Turbulences

Turbulences opens with a lush tuberose. The tuberose here does not convey anything tropical. Instead, it's accompanied by a camphorous note, and more surprisingly, an earthy, mushroom-y aroma as well. The later combined with the oily, salty creaminess of tuberose, reminds me instantly of Gorgonzola blue cheese and gardenia. I happen to love this aspect of gardenia in perfumes, and besides JAR Jardenia and Tom Ford Velvet Gardenia, Turbulences is a rare instance where this accord is explicitly showcased on my skin. Needless to say, I'm in an olfactory heaven during the first 3 hours of Turbulences' development. Starting from the 4th hour, the mushroom/cheese smell becomes gentler, allowing other notes to shine as well. The terpenic, camphorous greenness and the creamy suavity of tuberose, the bubble-gum sweet undertone of jasmine, and the discreet magnolia and musk mingling with the oily fatty mushroom/cheese, all make a sensuous skin scent which lasts for hours and hours. The sillage of Turbulences is heavy to moderate, and the longevity can exceed 12 hours on my skin. While I'm mostly indifferent towards the other LV fragrances, I absolutely adore Turbulences. Partly because I love tuberose and gardenia in perfumery, but more importantly, it's because of the evocative, risk-taking earthy mushroom/blue cheese aroma. Admittedly, Jardenia and Velvet Gardenia are both deeper, darker and more complexe than Turbulences. But Turbulences is the most practical one to procure while preserving this weirdly attractive accord. Therefore, I'd highly recommend giving it a try, especially if you enjoy mushroom/blue cheese nuance in gardenia and tuberose.

This fragrance drove me... literally... crazy. I was so obsessed with how good this smells but so torn about the price tag. When I ran out of the sample I got at the store, I bought tuberose bulbs online and planted them in pots on my terrace, just so that I could smell tuberose again. It took four months but they all blossomed beautifully and at that point I realized I was absolutely bonkers and got out and bought a bottle. Turbulences is great. Sillage is very moderate after about 1-2 hours but longevity is super potent. I can smell this on myself after a whole day so I’m assuming that others can too. I feel like this represents me like no other perfume ever. The masculine and feminine counterparts are constantly complimenting each other, a true gender bender. 10/10

Once you get to know it, you never leave it ... pure, restless, passionate, overwhelming, turbulent love at the first scent on your skin. What better name to honor the grandeur of this sensory vortex where the white floral: the majestic tuberose is the undisputed and undisputed queen. Central notes of rose harmoniously follow each other as in a minuet. To close with more carnal and animalistic notes, which pervade the senses making it brazenly disturbing, feminine, sexy and shamelessly sensual. Sillage that makes you love. Important duration, it is also appreciated the day after. Divine fragrance.

I was at the LV Sydney boutique today and was advised this is going to be discontinued soon as it wasn’t selling very well. So if you love this, stock up! I think it’s beautiful and would love a bottle at some point, hopefully before it’s discontinued.

A thick tuberose and white florals. Smells like a Javanese wedding banquet with all white dresses and batik. Love how rose and sandal turn this into somehow creamy (less leather) in the mid to end of its development. Good performance in tropic.