Rahät loukoum Serge Lutens 1998

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7.7 / 10 180 Ratings

Rahät loukoum is a popular perfume by Serge Lutens for women and men and was released in 1998. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Fruity

Oriental

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Cherry pit

White honey

Almond

Heliotrope

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Hawthorn

Musk

Aldehydes

Balsam

Rose

Perfumers

Christopher Sheldrake, Serge Lutens

Ratings

Scent

7.7180 Ratings

Longevity

7.9134 Ratings

Sillage

7.1132 Ratings

Bottle

8.4121 Ratings

Value for money

7.226 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 11.02.2024.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/11/2013

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

CuteChemist
8 Reviews

CuteChemist

Helpful Review 6

Nice drydown, but not a "true" loukhoum, and not worth the price

This perfume is not easy to come by in the States! I was glad to acquire a sample. I am sort of obsessed with Loukhoum scents, and even more than anything I'm an almond freak, so I was very excited to try this. Let me say that my first impression was Ludens cherry cough drops. Not really that bad, but a little syrupy sweet, artificial, and somewhat surprising to be honest. I didn't hate the cherry, but it wasn't my finest hour (or 3) with Lutens. Yes, the almond was there throughout, however I felt it took several hours to get to that delicious, soft, delicate, feminine, almond pastry stage. One it got there, I was in heaven, however I felt the time taken to get there wasn't necessarily worth it. The whole time I kept waiting for the cherry to fade, and when it did I was awestruck, but man, it took hours! Once I got to the stage where it smelled so amazing, the sillage had faded significantly, so that was a minus as well. And by the way, where's the rose? If you're looking for a Loukhoum with a prominent rose note, this isn't it. You'd be better off with Ava Luxe Loukhoum which has a prominent candied rose note throughout. So bottom line, if I was given a bottle or decant, I'd wear it, but I don't believe the scent warrants the outrageous price tag. For a gorgeous Loukhoum scent, try the Ava Luxe, or better yet, try Montale's Sweet Oriental Dream.

01/06/2018

Hitchslap
104 Reviews

Hitchslap

Helpful Review 4

Panaderia

This is a foodie's dream scent, it's like I'm wearing a pastry. I love that smell, if I'm walking into a bakery or kitchen.

As for going on a date, concert, work? Nope, does not exactly conjure images of projecting my attempt to be taken seriously, looked as a possible life companion or as having accomplished something in life.

This may be a scent you share with your child because it is so warm and innocent and would make them smile or giggle having discovered that they suddenly smell scrumptious.

I'm getting hungry............

10/29/2023

Kaleidoscent
5 Reviews

Kaleidoscent

Almond and cherry memories

A little gem.
First comes the vivacious, delicious smell of black cherries in syrup, fruity, sweet, and very natural. Then the composition evolves, the cherries leave a bit of space to sugared almonds. After a while what I get is a base of cherries and vanilla with this fantastic fortified almond concoction. The liquor part reminds me of Amaretto Disaronno which is a famous liqueur here in Italy, with a faint touch of rose.
In the drydown, after 6-7 hours, what's left on my skin is tonka bean and a bit of soft, delicate musk.
It's amazing how this fragrance gives you a soft encouragement to look through your memories and try to find something in the back of the mind that maybe hasn't been brought up in years. Many Serge Lutens creations give me this comforting feeling. Many of them are true masterpieces.
Rahat Loukoum in particular makes me think about my childhood and my family, even though I never had these Turkish sweets nor I've never been in Turkey.

12/21/2023

9
Scent

DrB1414
143 Reviews

DrB1414

Cold, Bitter Powdered Sugar Coating

Here's another one of those Sheldrake-Lutens spins: "See, these are the notes and the blurb but we do it our way". Rahat Loukoum. You see the name, you see the note breakdown, and you think to yourself: "This is for sure the most exquisite rendition of a proper Turkish Loukoum accord". Nope, this is odd. It's Lutens. I prefer the actual smell of this, as I slowly but surely developed an animosity toward gourmands. And I had more than my fair share of proper, authentic Turkish loukoum in my childhood and teen years before touching a dumbbell and getting infected. Therefore, I am more than familiar with its flavor.
Rahat Loukoum is, like most old-school Lutens, unique, and ahead of its time. It almost feels like another quirky perfume, Dans Tes Bras, but done in the Lutens style. If it conveys any of the Turkish loukoum flavors or textures, it's the powdered sugar coating. It feels like a cold sugar powder. That's the gist of it. With lots of bitterness and white musk in the base. The cold powder accord is the main focus. It is introduced with the help of aldehydes and then sustained with plenty of white musk. To the main accord, there is only a touch of a cherry flavor that is never sweet, but rather sour. And a metallic-bitter almond accord that only reinforces the idea of cold. Aesthetically, it hints at something like Iris Silver Mist but it is done differently. It smells vintage, making me also think of those silly wigs people in high society were wearing back in the 17th-18th century. Precisely, it makes me think of the face powder the mademoiselle were using to pamper their faces.
It's a weird perfume. Something that I occasionally apply to amuse and remind myself of. Cold, powdery, musky, only slightly sweet and bitter-metallic on the edges. Not the Loukoum people might be looking for, but the one they never expected, for sure.

IG:@memory.of.scents

02/11/2024

10
Scent

DogiCoco
345 Reviews

DogiCoco

The best lokum fragrance of them all

I had previously tried Rahät Loukoum quickly on a blotter in store and really liked it. But I never investigated further because I already have Keiko Mecheri's Loukhoum, which is said to be very similar to this, a copy even. Now that I know both better: No, not really. Sure, they're obviously in the same genre and both beautiful, but the Mecheri is more powdery, musky and rosey with less honey. I have to admit that I love Luten's take on lokum even more, even though I'm not sure yet if I can justify having both, as I don't wear this kind of fragrance too often.

Anyways, this beauty starts with delicious almonds, reminding me of amarettini cookies, and juicy cherries. Then it slowly turns into honey, which can be a difficult note for me, but is perfect here. It's smooth, almost waxy but not fully going there, like opaque white honey with soft floral nuances. I definitely sense some rose, too, just like in real lokum (Turkish delight), but this is more than just a replication of a food scent. It has so many different layers. Balsamic notes blend in with the honey and make it a little less edible at times. I also really get the heliotrope, and I think it adds a bit of a Barbie doll effect to this - it might sound horrible to some, but I love perfumes like this and I promise it doesn't cross the line to plasticy here.

Really, my only qualm is that they don't sell this in the regular 50 ml bottles, I never got the appeal of the bell jars.

Rahät loukoum Serge Lutens 1998

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