Christian Louboutin
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Yuzu and cherry blossom collide in bright, almost aggressive accord, the citrus cutting through floral powder like a blade through silk. Plum arrives behind them, plummy and dense, immediately suggesting this won't be a straightforward fresh scent.
The florals attempt rescue—lily and lotus soften the edges—but that tea note keeps everything sharp and slightly austere. Osmanthus sweetens incrementally, bringing candied apricot warmth, whilst the "Spoil" note adds something quietly strange, vaguely funky, like a whisper of fermentation.
Birch and musk anchor what remains, though the projection has noticeably diminished. What lingers is more memory than presence—a faint echo of tea and osmanthus, drying into something almost powdery and skin-like.
Loubicroc arrives as a study in controlled chaos—a fragrance that refuses to settle into comfortable categorisation. Rodrigo Flores-Roux has constructed something deliberately fractured, where cherry blossom's delicate powder doesn't play nicely with yuzu's aggressive citric bite. There's a tension here that's almost uncomfortable, like wearing silk against sunburnt skin.
The plum adds weight to the opening's brightness, pulling downwards whilst the top notes want to scatter skyward. It's this asymmetry that makes Loubicroc compelling rather than conventionally pretty. When the heart emerges, lily and lotus attempt to impose floral order, but that tea note—sharp, almost tannic—keeps everything slightly askew. Osmanthus brings an apricot-like sweetness that borders on candied, whilst the mysterious "Spoil" note injects something faintly funky, almost fermented.
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