Joyeuse Tubéreuse

Too bad this is so outrageously priced because I would love to add this beautiful perfume to my collection. A white floral bouquet of green tuberose with a light dusting of sweet, powdered vanilla, a waxy Madona lily, and a creamy full-bodied jasmine. The vanilla here is so beautifully executed as it enhances the floral notes, showcasing every lovely facet, without overshadowing any, and the ambrette (not listed but it is in here) gives a velvety musky skin aspect. The base of sandalwood and vetiver are the perfect green woody grounding that harmonizes beautifully with the other notes. Perfectly balanced; neither too sweet nor too dry, nor too heavy or shallow. I think it would smell just as wonderful no matter the time of the year. Aptly named, it truly is a joy to wear! While I love this, I doubt a full bottle will ever be in my future, especially at the price being asked. Besides, I don't really need a bottle of this, especially with the size of my wardrobe, but it would be nice to have a big decant to use on occasion. I might just pick up one of the 10ml.mini bottles I see floating around here and there. One thing I want to make others aware of. There are tons of bottles of this on eBay for ridiculous prices coming out of China. There is no way that this is selling in the $50 to $80 range for a 100ml. bottle. You'd be lucky to find that size in the $250-$300 range even on the grey market considering that size retails for $400 a bottle. So, if the price seems too good to be true, it is and is most likely a counterfeit. God only knows what they put in those, so do be aware and take care.

Perfect name for a perfect fragrance! This is really joyous, optimistic and pretty. Delicate in character, but not weak. The green notes are very noticeable on my skin. Luckily they are soft and dewy and don't try to smell like realistic flower stems. Tuberose can be a really intense flower, but in this case it's not bombastically loud. It keeps just enough of its hypnotic and bubblegummy facets to be clearly recognizable, but is still easy to wear. The cold, slightly sharp lily adds to the appeal. Of course the vanilla is beautiful, like it always is in Guerlain scents. Here it feels like a veil of powdered sugar on the petals of lily and tuberose. This is obviously a sweet scent, which is no surprise from a Guerlain with these notes. I don't understand how anyone could find it cloying though, this has dry sweetness with enough fresh notes to never turn syrupy. I find it elegant and lovely, especially for the springtime, from the cold days of March when it's slowly getting lighter outside to the often summery heat in June. If I ever visit a Guerlain boutique that carries the 20 ml travel sprays of the L'Art et la Matiere line again, I'll definitely get one of Joyeuse Tubéreuse. With a pink or green leather case. I already have one of Cuir Beluga and I think these two have the same uncomplicated but luxurious vibe, even though they're different notes wise.

I waited for having used a good part of the full flacon to write this review. This is a gentle, light but very distinguished Tuberose, unlike Vuitton's Turbulences, D. Ropion's Carnal Flowers (Fred Malle), or Lancome's "La vie est belle" EDP Intense. It never gets too invasive as it is modulated throughout it's effect by greens during the opening, then by the other white florals and finally by vanilla. I find only a hint of vetiver. Not any "intoxicating" effect of tuberose some skins reject with a mushroomy scent, though the tuberose is dominant from the beginning, melting with vanilla only towards the end. Longevity is at least 8 hours if used alone, but spraying it after a some other frags like Angelique Noire or vanilla-dominated frags makes it last longer. Tuberose is a very special, sort of "all or nothing" or "love or hate" floral note, so I usually recommend testing it. But Joyeuse Tuberose is a low risk frag due to it's lightness and gentle scent, so maybe this is the best frag to get acquainted with this very special flower. All in all, this frag is for fine noses ... very intimate with no "crushing" effect, and it comes up completely to my expectations from a house like Guerlain.

As strange as it can sound I'm a sucker for tuberose fragrances as a man. They are just so inviting and pleasant to my nose. I bought Guerlain's Joyeuse Tubéreuse during my London trip back in early March and since then it became one of my favorite tuberose scents. It opens up with a cozy greenness, the tuberose is only subtle for the first 10-20 minutes and than it becomes the main player. The scent is pretty linear after that part - till the late dry down around hour 4-5 it is mainly a green tuberose scent. In the late dry down it turns into Guerlain's signature vanilla with tuberose still ingering around a bit. On my skin the fragrance lasts around 7-8 hours with moderate projection. It lingers around for the 4-5th hour creating a nice personal scent bubble, after that it becomes a skin scent. The fragrance is definitely school safe, but it is not really something I would gravitate towards on daily basis. This is more of a fragrance which would suit a nice brunch/lunch/dinner with friends and family or a special someone. I also feel that this is best to combine with some white linen trousers or shorts, some loafers or walk loafers and a nice light blue linen shirt.

I recently purchased it after coveting it for years. I had sampled it in Nordstrom when they used to carry the fragrance. I feel that the formula has changed. the one had i had sampled years back had way more tuberose notes than this one or maybe my body chemistry has changed over the years. it's still a beautiful fragrance, opens up very sweet and powdery. i smell a lot of lilies, almost like Cartier's Baiser Vole. I love the smell of lilies but for some reason in a perfume, it itches my throat a bit and makes me cough. so i cannot wear it close to my neck. the perfume smells amazing, crisp, green, i particularly love the green note which brings out the tuberose. it has little tuberose but more lilies on my skin. overall a pleasing smell, lasts 8+ hrs on the skin and has good sillage. if you're looking for a true tuberose fragrance, go for FM Carnal Flower or Robert Piguet's Fracas. for the exorbitant price of this perfume, i believe that Baiser Vole is a much more affordable option. my husband said that it smells just like ordinary talcum powder.