Love Tuberose

“Recounting the story of unrequited love with heady notes of Chantilly cream and vanilla, this sweet yet subtle fragrance by Amouage combines rich tuberose with floral soupçons of gardenia and jasmine. Rounding out with woody aromas and sandalwood, it will make a feminine addition to your perfume rotation.”

Unfortunately, I don’t “love” Amouage’s ‘Love Tuberose’.

Now I do LOVE tuberose normally, just not when it’s teamed-up with my nemesis vanilla. And boy does ‘Love Tuberose’ equally love vanilla, it’s almost like a tuberose/vanilla duo. In that sense, it reminds me of Guerlain’s ‘Joyeuse Tubéreuse’ as that too is a heavily dependant vanilla-tuberose. I think they worry about tuberose being a screechy white floral (which it can often become) so they soften the screechy edges with boring-old-reliable vanilla. For me, vanilla evokes feelings of nausea, but I realise that’s a personal issue which I suffer alone, so I’m aware I shouldn’t inflict my personal nose-crippling bias. The other sweetness weapon used to unscreech the tuberose is the whipped cream - this along with the jasmine, is a combination also seen (or smelt) in Jean Paul Gaultier’s ‘Classique’ Essence De Parfum.

I’m thinking that the use of the word “love” in the title should mean “vanilla”, as ‘Love Tuberose’ is the vanilla/tuberose buddy to ‘Blossom Love’s’ cherry-blossom/vanilla. If you love the tuberose/vanilla combo then you’ll love this. If you love the mighty white floral which is Amouage’s ‘Honour’ then you should try ‘Love Tuberose’ as it’s more comforting and (dare I say) more interesting. Let’s not forget that this is still an almighty Amouage with the same holy quality, and Amouage is (quite possibly) the best perfume house of all. I await what else they are cook-up in the future (just not with vanilla).

TOP - Tuberose, Gardenia, Jasmine

MIDDLE - Chantilly Cream, Vanilla

BASE - Cedarwood, Sandalwood