Quick answers
History
Fumerie Turque came out in 2003 at Serge Lutens. It belongs to the scents reserved for the Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido in Paris (France), now grouped as the Flacons de table collection.
The house sets it behind the screens of the Topkapı harem in Istanbul (Turkey). There, the favourites of Murad IV smoke long carved pipes and compete to blow the most evocative smoke curls.
Serge Lutens wrote a line for it that plays on the warning printed on cigarette packs. It opens the house’s description and gives the key: blond tobacco, honey and rose.
As across its whole catalogue, the house credits no perfumer. Bois de Jasmin in 2005 and Kafkaesque in 2013 name Christopher Sheldrake, and no house source contradicts them.
An export version in a 50 ml bottle existed, then disappeared. In 2026 the house sells Fumerie Turque as a 75 ml table bottle, the Palais Royal bell jar with an apothecary stopper.
Fragrance notes
Serge Lutens publishes no note pyramid for Fumerie Turque. Its description names three materials: leafy blond tobacco, honey and rose petals. The list below is the one Bois de Jasmin printed in September 2005.
The house files Fumerie Turque in its resinous and ambery family. Kafkaesque notes that Fragrantica keeps two separate entries for it, with slightly different note lists.
Scent profile
It opens on smoke, then softens slowly. Victoria Frolova at Bois de Jasmin found tobacco leaves soaked in honey and a caramel-tinged rum.
The rose stays veiled, as the house says, while smoked leather and balsams hold the base. Kafkaesque reports that a reformulation made it softer and more vanillic, which the house has not confirmed.
Osmetheca files it as a soft amber: honey, tonka, balsams and vanilla weigh as much as the tobacco.
“Smoking kills. That’s one reason why the blend of leafy blond tobacco and honey, underpinned by slightly obscured hints of rose petal, is so appealing.”Serge Lutens, official Fumerie turque page
Key characteristics
When and where to wear
A dense, honeyed, smoky eau de parfum, it belongs to autumn, winter and evenings. The house itself lists it among its autumn scents. Osmetheca does not publish a longevity figure.
Similar perfumes
Four perfumes help place Fumerie Turque, through honeyed tobacco or the house’s own amber.
| Perfume | House | Why related |
|---|---|---|
| Chergui | Serge Lutens · 2001 | Tobacco and honey from the same house, with hay and incense. |
| Ambre Sultan | Serge Lutens · 1993 | The house resinous amber, without tobacco. |
| Tabac Tabou | Parfum d’Empire · 2015 | Honey and tobacco at the heart, with more hay and more animal. |
| Tobacco Oud | Tom Ford · 2013 | A drier, woodier tobacco over oud and cistus. |
Frequently asked questions
See also
Sources
- Serge Lutens, official Fumerie turque page (description, quote, size, collection), accessed 4 November 2026
- Victoria Frolova, “Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque: Perfume Review”, Bois de Jasmin, September 2005 (2003, Christopher Sheldrake, notes)
- Kafkaesque, “Perfume Review: Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque”, 26 July 2013 (2003, Christopher Sheldrake, bottles)
- Osmetheca, Serge Lutens house entry