Perfume Help!!!
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I'm not a fan of gardenia or tuberose.
Here is a link to a thread about tuberose fragrances, might give you other suggestions, although Fracas is often considered the best tuberose. Serge Lutens has a great tuberose, but different, Carnal Flower.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/301289-Best-feminine-tuberose-fragrances
Here is a link to a thread about tuberose fragrances, might give you other suggestions, although Fracas is often considered the best tuberose. Serge Lutens has a great tuberose, but different, Carnal Flower.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/301289-Best-feminine-tuberose-fragrances
Hi. I am a major Tuberose / Gardenja fan too. I have tried many and I keep going back to Fracas. You can wear it all year round and the scent is powerful and leaves a nice silage yet it is not over the top.
I also love Carnal Flower, but I sometimes find it too overpowering although I must say, many men and women have asked me what I am wearing when I wear Carnal Flower. But...I keep going back to Fracas because it is a scent I can wear all year round.
If you like more Gardenia, Estée Lauder's Tuberose Gardenia is a more pure gardenia and smells good too. But... After a bottle of that, I still go back to Fracas! It's the best to me!
On your two choices, Fracas for sure. I also find it lasts longer than Annick Goutal... Her fragrances seen to fade fast on me.
Good luck!
The new Cartier Panthere has gardenia notes in it. Although I'm not a great gardenia fan, I bought it because the gardenia notes blend in with the others, and later disappear.
Once you explore a bit more, you might want to try variations.
Once you explore a bit more, you might want to try variations.
Fracas was my first perfume that I hunted down by scent alone when someone walked by and I remembered it all the way to the department store and smelled every bottle until I found it because I didn't know what it was called. It has longevity and the only caution is to get one from RP directly or a really reliable seller because there was a period when the original formula was not matched well when the company changed hands and some were cheaply made. I've seen it at Costco but I'm leery of it - has anyone tried it?
The current formulation is supposed to be excellent.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/scent-notes-fracas/?_r=1#more-1505
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/scent-notes-fracas/?_r=1#more-1505
I have Esteé Lauder's Tuberose Gradenia and everytime I wore it, got tons of compliments. Long staying power but don't overdo. It always liftmy spirit when I wear it. This got a lot of good reviews too. HTH
I lovvvvvve Tuberose Gardenia too, and Michael by Michael Kors is one of the best ones out there. Looking to get the Estee Lauder one next time to try it out!
