Tubéreuse Goutal 1984

This is an outstanding tuberose soliflore. It is bold, strong and it walks the line of being a bit too much for me but yet I find it is to be quite remarkable. There is something raw, powerful and exotic about this fragrance. I still think that Carnal Flower by Frederic Malle holds the title of being the sexiest tuberose ever but this one also has this deep sensuality that only tuberose can deliver. It makes me feel like an ancient and powerful goddess with a beautiful tuberose lei on my shoulders.

The tuberose note in this fragrance is very vibrant, natural and realistic. The fragrance has pleasant sillage and average longevity. I definitely recommend it for tuberose addicts.

Here it is finally in its most beautiful, fleshy-floral depth, my absolute dream tuberose! :=) For a long time, I avoided tuberose-heavy scents. I found them musty or urinous depending on the supporting components. After several years of fragrance experience, it suddenly revealed itself to me. I could appreciate it in scents like Michael Kors, Nuit de Tubereuse, DSH Tubereuse, and my then favorite, the grass-green Carnal Flower Tuberose. But somehow, there was always a certain distance (a bit too piercing or too dull-musty :)

Then, by chance, a sample of the Goutal fragrance came under my nose. PHEW!! WOW! So this is Tuberose Absolue?? Nothing else to mask/intensify, etc??
Here, the tuberose has a soft fluffy powdery face, but still made of flesh and blood :) I can't compare this scent to anything familiar; it leaves me speechless.. it is a bit earthy, floral, buttery, and powdery, and indeed tuberose-like, but how do you describe tuberose to someone who has never smelled it?
Unfortunately, I can't.. but I hope that many more tuberose lovers will get to know and enjoy this scent.

And unlike many other Goutals, this fragrance clings to the skin for a long time (almost 7 hours on me). Bravo!