Description
An Ode to Tuberose was presented with a new collection by the house of Histoires de Parfums, which includes three fragrances with key ingredient – tuberose flower. The fragrances were created to tingle your imagination with an oriental-gourmand-powdery composition of the first fragrance of the collection – Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse, romantic-oriental-fruity notes of Tubereuse 2 Virginale and animalistic-floral-leather composition refreshed with top notes of citrusy nuances Tubereuse 3 Animale.
The third fragrance of this collection, Tubereuse 3 Animale, intoxicates and seduces with irresistible aromas of tuberose resting on floral-woody accords resting on a honey base of tobacco and immortal. Top notes encompass bergamot, mandarin, neroli and cumquat, a heart adds jasmine, tuberose, dried grass and plum, while a base finishes with hay, tobacco, immortal, woody notes and irresistible tuberose.
All three fragrances are available as 120 EDP, as well as in a travel set which includes all three fragrances in amount of 13.5 ml each. Tubereuse 3 Animale was launched in 2010.
gedrh – :
I was hoping I’d love this since it’s all about tuberose. On me this is a bit camphorus, which I wasn’t expecting, and I got no tobacco from it. It was dry, and I think the immortelle is what killed it for me. I think it made it drier and maple-syrupy on me which did not bode well for my nose.
djsl7 – :
Head shop. Nag Champa incense. A girl in bell bottom jeans with long hair parted down the middle. Histories Tubereuse 3 animal is a full on 70’s trip. Now this is what I expect Niche fragrances to smell like. Dear swap partner. Thank you so much for this. You know who you are!
For children of the 70’s and 80’s do you remember Spencer’s gift shop? If so you remember the smell and this is it! I cannot stop sniffing my wrist. Damn this is good. It’s heavy so not ideal in warm hot weather. I can see this shining in the fall/winter. I think this will be a keeper and it’s worth the high price tag as it’s made seriously well.
Gurlyns – :
Tubereuse 3: Animale took me quite a while to get used to. I’d been spraying it once or twice and getting no longevity. I’d been given a decant of it and decided to spray the remaining 6 sprays on one wrist and its been lasting for at least 16 hours. The scent itself improved too. I wouldn’t call this entirely animalic, but it is sort of. At least on my skin. It’s a creamy, smokey tuberose. Rather beautiful, but not something I’d buy. It’s a different kind of tuberose, but not different enough to warrant a purchase. However, in saying all of this, it’s one of the most realistic I’ve ever smelt!
Prohorsergio – :
Tubéreuse 3 Animale
By Histoires de Parfums
Interesting fact:There is some kind of an old sensation which is in common in most perfumes of this house like a déjà vu or a good memory..Tubéreuse 3 Animale,Is a mysterious,dark ,lustful, floral perfume. It is exactly on the border of feminine and masculine fragrances.Tuberose in here has it’s dirty aspect Which has been perfectly combined with animalic notes.Just like The (blind owl) by (Sadegh Hedayat)
While trying to give back life to transcendent girl,smelling her body. Tobacco is the main reason why this fragrance can be easily used by men too.Finally in the base the immortelle
At this moment it reminds me of 1740 and of course tuberose again and again.
Number 1 quality
nik231speagoessenda – :
عطور التبروز لها جاذبيتها و جمالها حيث انها من العطور التي لها قبول من كل الجنسين عطرنا هذا له ميزة أنه له رائحة دخانية او سموكية حيث أن هذا العطر من وظف التبروز مع التبغ مع التبروز وجعل العطر يبدو برائحة ذات نكهة حلوة و كأن العطر يحتوي على الحلوى ايضا عطر مناسبات بلا منازع فخم عطر جميل انصح به
oxalis – :
I have been sampling different Histoires de Parfums for a few months now. I visited a boutique in Paris and fell in love with the design and the style of the shop. I have since collected a few and got this one as a sample – I am totally in love with this fragrance. My favorite part is how smoky it is! All day, I get whiffs of smoked tobacco. It reminds me of smoky scotch and dark smoky beer – all things I love – and the dark caramel, just delicious! I was anticipating it to be more rose – the tubereuse is maybe something I am not familiar with in comparison to the more traditional rose scent in Rosam – which is also amazing and much more fresh and feminine.
My favorites from this house, in order:
Tubereuse 3
Veni
Irreverent
Rosam
Vidi
Ambarem
The only one I don’t like:
Fidelis
The ones that are ok but not as amazing as the rest:
Ambre 114
1876
juclecia – :
If you are a man and you like tuberose…this is the fragrance you need. GREAT
IVKlimenko4 – :
The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with Sun by William Blake 1805
sgq786InsuffBooni – :
tuberose+ plum كوبرا
لكن مع نونتة الاخشاب
zapasnoi – :
Oh my god. This perfume is so intoxicating. The tuberose, I usually don’t like alone, is so perfectly mix with the tobacco and immortelle. Those notes give tuberose a dry/masculine twist. This was a risky blind buy for me but I adore it. Thanks to the fragrantica’s member who suggested me this gorgeous Tuberose when I was looking for a perfume with tobacco…
Elerlysmooppy – :
Fragrance nardo gourmand, sumptuous, blunt and glamorous.
It is worked with the opulence of the floral classics of yesteryear and with that density that have the Orientals that are cut with knife and fork as if it were a cake of several layers.
Here there is nothing for languid lolitas, no strawberry tarts, pink sugar clouds or syrupy fruitchoulys, this fragrance has character and much personality, so much that could serve the male audience as it already happens with many female classics: Mitsouko, Parfum de peau, Ivoire, Shalimar, 1000 de Patou or number 5 among others.
Very well made, it develops in three light phases and during this development the aroma of the suggestive nard is evident in all development accompanied by the immortal and a touch of tobacco all very sweet and with an excellent balance.
The evocation of a classy retro.
Rating: 8.5
santaprimera – :
I’m not usually into any animalic fragrances but this stuff is awesome. Lovely, warm, a little sweet, opulent, smoky tuberose scent. Its the package for seduction. If I could purr then I would when wearing this lol I’d only wear this for a special evening with my man though. There is something about it that makes it feminine to me. It’s no shy flower so not suitable for day wear but whatever makes you happy. The sillage is good as well so don’t be heavy handed with it.
stone07 – :
This is one of the rare frags I’d call “topical” in the sense that it doesn’t behave the same way at all on thicker parts of the skin than it does on thinner parts (pulse, neck).
The tobacco notes erase almost everything else on thicker skin (hand, dorsal side of arms), whereas on the thinner skin where parfumes behave better, the tobacco notes mix very well with tuberose and the other floral (immortelle & neroli) and fruit notes (plum & kumquat).
So it needs some training, but once this is done, the frag is pretty nice, though in the HdP tuberose series I prefer the more subtle Tuberose Virginale.
diman52rus – :
Are people’s noses broken? Yes, this is tuberose but tuberose and FRUIT. The juicy ripe plum is in the front of this frag, more dominant than the tuberose. This is not a tobacco scent. That is a minor note that rounds things out. This does not have the powdery HdP DNA base. This is syrupy sweet.
Haronz – :
Yesterday, I sampled this fragrance for the first time (Thanks to a very generous Fragrantica friend!)-
My first impression was- “a touch too much”- too overbearing, too much animal warmth, not very wearable- beautiful, but just not me-
I contemplated adding it to an upcoming giveaway, but decided to give it just another try today- and I think I’m beginning to get hooked!
It’s warm, sensual, very heavy and golden- compelling and, as Migotka stated, uncompromising- similar to Daphne by Commes des Garcons-
евген – :
OK…….once upon a time….I was in love with this fragrance. Today……the “immortelle” can possibly be the “negative” with this with my new nose for some reason. I used to LOVE it…now it gags me when I spray it on. It could just be the opening, but none of the notes in the opening have EVER made me gag. Dang…….chemistry is SO strange.
keba73 – :
Tubereuse 3 Animale by Histoires de Parfums opens with intense grapy tuberose with a touch of menthol. The fragrance quickly settles down into an oak moss and pipe tobacco combination that comes across as a bit vintage. I’m not really picking up on the “green grass” note because the composition leans a little towards musty books and fruit—a little reminiscent of Mitsouko. Also, I’m not entirely sure about the “animale” part; the tuberose is definitely full-on, but not as indolic as other tuberose fragrances. The quality/performance is decent, so I would definitely recommend this fragrance to someone wanting to smell like white flowers and old books.
3.5/5
wopwermprer – :
I do love this juice. It’s a great masculine take on a tuberose frag. Only downside I see to it is that if you wear it and rub up against something (in my case, a wrist against the edge of my laptop) there’s an odd note that lingers two days later that’s not the most pleasant. I couldn’t tell where the note was coming from until I pieced it all together. It was Tubereuse 3 Animale on day two. Bit of a sour, vegetal note, but not distinctly immortelle.
Kelldantviell – :
I was in a hurry the other day, and grabbed quickly from my treasured “sample chest,” ripped off the plastic covering and started spritzing. Tuberose? I didn’t have time to look at notes. I left the house smelling a delicious warm sweet tobacco wood, heavy on immortelle, whiffs of leather and a bit of animalic, but not urinous or skanky. An amber quality remained in the dry-down, but I did not exactly register “full-on tuberose”(no Criminelle here). This was not quite the mentholated encounter I was expecting, but warmer, fleshier. The Tuberose is a backdrop for the sweeter aspects to shine, adding a floralcy that makes it easier to wear for both men and women. I like it very much, and it’s very definitely a try, if not an actual FB buy–which it could be for I don’t think it will disappoint if one likes his or her flowers more “oriental” and skewing sun-bathed and woodsy. I like Tuberose, but I have to say this “take” on it suits my overall personality and wears better than say a Fracas. Prefer it out of the three Histoires! Happy smelling!
German007 – :
I found a replacement for the discontinued Habanita EDT by Molinard in this frag. I get the same vibe, with different notes…
Better, it has everything I like in Habanita and is much wearable for a guy and less sweet too. Nice.
The bitter/sweet tuberose is really obvious at the beginning and then it settles into soething more sweet, bold and deep, rich.
It has a touch of a vintage vibe, in a good way, really pleasing and comforting.
Beautiful juice !
9/10
sweetqueen2008 – :
Deep and rich with a vintage vibe. The sweetness is thick, but not overly done. The color is dark like maple syrup. Its like a grown up piece of candy that is delicious. 🙂
Mepfd778InsuffBooni – :
Someone compared this to a slinky black panther. I can see that, but would make it a slinky black panther who just smoked a cigarette and is now chewing on a caramel as he runs past you are in the woods. He runs by so fast you just get a fleeting whiff of his breath. This could sound disgusting, but he is a very clean panther with fresh breath except for the tobacco and sweets. Maybe there are some flowers further back in the woods, maybe not. You can’t smell the actual panther, but you can almost feel him and you want to touch his smooth fur.
On me this starts out as straight up tobacco, and then develops a bit of sweetness over the next hour. What kind of amazes me is that the tobacco then seems to come and go. The bit of sweet stays constant. I would never have guessed tuberose was part of this fragrance. I get no florals at all. This is nothing like what I expected or wanted, yet I really, really like it!
I can definitely see it as a comfort scent especially in cooler weather, but possibly turning into a rank ashtray in the heat. I am not usually attracted to “interesting” scents, but this one really grabbed me. I’m impressed!
edit April 2: oh yeah, stinky ashtray for sure when temperatures go up. Wore this when it was 80 degrees and it was rank. Not surprisingly, since my chemistry is very adept at turning nice perfumes into something gross…
pesha – :
This is one superb juice Tuberose Tobacco liquid on a poison melts, as i sense citrus on the far background! no animalic notes at all other than captivating tuberose mixed with tobacco. quite interesting and needs to be tested more.
Gunso – :
Uh-oh. All I’m getting from this one are the chemicals in a portable toilet. I don’t want it anywhere near me!
pro100stasik – :
Big, big LOVE for me, since I adore tobacco and tuberose; so well blended, this flower here is so obscure, so deep; I would swear there also is cinnamon here, but maybe it’s the tobacco aroma plus the tuberose and immortelle sweetness to give this feeling.
Here “animale” doesn’ t mean musk, civet or so; it means a flower become something different, something more vivid, alive and moving, more concrete.
I wear it with passion and, those days I wear something else, I move to its bottle to remove the cap and inhale.
EnalayUnwibia – :
Tubereuse 3 Animale is quite an oddball of a fragrance; a theatrical scent with an unusual swamp green color to match but I love this wild little number for its evocative uniqueness.
Barely a tuberose fragrance to me. The star is the immortelle – unlit tobacco combination to my nose and remains this way from start to finish. It’s dry, sweet, maybe even incensey. The other notes come to play for a while and fade. I just get some plum in the opening and gets woodier in the drydown.
It might be considered a cool weather fragrance but definitely brings summer to my mind. You know, mediterranean is not only seashores and fig trees. It’s also dry rocky mountainsides, olive orchards, blazing heat, cicadas singing and clear blue skies. That’s what I get from it, maybe not the easiest fragrance to wear but still a great one.
бурундуляка – :
Opens with a strange plum and sweet flower combination that is very edible and sultry. There is something very dark underneath the edible notes that is growing in strength together with tuberose notes. After a while tobacco notes become apparent and the plum tones down a little. Now, herbal notes (I think liquorice) combined with immortelle make the scent change from sultry and juicy to dry and a bit rough. Drydown is a tobacco with a few spices, sweetened by dark fruity notes and the same candy tuberose as in all 3 of the Tubéreuse scents, and a little bit of cinnamon and ambrette which gives a slightly musty undertone.
Both sillage and longevity are moderate on me.
My goodness, I absolutely love the opening. And the tobacco notes. And the tuberose. I never got any leather notes, though. I like the funky change from edible to dry tobacco, too. I almost dismissed this one as too bland on the tester strip, but on skin it smells great, it really blooms. I wouldn’t want to call this one animalic even though there is ambrette in there. Want-list!
yai213speagoessenda – :
A tuberose scent a man can wear! Not one for fragrance gender derivation, I’ve found tuberose one of only a few notes I’ve felt were too feminine on me, But not this one!
The opening had me a little concerned at first, fruity elements of kumquat and plum combining with the white florals to make things feel a tad sweet to begin with. But the opening soon morphs into a far more complex arrangement in the middle that builds around a structure of woody notes, some hay, an unobtrusive animalic, perhaps civet and a really spectacular tobacco note. I say spectacular just in terms of how it’s never too dirty or too obtrusive, preferring to remain perfectly obscured yet assuredly present. It’s the hay & tobacco to me that initially pulls back the sweetness and balances the strong tuberose presence. Then as we venture to the base I really notice the contribution of the immortelle flower to this de-sweetening, functioning much as it does in ELDO’s gorgeous Like This.
The late drydown is the stage of this fragrance I crave most. The sweetness has burned off, leaving me with a lovely dry tobacco/immortelle combination on a base of wood and hay, and that sugarless tuberose that I now know and love.
Animale is ultimately a deep, mysterious tuberose/tobacco scent that opens with some fresh fruits and florals, then dessicates out to a dark, dry, slightly animalic combo that’s totally unisex and attractive. It’s the answer to your tuberose question guys and a very seductive tobacco that would totally suit women who find some other tobacco scents too challenging. Long lasting and with great presence, this is definitely something else!
гора – :
I got a full 120 ml bottle to swap, if anyone’s interested. This and Moulin Rouge by the same house.
Back to Tubereuse 3, smells like the library of a manor were a gentleman smoked cherry tabacco in the presence of a nicely perfumed lady (before they were rushed out by the butler who informed them that a body was found in the greenhouse 🙂
On a serious note, a longlasting, interesting perfume, maybe a bit to expensive.
When I tested this in the shop I was in love, so my husband made me a surprise a bought it for me,togheter with Moulin Rouge, also by Histoire de Parfums. Now that I’m pregnant however, both perfumes make me sick, that’s why I would like to swap them.
irpcuzpjjix – :
This is an extremely pleasant composition to wear if you love warm retro slightly dark but sweet syropy scents. It is of course updated enough with the inclusion of notes which just didn’t existed that while back, I’m specially hooked by the immortelle which gives the drydown such an interesting almost dusty twist, but also the sweet tartness of the kunquat ads interest to the start.
On me, the tobacco (blonde and sweet here) immortelle and plum are at least as prominent as tuberose itself. As some other reviewers have mention before, the leather isn’t literally there but as a recreation, the animal aspect of this composition has more to do with its progress when blended with your skin than with presence of animal notes in the blend. Maybe that is why I wasn’t that interested until I could properly tested it on my skin.
I must confess I don’t even then find it that dirty compared to other scents in my collection, for instance, Versace Blonde is a real animalic tuberose, Habanita is a dirtier leather, not to speak of La Nuit by Paco Rabanne. I think the success of this perfume is precisely the fact that it is a pretender, achieving to revive a sort of cleaner modern Tabu, something that could have been thought of as impossible.
Its syropy comforting character reminds me of Luten’s Cedre only in this last one is the woods and spices which lead the also gorgeous drydown instead of Tubereuse Animale’s immortelle and tobacco one. If you enjoy tuberose and any of the above mentioned scents, you might get interested by this one. For me its an absolute pleasure to wear it.
Tubereuse Animal is quite polite and versatile due to this only pretended animal character. It has a very good longevity along with quite a sillage, so just be careful when spraying, it can be wonderful for you but maybe a little too much to someone beside you.
xxxsoldierxxx – :
I’m not a big believer in labeling fragrances “male or female.” I do believe in masculine and feminine because that is an aspect, not a prescription of who can wear what. Tuberose usually falls along the feminine side – but this one beautifully rides the line right down the middle.
My signature scent for the past two years has been HdP Tubereuse 2. It’s definitely sweeter but there is a slight darkness to it that keeps it from smelling toooo feminine.
Tubereuse 3 on the other hand, is nothing but dark and sexy. I decided I needed a change and this one is really great. I don’t think I could go through multiple bottles but i love how deep and sensuous it smells. It lasts 10+ hours on my skin and clothes, and people ask me on the bus what I’m wearing. I have never been disappointed by HdP.
Sundy – :
I find Tubereuse 3 Animale quite difficult to review. I have owned it for 2 years and still haven’t decided whether I love it or just like it – but one thing is for sure: it’s a unique and intriguing concoction.
Surprisingly, I don’t smell a lot of tuberose in it. It’s so well-blended with the tobacco, plum and immortelle that it’s rather difficult to tell apart. The whole perfume smells solidly oriental and not much floral to my nose. You can only tell the tuberose by the rounded, sweet and rubbery feel it lends to the whole.
Contrary to the name, there are little to no animalic notes to be experienced in T3A, although it does have a sort of vintage, lived-in feel to it that makes it smell somehow… human if you wish. But not animalic in the typical ‘dirty’ sense of the word.
I decided to buy it because I fell in love with that real, lived-in quality that it has. We had our ups and downs along the years and I eventually discovered that I love it best on cold, rainy and bleak days because of its melancholy and wistful air. The tobacco and plum give it a thick, syrupy darkness that closes in the tuberose, creating an almost smothering, airless effect. T3A is rather moody, but fascinating and even attractive in its lack of cheer.
A saturnine beauty and strong presence. Possibly unisex, but more feminine than not.
Huge sillage and lasting power.
rama – :
This to me is a squeaky-wheel tuberose, not totally sweet but also not presenting any of the really alarming facets that tuberose can turn on you. It has a slightly menthol, herbal pong to it at first, but it turns creamy and vanillic.
I don’t get anything Animale at all, which is a pity and I wish I did because I love animalic pefumes and tuberose is my favorite flower note.
kalina.257 – :
This is a Like and not a Love for me. At first it reminded me of Daphne–dark and smoldering tuberose. The tuberose was more screechy than I could comfortably tolerate, but the heart revealed a strong note of dark cherry (not plum), which provided a syrupy texture.
This perfume will not let you down if you are a lover of cherry tobacco! As the perfume dries down, there are lovely whiffs of sweet tobacco and soothing immortelle. I do not find this perfume smoky except for in the very first few minutes.
It’s the drydown I love, when the cherry subsides and the sweet tobacco stands out.
While I do like it, I enjoy Tobacco Vanille and Volutes more and find them to be more natural and smoother overall. Sillage starts out enormous, but it is a skinscent after an hour.
Glyxar – :
Brilliant smoky, unique take on tubereuse. On HdP’s website this is categorized as a unisex scent….a masculine tubereuse if there is such a thing. I wholeheartedly agree. Probably fifty percent of men would not wear this, but I think it is absolutely outstanding. Powerful silage, great longevity. Think 1740 with tubereuse as the main player or Carnal Flower laid out to dry on some leather belts and tobacco leaves. Sexy on a man or woman. Four out of five stars.
Meihq040Negeltzex – :
This smells to me like a moment of history. Like an old boudoir room with a worn off, dark ebony drawer that hides different kind of memories. One of them being an old makeup casket with bloody-red colored velvet padding, full of colorful, but dark oily lipsticks, eyeshadows and even an enormous fluffy powder puff.
It’s dark, dense, rich, quite sweet, damp to powdery and indeed carnal, but not too spicy, with the most prominent notes being tuberose and tobacco, a whiff of smoky immortelle for a mysterious feeling and a little plum (a very ripe, syrupy one) that gives with the tobbacco a damp, wet feeling to the whole composition.
This is tuberose done right – not childish, not too pink/bubblegummy smelling. It’s warm and comfortable indeed, very feminine, very ladylike, but at the same time heavy, loud, carnal, dark, tempting, powdery, dusty, maybe even a little suffocating, and like others mentioned in some way vulgar. I love it.
shigin2015 – :
أتمنى احد يفيدنا أي احد بالكويت يعرف مكان بيعه
ozz069Negeltzex – :
I’m a fan of tuberose, I love tobacco and I am definitely a huge fan of immortelle so I was fairly certain that I would enjoy Tubereuse 3 Animale! And I do! I get barely any tobacco at all but that’s easily forgotten when high on the glorious combo of tuberose and immortelle! That it also happens to have a certain retro skank that I know from Bal a Versailles is just the cherry on top! It’s warm, syrupy, delightfully golden and slightly carnal and I just adore it! Longevity is great on me, 12 hours or even longer (I have smelled it 24 hours after putting it on, but that was because I “woke it up” when washing my hands). Sillage is moderate, not a monster but not very discrete either. I would imagine this to be a perfect scent for anyone striving for a 30s vamp kind of vibe! It has that kind of gorgeous drama!
aleksandr belarus – :
Another masterpiece from Histoires de Parfums, which is a truly outstanding niche brand.
I’m no fan of tuberose and usually dislike animalic skank, at least on myself, but this one goes straightly to my wishlist as I feel that it simply makes my everyday life better 🙂
It is not animalic to my nose by the way. In fact, it’s a very wearable powdery perfume, heavy on tobacco, tuberose, and immortelle, with a slight fruitiness on top. It’s difficult to explain, I have never smelled anything like this in my life, but it’s still not dreadfully avant-garde: it’s quirky but still smells very good in the traditional perfumery way.
Tubereuse Animale shares something with its virginal sister Tubereuse Virginale: cashmeran and, obviously, tuberose, the same creaminess and the same somehow musky feel.
The drydown of Tubereuse Animale is pure gourmand and fluffy creaminess, something like dulce de leche, but not as sweet. I agree with my fellow Fragranticans below: it’s a comfort scent. Completely different from what I thought it will be, I guess the name “Animale” isn’t that apt in this case.
Gorgeous perfume, and not a “difficult” one. Considerable sillage, and good longevity.
max1121 – :
Let’s start with saying I’m not a big fan of tuberose but this is so much more. As the name says Tuberose 3 is an animal, very wild and sexy in a luscious way. Tuberose and tobacco it’s the perfect mix. Hands-down, wonderful creation.
79606873992 – :
Tuberose and tobacco, two great tastes that go great together? Hmm, I’ve worn it twice and I’m still not sure. I like the tuberose note, it’s more like Loulou’s tuberose than Fracas’ which is a plus and I enjoy tobacco but the two of them seem to be in two different, unrelated perfumes that I happen to be wearing at the same time. I like both of them enough to keep trying.
Edit: I’ve been wearing this for a couple of days now and liking it more and more. The tuberose note is perfect and the tobacco softens it and keeps it from becoming overwhelming, kind of the way the incense note does with LouLou. The drydown is absolutely divine, sweet and floral. I wish it were stronger and lasted longer, then I would be wanting a bottle.
Volchenok – :
How can one explain love at the first sight/sniff.
I could try to go through the notes but they are already presented in here so I go through the emotions:
I am mesmerized with this beautiful fragrance.
Tubereuse Animale 3 has the perfect accord of everything I want in a perfume.
It is highly addictive and very comfortable to wear.
The main feeling is safe, sexy and confident without being pushy
Also feels soft, creamy, sweet, woody, flowery with a dose of subtle tobacco
Mmmmm absolutely delicious x
Alex322 – :
I have a great deal of respect for Histoires de Parfums and their fragrant creations and consider “Tubereuse 3 Animale” one of the crown jewels of their impressive perfume portfolio.
In “Tubereuse 3 Animale”, HdP have used tuberose, a note quite popular in female fragrances, and made it accessible to men. The trick is quite simple. In this perfume, tuberose marries the notes of immortelle and (most importantly to male noses) tobacco. The result is a sweet and heady mixture that can be classified as a true unisex fragrance, I believe. Some women might find the base of the fragrance more on the masculine side due to the use of the tobacco; on the other hand, men could be challenged by the amount of sweetness in its initial stages.
Either way, I find “Tubereuse 3 Animale” an awesome perfume. It´s got everything I look for in an exquisite fragrance. Not only is it highly original and expertly composed, but it also possesses this charming ability to draw attention to its wearer and, as a consequence, turn a few heads. I´m spellbound!
mahouni2008 – :
I love tuberose perfumes and this gets a nod and a FB in my wardrobe. Carnal Flower is seductive and sweet, Fracas is loud and proud, Animale comes across as cozy (Immortelle does that to me), warm (sweet tobacco, not cigarettes) and of course with a sexiness that tuberose always brings to mind for me. The wood notes come in much later in the drydown, by the way this packs an oomph with a couple of sprays, nowhere as powerful as Amouage but definitely mighty nonetheless. It lasted from 6am till 9pm for me with no touch ups. I don’t find it animalistic (if that was what they were aiming for by its name) but it is as comforting as my cat nuzzling me after a hard day.
Катюша Попова – :
Oh wow, wild tubby tuby!!!
After owning Carnal Flower and Tubéreuse Criminelle, I wasn’t that interested in trying new tuberose-centered scents for a while. Plus, I thought nothing could beat the Lutens.
This is much fatter, louder and milkier than the other two and it was an instant YES for me. I linked it to powerhouse scents for clubbing such as Le Male and that ilk. No no, they don’t smell the same, I just mean this is a wonderful choice for clubbing. It’s daring, great sillage and it develops so as not to trap you in a linear story. The tobacco is strong but it’s mostly about the tuberose going wild. And sexy to hell!
I truly love it. Pretty unisex imho but it should be sampled first in the case of men since this might be too much for most. Girls don’t miss this jewel! It lasts for aaaages and eventually becomes similar to the criminelle cousin (which still stands as my fave).
Great work chums at Histoires de parfums!! Thanks John for this creamy beast.
Garpsooruse – :
For a perfume named Tubereuse 3, and despite tuberose being listed as a top, middle and base note, it surprisingly takes a back seat in the overall aroma of this perfume. The tobacco and immortelle dominate, combining to create a rich, honeyed, syrupy dried tobacco scent. The plum adds further richness and sweetness, and the other notes almagamate into a seamless blend, barely detectable on their own.
This is an exquisitely crafted and unique fragrance. The ingredients are top-notch and strong. Tubereuse 3 is long lasting and a warm, rich perfume. It’s great for winter, and would be equally good on men and women.
EL-Dorado – :
Uh-oh, I’m getting Bogan perfume from this (for you Aussies out there). It started off gorgeous then teetered on a slightly done to death 80s oriental, then I sadly realised it was reminding me of rough old raspy voiced bogan chicks out for a party night at the pub…must have been a similar oriental perfume that they’ve worn. I wanted it to remind me of an exotic incensy Sultan’s hareem house, but alas no.
For those of you without this demographic association its probably quite lovely as the other reviews describe.
ShukdaB – :
This perfume has incredible sillage — my husband has a terrible sense of smell and nearly every scent I need to stick right under his nose. He smelled this at three feet! It lasts about 8 hours on me.
Very sweet smokey tobacco note here, and the tuberose is very rich and heady, sweet as well. It’s definitely a sweet composition, and the strongest tuberose of the 3-tuberose set. There is something slightly fruity but it almost immediately gets swallowed by the smoke and tuberose — plum adds a bit of depth to the smoke however. Excellent, my favorite of the house so far. Would be a great buy for a tuberose lover — but I’d say you would have to love tuberose to enjoy it. If you’re not a tuberose fan/white floral fan and you’re just looking for tobacco, I think the tuberose will be too much.
Arertyrab – :
I can’t comment on the individual notes as I have not knowingly smelled tuberose before this fragrance. As usual that will not prevent me from trying to force my experiences onto careless readers.
What I get is floral, buttery, fragrant, rich. It is something like one of those delicious scented candles that you have to stop yourself from biting into. In this case the ca