Tubereuse Couture 17

Another Hawaii in a bottle perfume. It starts out as a strong tuberose, but very quickly the kalamansi kicks in. I really like the combo. The notes here are incorrect BTW. It doesn't contain orange, it contains kalamansi, an Asian citrus fruit that is used like lemon in Asian cuisine because it's very sour. I have a kalamansi tree in my yard. This perfume is not sour in any way, but the scent of kalamansi is very recognizable here if you look for it--that is impressive. This perfume reminds me of Byblos, except the citrus is much, much quieter, and the white flowers are magnified tenfold. My mom loves white flowers, so I dabbed this on her arm. I realized that when one smells this perfume on another person, it's linear. One would never notice the subtleties of kalamansi and sugarcane. It just smells like big, bold tuberose, but the sugar gets stronger as the perfume wears, and the intense scent of tuberose calms down. I'll say one thing: this smells real, not like that highly overrated Fracas.

A very green, almost camphoraceous tuberose startles on first spraying this perfume. It is a natural smell, but seems sharp and synthetic and intense. This quickly gives way to a bubblegum and melon confection created by ylang, cane sugar and benzoin. It sounds almost too sweet but somehow it manages not to be. The tuberose is still in the background, offering up a sharper green counterpoint to all the sweets, and the contrast is just plain delicious and arresting because it’s different. It feels very round, creamy and dense, almost cake like. Dessert like. Very different to the more typical heady lushness of many tuberose perfumes, which is often created by indoles which are noticeably absent or at least minimized here. After the first blast of almost chemical like intensity, Tubéreuse Couture becomes such a happy and feel good fragrance. Not glamorous or high maintenance as you might expect from a tuberose, but almost like a gourmand in its comforting deliciousness.

Sweeeeeeeet This is a super sweet, candied, tuberose-jasmine, that starts off significantly green and camphorous/mentholated. Once it dries down it gets even sweeter in a sugary sort of way and the green/menthol aspects dissipate a bit. It's outrageously trashy, candied and tropical. When I'm in this sort of mood, I absolutely LOVEEEE it. Longevity and sillage are exceptional. For a point of reference, it reminds me the most of other tuberose-white florals like Estee Lauder Tuberose Gardenia and Annick Goutal Songes edp -- but it's more sugar-candy than both of those. Heeley Bubblegum Chic is probably the closest, but I like this PG more. Warm, humid weather really makes this sing. Words that come to mind when wearing Tubereuse Couture: narcotic, fleshy, carmelized petals, island vacation, humid vegetation, dripping orgasmic floral syrup. FM Carnal Flower will always be the best green Tuberose but PG Tubereuse Couture is her fun and flirty friend.

A stunning, fierce and modern tuberose scent. A must try for tuberose lovers, this one can very well become one of your favourites. The top notes seem to lift off as a rocket heading for deep space. They are so hightuned, shiny and crazy that they remind me of fuel, gasolin, turpentine and laser beams. Still the top note smell really good, reminding of the top note in SLs Tuberose Criminelle, but more long lasting and ever brighter. After the piercing top note, tuberose rise from the surface together with soft, creamy spiciness and warmth. It slowly become an exotic, sunny and beautiful tuberose for beautiful women dressed in creme coloured silk. Smells exclusive, enlightened, strange and familiar at the same time. Good but not killing sillage, longlasting, pretty, creamy, caressing and comforting dry-down. Can be hard to wear if you ́re not in the right mood or situation, but when you nail it, you feel so comfy and elegant. Try it? Absolutly!

I love tuberose... any tuberose. So my review probably is not objective enough. Anyway in my opinion this one together with Carnal Flower by Frederic Malle is best tuberose fragrance ever made. I love its creaminess this kind of buttery or oily feeling which covering my body when I’m wearing it. I almost feel as fatty essential oils flow throughout my skin. The aura generated by TC is very pleasant and this effect lasts forever. I’m not able to find any sweetness in this fragrance; it is rather weep cream effect than any vanilla, sugar or tonka. The base is woody but still covered by tuberose. Woods are deep and mysterious and extremely cozy like pillows. I have no idea at all what kind of woods are used in TC but this is something similar to common Indian fragrances (may be sandal???). TC is made for tuberose lovers; if you don’t like this flower avoid the TC as a plaque because it can kill you after first sniff :-)