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Tubereuse Indiana Creed 1980

7.5 / 10 43 Ratings

A perfume by Creed for women, released in 1980. The scent is floral-spicy. It is being marketed by Kering Beauté.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Sweet

Animal

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Heart Notes

Tuberose

Jasminum auriculatum

Turkish rose

Base Notes

Beeswax absolute Benzoin

Benzoin

Styrax

Ratings

Scent

7.543 Ratings

Longevity

7.631 Ratings

Sillage

7.329 Ratings

Bottle

7.633 Ratings

Value for money

5.510 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/16/2012

LiliumLibido
51 Reviews

LiliumLibido

Helpful Review 5

Fit for royalty

I agree with Sherapop, the least noticeable flower in this blend is indeed the tuberose, lol. Creed used to list more notes, for this fragrance, there is also ylang, neroli, iris, rose, gardenia and jasmine, I don't know why they no longer list those. Also ommited from the list is amber, which is very different from Ambregris, both play an important role in this composition.
Actually many Creed scents are similar in the notes used, just in different amounts, and the variations yield perfumes that are very different from each other, albeit with a common theme.

T.I is an rich, expansive scent, a grand entrance maker with an unforgettable exit style. It transfers very easily and winds up everywhere: on clothing, upholstery, in hair... It's the fragrance of a woman who likes to be obvious about leaving her trace, but in grand style: this woman will never be mistaken for lower class.
She will use her fragrance to mark her territory, to intimidate even, but primarily to seduce: With an armfull of heady flowers, a sprinkling of spices, and a rich, substancial base, she will turn heads and stop conversations in her wake.

The perfume is not really sweet, but it is a wealth of beautiful notes that keep moving like clouds across the sky, twirling around and teasing the senses with the imposing will of one who means to get her way... and always does.
The lasting power is off the charts, and if you are lucky enough to have a bottle from before 2010 (when the IFRA disfigured the perfume industry), you are holding a perfume with a high concentration of top quality Ambregris and repeated washings will not remove it from fabrics.

And that's exactly how the seductress in you likes it. *smile*

05/01/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

2

A Surprisingly Spicy Multi-floral Perfume (not a soliflore...)

If Creed INDIANA comprises bergamot, tuberose, vanilla and ambergris, then the Creed clan must be not only perfumers, but also alchemists! The least detectable floral in this spicy bouquet is tuberose! I smell neroli, rose, jasmine, probably gardenia and possibly ylang-ylang, all before tuberose!

Granted, my tuberose standard is FRACAS, but I am baffled as to the disparity between the listed notes and description and the reality of this perfume! I actually like INDIANA quite a lot, but it is a complex oriental floral with an unabashed--truly undeniable--spiciness which cannot to my knowledge be produced by amber alone. I am not sure about the source of the spiciness--could be clove--but I am prepared to boldly proclaim that INDIANA is *not* a simple tuberose-amber composition.

Floriental INDIANA has good staying power and sillage. Too spicy for summer wear, I think. Caveat emptor: do try before you buy; do not rely on the name, which is very misleading!

02/22/2016

Bertel
236 Reviews

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Bertel

Very helpful Review 5

An Overlooked Creed

You don't come across this every day - a Creed fragrance that (1) still possesses the "good old" high-quality Creed DNA from the 1980s at its core, and (2) seems to be largely unknown here, with no comments about it. The latter must change :-)

"Tubereuse Indiana" initially opens for me with a slightly citrusy note of bergamot and a darker neroli tone, quickly becoming pleasantly dark orange-floral, perhaps a bit lush and full, but at least for me not unpleasant. Here, a bouquet of various floral scents quickly emerges at the center, woven from a multitude of flower cups; I perceive predominantly white or light-colored flowers, with jasmine and ylang-ylang perhaps, all rather heavy and lush in scent rather than thin and bright - a pleasant change from the often very delicate (not to mention: pale and colorless...) floral notes in Creed fragrances. A gentle but still well-perceptible rose, somewhat reminiscent of the one from Caraceni 1913, soon weaves through the further development of the scent, along with lilies and so on. Only the characteristic and titular tuberose note is hardly noticeable; it occasionally appears more as a hint in the background but does not dominate like in many other fragrances with its sometimes very loud presence, quite the opposite. Overall, very dense, complex, and rounded in this phase.

Fairly soon, the floral bouquet calms down and reduces its volume a bit, but remains distinctly dark orange-floral in essence for me. Alongside the garden carnation, there is a rather spicy and somewhat darker undertone from which I cannot distinguish individual notes. It seems to have a slight oriental touch, quite similar to that found in some of the newer Penhaligon's creations from the "Trade Routes" series, such as "Halfeti" or "As Sawira".

Those who are lucky will reach the base that sets in after at most two hours, creamy and soft, slightly powdery, with still light now creamy white flowers and some light green-plant notes, very slightly dark green mossy as well (just a hint), very pleasant and inviting, and with amber quite typical of Creed, the vanilla adds merely warmth with hardly any sweetness (which I find very positive). But in most cases, it is already quite restrained to weak.

Here we are at the major weak point, the very limited longevity of 2-3 hours. The initially quite respectable sillage of the floral bouquet also quickly retreats to a pleasant skin proximity (at a slight distance, I find the scent significantly more noticeable and pleasant than directly on the skin, so it's almost an "aura scent" in this phase), but the overall duration of the scent development is simply too short.

The fragrance was introduced in the early 1980s (to be precise, in 1980 as "TuberOse", then since 1982 as "TuberEUse"), and I am quite sure that the scent development, sillage, and longevity were much more powerful and enduring at that time. The above remarks pertain to the current formulation - I am on the hunt for a vintage version to compare directly, but that is, as usual, quite hopeless...

One more note: I was made aware of "Tubereuse Indiana" through the recommendation of an acquaintance who praised its "vintage vibe" and unisex qualities. I can partially agree with that - Creed itself classifies this fragrance as feminine, and so it is listed here, but gentlemen who appreciate floral scents with a distinctly floral bouquet and especially rose should certainly consider this fragrance. Fleurop couriers, beekeepers, and self-proclaimed flower children may see it differently, but for us gentlemen, the current formulation seems even more appropriate, as it doesn't hit you with the floral pillow quite so hard and accompanies you in a restrained and unobtrusive manner.

Anyone who wants to form their own opinion is welcome to do so anytime in the newly started sharing here: http://www.parfumo.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53804