Sora Dora Lu Bu Parfum

Description

A smoky, metallic departure from Sora Dora's usual gourmand register, inspired by the legendary Chinese warrior Lü Bu and presented at the 2025 Pitti Fragranze trade fair in Florence. Perfumer Margaux Le Paih Guérin built it around the scent of Armenian paper, gunpowder and clove crackle at the opening, a "blood-and-iron" mineral facet runs through an iris-and-paper heart, and the base settles into the resins that make Armenian paper itself, rounded out by vanilla, tonka bean, amyris, cashmere wood and virginia cedar.

Scent Character

• Woody: 45%
• Sweet: 27%
• Floral: 9%
• Fresh: 9%
• Spicy: 9%

Translation: a woody, resinous fragrance with a smoky-metallic top and a sweet balsamic base, no oud, despite the intense, oud-adjacent smoky impression.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Gunpowder, Clove

Heart: Paper, Blood, Iris

Base: Amyris, Cashmere Wood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla Absolute, Almond, Virginian Cedar

Performance

• Longevity: 7–9 hours
• Sillage: moderate-to-strong projection that fills the immediate space
• Projection: 2–3 ft for the first hour, settling to arm's-length

Best Occasions & Season

• Night out
• Fall
• Winter

Skip for: light daytime or summer wear. This is an intense, smoky-resinous fragrance built for cold-weather evenings.

Concentration & Provenance

Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: Margaux Le Paih Guérin
Sora Dora, France: 2025 (presented at Pitti Fragranze)

Try Before You Commit

This is an intense, unconventional composition, worth sampling before the full bottle.

• 1mL Sample: $7.99
• 5mL Sample: $30.99
• 10mL Sample: $54.99

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FAQ

Is Lü Bu a men's or women's fragrance?
Unisex. It's marketed and presented as an intense, gender-neutral extrait.

What is "Armenian paper"?
A traditional French fumigant paper made from benzoin resin, historically burned for its smoky-sweet scent. Lü Bu is built to evoke that specific smell.

Does it smell like Sora Dora's other gourmands?
No. This is explicitly a departure from the brand's typical dessert-leaning gourmands, leaning smoky, metallic and resinous instead.