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Serge Lutens De Profundis vs Montale Sunset Flowers
De Profundis is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
Green
100%
Herbal
89%
Violet
84%
Earthy
79%
Woody
71%
Powdery
68%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallspringwinter
About
De Profundis by Serge Lutens is a Floral fragrance for women and men. De Profundis was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake. The fragrance features Chrysanthemum, Green Notes, Violet, Soil Tincture, Incense and Plum Tree. De Profundis (De profundis clamavi - From the Depths I Cried) joined the exclusive line in 2011. Its composition is based on the chrysanthemum flower, with additional notes of violets, green and earthy notes. The fragrance is accompanied by the following words:"When death steals into our midst, its breath flutters through the black crepe of mourning, nips at funeral wreaths and crucifixes, and ripples through the gladiola, chrysanthemums and dahlias. If they end up in garlands in the Holy Land or the Galapagos Islands or on flower floats at the Annual Nice Carnival, so much the better! What if the hearse were taking the deceased, surrounded by abundant flourish, to a final resting place in France, and leading altar boys, priest, undertaker, beadle and gravediggers to some sort of celebration where they could indulge gleefully in vice? Now that would be divine! In French, the words beauty, war, religion, fear, life and death are all feminine, while challenge, combat, art, love, courage, suicide and vertigo remain within the realm of the masculine. Clearly, Death is a Woman. Her absence imposes a strange state of widowhood. Yet beauty cannot reach fulfilment without crime. The chrysanthemum is the sole pretext for writing these lines. Turning gravesites held in perpetuity over to Life – a familiar of these haunts – the chrysanthemum invites Death to leave the cemetery and offer us its flower. De profundis clamavi."
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Notes
———Accords
Green
100%
Herbal
70%
Fruity
59%
Floral
58%
Violet
56%
Aromatic
54%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Sunset Flowers by Montale is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Sunset Flowers was launched in 2008. The nose behind this fragrance is Pierre Montale. The fragrance features Chamomile, Green Notes, Green Apple, Petitgrain, Violet and Rose. Sunset Flowers is launched in 2008 as one of the collection of six new fragrances by Montale. Three of those fragrances belong to Aoud Collection, while the other three come within the regular fragrance line of the house. Sunset Flowers belongs to the regular fragrance line of Montale house.The fragrance captures freshness of lemon leaf mixed with green apple aroma. The heart introduces blue chamomile accords and Parma violet flowers, which enhance the Mediterranean impression. The fragrance comes as 100ml (3.4 fl.oz.) EDP.
Rating
4.28vs3.44
Ratings
1,866vs373
Concentration
EDPvs
Launch Year
2011vs2008
Which should I buy?
De Profundis is the community's favourite of the two.
- De Profundis is rated higher by the community: 4.28 from 1,866 ratings, against 3.44 from 373.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- De Profundis is voted best for fall and spring; Sunset Flowers for summer.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy De Profundis if you want the higher-rated option; pick Sunset Flowers if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.