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Borneo 1834
A delicious melange of warm spices with a chord of dark chocolate, rum and raisin running through it.
Eau De Parfum  Spray 50ml

SPECIAL EDITION

Borneo 1834 by Serge Lutens is a oriental fragrance for women and men.

Borneo 1834 was launched in 2005.
The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake.

The fragrance features patchouli, white flowers, cardamom, galbanum, french labdanum and cacao.
Borneo 1834 has the top notes of warm patchouli more creamy and smooth and as it dries down a bit you get a waft of dark chocolate rounded with warm rosewood note.

An Internet Review: "Wow. My introduction to Serge Lutens and I find myself in Borneo. Straight out of the bottle the top notes welcome with the most delicious melange of warm spices and a chord of rum and raisin running through, this is an astonishing perfume; 1834? Well yes, I can feel it. We are 19th Century explorers; I'm the girl dressed as a boy, pith helmet at the ready; we traded spices from Zanzibar via Madagascar to Mandalay, and now we have come to a land of heavy scented woods, of jungles and mysteries and strange flowers, of beasts and beings unknown, a land time forgot. I half expected to see a pterodactyl circling above Harrods.

Borneo 1834 has impressive longevity, I put it on at 5 in the afternoon and could still smell it on me at 2 in the morning, albeit witout the delectable top notes. What remains is a fascinating and rather dry condensation of spices. My criticism? I think it is too masculine for my skin. It lacks a certain kind of sexiness, and I like my perfumes to beguile. But a very interesting perfume indeed."