Serge Lutens L' Orpheline Eau de Parfum is a fragrance inspired by ashes, fragile but whole. Its name hints at a break, a tale of a haunted past revealed through incense & musks. But before the fissures show, its first two syllables summon the poet Orpheus, whose legendary magnetism could charm even stones. Though vanquished, the Orphan is not lost. Chance is exemplary; a throw of the dice leads us where we should have been born or not to have been. It is the memory, forgiveness, & it was able to survive from the dust. It is the invisible which, veil after veil, there where it is forgotten, fades into grey.