Rubikona 2020

Rubikona by Puredistance
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8.0 / 10 49 Ratings
A popular perfume by Puredistance for women and men, released in 2020. The scent is floral-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Powdery
Woody
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Mandarin orangeMandarin orange BergamotBergamot GrapefruitGrapefruit
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang RoseRose CloveClove Creamy notesCreamy notes IrisIris Orange blossomOrange blossom
Base Notes Base Notes
CedarwoodCedarwood PatchouliPatchouli MuskMusk VanillaVanilla Solar noteSolar note

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Scent
8.049 Ratings
Longevity
8.843 Ratings
Sillage
8.240 Ratings
Bottle
8.041 Ratings
Value for money
5.119 Ratings
Submitted by Narjesi, last update on 17.02.2024.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Longevity
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Scent
Olfactology

6 Reviews
Olfactology
Olfactology
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Rubikona - chess queen fragrance
Very loud, powerful, uncompromising gorgeous fragrance.
Floral, earthy, powdery, fresh, spicy, vanillic, but zero sugar, musky fragrance.
Rubikona wears You, not You wear Rubikona.
Potent blend of iris, ylang-ylang, rose, and clove that mellows down to a powdery/creamy/earthy notes. This perfume almost immediately gives a feeling of wearing ruby red satin dress. Another Cecile Zarokian perfume is called Mon nom est Rouge - My name is Red. Well, Rubikona should have had this name. It is a very red, bossy, in your face fragrance.
It has a lot of similar notes with discontinued Iris Nobile edp by Acqua di Parma. Both are creamy and powdery at the same time (orris butter), both have huge sillage and projection. Both are very well balanced.
This fragrance is definitely not a blind buy safe, you will love it or you will think that is too much.
Rubikona is 28% perfume oil concentration, lasts all day, surviving shower.
Out of many Cecile Zarokians creations I think Rubikona, not Epic, would be the most iconic one in 50 years.
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9
Bottle
5
Sillage
9
Longevity
6
Scent
Drseid

819 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
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Odd Florals...
Rubikona opens with an orange blossom and slightly sharp bergamot citrus tandem before quickly transitioning to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart the orange blossom remains, now supporting additional dulled, slightly powdery rose, iris and ylang-ylang florals that take the fore with smooth cedarwood, slightly creamy vanilla and warm clove spice additional support. During the late dry-down soft patchouli joins the creamy vanilla, dulled rose and smooth cedar in support of slightly animalic musk unveiled in the base that becomes the focus through the finish. Projection is average but longevity outstanding at over 15 hours on skin.

I have worn Rubikona several times now, and really find it quite confounding. The primary heart accord is very complex and picking out individual notes is relatively difficult. The overall effect can be best described as almost Chapstick-like, for lack of a closer descriptor. The rose is the most prominent, but its presentation is quite unlike most others of the floral, and not really in a good way. At this point I would have to say the composition is relatively innovative but unimpressive results-wise. As time passes, however, it improves, as the odd Chapstick floral accord recedes to allow the musk and patchouli from the base to meld with the rose and cedar remnants to present a slightly powdery "feminine" leaning dry-down that is much more pleasant smelling, if not more conventional. The bottom line is the $590 per 100 ml bottle Rubikona has a very odd, warm spiced laden rose floral led heart, but the late dry-down salvages the composition on the whole, turning a disappointing offering into at least a "good" smelling 3 stars out of 5 rated one, earning a neutral buy recommendation to all.
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