Lubin Kismet Eau de Parfum 100 ml

“Folly!” That’s how the elderly owner of the Lubin Perfume House, Monsieur Paul Prot, described the elephant-shaped perfume bottle that had appeared on his desk. It had been designed for a princess who was believed to be Indian, and so Lubin perfumers had consulted the writings of the famous Indian poet Valmiki. In his work, Valmiki paid homage to Woman by comparing her to the animal believed to be the noblest of all — the elephant. This seemed altogether odd to a well-mannered Frenchman in the early Roaring Twenties. But as for Kismet, the Eastern princess for whom this new perfume was intended, well, she liked it.

• Spiritual and multilingual Kismet cultivated the mystery of its origins.
• She reigned for some time on the Parisian nights of the Roaring Twenties and then vanished one day, never to reappear.
• Only the memory of her intoxicating wake, the perfume that Lubin had created for her lives on...
• Top Notes: Bergamot, lemon, and petitgrain. Middle Notes: Rose Centifolia absolute, Bulgarian rose essence, and patchouli. Base Notes: Labdanum cistus, opoponax, Bourbon vanilla.