Idole Eau de Parfum

copied & pasted directly form LUBIN PARIS digital press kit: "CAPTAINS OF FORTUNE ON THE MARITIME SPICE ROAD An extraordinary iconic fragrance, like a woody liqueur rich in scorching spices, Idole de Lubin combines Makassar ebony, dried orange peels and Bourbon Rum. Its spices from Zanzibar warm up a refined leather note. Around this idol, the mute and hieratic figure of Nubian divinity, bark is being burnt and resins grilled. Painted bodies get carried away dancing. Top notes: rum absolute, saffron, black cumin, bitter orange peel Middle notes: doum palm, smoked ebony, frankincense, sugar cane Base notes: leather, red sandalwood, amber, rock rose Perfumer : Olivia Giacobetti 160 € = 1oomL EDP" MY REVIEW: Normally when I want a scented snapshot of "deepest darkest Africa" I reach for PARFUMS M.MICALLEF "Akowa" (with its dense murky depths, all raw & primal) or PROVIDENCE PERFUME CO. "Heart of Darkness" (for something Afro-inspired but more organically tribal than outright "fierce"; it does "take me there") but what LUBIN has done to the already fine original 2005 male marketed release is noteworthy. IdL EDP feels like you're on safari but do so from the comfort of velvet cushioned seats sipping indigenous liqueur (aged in ebony-wood with spicy and sweet co-distilled to perfection) under the watchful eye of armed native guards; so nothing gets to wild or out-of-control. Rather than simply "amp up" the eo (essential oils) concentrations of the EDT, Mme Giacobetti transforms a superbly done modern man-scent into something deeper. darker and dripping with mystique and exoticism. The result? Something so primal it is neither HIS nor HERS. Rather than simple dilution and/or muddling "the usual suspects" of gender specific notes to come up with something soft polite and crowd-pleasing, our intrepid Nose augmented those fragrant "negative spaces" in Idole EDT with a gob-smack of blissful balms and richer accords with a slight variation of the supporting note cast. It's something more ancient, and far more arcane, that defies gender categorization. Oblivious of something so banal as gender, Idole EDP would simply rather continue on with its undulating dance of sacred supplication peppered throughout by carnal rhythms with feral abandon. While incense and smoke swirl around us, we look on fascinated by both the savagery and sophistication IDOLE EDP seems to exude. Its initial intense burst diffuses and expands mirroring the sun cresting the horizon while mimicking the day's heat rising, still spiced and warm yet softer, like the arid breezes that swirl across the sweltering Serengeti plains. All perfumed PR-fueled fantasies aside-IDOLE EDP is amazing lovely and keeps my nose returning to my wrists all day, and (not all that surprisingly) slips softly into a more fitting sensual skin scent hours into the evening. Bottom line: Idole EDP is FB-worthy at its full retail asking price... without a doubt. When both of my 1.2mL samples are spent, I shall be scouring the interweb shoppes for either bottle or sizable decant of this to add this to my already rather crowded armoire. Storage concerns notwithstanding, I am leaning more to a FB purchase. Why you ask? That bottle is severely beautiful perfectly capturing the sensuality by way of tribal inspiration with postmodern artistic styling of the bottle's designer, Serge Mansau, who incidentally designed all the flacon(s) for the Talismania Collection. If you know his work and are familiar with the fragrances themselves; the subtle differences become perceptible in the color combinations hand-in-hand with subtle yet bold embellishment. SILLAGE: very good (up to 6 feet) * the primal roar becomes more of a loud persistent rhythmic purr LONGEVITY: excellent (10-12 hours+) *dependent on number of sprays, climate, chemistry and what not OVERALL: 4.5/5 *93/100 is an "A-List" scent, not quite on the Honor Roll, but damn close! ALL that other groovy stuff aside this is one scores a hat-trick with its combined presence (awesome), performance (admirable) and pulchritude (see above). Unabashedly primal IDOLE EDP is "smoothed over" just enough to come across as suave sophisticated scent that never compromises. Instead of trying to be too much of either, Nathalie has combined both qualities bringing out a radiant quality obliquely occluded with shadowy depth. This rarified rawness, tempered ever so gently with with spiritual sublimation, ultimately alembicates into something that is simply and truly typifies gorgeousness. I applied this earlier as my SOTD today. As I sit here typing this my hands are unleashing silken wafts of aboriginal aromas. These rising teasingly like sweet, savage whispers to my nostrils.It was readily apparent that as of 1700 hours the bonfires of noble wood and limb have already been lit and the music plays on and on. Therefore, it looks like it will end up being my SOTN as well. Much like extending one's own African holiday a day or two,this is more of a blessing than a problem! Steeping into a single spritz from the small spray sample left shimmering dewdrops that melted into the front of my shirt, after dinner, will most assuredly dance me safely to slumber filling my head with dreams of safari and adventure. With its primordial sexiness, I am also not ruling out a late night jungle tryst. Who am I to argue with Nature? ;-) smell swell & be well, Sniffeurs! GP xox

بانو "اولیویا جیاکوبتی"، همچون آرامشی که در چهره و نگاه نافذشون جاریه؛ محجوب، متواضع و متین هستن. با اینحال، پر از انرژی، نشاط و سرزندگی هستن و این آرامش، وقار و نشاط، در تمامی آثار ایشون جریان داره. جیاکوبتی، هنرمند بی همتاییه که به ساده ترین شکل ممکن و با بکارگیری آشناترین فضاها، شاهکار خلق میکنه. نیازی نداره کهبرای جلب توجه، از فضاهای مالیخولیایی و سر در گم کمک بگیره و خیلی راحت، اونچه که هست و هر آنچه مد نظرشه رو با رایحه ای ساده اما با شکوه و اعلی، به نمایش میذاره. از گلهای بهاری تا بوی غریب شنهای یه ساحل دور تا جنگلهای بکر و شگفت انگیز؛ از حضور در نقاط مختلف و ناشناخته تا تکرار زیبایی هایی که هر روز در زندگی تکرار میشن، جیاکوبتی تصویر میسازه و با ساده ترین زبان ممکن اما با شگفت انگیزترین جمله بندی ها و اثرگذارترین حالات عاطفی، اونا رو به زبان عطر بیان میکنه. درست مثل کاری که با عطر ایدول د لوبین انجام داده. عطری که در فضاهایی آشنا جریان داره، اما بسیار بزرگتر از اونه که بخوایم با یه نگاه ساده انگارانه، معمولی خطابش کنیم. ایدول د لوبین، عطری از رؤیاپردازی و ماجراجوییه. خیالات و رؤیاهایی که هر روز در زندگی تجربه میشن و میشه با اونا، از میون دیوارهای یه اتاق و فضای تکراریش، از پیاده روها و خیابونای خاکستری و از میون آدمای نقاب زده و صورتکاشون، به ماجراجویی در بهشت های دور دست پرداخت؛ آرامش رو تجربه کرد و حس قدرت، نشاط و انگیزه ای که لابلای دیوارا، خیابونای خاکستری و صورتکها گم شدن رو، پس گرفت... ایدول د لوبین، ساده ترین، آشناترین و طبیعی ترین رایحه ی زعفرانی که میشه تصورش کرد رو بر نوار نازکی از رام، زیره ی چرکین و چرمی که کنار همین زیره، چرکین و دودی وایساده؛ به جریان میندازه. زعفران شیرین و غلیظ و گرم که بعد از دقایقی به همراه رام شیرین و آبداری که بالا میاد؛ داستان رو به جلو میبرن. هرچه زمان میگذره، رایحه ی طبیعی زعفران، بیشتر و بیشتر در حس چوبی و تلخ، و چرمی که حالت دودی و واکس زده داره؛ ادغام میشه. رام و اون حالت ملایم و شهد آگین، کم رنگ میشن تا ایدول، شما رو در جنگلی بکر، پوشیده از درختان تنومند، غرق کنه. با تن پوشی چرمی، کنار خاکسترهای گرم آتش، نوشیدن یک لیوان چای طبیعی و از بهشت آمده! عطری چوبی(تاریک، تلخ و دودی)، چرمی(دودی و واکس خورده)، اسپایسی-گیاهی (زعفران حل شده در تمی الکلی، سبز و خاکی). ایدول، عطری ساد،، اما گیرا و جذابه. درست مثل توصیف صمیمی و جذابی که جیاکوبتی از ایده ها و فضاهای مورد نظر خودش ارائه میده. مطبوع، آرامش بخش و در عین حال قدرتمنده. نشاط و امید خاصی در اون جریان داره که آشناست؛ اما تکراری و ملال آور نیست. عطری آرام، متنین، اثرگذار و دنشین. رایحه ای که فراموش نمیشه، یجورایی مثل شعر حافظ، سهل و ممتنعه. ایدول، یکی از آثاریه که باعث میشه بعد از تجربه کردن اونا، بانو جیاکوبتی رو، استاد خطاب کنیم... کامنت: م.ع (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

Dark spicy boozy beauty in a bottle. A wild party in liquid form. Josephine Baker, scandalising Paris in the 1920s, would have worn this. Almost all my favourite aromatics in one, with a terrifically tangy bitter-orange zing on the open and a great punch of clove that somehow doesn't get medicinal but stays delicious. Hugely redolent of rum, but rum so fine it makes you smell sexy rather than like a clumsy drunk. Sugar syrup keeps the dark ebony/palm wood notes in balance. It is just spectacularly delicious. HOWEVER - not to be That Commenter but I do think this may have been weakened in recent reformulation. On paper this looks like an absolute monster but my recent FB is almost disappointingly restrained on sillage and lifespan. I've tried testers of this which stayed radiating scent and spice for hours and hours, but my FB is giving such poor longevity (3-4h only?) that I wondered if it was fake... but other reviews here suggest I'm not the only one to find it surprisingly fleeting.* It is SO SO SO gorgeous that scarcely matters, but be aware - if you're looking for an all-night showstopper this may not work that way. I still think it's close the scent of hedonist heaven (and I'm a teetotaller!). * edited to add: tried again and noticed that while it's still dying off my skin faster than I would like, it is *super tenacious* on fabric - a plain cotton top was still absolutely buzzing with Idole goodness a whole 24 hrs later and it had only caught the stray micro-molecules of a girly neck-spray. So if you have the same problem - try this on textiles.

firstly whoever said it is like idole EDT was true. i have this masterpiece and test EDT version. they are exactly the same with a little different. EDP is a little more dark and more mystery but less boozy note and less silage than EDT. secondly whoever said it is like bentely was exactly true too(specially in top note). actually if i smell bentely before buying this one i'm sure bought bentely instead of lubin because of more boozy note in bentely and price is 1/3 lubin idole.so it's more economically in all aspects. let's not go off the topic, lubin idole is really unique for boozy and mystery lover and have realy beast last longing and good sillage.i die for dry down.9/10 اول از همه هر کی گفته بوش شبیه نسخه ادوتویلت این عطر هست کاملا درست گفته. من این عطر رو خریدم و نسخه ادوتویلت این عطر هم که بسیار بسیار کمیاب هست در عطرفروشی غنچه واقع در گیشا تست کردم. دقیقا یه جوریایی عین هم هستند فقط حالت الکلی مانند که به خاطر وجود رام در نت ها است در نسخه تویلت به مراتب بیشتر و بهتر است و نسخه پرفیوم بیشتر رمزآلود تر و تاریک تر است. در ضمن پخش بوی تویلت بیشتر از این نسخه است. دوماً هر کی گفته بوش شبیه بنتلی هست بازم درست گفته. در حقیقت 1 ساعت اول هیچ فرقی باهم ندارن و من اگه عطره بنتلی رو قبل از خرید لوبین تست میکردم حتما بنتلی رو می خریدم چون قیمتش تقریبا یک سوم این عطره. در هر صورت زیاد از موضوع دور نشیم. لوبین آیدل عطری بسیار خاص و خوش ساخت است که بوش رو شاید در هزارتا عطر یکبار تجربه کنید.و من از بابت خریدم بسیار راضیم و حتما جزو 5 عطره برتر زندگیم هستش.

Sometimes those tiny sample vials just don't allow you to experience a scent to its fullest, hence this new review. I am so glad I surrendered to my imagination and bought a bottle of this exquisite perfume, as now I can really immerse myself in all the facets that I wasn't able to appreciate with the few tiny dribbles that the sample had to offer. "Idole" (EDP) opens with a spicy blast of saffron infused rum, fizzy with the sweetness of bitter orange peel and sugar cane. It instantly reminded me of rum and coke. Indeed the rum note in this fragrance is probably the best quality I've encountered, not saccharine or synthetic like many designer perfumes. As the boozy vapors dry down, the smoky ebony and olibanum combination is revealed. From this point on it smells quite dark and dry, however, occasionally my nose and tongue will catch whips of anise-like sweetness from the caraway. The whole thing evokes the image of a rum-soaked treasure chest filled with precious spices and incense, lying parched in the blazing sun. Despite what a few people have said here, this really does not smell like a woman's fragrance to me. The strong woods and leather give this a very masculine frame. It has a rugged, laid back exoticism. Not to mention the sleek bottle and the awesome box it's presented in totally complete that rare foreign treasure theme. This is a beauty.