I've worn Histoires de Parfums TUBEREUSE 3 ANIMALE several times now, and I have to say that each time I have been reminded of Versace BLONDE. Most obviously, there is without question (and as advertised), an unmistakeably animalic facet which I'm detecting here. But I also find a thick and rich oriental base common to the two perfumes, both of which I like.
I had a mix-up of samples a while back, perhaps a decanter error, which led to much confusion about which of these three tuberose perfumes was which. However, tonight, having at last found my latest set of HdP samples (they had been MIA in my embarrassingly vast queue...), I decided to do a little shell game experiment. I took the three well-marked, house-produced and -sourced vials out and mixed them in my hand, with my eyes closed, then I selected one, still with my eyes closed, and put some on. Zero difficulty identifying this as the animalic member of the trio!
Another similarity to BLONDE, of which I own a small bottle of extrait, is that although the Histoires de Parfums is said to be an eau de parfum, it is every bit as strong as my BLONDE. So, despite this being a more expensive, niche creation, I think that a smaller bottle, or even the triplet coffret which this house offers (of I believe 10 ml pursesprays?) could last quite a long time.
TUBEREUSE 3 is not really suitable for the modern open cubicle office setting, to put it mildly. This is the sort of perfume which is going to set off perfume police alarms! You'd better like tuberose, and a lot of it, in a deep, dark, and dirty swirling oriental base, if you're even considering this perfume. CoutureGuru does not lie, see below!
Now I'm going to have to go do a side-by-side with BLONDE. I'll report back... ---------------- Okay, I'm back. Yes, as usual, CG is right: this perfume is definitely more masculine than BLONDE--less bodaciously floral, I'd say... More leathery than civet-y, it seems to me... Now that I look at the notes, I'm wondering what accounts for the animalic quality of ANIMALE? Hmmm...
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