L'Eau Neuve

I got chance to try several scents from Lubin, and absolutely amazed by this house. This newly reformulated L`Eau Neuve is a solid citrus scent with heavy woody base, which makes it impressive and quite remarkable - nowadays, most of citrus scents on the market are too fresh and airy and become more and more similar to each other. So, it is easy to understand why I'm so drawn to this one. L`Eau Neuve's citrus note is straightforward and heavy like a big bang. The juicy sweetness from orange and lemon gives it a neon feeling, then bergamont contributes dry bitterness which prevents it from falling to a girly thing. It's colourful fun, energic and funky, kind of rebellious,a late 60s style with new twist. I think it's bit vintage which makes it maybe even more in nowadays. After this nice beginning, L`Eau Neuve surprises me again. It does not move to the boring airy white musk base notes which lots people would think fresh and clean and lovable. It becomes more stable and earthy as woody notes roaring from the base and slowly swallowing the fruity sweetness, diluting the citrus. When it comes to the end, it's still a beautiful humming of citrus and woody. L`Eau Neuve's base note is actually smooth, and not at all that dry wood and masculine as I thought. And the scent developes in a smooth way as well, very balanced. It is ok for both gender. staying power is good.

I had high hopes, which are -partly- fulfilled by a refined combination in notes. The opening gives an enormous citrus blast, which fades in less than half an hour. Moss, woods, caraway, orange, lavender and patchouli then start to dominate. The flowers are there but very very subtle: creamy jasmin and fresh rose. What's left, after about 2 hours is a skin scent with medium longevity. An Eau indeed, but a fine and rich one. I would not classify this as a floral green, more as a woody aromatic. After all a touch too masculin for me. Still, I like it very much.

A mossy citrus aromatic of high quality and versatility. Smells mossier in cooler weather, more herbal in the heat. Very unisex. Just smells great to my nose. YMMV.

Citrus and green, fresh herbs. Orange, lemon, and bergamot. Thyme, marjoram, and coriander. A very citrusy and fresh, herbal cologne. A woody, oakmoss, and patchouli drydown. It looks like the wrong notes are listed on this page. Meh. Not my cup of tea.

The perfect bright & balanced fragrance... L'Eau Neuve by Lubin is a fragrance that I always come to love more and more. It is fresh, vibrant, happy and also a little clever. It opens up with a bright citrus combination of lemon, orange and bergamot, followed by a hint of lavender. It's very zesty and fresh, like the opening of a classic eau de cologne (for example a Guerlain Eau de Cologne). But what really sets this one apart is the very interesting use of herbs in the mid. Thyme, sage, marjoram & coriander... this combined with the bright, zesty top notes is what makes it so intriguing. I love the combination and it does keep you interested in the fragrance and makes it last longer. Finally the base has a light patchouli, cedar wood, sandalwood & oak moss. So this fragrance was inspired by the 1960's feeling of optimism and hope. It does strike me as a very optimistic and bright fragrance. There is a camomile note which reminds me of camomile herbal tea, with a hint of very fresh lemon. It's very relaxing and the entire fragrance gives you such a good feeling. To me this fragrance epitomises the bright colours of yellow, blue, green and orange. There is nothing heavy or "dark" here. It's like walking in the park in spring... or camping in the outdoors, amongst nature. This is a fantastic fragrance for spring. If you like fragrances like Dior Eau Sauvage or the classic feel of a sparkling traditional herbs & citrus Eau de Cologne , then I think you will really love this. Modern, fresh and unisex. This is an underrated bright, fresh classic!