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Serge Lutens Five O'Clock Au Gingembre

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Aromatic
Woody
Patchouli
Earthy
EDP · 2008 · mens

Serge Lutens is a niche house known for unconventional compositions and a singular artistic vision. Founded by the legendary perfumer and image maker Serge Lutens, the brand operates from its boutique in Paris and has built a devoted following for fragrances that prioritize character over commercial appeal.

Five O'Clock Au Gingembre opens with bergamot and tea, a bright top that quickly yields to the fragrance's spiced core. Cinnamon and woodsy notes anchor the heart, creating a warm, slightly austere character before the base emerges with amber, cacao, honey, patchouli, and pepper. The overall composition leans oriental and woody, with prominent warm spicy accords that give the fragrance a kitchen-garden quality, more grounded and contemplative than typical amber fragrances. There's a subtle sweetness from the honey and cacao, but the spice and woodiness keep things dry and textured.

This is a fragrance for someone who appreciates complexity and doesn't need their scent to announce itself loudly. It works as an evening wear option or during cooler months, when its spiced warmth feels most natural. Five O'Clock Au Gingembre suits the temperament of The Homesteader, The Romantic, and The Mystic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
32%
Fresh
67%
Floral
30%
Aromatic
35%
Woody
70%
Patchouli
30%
Earthy
30%
Amber
80%
Warm Spicy
100%
Spicy
100%
Sweet
90%
Gourmand
60%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Tea
Tea
Green tea is cool, slightly astringent, and clean; black tea is earthier and slightly smoky. Both add a contemplative, refined quality to fragrances, the scent equivalent of a quiet afternoon. Tea notes bridge the gap between fresh and woody families and are a staple of minimalist, understated compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Woodsy Notes
Woodsy Notes
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cacao
Cacao
The raw, earthy version of chocolate, cacao has a bitter, roasted quality before sweetness is added, with an almost smoky, slightly fermented depth. In perfumery it reads as more sophisticated than straight 'chocolate': darker, more complex, and better suited to woody and leather compositions where it adds a rich, bittersweet depth.
Honey
Honey
Sweet, waxy, and faintly animalic, honey in perfumery has an almost skin-like quality, intimate and slightly raw. It's related to beeswax in the natural world, and both add a warmth that reads as close and personal. Honey bridges floral and oriental families, adding natural sweetness with a slightly dark edge.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Pepper
Pepper
The most essential spice note in perfumery, encompassing the dry, woody heat of black pepper and its many relatives. Pepper adds edge, lift, and a masculine vitality to fragrances without sweetness. It is the note that stops a composition from feeling comfortable and safe, adding a confident, assertive character.
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The HomesteaderBest match82% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Romantic82% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Mystic82% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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Scent Profile
Citrus32%Fresh67%Floral30%Aromatic35%Woody70%
Fragrance Family
Oriental
EDP
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Serge Lutens Serge Lutens Five O'Clock Au Gingembre— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Serge Lutens is a niche house known for unconventional compositions and a singular artistic vision. Founded by the legendary perfumer and image maker Serge Lutens, the brand operates from its boutique in Paris and has built a devoted following for fragrances that prioritize character over commercial appeal. Five O'Clock Au Gingembre opens with bergamot and tea, a bright top that quickly yields to the fragrance's spiced core. Cinnamon and woodsy notes anchor the heart, creating a warm, slightly austere character before the base emerges with amber, cacao, honey, patchouli, and pepper. The overall composition leans oriental and woody, with prominent warm spicy accords that give the fragrance a kitchen-garden quality, more grounded and contemplative than typical amber fragrances. There's a subtle sweetness from the honey and cacao, but the spice and woodiness keep things dry and textured. This is a fragrance for someone who appreciates complexity and doesn't need their scent to announce itself loudly. It works as an evening wear option or during cooler months, when its spiced warmth feels most natural. Five O'Clock Au Gingembre suits the temperament of The Homesteader, The Romantic, and The Mystic.
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Top: Bergamot, Tea. Heart: Cinnamon, Woodsy Notes. Base: Amber, Cacao, Honey, Patchouli, Pepper.
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Serge Lutens Serge Lutens Five O'Clock Au Gingembre belongs to the Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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