Flora Carnivora Henry Rose 2021

I'm not sure why everyone's saying this is a tuberose bomb. This is sweet orange blossom at it's most photorealistic; an almost gardenia-like white floral scent that's just faintly sweet. Maybe they've never smelled an actual orange tree in bloom? The tuberose and jasmine are there to round out the scent, as orange blossom/neroli accords are never going to smell perfectly of orange blossom. It gets so close to the real thing.

Its sillage is a little more potent than most, longevity is decent. It would be a lovely wedding day scent, especially for a spring or summer garden wedding. On my skin, I'm only really getting a hint of the cedar and vetiver in the drydown. Just enough to make you think this is a flower attached to a tree, with leaves.

This is the scent of a california fall, to me - the orange blossoms from your neighborhood trees wafting in the gentle breeze - and I LOVE IT.

There is nothing groundbreaking about this perfume. It's a white floral over musk. I have several of those already. Probably too many. But this is so good. You don't need something new and groundbreaking when you want florals for spring.

The jasmine and tuberose are stellar, capturing fresh jasmine and tuberose, from the light vapor to the heady rich waves and even that insect-attracting stink. It's not trying to be too clever by invoking stems and roots and childhood lemonade stands. It's a pure well-executed portrait of fresh white blossoms.

I sampled it several times over a few months with the same opinion before caving in and buying another bottle of white floral and musk perfume.

If you like your florals structured with chypre, oud, patchouli, or incense, this is not your scent. If you struggle with the woody smells and prefer musk base notes and strong indolic florals, this is worth sampling.

Projection: medium
Longevity: medium

This perfume is aggressively tuberose scented. It's listed as a heart note here but it's extremely prominent and whether that's a good thing depends greatly on how much you like Tuberose and similar scents (I.e Neroli or some Jasmine notes). Lasted 8-ish hours on my skin and longer on my clothes. I'm not getting the orange scents described by some other reviews, it's... mostly tuberose, which isn't a bad thing for me. Feels like something Poison Ivy would wear.

I'm a gourmand girlie and a hater of Jasmine BUT the orange blossom and neroli in this made me curious as I'm a bit of a heaux for those notes . Thankfully the jasmine in this isn't synthic or indolic, but instead smells like a fresh bouquet. It's very soft and pretty on the skin, reminiscent of something you'd wear with a white sundress on a nice spring day while sitting in the grass and enjoying the sun. You know it's there, but it's got a gentle presence to it - you won't be smelled from across the hallway but if the person is close enough they will catch a whiff of that lovely bouquet.

Now as a tuberose lover, I don't find this to be very tuberose dominant at all (rejoice you tuberose haters). It's really there as a supporting role to the jasmine, quiet and in the background. I wish it was more dominant but I'll take what I can get.

If you hate tuberose, beware mortal, for this scent is very tuberose heavy. Tuberose is sweet, fresh, slightly powdery with a tinge of green to it. I did detect some sort of orange, citrusy scent at the beginning which faded away quite fast. Instead, the tuberose dominates everything. For those who have learned to train their nose to discern floral notes, you might find a green neroli, a fresh orange blossom and a sweet jasmine hiding in the folds of the mother queen tuberose. For those who aren't there in their journey, I have only one word for you: tuberose.

As it moves on, the floral powderiness seems to become stronger, although I did detect some earthiness and some subtle spiciness. The fragrance moves from fresh to warmth as time passes. I'm not a tuberose fan, so this fragrance won't be making it into my collection. It's lovely, yes, but I also found it a bit too linear and simple for my taste. It was missing that little oomph I'm looking for. On to the next!