This one sure is a sleeper. Here on Basenotes we have a whole bunch of tuberose fans and whole bunch of Parfumerie Generale fans, yet Tubereuse Couture is rarely mentioned. That needs changing!
The top notes are delightful as they are unexpected, ginger rather than tuberose being the first thing I smell - I'm reminded of ginger beer. Quickly, the floral side emerges, ylang-ylang and a greenish jasmine, together with the defining "it" note that really sets this apart from other fragrances: sugar cane juice.
If I'd tried this fragrance last month, the sugar cane juice note would be one I couldn't identify. In Miami I had some for the first time, and found it quite delicious, in an odd way. It's not at all like rum or sugar syrup. It's probably closest in smell and taste to molasses, but far lighter, cleaner, and fresher and without any of the burnt heaviness I associate with the latter. Tubereuse Couture captures it remarkably well, and so true to life I can practically taste it.
To my nose, the heart of the fragrance is an exquisite balance between the sugar cane note and the florals, the persistent ylang-ylang and jasmine being joined by a creamy, Fracas-esque tuberose in the heart. This is certainly not a big tuberose, nor is the fragrance particularly dominated by the tuberose note, but it's the star as well as a team player.
In the base, a coconuty benzoin note joins the softly fading florals, perhaps an infinitissimal drop of musk showing up, too.
This fragrance is a nice balance of contrasts, managing to be sweet but never cloying, strange but never discordant, and complex without any heaviness. It's very much in the style of PG, too, though I have not been able to identify the certain something that makes his fragrances so identifiable.
The sillage and longevity are not as big as some other tuberose fragrances - Fracas, I'm looking at you - but it is quite expansive in it's own transparent way. I'm almost reminded of Chanel's Beige, which manages to be so calm and sheer yet complex just under the surface.
A new found-favorite of mine has arrived!
The top notes are delightful as they are unexpected, ginger rather than tuberose being the first thing I smell - I'm reminded of ginger beer. Quickly, the floral side emerges, ylang-ylang and a greenish jasmine, together with the defining "it" note that really sets this apart from other fragrances: sugar cane juice.
If I'd tried this fragrance last month, the sugar cane juice note would be one I couldn't identify. In Miami I had some for the first time, and found it quite delicious, in an odd way. It's not at all like rum or sugar syrup. It's probably closest in smell and taste to molasses, but far lighter, cleaner, and fresher and without any of the burnt heaviness I associate with the latter. Tubereuse Couture captures it remarkably well, and so true to life I can practically taste it.
To my nose, the heart of the fragrance is an exquisite balance between the sugar cane note and the florals, the persistent ylang-ylang and jasmine being joined by a creamy, Fracas-esque tuberose in the heart. This is certainly not a big tuberose, nor is the fragrance particularly dominated by the tuberose note, but it's the star as well as a team player.
In the base, a coconuty benzoin note joins the softly fading florals, perhaps an infinitissimal drop of musk showing up, too.
This fragrance is a nice balance of contrasts, managing to be sweet but never cloying, strange but never discordant, and complex without any heaviness. It's very much in the style of PG, too, though I have not been able to identify the certain something that makes his fragrances so identifiable.
The sillage and longevity are not as big as some other tuberose fragrances - Fracas, I'm looking at you - but it is quite expansive in it's own transparent way. I'm almost reminded of Chanel's Beige, which manages to be so calm and sheer yet complex just under the surface.
A new found-favorite of mine has arrived!
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It depends on how it's handled. I remember really liking Tubereuse Couture.
