Borneo 1834
Borneo 1834 by Serge Lutens is an unisex eau de parfum from 2005 in the niche price tier. It opens with cardamom and galbanum, moves into patchouli, chocolate and cocoa and dries down to labdanum, musk and benzoin. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
Heart
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Chocolate Sweet, dusty and rich. Can go milk-bar or dark-and-bitter.
- Cocoa Dry, dusty chocolate. Bitter rather than sweet.
Dry-down
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
Smells like this
- Imaginary Authors Dipped in Chocolate
- Clive Christian Cosmos Flower
- Axe Dark Temptation
- Tom Ford Tobacco Chocolat
- Imaginary Authors Blend No. 83
- Tom Ford Noir de Noir
More Serge Lutens fragrances · Discover · Cheaper alternatives