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Tubereuse Criminelle(1998)

Serge Lutens · Christopher Sheldrake · Floral

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Created by Christopher Sheldrake for Serge Lutens, Tubereuse Criminelle opens on eucalyptus and clove, moves through a tuberose heart, and closes on musk and vanilla. Its shocking opening, evoking medicinal camphor and rubbing alcohol before the narcotic tuberose fully unfolds, was a deliberately provocative structural choice that divided critics and enthusiasts alike, and it remains one of the most discussed and analyzed tuberose compositions in niche perfumery history.

Did you know? This scent's rose note has a real space connection — a rose flown to orbit in 1998 came back smelling different than it did on Earth. Read the full story →
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Brand
Serge Lutens
Perfumer
Christopher Sheldrake
Launched
1998
Family
Floral

Tubereuse Criminelle is a fragrance from Serge Lutens, released in 1998 and composed by Christopher Sheldrake. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Eucalyptus and Clove, moves into a heart of Tuberose, and settles into a base of Musk and Vanilla.

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Top notes
EucalyptusClove
Heart notes
Tuberose
Base notes
MuskVanilla
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16