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Golden dunes: lemon, amber, iris and leather
Soleil de Jeddah is an Eau de Parfum from Stéphane Humbert Lucas, picturing golden dunes sparkling under the midday sun. Lemon opens it beside wild chamomile oil and osmanthus, iris roots and amber hold the middle, and Russian leather and Madagascan vanilla close it. The house's shop calls this version L'Original. A powdery, dry composition like this one is best met in a decant.
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Want the full bottle after testing? Stéphane Humbert Lucas Soleil de Jeddah Eau de Parfum (50 ml) at NicheGems
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The composition
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
On the skin
An intense lemon leads, with wild chamomile oil and osmanthus around it. The lemon is bright and sour, the chamomile adds dry, herbal sweetness, and the osmanthus a soft, fruity-floral warmth. On skin, watch how the glare softens within a few minutes as the flowers come forward.
Iris roots, amber and earthy notes make the middle. The iris brings a cool, dry, powdery texture, amber golden warmth, and the earthy notes a dusty ground, as if sand lay underfoot. Powdery scents are a matter of taste, and the decant tells you which side you stand on.
The scent ends on iris butter, Russian leather and Madagascan vanilla. The iris butter is smooth, waxy and powdery, the leather a deep, dry note, and the vanilla softens both into a warm finish. Wear it for a full evening to see how the leather and vanilla share the last stage.
Testing it
The lemon gives a bright start, but amber, leather and vanilla are warm and dry, so test the decant in mild or cool weather and in the evening. If you try it in warm weather, apply it lightly and see if it stays comfortable. Wear it across a day and look at how the powdery iris changes between morning and night.
People who enjoy oriental perfumes built on iris, amber and leather instead of heavy sweetness. If you like a lemon opening that gives way to something golden and smooth, with a powdery heart, this is worth testing. It works for anyone, at dinners, on special occasions or in colder months, and the sample tells you if the powder is too dry.
Soleil de Jeddah has flanker versions with different characters, so being sure which one you are wearing matters, and this is the original. Iris and leather are acquired tastes, and a pyramid cannot say if they will feel elegant or dusty on you. A 10 ml decant filled from the original bottle settles that before you buy 50 ml.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
Soleil de Jeddah Eau de Parfum, filled by FragranceGems from the original 50 ml bottle into a 10 ml glass spray vial and labelled by us. Stéphane Humbert Lucas does not supply it, and we are not affiliated with the house.
The house's shop adds L'Original to tell this version apart from its flankers, Mango Kiss and Afterglow. On the bottle and as the perfume name it is simply Soleil de Jeddah, and this decant is that original.
Only at the start. Lemon, chamomile oil and osmanthus open it, but the character comes from iris, amber, Russian leather and Madagascan vanilla, which are warm, dry and powdery rather than citrusy.
Yes, with a light hand. The lemon brings brightness, but the base is warm, so a modest application is wise in heat. The decant lets you try both a hot day and a cooler evening.
The brand
Stéphane Humbert Lucas is a painter and poet before he is a perfumer, a synesthete who says he sees his fragrances in colours. His Paris house makes, in its own words, no marketing concessions: the first collection, 777, launched in 2012 and draws on his travels in the Middle East, and the Serpent collection retells snake legends from Mexico to China. Perfumes built on colour and legend need to be worn to be understood, and a 10 ml decant gives you several evenings to do so.
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