Description
Trouble in Heaven lights the fire with its intoxicating amber resonating with notes of patchouli, tonka absolut and iris. Powerful. Compelling. Seductive.
“I wanted to celebrate woman and her desires. I wanted these fragrances to enhance an aspect of her personality, or perhaps reveal something about her that no one knew before, maybe not even her, tell a secret, a story. In a way creating these fragrances is like being a film director, some directors want to control the acting process, others want to reveal the power of character and personality. This is what I try to evoke with shoes and now with the alchemy of fragrance. I want to give women the means to express themselves and to delight in their femininity.” —Christian Louboutin
Notes:
– Top: bergamot, cascalone.
– Middle: rose bouton, iris firabs.
– Base: amber, patchouli, tonka absolut, labdanum.
Trouble in Heaven was launched in 2016.
aidaranet – :
Amber and patch are definitely the star notes. They have combined with the bergamot, rose and iris to make a sort of Amber gris on my skin. I don’t see this as a particularly aquatic scent at all. The sea is in the distance.
The rose, labdanum and Tonka are quite evident. The bergamot quickly fades after a few minutes. The iris adds a touch of coolness and powderiness.
The overall impression is of a warm, resinous scent with a touch of cool angelic iris to stop it nose diving to undesirable places. I like the touch of sea from the amber gris illusion as well.
It’s a sexy scent that could lure you into trouble and I find myself wearing it quite a bit.
I do though wish the longevity was better than moderate and the same can be said for the sillage.
daniar1608 – :
I rather like it on my skin better than on paper. What I could decipher was florals, vanilla, and cinnamon. Cinnamon being most prominent. Not bad.
Mauroalvarez – :
My third and final sample of Louboutin’s new fragrances was Trouble in Heaven. Frankly, after trying all three scents, a better name might be trouble at the perfume factory. Or, more generously, trouble with producing samples.
This perfume opened to my nose with a dusty vanilla scent, which soon changed to plastic. Yes, like a plastic bin one might keep a pair of Louboutin heels in. This bin may once have held flowers, but any floral fragrance has crumpled to nothingness. Amber appears, slightly warming the vanilla, but there it stays. Plastic, Amber and Vanilla. I smell no fruit nor watery accords, no flowers nor anything masculine. Louboutins shoes are oh so sexy, but this fragrance? Not so. A dusting powder puff of vanilla and plastic is all I can smell. So disappointing.
sergey123 – :
This fragrance was a study in patchouli for me; what I mean by that is I am finding that my nemesis note, patchouli, is proving itself to be very interesting, very alluring as I sample it in higher-end perfumes. I’m certainly no expert on the note but in the beginning of what I call my perfume journey, I was repulsed and literally sickened by fragrances that included it. Now, as I am opening my mind, nose and occasionally, wallet, to more expensive patchouli-containing fragrances, I am finding some of them to be quite beautiful. This is definitely one of the beautiful ones…
feofan – :
A citrus opening that slowly turns medicinal to finally become sweet.
Some perfumes like opium or black orchide are fragrances that grow by the minute like a wonderful sweet irresistible monster.
Trouble in Heaven suddenly stops mid way. It stays on a sweet note, like a linear honey. It’s a bland sweet ( if that makes sense), although, if you over spray this perfume may turn into a heavy obnoxious fragrance.
If you are after a sweet fragrance without being ultra sticky, then I guess trouble in heaven might work for you.
But if I have to tell the truth, if you can’t afford this perfume, don’t worry, you are not missing much.
dotsheeFt – :
Trouble in Heaven is a typical fruitchouli, strong patchouli and warm citrus..nothing more..like Jimmy Choo..done before many many times..soft oriental in the base..not the best but not the worst fruitchouli..I think for the price, you are better off buying the Jimmy Choo, or Oriens by Van Cleef..the name is cool, intriguing, but the scent a lot more generic than it is worth. I get mostly patchouli, no floral notes, warm base…nice…nothing more .
Perevoz4uk2 – :
This fragrance reminds me of plastic like smell of L’Instant de Guerlain and rawness of Womanity! I instantly fell in love with this scent upon wearing it! It is truly captivating and sensual! It’s a very warm almost gourmand smelling with soft floral oriental tone! When I smell it I think of Cinnamon Teddy Grams, a new baby doll with savoriness of passionate of sex! I love raunchy scents and this is very provocative smelling! I wish is was a little heavier on the skin as it’s definitely one of those up close and personal scents! I have received alot of compliments from guys while wearing it out!
neenlymidepet – :
One word – obnoxious.
AbrahamRV – :
This is a fragrance that is trying too hard to be different, and it falls flat. Take any number of amber fragrances and add a touch of Womanity (the marine accord smells just like it) and you get this. While that might sound cool and unique, it’s just a mess. The notes clash, and there’s a jarring plastic/vinyl smell over the whole thing. Perhaps from a distance this might smell all right, but up close it’s very unpleasant. My nose detects amber, labdanum, patchouli, leather, and the marine accord.It manages to be both cloying and almost dusty-dry. Absolutely NOT worth the price…there are a million better oriental scents out there.
alxzzz01834 – :
Fragrance Review For Trouble In Heaven
Christian Louboutin
Top Notes
Bergamot Orange Cascalone
Middle Notes
Rose Iris
Base Notes
Patchouli Amber Tonka Bean Labdanum
When I heard that Louboutin was releasing a fragrance line I jumped for joy. I’m in Milan Fashion Week and I already have this fragrance in my hands. I was hoping that these perfumes would be set apart from the typical Macy’s perfumes; that it would have an edge, a creativity and unisex quality, something to match with their amazing shoes, but with more depth like an entire wardrobe to wear with those shoes.
I was not disappointed when I sampled Trouble in Heaven. Right off the bat it had that unisex vibe. The cascalone note is merely a chemical that smells colder, fresher, and unisex and a note found in such fragrances as Acqua di Gio for men. It’s an aquatic note with a cold temperature. It smells like walking into a climate controlled hotel room where they left the air conditioning on a cold temp. It also smells like the coolness of a shoe closet. The bergamot orange and the aquatic cascalone go very well together. It’s fresh and perfumy, old fashioned and unisex. Not quite an aftershave but a citrus that has no genitals.
The iris and rose are the feminine body of the perfume. It’s not a powdered orris/iris however nor a powdery rose. The rose is deep and red, like a rose that has been left in the snow. It’s a cold rose and iris, and yet it smells so gorgeous and sexy, sultry, with an austere aristocratic persona. It smells like a very expensive millionairess’ fragrance stashed away in a closet full of shoes and leather handbags. I absolutely love the iris in this scent and it provides the scent with enough florals even though it’s only irs and rose. It’s a mature floral.
The dry down is Oriental in nature.
The amber and patchouli are the key players. That amber is deep, resinous and warm, like lava. It has a patchouli note that is aromatic but more on the spicy side, masculine and full bodied, at one point dominating to take over the entire scent, but it’s allowing the citrus-watery notes and the iris to continue to dance around it. There’s a Tonka or vanilla bean that has just the littlest bit of powder. It has a marine/oceanic air, as well as an Oriental body so it makes it appropriate to wear as a serious statement perfume for men and women in the summer time. I am wearing it now and it’s heaven, and there’s no trouble!
I love the deep purple color of the bottle. It’s a rich, intoxicating sultry sexy fragrance that smells very very Italian to me. I hope that this fragrance continues to sell although I’m afraid it might be a limited edition. Bikini Questa Sera is more popular but I am completely floored by this fragrance. It fits my personality in every way. I love the iris and the purple color as that’s my favorite color. The scent is long lasting, deep, luxurious, elegant and aristocratic.
Well done Louboutin.
паве – :
Trouble in Heaven is my favorite out of the three fragrances in the Louboutin collection. It is hard to categorize, though. I want to call it an ambery oriental but there is so much more to it than that. There is sweet, starchy iris and tonka; rich, dry patchouli and labdanum; and a prominent marine + bergamot accent. All of three of these accords push and pull against each other in perfect balance. The finish and execution of the scent is remarkable as well — it smells like there is a glossy, vinyl sheen over it, just like the patent leather shine on a pair of Louboutins.
Trouble in Heaven is completely modern, edgy, and too cool for school. I think the composition is brilliant and it makes me desperately wish that I had an extra $275 lying around so I could own a bottle for myself.