Idole was released last year by the newly re-established house of Lubin. Rather than reissue one of the many fragrances in their back catalog (465, according to the Lubin history website), they have created something entirely new, borrowing only the name from a Lubin fragrance from the 1960s. The inspiration for the fragrance comes from the early sea trade in precious spices, which linked the East African islands of Madagascar and Zanzibar to points farther east, including the Kingdom of Siam and the island of Java…
