Chapel Factory Heresy vs Serge Lutens L'orpheline

Chapel Factory Heresy scores 86% against Serge Lutens L'orpheline overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.

The two phases agree: Chapel Factory Heresy tracks Serge Lutens L'orpheline about as closely in the first minutes as it does hours later, so what you smell on the strip is a fair guide to what you get on skin.

Both are built on amber, smoky, balsamic and warm spicy. Serge Lutens L'orpheline adds musky, powdery and animalic that Chapel Factory Heresy does not. Chapel Factory Heresy brings fresh spicy, ozonic and aquatic of its own.

Side by side

Serge Lutens L'orphelineChapel Factory Heresy
Price (estimate)about $160about $120
Longevity6h4h
Projection5/105/10
Sillage3/102/10
Released20142020
Main accordsmusky, amber and smokywoody, warm spicy and amber

On the estimates above, Chapel Factory Heresy sits about $40 under Serge Lutens L'orpheline — roughly 25% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.

Why these two are matched

Evokes the same meditative, incense-heavy atmosphere found in L'orpheline, leaning into a dry, powdery, and woody profile.

Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.

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