Tornade Blonde

For a house as dramatic as Christian Louboutin, I was expecting an equally dark and dramatic scent, but Tornade Blonde actually reminds me of L'eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake. Or Chloe. It has the same clean, light floral quality about it. Rose (a fresh, tart rose) takes the forefront here. To me, the patchouli and woods are faint. I like this scent, but 1) it pushes no new ground, and 2) to me it's just incongruous with the Louboutin "look." I feel like this juice belongs in a pretty, modern, floral bottle.

I cannot understand the large amount of dislikes for this fragrance. It is a pleasing, simple white floral. Tornade Blonde is spring in a bottle. It reminds me of the first days of spring when floral bushes are starting to bloom and you get a delightful whiff of jasmine and gardenia in the breeze. In fact the gardenia is what stands out in this scent. Is Tornade Blonde mind blowing? No. Is it ground breaking? No. It is unobtrusive and pretty. Simply put. I will say that longevity is poor on this one.

A nice, not sharp rosey perfume...that's about it!

this scent opens with a chemical rhubarb with hints of rose and white florals, of which i think jasmine sambac the strongest. the rhubarb is really strange on me, and has almost a burnt quality...the whole scent smells like someone sprayed their hair with hairspray then accidentally lit it on fire. not pleasant at all. after awhile the burnt sort of impression has lessened a bit but it's still very chemical and sharp on me. it's just not working for me, definitely a scrubber.

Unfortunately the 3 Louboutin fragrances are cheap and generic fragrances sold for the price of niche (€275). The white floral one is a bit more edgy, but you can find at Sephora ten or twenty similar fragrances five times cheaper. It's a shame Mister Louboutin!