Jeux De Peau by Serge Lutens Review

Working my way through boxes of fragrance samples, I have multiple Serge Lutens perfumes to do write ups on. Today’s review is going to be taking a look at a rather strange fragrance, Jeux de Peau. What’s the deal with it? How does it smell? When should it be worn? Is it even worth a purchase? Please continue below for my full take after wearing it around.

What does Jeux de Peau Smell Like?

Notes include: wheat, milk, amber, sandalwood, coconut, licorice, apricot, osmanthus, and more

Click here to try: Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau eau de parfum unisex 50 ml

My Full Wear Review

First of all, what an oddly constituted scent this is from Serge Lutens. Just take a look at the notes, wheat? Milk? Licorice? The very first few minutes smells to me like pretzels or maybe like a wheat based cereal, since there is that milk note.

A definite strong wheat note paired with sandalwood and some fruity sweetness from apricot/coconut. I don’t hate it at this point and I’m not in love with it…but it’s just so unusual.

Jeux de Peau is such a dry and toasty fragrance, since it is dominated by wheat and sandalwood. However, the sugary/gourmand elements add another dimension to the composition. Licorice is here, which I almost always hate in fragrances, but just seems to fit in. It never gives me the same sort of headache that I got while wearing Lolita Lempicka au Masculine.

Then, I start to get amber, which only add to the warm envelopment of this fragrance. It’s super food-like and a total niche scent, but it really smells delicious. There’s something in here that creates a buttery scent sitting on top of it all.

I get less of the toasted wheat note, as Jeux de Peau dries down and more milky coconut. Still, very dry and less juicy fruit smells, but still a good sweetness with undertones of spice.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Projection wise, the sillage of this Serge Lutens fragrance isn’t all that strong. It’s more of a moderate perfume, which happens to last for a long time, on my skin.

I get around 8 or 9 hours of wear out of this Lutens scent. The whole thing is quite comforting and wearing it conjures up so many mental images. Again, not a huge or overpowering scent but it does provide solid performance.

Jeux de Peau is a unisex fragrance, but I think that it leans much more towards ladies. It’s already a niche scent, but I don’t know too many men who’d want to smell like wheat, licorice, and the like.

This is one for autumn and winter, when the temperatures will allow for a fragrance such as this to actually flourish. It’d be pretty much a mess in the heat and humidity. In the cooler temperatures, it hangs around the skin well, and is rather appealing.

When to wear it? Casually. Possibly at the office. It isn’t a heavy scent, so there shouldn’t be too many problems when wearing it. However, it isn’t sexy or a club beast or anything like that. It’s a comforting gourmand perfume, that is going to appeal to a select audience, but it’s never going to be a scent that enjoys a daily wear status for the masses.

Overall Impressions of Jeux de Peau

Overall, do I like Jeux de Peau? I actually kind of do. Now, I can’t see myself wearing this, but the smell itself is really nice. It’s so unique and has an unbelievable food like quality, I would never think to put wheat or milk into a fragrance, but it pretty much works here.

Not for everyone, but for those who are looking for something unique, this is worth checking out. Serge Lutens does create some different sorts of fragrances and they generally perform very well.

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