Serge Lutens Chene, released in 2004, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Serge Lutens Chene: woody, leather and aromatic, about 7h on skin, projection 6/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The two closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Serge Lutens Chene we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Leans into a resinous and sweet profile that echoes the beeswax facets of Serge Lutens Chene.
It shares its sweet, herbal and smoky accords with Serge Lutens Chene, lasts about 7h against 7h and carries 262 community ratings.
Captures the honeyed, sweet woody warmth that surfaces in the background of Serge Lutens Chene.
It shares its woody, sweet and aromatic accords with Serge Lutens Chene, lasts about 6h against 7h and carries 57 community ratings.
Jil Sander Miel, at about $50 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 30% less than Serge Lutens Chene.
Lush The Bee's Knees, at about 7h on skin, against about 7h for Serge Lutens Chene.
Lush The Bee's Knees, at 79% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Lush The Bee's Knees actually costs about $15 a year MORE than Serge Lutens Chene. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 2 last a full 8 hours. Lush The Bee's Knees comes closest at 6.5h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Serge Lutens Chene notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-10-12.