Tubéreuse Criminelle

Serge Lutens

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3.7

116 reviews
64%
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3.9/5
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    5.0
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    lAnamour

    19 years ago

    I 'm also a Fracas hater, indeed I hate traditional tuberose, too feminine, too creamy and sweet that make me nauseous. This one I wanted to try because I love Fleurs d 'Oranger and I was...

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    rnornan

    19 years ago

    Smoke, listerine, vicks vapo-rub? Is this the wrong thing? How can this have a 60% approval rating? Ok, calm down. I'm waiting out the storm to find that hey, it's not bad! I would say compared to...

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    baybe

    19 years ago

    (spoken in Elvis voice) Whoooaaaa, MAMA! After reading my darling Christian's excited chatterings about this, I just had to try it, too. If Chris likens this perfume to Marilyn Monroe not wearing...

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    norwegiangirl

    20 years ago

    This was the biggest surprise of all the Serge Lutens fragrances I've tried. I've always assumed tuberose was a poisonous ingredient for me. I'm a big-time Fracas-hater. This is the first time I...

    About reviewer (31 reviews)

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    dreamstorm

    20 years ago

    Well, the top notes of this fragrance aren't TERRIBLE. Sort of reminiscent of a methanol, band-aid-y type of smell. Weird, yes, but torturesome, no. So what most people discount this fragrance...

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    5.0
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    fcappy

    20 years ago

    Part of me has always wondered about the 'genius' of the SL - is it the exclusivity of the fragrances more than the actual scents that matter? The idea of 'we want what we cannot have' or at least...

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    heatherplant

    20 years ago

    I don't know.... real tuberose does have a rubbery-medicinal smell in addition to its powdery floral. I find this pretty close to the real thing.

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    Sissi

    20 years ago

    I do get the menthol note, but on my skin it smells like peppermint and it adds an interesting freshness to the tuberose, which is the closest thing to real tuberose I have ever encountered.

    About reviewer (110 reviews)

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    arabelle

    20 years ago

    There has been enough pontificating about this fragrance, so I will keep my review short: I simply love Tuberose Criminelle. The glacial menthol notes are a brilliant foil for the white-hot...

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    Kate123

    20 years ago

    The tuberose can be found elsewhere, without the menthol. Why, why, why mix menthol with tuberose? It may be exclusive, it may be expensive, but does that mean it's good? In this case: no.

    About reviewer (156 reviews)

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    tigrushka

    20 years ago

    This one really was criminal on my skin! Sickeningly sweet horror, instant nausea & headache.

    About reviewer (202 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    bitchyboss

    20 years ago

    This is one of the few Lutens I like. It does smell of menthol when you first apply but it morphs into a gently creamy tuberose - and what at that! One tiny drop lasts for several hours and I...

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    5.0
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    Liv24

    20 years ago

    I call this "The Absurd and the Sublime." The opening is so absurd that you can't help but comment. However, on my skin, the strongest phase of this spearmint, menthol note is extremely short-lived...

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    jennyb

    20 years ago

    What hits you first here isn't tuberose, but a piercing bandaid note somewhere between hospitals and sarsaparilla. This plays against the lush creamy ylang-dominated heart, cutting through its...

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    Suzy_Queue

    21 years ago

    I do not like tuberose and I never have. Yet I have gone MAD for this perfume! One tiny drop is all it takes. Be sure you are strapped in--the menthol launches this powerful fragrance like a...

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    soniax

    21 years ago

    This scent is sickeningly sweet. It really made me nauseous. I tried the wax sample, and wanted to wash it off as soon as it hit, because I really felt like I would be sick. And it stayed with...

    About reviewer (108 reviews)

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    aprillia

    21 years ago

    This was very expensive, since I had to go to Paris to get it (darn!). However, it is so luscious. I love the weirdness at first because it makes the dry down to creamy, pure tuberose all the more...

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    impishnature

    21 years ago

    Definite menthol-meets-a-Band-Aid note about its opening, but while it was unique, I didn't find it overly mind-blowing strange. Quickly calmed down to its tubereusey roots, but not as heady as...

    About reviewer (340 reviews)

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    dara09

    21 years ago

    Ahhh... the notorious Criminelle! It emerges with the cool menthol note floating on top with the soft floral base underneath. The cool menthol remains for awhile while the floral base heats up,...

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    Danica21

    21 years ago

    OK, this reminds me vaguely of Fleurs D'Oranger; I think the tuberose may be of the same origin. It dries down to a pretty, green tuberose on me after an initial mentholated burst. I really like...

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