Inedite

This perfume almost makes me cry! And I'll tell you why: the composition of notes is so exquisite and balanced, it's so feminine, seductive, pure, delicate, but oh so tragically fleeting for such a beauty! One hour and it's gone completely. While it lasts, too, I really need to put my nose right to my wrist in order to get a whiff. I really respect this house for their great works, always different, masterful and qualitative, and Inedite is no exception: it smells expensive and elaborated, and it's probably the best fruity rose on the market. However, the concentration is on the weaker side. I'm guessing this is because of the IFRA regulations: as far as I know, they tend to ban natural ingredients and the only way to avoid the ban is to lower the concentration of such materials. And to me Inedite smells very natural, hence this guess. Anyway, this is just so lovely that I'm still considering to get it. I cannot resist, I will just respray often. To the composition: the opening is very spicy, pure pepper almost, it fades away instantly, and the rose comes: pink or white, very smooth, velvety and soft. It's like putting your nose into a fresh bunch of roses. There is also sweet cinnamon, just a hint, cloves, not too strong, too, and lots of the finest heliotrope powder. And the nectarine, oh, this nectarine, it smells like velvety baby skin, very peachy and addictive. I also smell some iris here, and probably lilac. The base is all musky, not at all woody to my nose. This is my favorite genre: musky rose. I don't feel vanilla as a separate note, but I do get a loukhoum-y feel from Inedite. To me, it's neither spicy nor woody, just slightly sweet, extremely sensual, fruity and musky rose. Oh how I wish there was a pure perfume version. Mr Fontaine is a master, I really see his personal style all over Inedite, Black Jade, and Korrigan, it's hard to describe, I would call it very elaborated, very exquisite, and very balanced, done with the maximal degree of finesse, and in a very French way.

This is a second, more useful review! :) The dab vial I had before did not do justice to the fragrance. Yes, it is indeed very soft, but now, when I have a sprayer bottle, I understand INEDITE better. Three or four sprays from the gorgeous bottle make a difference (by the way... whoever works on packaging design at LUBIN has a perfect taste, their bottles and boxes are masterpieces). INEDITE starts off peppery and spicy and morphs into the softest powdery veil of heliotrope, rose and nectarine. As I mentioned before, it has a loukhoum facet, so delicious! I have also noticed a hint of masala chai: overall creaminess, a bit of vanilla, and the spices blend together and give me this impression. However, INEDITE has not that much of an Eastern vibe to me. It just smells like a very, very well groomed beautiful woman in her boudoir, her velvety skin, silk dresses, expensive cosmetic powder; with pink roses all around. Definitely a great success of LUBIN (among many others) and a must try for those whose tastes gravitate towards soft orientals. I recommend!

Inedite is so pretty! It opens with a blast of spicy rose, similar to Cabaret by Gres, but soon turns to a wonderfully smooth woody-floral for which no particular note is distinct. This one becomes a bit sweeter over time, as the vanilla and sugared almond scent emerges. Definitely not a gourmand, though, and it's a very soft scent overall. Inedite captures for me the experience of taking a bath with an expensive foaming bath gel, while sipping a glass of champagne. Good longevity, though the sillage is a bit closer to the skin than I would like. I want a little more projection out of this beauty, but really, it's a very pleasant fragrance. I'll save it for occasions when I want to smell sexy, feminine and classy. Full-bottle-worthy and one more for the Want list!

This is very lovely scent, a nice spicy floriental, At first I get a nice spicy rose with a touch of citrus, && call me crazy b/c everyone's nose is different but it just smelled so familiar to me, then it just came to me..."Lola" by Marc Jacobs...I know to compare a niche fragrance to something so commercial as Lola..but I like Lola && well it does...Lola is pretty much a spicy rose scent w/ pink peppercorn && rose and some slight citrus...&& I get the same likeness here && hey look pink pepper. It is very pretty and classy though I won't let it's similarity take away from that, would do well in the fall to early spring months, it's EDP I'm sure longevity is great, deff. worth a wiff. :) Overall: 9/10

Sweet and fizzy citrus top notes lead into delightful smooth sweet powdery floral. This is a bright and happy scent, not a gourmand. Inedite de Lubin reminds me of a fruit tingle when first applied, but then mellows as the day wears on. Give it a fair trial before judging. I found it unexpectedly pretty, especially in hot weather. Note: the bottle of this one is beautiful, however the words in rose gold on the front of the bottle (L'Eau Neuve de Lubin) confuse it with another Lubin scent of this name in a similar bottle (pale gold words). The actual name of this beauty, Inedite, is printed on a label on the back of the bottle.