To name a perfume La Vierge de Fer is bold; the connotations are going to be pretty dark. Serge Lutens is famous for applying unusual naming protocols to his perfumes, accompanying them with inspirational text that can be enigmatic. La Vierge de Fer is no exception, as evidenced by the last paragraph of the description: “… For that, not fearing incest, we will embrace it. In this way, she will give birth to our most beautiful monsters. That is how, a little rusty by dint of doubts, my steps have rejoined La vierge de fer (the Iron Maiden); that lily amongst the thorns.” I was grateful for the “lily amongst the thorns” portion of that paragraph, because it explains the whole perfume.

We have a draw for our US readers for a 5 ml decant for a USA Reader . The  random winner is Janet. Please email michelyn at cafleurebon dot com with La Vierge de Fer as your subject by November 2, 2013 1:00 PM EST. This is a deadline and there are no exceptions

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