Heartless Helen

A fantastic underrated white floral, allegedly by the man who is the white floral master (Dominique Ropion). I say allegedly because presumably it was on a press release once, but traces of confirmation are scant. I really think Penhaligons should make more of their parfumers (as well as pack their parcels better - they really don't make much effort and they arrive dishevelled and grubby; the packaging for the perfumes themselves is splendid of course). There is nothing to dislike here - it's such an amiable tuberose, ironically at odds with its name. On me, this isn't Carnal Flower, which is much more visceral and stemmy; instead it's a barley sugar citrus and bubblegummy tuberose, which evolves into a soft jasmine fragrance. It's utterly lovely and as good as the best white floral scents out there. I put it somewhere between Beach Walk and Fracas, but I enjoy it more than both. Stunning!

This was a surprise present... I was naturally worried in case I didn't like it but I did!. The opening is a delicious splash of mandarine... beautiful and natural. The drydown reveals a milky tuberose, which is moderately sweet here, thank goodness! had it been a bit sweeter I would have given it to someone else. After a while I can smell the woodsy notes... it all blends really well because I can still get a whiff of mandarine after several hours. Longevity is great and sillage is good. I can still smell it in my clothes the following day and after I wash my clothes, I can smell this fragrance when I'm ironing...so yes...it stays with you. Many say it's for Summer days... I enjoy it whenever I'm in the mood for this creamy-mandarine-tuberose, like yesterday for instance, in the middle of autumn, it made me feel great!.

A green tuberose... when freshly sprayed you can easily smell the mandarins... crisp and a little sweet... then the mandarins hides behind tuberose. I’m pretty sure the mandarins is holding tuberose’s at a gunpoint from her back. That’s why the tuberose stays green throughout its performance. It dies down a very pleasant warm buy green woodsy tuberose. The bottle is Gorgeous, can be a cold weapon...I see how Helen can heartlessly poke someone with it...oops .... I don’t think it’s overpriced... it has a niche quality, maybe it’s not very unique ....but it is very well crafted. Takes a lot to tame tuberose....

Love this! I’m a big tuberose fan and this is basically tuberose in a bottle! It opens with a burst of mandarin, then it becomes a bit soapy. Once it dries down it slowly becomes sweeter as the scent progresses, the tuberose lives throughout the whole wear of the fragrance and has a slight green effect, the woody notes help balance out the tuberose and mandarin making it become a bit creamier. A very complex fragrance although it has 3 notes! One of my favourite from the portraits collection by Penhaligons, I recommend this for spring and summer. If you ever get the opportunity to try this, please do!!! 💙

tuberose is the one and only white flowers that could attract my attention and wanting to put it on my skin. I like it’s boldness within white florals and somewhat divisive. It’s full of character for me and that’s very much my vibe. the opening mandarin makes it juicy and the drydown is having a milky creamy scent, which I would say making a great combo along with the tuberose. I actually wore this to my public exam back in high school and the grade I’ve got on those 2 subjects which I wear this scent to take the exam is the highest among all subjects 🤣