Tubereuse Imperiale by BDK Parfums
Amber
Cécile Matton
A bourgeois white floral-tuberose fragrance. If you love tuberose, you are going to enjoy Tubereuse Imperiale. It is definitely a great one among tuberose fragrances.
Tuberose has other floral competitors in this perfume like ylang-ylang, jasmine and iris; nevertheless, due to its heady and opulent quality, it is still the dominant of the composition. Right after a traditional rose, tuberose is the modern queen of flowers in perfumery.
Together with other white florals like gardenia and jasmine, tuberose can get pretty polarising. The scent is so distinctive that you are either a “ride or die” fan or you hate it. I went through different phases of tuberose myself. Firstly, I did not pay attention to tuberose. When I was not into perfumes, I wore J’Adore by Dior and there is a tuberose and jasmine combo together with fruity notes, and I like it. I did not know how tuberose smells.
Later in 2015, I got more into perfume and I became a white floral lover. I liked the opulence and I reached for fragrances like Mon Jasmin Noir by Bvlgari, Jour d’Hermes, the original Michael Kors, White Patchouli by Tom Ford or 5th Avenue by Elizabeth Arden. Some of them I still like dearly. Then, in 2020, I enjoyed user-friendly tuberoses like My Way by Giorgio Armani or L’Interdit by Givenchy. However, recently, I trained my nose and a tuberose smell became something detectable, and predictable hence I must say I do not wear tuberose-forward fragrances unless I am testing them and this impacts my rating. If I were on a tuberose kick right now, the score would be higher. I am sorry, perfumes are subjective.
With that being said I still think that tuberose is a bright tropical creamy floral that can work for many men and women. Plus, Tubereuse Imperiale has vanilla and benzoin that sweeten the mixture and incense that adds a little bit of darkness and smokiness, and of course, all the other florals in a stunning blend.
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