{"product_id":"stephane-humbert-lucas-mortal-skin-eau-de-parfum-sample","title":"Stéphane Humbert Lucas Mortal Skin Eau de Parfum Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eStéphane Humbert Lucas tells Mortal Skin as a snake's pursuit in three acts: the slow approach, the hypnotic stare, then the strike as black venom spreads. The Eau de Parfum is what the brand calls a venomous sandalwood, where suffocating heat meets icy cold. A story this dramatic needs testing on skin, not on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTop:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackberry, Saffron, Cardamom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeart:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandalwood, Opoponax, Iris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBase:\u003c\/b\u003e Labdanum, Musk, Ambergris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAct one, the approach\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackberry, saffron and cardamom open the scent. The blackberry is dark and slightly tart, saffron adds leathery, metallic warmth, and cardamom a cool, aromatic spice. The result is held-back tension rather than a sweet burst, as befits a slow approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAct two, sandalwood and the stare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandalwood forms the middle, smooth, creamy and dry at once, thickened by opoponax, a sweet balsamic resin. Iris adds a cool, powdery, slightly rooty texture. The brand speaks of heat meeting icy cold, and the iris is where you can most easily find the cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAct three, the strike\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabdanum, musk and ambergris hold the base. Labdanum is dark, sticky and amber-like, musk soft and skin-like, and ambergris adds a salty, warm, slightly animalic depth. In the brand's telling the black venom spreads here, and the finish is smooth and enveloping, not sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to test it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear the decant on an autumn or winter evening, on skin, and follow the three acts one after another. The tags give dinners and special occasions as its setting. Return to it on a second day to check whether the contrast of heat and cold still intrigues you or tires you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is unisex, for people drawn to spiced, woody perfumes with a dark, resinous base, and to a perfume with a story. If you like sandalwood but want tension in it, from saffron and cardamom above and iris in the middle, this fits. Dinners and the colder months suit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy try Stéphane Humbert Lucas Mortal Skin as a sample first\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis house calls itself an artistic one with no marketing concessions, and its perfumes follow ideas rather than crowd-pleasing. Mortal Skin belongs to the Serpent collection, built on snake stories. An unusual, intense sandalwood is a risk in a 50 ml bottle, so a 10 ml decant from FragranceGems, labelled by us, is the safer first step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is the main note in Mortal Skin?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSandalwood, which the brand calls venomous, with blackberry, saffron and cardamom on top, opoponax and iris beside it, and labdanum, musk and ambergris below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it warm or cool?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth, by design. The brand speaks of suffocating heat meeting icy cold. Saffron and opoponax bring the heat, iris the cold, and the sample shows how that reads on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs this decant made by Stéphane Humbert Lucas?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, it is not an official brand sample. FragranceGems fills the 10 ml glass spray vial from the original bottle and labels it itself, and the house is not involved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stéphane Humbert Lucas","offers":[{"title":"2 ml","offer_id":67693362413722,"sku":"DG-SHL-MORTAL-SKIN-002ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":67693362446490,"sku":"DG-SHL-MORTAL-SKIN-005ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":67693330202778,"sku":"DG-SHL-MORTAL-SKIN-010ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5938\/8570\/files\/stephane-humbert-lucas-mortal-skin-eau-de-parfum-sample.jpg?v=1791395711","url":"https:\/\/decantgems.eu\/products\/stephane-humbert-lucas-mortal-skin-eau-de-parfum-sample","provider":"DecantGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}