L de Lubin Lubin for women

L DE LUBIN is my second "reconstruction" experience with the house of Lubin, the first having been NUIT DE LONGCHAMP, which reminded me rather of Lanvin ARPEGE. Both ARPEGE and the original NUIT DE LONGCHAMP were launched in the 1920s, so I took the similarity to be evidence that the reconstruction undertaken by Lubin was sound in that case.

Interestingly enough, without knowing anything about L DE LUBIN, I was reminded immediately upon application of Balmain IVOIRE. Like the perfume of which L is a reconstruction, IVOIRE was also launched in the 1970s. Something about the lemony aldehydes and the classic line-up of notes (soapy iris, rose, jasmine, etc.). So this was a kind of trend, I guess. I decided to do a side-by-side test of IVOIRE and L, at which point I discovered that the Balmain is a lot more lemony and strident next to L, but they definitely strike me as cousins.

My conclusion: the house of Lubin is quite good at producing these "perfume of an era" reconstructions. However, older versions of both Lanvin ARPEGE and Balmain IVOIRE are immediately available (I have not tried the 2012 re-launch of IVOIRE) from discounters for a pittance, so I cannot really think of any good reason to invest my big niche bucks in these reconstructions, despite what I take to be their successful execution. I definitely do not need a bottle of both of L DE LUBIN and Balmain IVOIRE, and I already own the latter...

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PERFUME JUST CANT AFFORD AT THE MOMENT ITS VERY CLASSY A BIT LIKE DIOR DIORELLA BUT A LITTLE SOFTER,IT TRANSPORTS ME BACK TO MY YOUTH,AS I,VE ALWAYS LOVED SOMETHING EXPENSIVE AND SEDUCTIVE AND NOT TOO STRONG ITS PERFECT FOR ME.

I am back, in case anybody is interested.
Cheaper version of Quadrille Balenciaga.

And about the notes:
no way it has that many!,
or maybe a tiny bit of each.

The dominants are:
Jasmine and
Cloves

Just purchased the old formula from Deutschland
on ebay!
hihihihihihihi
High hopes, empty purse. (will be back)

The keywords for L are expensive, leather and sexy. And expensive means here high class and sofisticated, because the price is not that unaffordable.
I had a sample and ignored it, due to the prejudice that Lubin was old fashioned heavy perfume. But one day my lover spilled the all vial on him and I was amazed at how good and classy the smell was. It is indeed retro old school, complex with white flowers and a leathery drydown, perfect for the timeless leather jacket cool look.