Sora Dora 2025 EDT

U ££ Acquired

Lü Bu

Name: Lü Bu Eau de Toilette
Brand: Sora Dora

Sora Dora Lü Bu is an Eau de Toilette launched in 2025, created by Margaux Le Paih Guérin. Lü Bu opens with Gunpowder and Clove, settles into a heart of Paper, Pebbles, and Iris, and dries down to a base of Cashmere Wood, Amyris, Cedar, and Vanilla. Sora Dora's Lü Bu carries an Acquired verdict, a floral-led wear.

This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair, so don't even think about blind buying. For some, it's a masterpiece; for others, it's a horror show. If you're after something genuinely avant-garde and polarising, you'll need to sample this beast yourself.

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Bold
Mysterious
Edgy
Complex
Modern

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Gunpowder54%

Clove46%

Heartas listed

Pebbles37%

Iris32%

Paper31%

Baseas listed

Amyris18%

Cashmere Wood18%

Vanilla18%

Almond16%

Tonka Bean16%

Cedar14%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Long (6-10h)

Projection

Strong

Intensity

Strong

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

With its nuclear strength and unique, frequently described 'disturbing' accords like gunpowder and metallic notes, this is far too potent and attention-grabbing for a professional office environment. Its bold character, warmth, and seductive dry-down make it perfect for dates or evening formal events where you want to make a statement, but it's too much for casual or active wear.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

Coumarin from Tonka Bean

Other declarable allergens

Bitter almond Benzaldehyde from Almond
Clove Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil from Clove
Vanillin from Vanilla

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Lü Bu opens with a jarring, smoky blast of gunpowder and a potent kick of clove, quickly underpinned by an almost unnervingly metallic, papery iris. As it settles, the initial harshness mellows into a surprisingly smooth, warm base of cashmere wood, vanilla, tonka bean, and almond. It's a journey from battlefield chaos to a surprisingly comforting, subtly gourmand dry-down, retaining a mineralic edge throughout.