Chergui

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A honeyed tobacco-hay oriental Sheldrake built to capture the smell of summer hayfields baking in Moroccan heat, layered with the sweet tobacco of pipe smoke.
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Named after the hot dry wind that blows from the Sahara across Morocco, where Lutens has lived since the 1970s and still maintains a Marrakech atelier.
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Cult-favourite Lutens entry, frequently cited as a gateway 'masculine-leaning niche' fragrance for women new to the house.
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Composed by Christopher Sheldrake in 2001 around hay, sugar and iris over a rose-incense heart with a sandalwood-amber-benzoin base.

Edition · 000

Status · Active. Niche cult.

A honeyed tobacco-hay oriental.

Sheldrake captured the smell of summer hayfields baking in Moroccan heat, layered with the sweet tobacco of pipe smoke.

Name'Chergui' — the hot dry wind that blows from the Sahara across Morocco, where Lutens has lived since the 1970s.

Cult-favourite Lutens entry, frequently cited as a gateway 'masculine-leaning niche' fragrance for women new to the house.

The Curator's Note

Smells like a Marrakech afternoon, written by a Sahara wind.