Description
Five new fragrances: Rêve Opulent, Parti Pris, Lumière d’Epices, Ombre Mercure and Flagrant Délice. After the successful cosmetics line By Terry, launched in 1998, the former creative director of Yves Saint Laurent and make-up artist Terry de Gunzburg finally enters the world of perfumery with five new high-quality fragrances of different character. These fragrances are named Rêve Opulent, Parti Pris, Lumière d’Epices, Ombre Mercure and Flagrant Délice.
The compositions are created by perfumers from Robertet Grasse: Jacques Fleury, Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison, Karine Vinchon and Sidonie Lancesseur.
Lumière d’Epices is a blend of citruses and spices.
The fragrances are available in bottles of 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum. Terry announces a collection of woody fragrances in 2013.
Lumiere d’Epices was launched in 2012.
Offetlyvowvow – :
The opening is crisp neroli and citrus — eye opening and fresh. Than I smell the orange blossom and jasmine, which manage to stay distinct and not become an amorphous bouquet smell. I was solidly intrigued.
Then the rose takes over and becomes the soapiness Rose ever. There isn’t much spice, just a simple peppery heat. No honey. The soap sticks around and that intriguing crisp fresh floral is gone.
I suspect that on different skin and a hotter climate this is amazing, but there isn’t enough hot days where I live for it to be a good choice for me
gubyss – :
the opening to me smells almost identical to houbigant’s “quelques fleurs original”, except less piercing. after some minutes, it segues to houbigant’s “orangers en fleurs” – peculiar but beautiful.
if i didn’t own “quelques fleurs”, i would definitely buy this!
if you like white flowers and orange blossoms, this could be for you.
yusukekun – :
Ohooo very beautiful silky creamy spicy flowers and the blood orange…ahh the heart of this fragrance.On me both longevity and silage it’s perfect 5/6 hour. in my opinion this beauty it’s wearable anytime any season any occasion.
Slitok – :
This is spicy and delicious! Its not a sharp heavy spice but more on the floral side. Its LOVELY
escollacrag – :
After the disaster that is Rose Infernale, I was relieved to find that this fragrance is a lot more agreeable on my skin in that it actually smells like a fragrance rather than a mix of pungent smoke. This one starts out with a nice smooth floral, that has a tinge of rose in it. The first 15 seconds smells very pleasant though very similar to typical perfume. I would say this can qualify as a warmer and perfume that can be used for evening as well as for the office – though for the latter, you may fall into the category of those whose scent floods the elevator should you choose to step into such a space within the first 20 minutes of spraying the perfume. After half an hour, the deeper scent lifts a bit more to become a brighter floral and at this point, there’s a hint of spiciness around the edges. As it begins its dry down, however, the overall scent evolves to smell like expensive soap, and the soap scent does get stronger over time until it settles on faint powdery note before completely dissipating. Out of all the floral fragrances I’ve tried from TDG, this one smells the most pleasant. However, the lasting power is low and so is the sillage (after 30 mins), and the soapy scent of the drydown is not my cup of tea. I prefer my floral to stay floral throughout its evolution.
evgenius – :
I was unfair to this perfume in the beginning. The first time I tested it, in the middle of winter and craving warmth and spice, I wrote (in my personal perfume notes, not in review) –
“Nice enough but not very original for the niche label (or price). Smells a little similar to Elie Saab le parfum intense combined with something, perhaps Opium. Actually, smells rather like Opium Vapeurs. Spiced orange flower, neroli, orange, honey, hint of jasmine, I think. Gives me the same slight eye watery headache that Opium and Opium Vapeurs can sometimes induce. Not sure what is the point of this one”.
How mean I was! And unfair.
I didn’t think about it so much until the spring when I was sorting through some samples, and suddenly decided to give it another go. Well it worked much better in mild weather and I noted –
“this is way better, definitely a warm weather scent. In mild weather this becomes a clean fresh orange blossom, neroli and jasmin scent with a touch of warm soft spice. I like this a lot more in this weather. It is still quite similar to some other scents that come in a lot cheaper, but this is nice and I do like it.”
Fast forward to this evening, I wore baume du doge during the day but that had faded and I wanted something spicy-clean before bed. Today it is warm, muggy, close, it has been hot in that stuffy city hot (we’re talking British ‘hot’ here so low twenties) and so I reached for this.
I am very happy to admit I was wrong before, and to move this to my love section for the summer.
This is definitely a hot weather perfume it has come alive tonight and I feel beautiful!
Tonight I have a wonderful blend of clean jasmine, warm juicy orange, a soft neroli, the sweetness of orange flower, a hint of rose and a touch of honey but not strong or overpowering, the lemon and bergamot give a wonderful lightness and some soft warm gentle spice nutmeg and clove give this some edge and intrigue, it is beautiful right now!
One for the summer!
555pz – :
Lumiere d’ Epices happens to contain many of my favorite notes, so I am wondering why I do not like it?! Maybe because it’s too sweet? I can’t take it anymore, why do we have to mix food with perfume?! I like orange popsicle but that doesn’t mean I want to smell like one.. Foody and slightly spicy citrusy scent which gets sweeter and sweeter until you have a crush on sugar.. Skip.. I am on a diet..
ALEXXXANDR – :
Kinda smells like Enternity by Calvin Klein for woman
BrAVO_48 – :
A spicy soap bomb!
I do not agree that this is heavy or harsh as some have said, yes it does open on the heavy side (full of heady jasmine), but in stays very close to skin all trough it’s development.
I have to say that “Lumiere d’Epices” had almost zero citruses in it for me, the fragrance is most dominated by very soapy orange blossom and nutmeg, the heart brings bits of soapy rose and finally I feel spices too. It does play around being fresh-soapy and warm-spicy, but it navigates towards being soapy, it’s like smelling a luxury spicy soap.
The drydown is very pretty – warm jasmine and gourmand citruses. I was very surprised actually of how it develops.
Even though I find this pretty and very wearable, it is nothing too unique and too soapy for my taste as I’ve never justified paying big $ to smell like soap. This might be a good choice for those seeking a clean, fresh office scent.
Heavy on the feminine said, but the soapiness might do well on male skin also.
elman90 – :
youve smelled something like before…. it is fresh and spicy but yes, it is not original
bob_4433 – :
I wish I could swim in this fragrance. LOVE
feneRedyvew – :
Agree with the previous post, the scent took me back 20 years. It is not the worst of white flowers actually. Wearable. But the perfume is not original and lacks any character. Boring scent.
MasterovAG – :
Such a heavy, harsh and loud blast. I tested some Terry d. G. scents today. I found all of those disappointingly sharp and un-feminine. It’s like they are trying to be 80s scents or something. Heavy!