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I bet I\u2019m not the only perfume lover who has trouble wearing tuberose. Now, I love tuberose. I adore its bombshell lushness and, whenever I can, I buy stems to keep on my mantel. I adore tuberose in perfume, too. Little beats the first five minutes of wearing Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Malle Carnal Flower<\/a>, and I can\u2019t give up my Piguet Fracas<\/a> Parfum, even if I can\u2019t quite wear it, either.<\/p>\n Yet, after a tuberose perfume\u2019s glorious first moments, too often I\u2019m ready chew my arm off. Those few minutes of a soprano\u2019s aria that were so beautiful at first, now are grating. Tuberose perfume \u2014 on me, that is \u2014 is just too much of a diva, and I need relief.<\/p>\n I\u2019m happy to report that Aftelier<\/a> Velvet Tuberose stands apart. It\u2019s a lovely, easygoing tuberose in which a tuberose lover like me who sadly doesn\u2019t wear it well can indulge. Velvet Tuberose\u2019s notes include pink grapefruit, grand fir, transparent florals, tuberose absolute, heady white flowers, creamy sandalwood, damp earth and spun sugar. (Mandy Aftel, the brand\u2019s founder and perfumer, seems to be having fun playing with names of notes with this one.) As is true for all of Aftelier\u2019s fragrances, Velvet Tuberose is made completely of natural materials. Also, it\u2019s a solid perfume.<\/p>\n Have you ever smelled tuberose absolute? It\u2019s more vegetal and less polished than I\u2019d expect, and Velvet Tuberose\u2019s green quality reflects that. Instead of a performer at La Scala, Velvet Tuberose is more of a singer walking in the woods, trading polish and sparkle for comfort and self-satisfaction.<\/p>\n Velvet Tuberose is simply a plush, green, approachable tuberose pretty much from the first smear on skin to its last quiet breath seven hours later. After the first half hour, I smell a bit of ashy earth, but nothing to detract from the fragrance\u2019s soft, round texture and gentle sweetness. It\u2019s a quiet fragrance, but it lasts a good long time on skin.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s about all I have to say about Velvet Tuberose. It doesn\u2019t break new ground, as far as I can tell. It isn\u2019t freaky or surprising. It\u2019s a welcoming, easy-to-wear tuberose that should please a wide audience.<\/p>\n Velvet Tuberose works on my skin, and so do deconstructed tuberoses, like Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bak\u00e9lite<\/a> and L\u2019Artisan Parfumer Nuit de Tub\u00e9reuse<\/a>. Shalini also wears well on me. (Maybe tuberose absolute makes the difference?) How are you with tuberose? Do you have any favorites?<\/p>\n Aftelier Velvet Tuberose is $7 for a .25 ml sample and $240 for 8 ml in a 1.5-inch square sterling silver compact in a silk pouch. For information on where to buy it, see Aftelier under Perfume Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Note: top image is Tuberosa<\/em> [cropped] by Cristian Iohan \u015etef\u0103nescu at flickr<\/a>; some rights reserved<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the rest of this article »<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I bet I\u2019m not the only perfume lover who has trouble wearing tuberose. Now, I love tuberose. I adore its bombshell lushness and, whenever I can, I buy stems to keep on my mantel. I adore tuberose in perfume, too. Little beats the first five minutes of wearing Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Malle Carnal Flower<\/a>, and I can\u2019t give up my Piguet Fracas<\/a> Parfum, even if I can\u2019t quite wear it, either.<\/p>\n Yet, after a tuberose perfume\u2019s glorious first moments, too often I\u2019m ready chew my arm off. Those few minutes of a soprano\u2019s aria that were so beautiful at first, now are grating. Tuberose perfume \u2014 on me, that is \u2014 is just too much of a diva, and I need relief.<\/p>\n![\"Aftelier](\"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aftelier-vt.jpg\")
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