Tubereuse 3 Animale

If you can't read I might believe you you did not expect it to be animalic, otherwise well, you should have known. The woody and animalic part reminds me of Zoologist's Civet - it has a very similar kind of old woody, civetone, pissy smell to it. The tobacco is also very present here - it is more of that woody, dusty, dried, a bit vegetal kind of tobacco you might know from perfumes, not a cigar or Marlboros. The plum is more of a sweet, sticky note somewhere in the mix, not a standalone you pick immediately. The neroli/kumquat brings some nice freshness and acidity to the opening, kind of softening the animalic piss not to attack your nostrils from the start. I don't get the grass part of it at all. Throughout the lifetime of the fragrance there's this sweet, peachy tuberose, and you should expect that, too. A complete unisex. This is most definitevely a fall and winter perfume. The tobacco and woods in the base with a strong animalic character is sweetened and lightened with tuberose. It is not office safe, a safe blind buy IF - you know and like civet, tobacco, and tuberose and can imagine those together. The performance will last you the whole day, while it projects and leaves the village it isn't nuclear, you won't kill anyone with it unless you spray more than 6 times. you might want to pick it up now - that's the only tubereuse I haven't found on their official website, the 1 and 2 are still there. Discontinued?

Another masterpiece from Histoires de Parfums, which is a truly outstanding niche brand. I'm no fan of tuberose and usually dislike animalic skank, at least on myself, but this one goes straightly to my wishlist as I feel that it simply makes my everyday life better :) It is not animalic to my nose by the way. In fact, it's a very wearable powdery perfume, heavy on tobacco, tuberose, and immortelle, with a slight fruitiness on top. It's difficult to explain, I have never smelled anything like this in my life, but it's still not dreadfully avant-garde: it's quirky but still smells very good in the traditional perfumery way. Tubereuse Animale shares something with its virginal sister Tubereuse Virginale: cashmeran and, obviously, tuberose, the same creaminess and the same somehow musky feel. The drydown of Tubereuse Animale is pure gourmand and fluffy creaminess, something like dulce de leche, but not as sweet. I agree with my fellow Fragranticans below: it's a comfort scent. Completely different from what I thought it will be, I guess the name "Animale" isn't that apt in this case. Gorgeous perfume, and not a "difficult" one. Considerable sillage, and good longevity.

Opens with a strange plum and sweet flower combination that is very edible and sultry. There is something very dark underneath the edible notes that is growing in strength together with tuberose notes. After a while tobacco notes become apparent and the plum tones down a little. Now, herbal notes (I think liquorice) combined with immortelle make the scent change from sultry and juicy to dry and a bit rough. Drydown is a tobacco with a few spices, sweetened by dark fruity notes and the same candy tuberose as in all 3 of the Tubéreuse scents, and a little bit of cinnamon and ambrette which gives a slightly musty undertone. Both sillage and longevity are moderate on me. My goodness, I absolutely love the opening. And the tobacco notes. And the tuberose. I never got any leather notes, though. I like the funky change from edible to dry tobacco, too. I almost dismissed this one as too bland on the tester strip, but on skin it smells great, it really blooms. I wouldn't want to call this one animalic even though there is ambrette in there. Want-list!

I was in a hurry the other day, and grabbed quickly from my treasured "sample chest," ripped off the plastic covering and started spritzing. Tuberose? I didn't have time to look at notes. I left the house smelling a delicious warm sweet tobacco wood, heavy on immortelle, whiffs of leather and a bit of animalic, but not urinous or skanky. An amber quality remained in the dry-down, but I did not exactly register "full-on tuberose"(no Criminelle here). This was not quite the mentholated encounter I was expecting, but warmer, fleshier. The Tuberose is a backdrop for the sweeter aspects to shine, adding a floralcy that makes it easier to wear for both men and women. I like it very much, and it's very definitely a try, if not an actual FB buy--which it could be for I don't think it will disappoint if one likes his or her flowers more "oriental" and skewing sun-bathed and woodsy. I like Tuberose, but I have to say this "take" on it suits my overall personality and wears better than say a Fracas. Prefer it out of the three Histoires! Happy smelling!

Oh wow, wild tubby tuby!!! After owning Carnal Flower and Tubéreuse Criminelle, I wasn't that interested in trying new tuberose-centered scents for a while. Plus, I thought nothing could beat the Lutens. This is much fatter, louder and milkier than the other two and it was an instant YES for me. I linked it to powerhouse scents for clubbing such as Le Male and that ilk. No no, they don't smell the same, I just mean this is a wonderful choice for clubbing. It's daring, great sillage and it develops so as not to trap you in a linear story. The tobacco is strong but it's mostly about the tuberose going wild. And sexy to hell! I truly love it. Pretty unisex imho but it should be sampled first in the case of men since this might be too much for most. Girls don't miss this jewel! It lasts for aaaages and eventually becomes similar to the criminelle cousin (which still stands as my fave). Great work chums at Histoires de parfums!! Thanks John for this creamy beast.