Rubikona

Puredistance · Parfum / Extrait · 2020

≈ $325 · 60ml · approx. retail

Rubikona, composed by Cécile Zarokian and launched in 2020, pairs a citrus opening with a spiced orange-blossom and rose heart over a warm patchouli-vanilla-cedar base. It is part of the current Magnificent XII Collection.

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

Cecile Zarokian

French · 13 in collection

Cecile Zarokian is a Paris-based independent perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and at Robertet in Grasse before founding her own studio in 2011; she made a celebrated debut with Amouage Epic Woman and is prolific in the niche and Middle-Eastern markets.

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