Loubirouge

Christian Louboutin · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2020

≈ $320 · 90ml · approx. retail

A 2020 Loubiworld release named for the house's signature red sole. An oriental-spicy composition choreographed by Marie Salamagne, opening on cardamom and bergamot before a black leather, benzoin and vanilla heart settles into a powdery iris base.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

French · 45 in collection

Born in Paris in 1977 and trained at ISIPCA, Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She is behind several modern icons and is admired for her intuitive, notebook-driven creative method.

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