Stephane Humbert Lucas

The brand Stephane Humbert Lucas is named after its creator and the perfumer behind it. Stephane Humbert Lucas is clearly a canvas for its creator's self-expression, allowing him to unleash his artistic sensitivity and seemingly boundless creativity. Marketing compromises have no place here; creativity comes first. The painter and poet Stephane Humbert Lucas studied painting in southern France under an artist of Flemish descent and specialized in tempera, where he was obsessed with combining pigments and exploring their texture. Just as every work begins with a blank canvas, gradually marked with strokes of color, musical notes, poetry and imagery, so too in perfumery, his enduring inspiration, usually drawn from painting, literature and music, sets the tone and brings together a selection of the finest raw materials to create exceptional fragrances. For Stephane, the process can finally begin. Harmony and roughness come together beautifully, driven by the creator's desire to make perfumery a central art form. Stephane Humbert Lucas is convinced that every color has a scent. This is how he discovered his synthesis, a perceptual phenomenon in which visual stimuli simultaneously activate his sense of smell. For him, mixing colors became a way to take control of new and unique scents. "I don't invent scents," he emphasizes. "I rearrange them and invite them to blend. I'm a matchmaker, a couturier of the invisible," he says of himself. "And yet, I 'see' my fragrances. Every ingredient, every token vibrates with color, and sometimes those colors emit a sound. I don't invent a scent, any more than I invent pink or indigo; they exist in our subconscious. I ask them to live together, to be as beautiful as one another. They are my harmony." Inspired by his travels to the Middle East, Stephane Humbert Lucas launched the brand's first collection, Stephane Humbert Lucas - 777, in 2012, revealing his love of the Orient, which he sees as the cradle of the universe. In the Western imagination, the East evokes visions of picturesque luxury and refinement: the splendor of dazzling fabrics, blends of spices and magnificent flowers, divine fragrances, Arabian Nights designs, and the atmosphere of mystical visions and the fantasies within them. The number seven is also Stephane Humbert Lucas's personal favorite. To him, it has held spiritual and symbolic significance throughout history. He says the "777" in the logo and brand name symbolizes spirituality, protection and good fortune. Some also say that seven is the number of perfection, happiness and wisdom. The brand offers fragrances made with precious extracts, presented in luxurious bottles and boxes in an Oriental style. Among them is In The Wood For Love, a fragrance for women and men launched in 2018. The nose behind it is Stéphane Humbert Lucas. Its top notes are Devash, Bergamot, Labdanum and Aldehydes; its heart notes are Smoke, sandalwood, Iris and Vanil; its base notes are Styrax, Patchouli, natural Musk and Para-Cresyl Phenyl Acetate. This fragrance is made for warm summer and autumn nights. It lasts on the skin and undoubtedly makes a strong impression. Another fragrance from the brand is Isra & Miraj, for women and men. Its top notes are Nutmeg, Kinamon, Mandarin, Orange and Bergamot; its heart notes are Heliotrope and Osmanthus; its base notes are Vanil, ambergris, White musk, sandalwood, Patchouli, Agarwood (Ood) and Or. This fragrance can suit most seasons and most times of day. It blends into the skin and has a moderate presence that grows stronger.