FAMILY
FLORAL
YEAR
1999
ENTR

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Tubéreuse Criminelle

Christopher Sheldrake, 1999

Fifteen minutes of gasoline and menthol, then the flower arrives.

EVOLUTION

Opening·the first seconds
CamphorMintHyacinthTuberoseOrange BlossomJasmineStyraxWhite MuskVanilla
AromaticFloralGourmandResinousMusk

This chart is an estimate, not a measurement. It is modelled from the volatility of the notes; the real development shifts with temperature, skin and concentration.

NOTES

NEIGHBOURS

Hummingbird 56%Sartorial 52%GNTONIC 49%Blanche Bête 49%Dryad 45%

The one in the middle is this perfume. Closeness is similarity: the nearer it sits, the more alike it is. Height is depth in the space — those above the ring sit deeper, those below sit closer to the surface. It is the difference the flat map cannot show.

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