Noix de Tubereuse (for women)

Miss_Nightingale

Massively heady, which isn't a bad thing for me, but good lord it takes a long time to develop into something I would actually be happy to wear.

The overwhelming top notes of Tuberose & mimosa are rendered just this side of sickly by the powdery violet. The general effect is that of opening a packet of Loveheart sweets - sherbety, fizzy and nose-tingling. This only continues to fizz on the skin and became almost unbearably cloying for me - I was at the stage of cursing myself for ever having sprayed it - but ever one to give perfumes a chance, I resisted the gnawing urge to reach for the scrubbing brush and present myself at the village pump, thus to cleanse myself of the noxious violet (I don't do well with most violet perfumes, as you may have been able to discern!)

Perhaps another couple of hours passed in this manner, until, suddenly, I couldn't smell the sweetness anymore. It was replaced by a rather nice musky creaminess with a slight nutty dryness that mixed well with the resin. Hang on a minute! I like this! Ah. Well. Not quite. This stage lasted approximately 10 minutes, then disappeared altogether. If the drydown alone could be bottled & the staying power of that increased, I'd buy it in the blink of an eye. As it stands, I didn't want to buy it even though it was in the half-price sale bin. Not a keeper for me, I'm afraid.

I'd suggest that people who adore tuberose might like to try this after all - I am not a tuberose lover by any means, so it's hardly a fair evaluation. I do like to think I can stand back and calmly assess fragrances I don't happen to be keen on but which are obviously very well done of their kind, though. I just think there's likely to be a better tuberose out there for you.

Inselaffe

As expected, the opening was extremely heady, with Mimosa particularly dominant. My fears that this would remain firmly in the feminine camp were unfounded, as became clear once the dense floral weave was sweetened and embraced by the Amber. The resulting warm, almond like accord is truly worthy of the entrance fee alone. Although there was minimal evolution post top note, there didn't need to be. Once in it's stride this was languid, smooth and a delightfully engaging

veuve

I sampled Noix de Tubereuse a while back and was struck by how similar the top notes were to Datura Noir; a quite unique, exotic, rich nutty aroma. Where DN then develops into heliotrope-ish exotic creaminess, NdT progresses very differently: the biggest, boldest, indole-iest tuberose I know. I'm not much of a tuberose lover, so that was a disappointment for me, but for anyone big on rich white flowers - go for it. It's a quite unique take on the note, I think; framing it with unusual side kicks.