Baptême du feu

Baptême du feu (2016) is an Oriental unisex scent by Christo for Serge Lutens. The listed pyramid is unusually top-heavy: gingerbread, tangerine, woody notes, castoreum, osmanthus and gunpowder all sit in the opening, with no heart or base notes specified. In practice, the main accords tell the story—sweet and woody at 100%, citrus 92%, cinnamon 89%, leather 75%, fruity 68%. Expect a spiced, burnt-sugar opening that quickly turns resinous and animalic. The gunpowder lends a dry, smoky edge; castoreum supplies a leathery warmth; osmanthus adds a jammy, apricot-like fruitiness. Tangerine brightens the first minutes before the sweetness takes over.

Collectors who enjoy Lutens’ darker gourmands—think Arabie or Chêne—will find this a curious outlier. It suits cool weather and evening wear, and anyone drawn to sweet-woody-leather profiles with a metallic twist. Because it is discontinued, sample first if you can; the gunpowder note polarises. This is not a fresh or office-friendly scent. It is a dense, almost edible smoke that rewards patience.

Baptême du feu（2016）係 Serge Lutens 一款東方調中性香，由 Christo 調製。官方香調表好特別，前調已經包晒薑餅、橘子、木質、海狸香、桂花同火藥，冇獨立中調同底調。主調數據顯示甜同木質各佔 100%，柑橘 92%，肉桂 89%，皮革 75%，果香 68%。開頭係香料同焦糖感，之後轉樹脂同動物感；火藥帶嚟乾燥煙燻，海狸香添皮革暖意，桂花則有杏桃果醬甜。橘子喺頭幾分鐘提亮，好快就被甜味蓋過。

適合鍾意 Lutens 暗黑美食調嘅收藏家，秋冬夜晚用最好。因為已停產，有機會先試香，火藥味好兩極。唔係清新或辦公室香，而係一團濃郁、幾乎可以食嘅煙。