Nuit de Tubereuse

Strangely enough I love white florals, yet I have a hard time finding a fragrance which does this genre justice. Nuit de Tubereuse is possibly the best tuberose inspired perfume that I have smelt in a long time. I had no intention of testing this fragrance until a knowledgeable sales assistant urged me to try it. I was very impressed with its simplicity and strength. The tuberose in Nuit de Tubereuse is deep, naturally sweet and nicely balanced. Mango and pepper add some complexity to the composition, but never smother the beautiful white floral accords. I was quite taken by Nuit de Tubereuse's elegance and femininity. In some ways, this is a rather straight-forward white floral. It's slightly buttery and green, but is nowhere near as bold as Fracas, or as green as Carnal Flower. Perhaps I have fallen for this fragrance simply because it does not try to be anything other than soft, white tuberose. Before the tuberose can become too tropical or too damp, the pepper note adds a lovely touch. The pepper is not so easy to detect straight away, yet once the scent settles into the heart, its presence is more well known. The sandalwood and vanilla notes however, keeps Nuit de Tubereuse smelling smooth and balanced. This fragrance carries an aura of sensuality, like a little naughty flash of skin every now and then. I love how enveloping and rich this fragrance is on the skin. Occasionally it makes me feel like a bit of a femme fatale. However, despite its sexual nature, Nuit de Tubereuse can be conservative too. The longevity and sillage are superb, and I must point out that this fragrance is an EDP. The price may be a little bit deterring, but in my personal opinion it's worth it in the long run. Nuit de Tubereuse is more of a cold weather scent for me, yet I totally recommend trying it in Spring to experience its more tropical and fruity facets.

NdT is a lush, intoxicating peppery tuberose scent, but instead of talking about the progression of notes, which plenty of people have done, I'm going to talk about why I love it. The main complaint I've seen about the L'Artisan line is that they are too short-lived and people want them to last longer. For me, I find that the ones I've tried do settle into skin-scents and stay very close (Mure et Musc, I'm looking at you, you lovely little darling) - but NdT is the exception. She lasts forever on me, well over 12 hours. I wake up the next morning with her last flirtatious glances tossed at me over her shoulder as she saunters off, hips swaying. As already stated, NdT is a very lush fragrance. Warm and inviting yet mysterious and seductive. A strong, full, feminine floral yet doused with handfuls of sharp pepper (to be fair, I absolutely adore the pairing of pepper and sharp spices with big florals). This is not a sweet, innocent scent, nor is it overtly sexual - it is a Grown Ass Woman...With Secrets. This is worn by the woman you are drawn to, again and again, without really knowing why. All you know is that time spent with her, or even near her, will never be wasted. This fragrance strongly implies that she wants you - a finger run lightly down your lapel, just a second longer than necessary - but you're still holding your breath, waiting to see if it will really happen. When I wear this, I feel like utterly, utterly womanly. I feel like the most classy-sexy specimen in the entire world, no matter what I'm wearing - because when I wear this, it IS my wardrobe. This fragrance transforms me.

I bought this fragrance today in a beautiful gift set, which included the body lotion. I hadn't intended to do this. I was walking past a niche perfume counter in a city department store. One that I, unfortunately, walk past quite a bit. I said 'hello' to the young male sales assistant, who's always pleased to chat about fragrances and give me sprays. While this counter doesn't have a lot of L'AP fragrances, it had this one in a lovely gift pack (perfume and body lotion). Fate was obviously setting a trap for me. I like L'AP fragrances but they never last very long on me. Some smell terrible on me (Dzongkha especially). The first spray of this was totally unexpected because it didn't smell of tuberose. Not the tuberose I'm used to in Fracas and Petite Fracas anyway. It smelt really lightly spicy and incense-like, mysterious and evocative. The way Dzongkha smells on friends of mine but not on me. I really liked it but went away to see how long it would last on me. While having a coffee and waiting to see the longevity of this fragrance, I checked Fragrantica to see the notes and who the perfumer was. Bertrand Duchaufour! Well, ultimately, I couldn't resist buying it. It does last longer than most L'AP fragrances on me and I'm intrigued by its fragrance. So, my contribution to these comments is, if Dzongkha smells awful on you (like dill pickle juice) but somehow, and very unfairly, smells fantastic on other people and you'd like to smell the same, try this one. No idea why this should be so because they don't have many notes in common.

As a tuberose lover, I am slowly making my way through every tuberose perfume I can lay my hands on. Nuit de Tubereuse is intriguing. It opens with a peppery blast--quite typical of scents introduced in 2010. The spicy start is soon joined by the green, slightly sour Angelica , another note I love. Mango and finally a peep of tuberose is next overlaid with a veil of musk. Interesting that sweet orange blossom and ylang ylang arrive a little late to the party, yet they are there, sweet, but not cloying, and tempered by lingering spices. The overall impression is not of a tuberose perfume at all, because of all of the other facets. On me it is quite lovely and even feminine, and At no point do I feel overwhelmed by its complexity. I find it spicy to start, green and then floral in the middle, and woodsy and warm in the end. I can see myself reaching for this sweet little scent time and again--a sweet little floriental. I especially love reading others' impressions of scent. Last night I wore My Sin (vintage) for the first time and it was so soapy in the mid notes that I barely held out to its bewitching base. Nuit de Tubereuses doesn't even have a molecule of soapiness in comparison, at least on me. But I guess that is what a love of perfume is all about...discovering how our own body blends with a scent to make it uniquely our own.

Amazing peppery tuberose with a woody base, which makes the perfume quite unisex. I don't feel that it's that fruity, the mango note is only tangible in the opening, the fruitiness probably comes from the flower itself I guess. It isn't "girly" at all, the woodiness (cashmeran) and the slightly bitter powderiness (angelica) make it, in a way, carnal, and very elegant. It's a masterful composition and you can feel who worked on this one: NUIT DE TUBUREUSE is clearly duchafourian. To me it has the same aura as his SEVILLE A L'AUBE: intoxicating scent of nature at night, slightly green and a bit powdery, transparent, but somehow strong and persistent, and, dare I say, erotic? Is it the right word? The main question for me here is "do I need to add it to my collection?", as I certainly enjoy wearing it, but also have way too much tuberose perfumes already. I will see... I have a feeling I will miss this beauty when my sample is finished. It has something special about it. P.S. I agree with the reviewer below, it does remind me of LouLou as I remember it, although NdT is greener and fresher, but still has this lush sensual evening tuberose vibe.