Lubin
Paris perfumer to the French court since 1798
Lubin is one of the oldest continuously revived perfumeries in France, founded in Paris in 1798 by Pierre-François Lubin, a former apprentice to Jean-Louis Fargeon, perfumer to Marie-Antoinette. Its early clients included Empress Joséphine, George IV and the Russian imperial court, and a number of nineteenth-century formulas — Eau de Lubin, Idole, Nuit de Longchamp — remain in the catalogue, redrawn for contemporary skin. After decades of dormancy, the house was bought and restored in 2004 by Gilles Thévenin, who positioned it as a heritage niche brand rather than a museum piece. Recent work has been entrusted to Thomas Fontaine, Delphine Thierry and Olivia Giacobetti, and leans toward warm, slightly retro accords — leather, tobacco, amber, citrus colognes — that reach back to the house's original ledgers without imitating them.
- Woody100
- Smoky72
- Amber69
- Sweet68
- Warm Spicy62
- Aromatic61
- Fresh Spicy
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
