lutens perfume to come out in August 2008. Affirming the roots of his inspiration even further, it is named this time in Arabic El Attarine and is part of the non-export collection of perfumes kept at the Salons Shiseido du Palais Royal, away from the madding crowd.
Regular readers of TSS know that it is somewhat of a ritual on these pages to decipher the first signs offered by the latest Lutens olfactory poem. Last year, Louve and Sarrasins were scrutinized early on for subtext clues. This June 2008 we are invited to approach the new perfume with these three initial lines,
Solaire.
Traduit tout ce qui est odoriférant.
La route des parfums en un jus solaire.
Solar.
Translates everything that is permeated with scent.
The road of perfumes into a solar essence.
Then after opening this one door, Serge Lutens explains further,....
"In Arab countries, “attarin” means sweet-smelling, and refers to everything
within the realm of the “atar”: fragrance, heart, flavour and essence.
There is no distinction between the olfactory and the gustatory, until the
moment when you decide whether to taste or smell." [...]El Attarine is also a name, one of the world’s most beautiful Koranic schools
in Fez, for a privileged few. Its beauty, matching that of the finest palaces and mosques, contributed to the scent of a culture rich with emotion. From my attarinian solitude, the fruits of my imagination were abundant. [...]Attarine is not a closed door. You cannot make a perfume with only your nose. [...]
Today, I offer you gold, sun-drenched topaz, everlasting flowers and saps."
Serge Lutens
“L’attarin’” nomme dans les pays arabes l’odoriférant, par là j’entends tout ce qui peut reformer l’“atar” : parfum, cœur, saveur, essence.
Pas de segmentation entre olfaction et gustation hormis celle qui décide à
sentir ou dé́guster.
Tout ce qui relève du vrai goût. [...]“El Attarine” est aussi le nom de l’une des plus belles écoles coraniques du
monde à Fès pour écoliers gâtés. Sa beauté égalant celle des palais et des
mosquées participait à la senteur d’une culture des émotions. De ma solitude
attarine, j’ai cueilli les fruits. [...]Attarine n’est pas porte fermée. On ne réalise pas un parfum uniquement
avec le nez.[...]Aujourd’hui, voici de l’or, du soleil en topaze, immortelles et sèves."Serge Lutens
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Ah, I'm getting goosebumps. The solar quality hinted at in the press release intrigues me... Can we count on a pre-review of El Attarine from you? ;-) You know how much I enjoy your rich interpretations of Serge Lutens scents...
Posted by: Dusan | June 16, 2008
Sweet attar--very exciting. I've not been blown away with the last few SLs but I will be looking forward to this launch (not that I'll have a chance to try it anytime soon since I'm in the USA).
Some perfumes need time to develop--so true. It doesn't mean one way is better than the other, as some musical recordings took long to create and are great, and some only a few weeks and are still great, but it's good to know perfumers can have flexibility to perfect a work in progress. Perfumes used to launch every ten years.
Posted by: Sali | June 17, 2008
Likewise, the novel by Stendhal La Chartreuse de Parme was famously written in 2 weeks. But still, prior to that, creators need the freedom to have time and macerate ideas.
It's more to say that professional perfumers working with big companies work in hectic conditions.
Posted by: Marie-Helene | June 18, 2008
Well, as you know, if you flatter me, you will get anything from me
Posted by: Marie-Helene | June 18, 2008