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Les Talismania

Akkad Lubin 2012

8.3 / 10 712 Ratings

A popular perfume by Lubin for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is spicy-resinous. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Smoky

Oriental

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Clary sage

Italian bergamot

Italian mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Frankincense

Cardamom

Elemi resin Styrax

Styrax

Base Notes

Amber

Labdanum

Patchouli

Vanilla

Perfumer

Delphine Thierry

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Ratings

Scent

8.3712 Ratings

Longevity

8.2595 Ratings

Sillage

7.4589 Ratings

Bottle

8.0522 Ratings

Value for money

7.2199 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 09/27/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Les Talismania collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Per Fumum: Ambra Luminosa

Mitzah

Megalium

Caftan

Material

2015 Le Phénix Eau de Parfum

Reviews

26 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/14/2013

ArkangeL
155 Reviews

ArkangeL

Very helpful Review 6

Akkad of Mesopotamia

Upon first spritz, I saw an empire of exotic culture and sacred rituals. If this is what the Akkadian civilization of 2150 B.C. smelled like, then those must have been luxurious times. Akkad is rich, full bodied and consistent. This is a fragrance one can become lost in. You'll find yourself transported to another time and in no hurry to return. Godly amber, iridescent resins and biblical frankincense that airs a memorable smoky quality.

04/08/2018

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Smora
155 Reviews

Smora

Helpful Review 5

Archaic Resins

A nice essay on archaic, Biblical resins. Dense, soft, pleasant and wearable. Almost with no introduction. In medias res hegemony of resins over the dark amber and sweet vanilla.
Similar to Galaad in construction, but significantly more balanced and carefully polished to have the contemporary touch. Interesting fragrance, but with very high price. Nevertheless I appreciate the latest revived Lubin's offerings.

Rating: 7/10

12/13/2012

10
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 4

A New Take on Amber Or A Replay of Old...?

Akkad opens immediately with the primary relatively sweet amber base note front and center, joined by a very subtle orange undertone. The amber remains through the heart, growing in strength and adding mild spices with the initial orange slowly giving way to a very strong frankincense note that now co-stars with the spiced amber through the dry-down, with vanilla rising from the base sweetening the scent to just shy of "too sweet". Projection is average and longevity is excellent.

Akkad is a very nice amber release from Lubin but I confess I expected a bit more. The frankincense and spiced amber combo is quite classic, and the orange undertone adds nice support early-on but I get the feeling that I have smelled this accord many times before. Adding to the mild disappointment is the amber used in Akkad is just a hair sweeter than I usually like, but it never goes completely off the deep-end, staying wearable throughout. It should be noted that the bottle used here along with its two sister releases is the same gorgeous design Idole de Lubin edp used and just like with that one it is an understatement to say the bottles are absolutely striking. I do wish the scent inside were just a tad more innovative to live up to its fine housing, but Akkad is indeed a very nice amber fragrance despite this, earning a good to very good rating of 3 to 3.5 stars out of 5.

12/15/2019

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Shahram1361
24 Reviews

Shahram1361

4

Charming alluring ancestors.

one of the best amber base sent.
spices and resins polish the amber to not the sweetness of amber be cloying .then vanilla give it more passionate oriental vibe .Akkad is really a high-quality scent.
sophisticated seductive oriental.totally a masterpiece.

11/27/2022

Kevinoud6969
14 Reviews

Kevinoud6969

5

Perfect

I was fortunate enough to obtain a sample of this and decided to wear it as my scent of the day. Unfortunately, the sample was defectively and/or evaporated and I only got a little bit on my skin, not even one full sprays worth. However, that little bit went a very, very long way.

Simply put, it is the best amber fragrance that I have ever smelled. Admittedly, I haven't smelled them all, but I have smelled some heavy hitters like MFK Grand Soir and Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan and Akkad beats them both, easily.

Smell : 10/10
Longevity : 10/10
Sillage : 10/10
Projection :10/10
Overall : incredible

Final thoughts...

I can't say anymore than this, if you love amber, you MUST get a sample to try this incredible fragrance. If you love amber, it is a safe blind buy but I would always recommend trying first. I need to get a bottle. This fragrance is incredible

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