Five O'Clock Au Gingembre
Five O'Clock Au Gingembre by Serge Lutens is an unisex eau de parfum from 2008 in the niche price tier. It opens with ginger, black tea and cinnamon, moves into honey, patchouli and pink pepper and dries down to amber, benzoin and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Honey Sweet, waxy and slightly animalic. Can smell dirty in large doses.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
- Hermès Rocabar
- Dior Ambre Nuit
- Floris Tuberose in Silk
- BORNTOSTANDOUT Honey Caramel
- Afnan Arjowaan
- Xerjoff Fiore d'Ulivo
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