Collection: Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton returned to the perfume business in 2016, nearly a century after its first creations, by entrusting its fragrance division to Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, the house's exclusive master perfumer since 2012.

The fragrances are composed at the Fontaines Parfumées in Grasse, a 19th-century bastide restored by the group and dedicated to creation. The bottles, designed by Marc Newson, are refillable and sold exclusively in Louis Vuitton boutiques: an exclusivity that makes the perfume difficult to smell before purchasing.

The Louis Vuitton signature relies on rare raw materials crafted in overdose, in a style that is both luminous and opulent.

Ombre Nomade is the most iconic: a monumental Assam oud, softened with a touch of raspberry, balsamic benzoin and a swirl of incense. Smoky, powerful and resinous, it has become the benchmark for oud lovers.

Imagination takes the opposite approach with a solar eau de parfum: top notes of citron, Calabrian bergamot and Sicilian orange, a heart of neroli, ginger and cinnamon, a base of Chinese black tea, ambroxan, guaiac wood and olibanum. Fresh, amber and spicy, highly versatile.

As Louis Vuitton fragrances are only available in the brand's boutiques, samples remain the easiest way to discover them at home:

• Ombre Nomade: smoky oud wood with a very powerful sillage and exceptional longevity. Ideal for autumn and winter, in the evening. A single spray is enough.
• Imagination: a luminous amber-hesperidic fragrance, much easier to wear every day, in mid-season as well as in summer.
• Both are unisex: Ombre Nomade is often worn by men, Imagination suits everyone.
• Undecided between the two? They are opposites: choose Ombre Nomade to make an impression, Imagination for an everyday fragrance.

Try them in 2 ml samples to discover how they evolve on your skin before investing in a full bottle.