Tubéreuse Nue

Out of the 5 Tom ford Frags I own, this is probably my favorite (I do love the current Myrrh Mystique but that’s on a totally diff spectrum). I got this shortly after it was released. I had mentioned it to my ex boyfriend that it was on my list of perfumes I wanted, and we had only been dating for a short period of time. He surprised me that afternoon by telling me we had to make a stop somewhere and he sped off with me in the late spring early summer. We arrived across the state to the bigger mall and I hadn’t been to a mall in forever. We were at a Nordstrom and I wandered like a kid in a candy store. He met me there as he was trying to park. I still had no idea what we were doing there. He asked me where the Tom ford counter was and I took him over and he asked me which was the scent I showed him earlier, and sprayed it for him and he said yes I like that a lot. And then just whipped out his CC and got me a bottle and I said no! (This was back when saks and neimans used to offer 25% off on fragrances monthly but that stopped around 2023, and now only happens once a year during BF to my knowledge and then you get the not so great 15% off on all the main department stores a few times a year, but 25% is much better than 15). Anyways, he bought it despite me trying to tell him how there’s was a sale currently at Saks where he could get $50 off but he was impulsive like that and even opened the perfume before I could, which annoyed me but whatever. Despite his annoying tendencies his heart was in a good place, and very generous- no idea what garnered this present, he hadn’t done anything deceitful, and we hadn’t been together for long either so I wasn’t overly invested either. We remain friendly with one another and when I spray this lovely scent on me and haven’t for a while I think of him. It smells light and airy, clean and floral, but also has rich bitch vibes to it. It’s a unique perfume, and didn’t realize how much I like tuberose scents until joining this site and how some of my favs were often combined w tuberose, like my beloved tuberose gardenia by EL. I really love this frag and it’s something I reach for quite often in the warmer months (and occasionally winter if I wanna switch it up). I love the white bottle too, it matches the angelic vibe of this scent, it’s not loud or screechy nor is it a whisper. It can be worn day to night though I feel like it’s a special scent to waste wearing in an office, but if you want to it works. I like that it can be a bit more powerful if sprayed more, but it’s never too much. It’s a beautiful take on tuberose, and find the longevity to be moderate, about 4-5 hrs, and silage to be ok. It’s perfect with a floral or lace mini dress, a delicate necklace and not much else. I am happy I have it in my collection and really hope TF doesn’t discontinue it or make tweaks to it.

I got a decant of this because I was curious. In the beginning, I wasn't really wowed by it - I felt it was too heavy on jasmine. It was certainly a scent I've never really smelt before. But letting the decant sit and leaving the perfume to macerate (for about a month) - oh my god! I am obsessed. Addicted. I'm scraping at the walls of the decant like an addict trying to salvage the last of the drug in his baggy. I've done my research into tuberose scents as I've kind of noticed I tend to go for white florals - specifically ones with tuberose - without really noticing the pattern. This is so incredibly luxurious. It's signature tuberose bubblegummy-minthy, not in-your-face candy sweet, more like honey. It has surprisingly good longevity of about 5-6 hours without being overwhelming, making it a perfect daytime, everyday scent for all year though I have to say that it doesn't perform extremely well in temperatures lower than 10°C. The benzoin and suede accord blend in perfectly with tuberose and create a sexy animalic blanket, kind of like the smell of your bedsheets after your lover leaves in the morning (all in harmony with florals) - that makes it sophisticated and sexy enough for a simple evening scent. The perfume stays surprisingly long on clothes. After 6+ hours of wearing this perfume on your clothes, your clothes will just pleasantly smell like freshly done laundry with the musky powdery accord left behind - and I'm saying that as someone who doesn't really like clean/laundry/musky scents. I'll be watching out for a full bottle of this on sale. I wear this in neutral to warm weather and reach for L'interdit Rouge by Givenchy, another bubblegummy but spicy warm & woody, in the winter time.

White floral perfection. Heavenly fluffy, lactonic tuberose, brought closer to earth with subtle hints of pepper, chocolate, and oud. Fortunately, I don't get anything negative here (plastic?!) that some others get. At least that's not how the suede smells to me. Runs pretty linear after drying down, it's true, but who cares as it's creamy, lush, opulent deliciousness from beginning to end. Speaking of end, this doesn't end until I wash it off. Nice projection for several hours then closer with lovely wafts here and there. Leaves a gorgeous trail in its wake. Makes me think of a Tuberose version of Shanghai Lily as it has the same vibe. I have a 10ml. now. I know I am going to need a bottle of this. Oops! Almost forgot. Happy New Year Everyone! Edit- 1/8/22 - People, be careful when purchasing this fragrance. I purchased the travel sprayer from Sephora, and it is gorgeous. I purchased a bottle from a well-known grey market seller that most of us here use and it didn't smell the same at all. I had to send it back. There are tons of fakes on all the secondhand selling sites (new fakes and people trying to offload their fakes), so be careful there too. If the price sounds too good to be true proceed with caution because it most likely is. Next time, I'll get it from a department store, but it looks like I'll have to wait for a sale and stick to travel sprayers until then because this is ridiculously over-priced right now.

This smells clean, slightly but not overly sweet-ish, very refined and soft. It reminds me of unsweetened bubblegum wrapped in clean cotton, if that somehow makes sense. The bottle suits the fragrance quite well. It reminds me of fresh, soft laundry, big cumulus clouds, a newborn baby that has just been bathed or a new hoodie that you just bought. Although I've never smelled this, it somehow brings back a lot of memories. It reminds me of my childhood, somehow our house always smelled like this and it still does when I come back to my parents every once in a while. I like this more than I'd like to admit. It's different, it's not a crazy compliment getter and it's also not overly strong or extremely polarizing. I find this to be very inoffensive, soft and clean. This is one of those scents that people won't go crazy for (or even notice on you) but every once in a while there will be a person that understands this and will tell you how good and unique you smell. I hate that I like this so much because, although I think it's a great fragrance, it's ridiculously overpriced. I doubt I will buy this anytime soon due to my financial situation and the fact that I'd prefer to buy something else for that amount of money, but I will always spray this whenever I find a tester in a store, just to take a deep dive into my childhood memories and feel super comfortable, as if I'm wrapped up in a soft blanket.

I love it. Amazingly, after reading and watching so many negative reviews, I decided to take my chance on a 10ml travel spray. And it's fantastic. I've gotten rid of all versions of L'interdit and My Way after a few months of wear. Rouge Malachite gave me the same physical gag reaction that Do Son, Fracas, Alien Fusion, and Truth or Dare did. Carnal Flower's herbal and tropical accents overwhelmed the flower for me. But this much maligned naked tuberose is powerful and pleasant in equal measures. It's not difficult to grasp but is nuanced enough to not be dismissed as another bubble gum tuberose whose fragile structure cannot hold up against longer wears. The initial blast renders a sweet but peppered fleshy white floral. The Sichuan pepper is much less sharp than black pepper and functions as a texturizing agent for the flower so it isn't completely marble smooth. I wouldn't call the scent spicy. It's opulent but not overwhelming. In the dry-down, it becomes warm and cozy, cocooning but still sexy. I love smelling the soft remnants of this scent after waking up in the morning. It still feels seductive after 12 hrs of wear. To me, this white floral isn't cold, glass-like, indolic, green, or fresh. Instead, it's a warm, enveloping white floral that lasts for many hours. I don't think of it as linear as it does develop subtly. No tectonic shifts, however. I don't see this on a man.