Blu – LUX COLLECTION

Absolutely beautiful!! I love the florals without the fake lab smell; I’ve been trying to find something to replace my Micheal Kors Suede and this comes close as possible. A little bit goes a LONG way and all day..it’s worth the price to get the extract or put perfume. I still have a bottle I bought 2 years ago stored in the manufacture’s tin and keep it in a dark, dry place. Still smells heavenly 🥰

Seriously different take on tuberose. First, I'll admit that it was not my cup of tea and I'll move on to explaining what's going on in "Blu" for me. The tuberose here is not just about the floral sweetness of the flower. Here you don't get just the flower - it's the stems, the buds, the earth beneath - almost rotting, moldy, bitter and intoxicating. The ylang ylang is raw, buttery and strong. Oh and there's orange! 4 hours in and it suddenly appears out of nowhere - imagine the earthy, intoxicating and bittersweet scent suddenly turns to something fresh and bright, just to succumb back to the darkness of the earth. It clearly has the "OOMPH" factor going on, but its a hit or miss. For me it was a miss. The thing I'd suggest - SAMPLE first, this could be such a terrible blind buy. Or a perfect one. Who knows.

If I had to find a match for this fragrance, it would be that of a dark blue velvet. A seductive texture, to the touch and to the eye, as is this fragrance, whose undisputed protagonist is the tuberose. A carnal, powerful, narcotic tuberose, slightly softened then by sandalwood which gives it creaminess. Unfortunately, I am not a lover of this note in this sense, I prefer it green, but if you love the flower of sensuality par excellence, you will love this fragrance.

Blu opens very creamy and sweet tuberose to disguise the co2 effect that is extracted from its bud(s). In the middle phase, the sandalwood/coconut milk (although not listed...) suffocates its beauty even more, thickening the whole structure to a point that partially detracts from the main purpose and theme! One can easily notice the following: while the French are trying to attain an almost pure/natural smell of a flower (Carnal Flower, Un Lys...etc.), the Italian tendency (Blu and Tuberosa, by Profumum...) is marching into a full blown genre of excessive creaminess, and unnecessary sweetness! Quo Vadis? Although 'trafiquees', Caron's Tubureuse , and Tubureuse Indiana happen to be 'The Two' much better candidates, Superior in all instances...

the beginning reminds me of neroli portofino is quite nice the you have a very realistic tuberose almost dirt like not dirty think of earth and stems too , is very realistic very "natural" i would not buy it but if you like realistic perfumes this is a good option!