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only after dark
A remote village behind the border with Mexico. It is night, the white tuberoses exude their fragrance into the darkness as if it could glow. And it's hot. In the Titty Twister, the table dance bar, she dances with a white snake around her neck and body, in slow, lascivious, erotic movements. The music is just as provocatively slow; the rhythm anticipates sex with its movements. Her headdress, which she later slowly removes, and her skimpy bikini are studded with precious stones. Her gaze is dark, seductive. Alluring, but without revealing anything about herself. Like a distant fire deep behind her eyes. The (male) audience watches her hypnotized. Selma Hayek as Santanico Pandemonium. Most of them don't yet know what will happen to them if they succumb to her power...
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"Tubereuse Lazuli" could be the scent for this scene from Robert Rodriguez' "From Dusk till Dawn" (1996). For me, it is a night fragrance and of course only suitable for tuberose lovers. The main protagonist is a very clear but highly elegant tuberose, hardly indolic, which I found a pity at first. Nevertheless, or perhaps because of this, it is very seductive. I don't find it chypre-like at all, as stated in the classification; the bergamot in the top note hides from me, at most the beginning is a touch aldehydic. And then it starts straight away with tuberose, whose floral scent seems very authentic here, with jasmine adding to the mix. I wouldn't have thought of osmanthus, perhaps it contributes something soft that I like here. Overall, the fragrance combines something gemstone-clear and yet soft. A beautiful soft, sandalwood base awaits at the end. Only a hint of earthy, smoky patchouli is able to evoke the dangerous again - knocking on devil's door...
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Tuberose is always a very sensual fragrance that can loosen inhibitions - perhaps even those that you would rather keep in everyday life... It is therefore understandable if it is rejected because of its disinhibiting effect. Originally from Mexico, it has also been cultivated and used in India for a long time, including in wedding ceremonies. The Hindi name is "Rajnigandha", the scent that comes from the night. It was banned in Europe in early modern times because it was feared that it could corrupt young women and trigger spontaneous orgasms...
"Tubereuse Lazuli" (2024) is probably not really new as a fragrance, but it is of good quality. It is part of Chloé's Fleur de Nuit collection. The homepage states: "Fresh and green in the early morning hours, the scent of tuberose becomes denser and more intoxicating in the evening. To capture this beguiling sensuality, perfumer Jean-Christophe Hérault has combined Indian tuberose with heady jasmine." Interestingly, the same idea is already at the heart of Bulgari's "Splendida - Tubereuse Mystique" from 2019, as an interview with perfumer Sophie Labbé from 2020 explains: "In India, where the plant grows and is cultivated, necklaces made from its buds are used in religious ceremonies. The flowers are picked in the morning before they open. In the past, the flowers intended for perfume production were used in the same way. Inspired by the color of the bottle, the perfume team came up with the idea of changing the harvest time to dusk, the famous 'l'heure bleu'. A trial harvest showed that the difference is enormous. Labbé has two samples ready for the journalist: 'The scent is fresh and green in the morning, and much creamier, more intense and sensual in the evening,' says perfumer Labbé." unfortunately, I don't know "Splendida - Tubereuse Mystique" yet, I'll probably have to do some more tuberose fragrance research soon...
"Tubereuse Lazuli" has good, but not excessive longevity, but that's almost a sign of quality by now. And the sillage is also not atomic, which I find rather good in the case of tuberose and makes the fragrance more wearable. And more seductive.
"I'm not going to drain you completely. ...Welcome to slavery!"
Clearly, this is the music to go with it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTCbnJLYQA8
And here with Santanico Pandemonium's dance...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-g2LECVXgc
NZZ interview about Tubereuse Mystique (Bulgari) from 5.1.2020:
https://bellevue.nzz.ch/mode-beauty/die-tuberose-fuer-den-neuen-duft-von-bulgari-wird-abends-gepflueckt-ld.1530004
Top Notes 
Pink pepper
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Indian tuberose
Jasmine
Osmanthus
Base Notes 
Patchouli
Sandalwood
White oud
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