Maison Crivelli — Tubéreuse Astrale
Essence
Tubereuse Astrale is less classic tuberose than cinnamon-osmanthus leather in extrait form: spicy, fruity, sweet, loud and polarizing, with a vanilla-musk base that lasts.
Scent Profile
The opening is dominated by searing cinnamon bark, syrupy spice and peachy osmanthus rather than creamy white flowers. Some noses get bubblegum, scented eraser or a green, gasoline-like tuberose edge. The heart is built around osmanthus: peach, apricot, grape-like fruit and a soft suede impression. Tuberose is present for some wearers and nearly absent for others, which is why the name itself becomes a talking point. The drydown is easier to agree on: sweet vanilla musk, softened leather, lingering spice and a fruity floral glow. It is powerful, somewhat linear once settled, and far removed from the classic Fracas or Carnal Flower tuberose model.
Performance
Enormous. It projects strongly from a very small application, lasts many hours on skin and persists on fabric. One spray is a serious application; heat and confined spaces can make it cloying or overwhelming.
Wearing Context
Best in cool weather, evenings, dates, nights out and special occasions. It leans feminine in reception but the cinnamon-leather facet makes it wearable across styles. It is not an office scent unless applied with extreme restraint.
Comparisons & DNA
Fracas and Carnal Flower are useful only as contrasts: Astrale is spicier, drier and less creamy. Nuit de Bakelite shares a harder green edge. Portrayal Woman and Imitation Woman sketch the smoky or odd floral territory, while Hibiscus Mahajad and Oud Maracuja are in-house references for Crivelli-scale projection.
Reception
The story is polarization. Admirers find it intoxicating, unusual, seductive and compliment-heavy. Detractors find it overpowering, synthetic, too sweet or simply not tuberose enough. Persolaise’s concise take - a misnamed but compelling leather-and-peach tuberose - captures the center.
Versions & Reformulation
Single 2024 extrait composition at 32 percent concentration, with no known reformulation. It belongs to the Chocs Olfactifs extrait line and is commonly seen in 50 ml and 100 ml formats.
Acquisition Notes
Luxury niche pricing with brand samples, discovery sets and niche-retailer samples available. Sampling is mandatory because strength, sweetness and the disputed tuberose character are all love-or-hate.
Notable Facts & Lore
- The inspiration is a childhood memory of smelling tuberoses while watching comets and the Milky Way.
- Quentin Bisch composed it after several other high-impact Crivelli releases.
- The scent became a beauty-press and social-media talking point after celebrity visibility.
- It is often cited as a fragrance that converts some tuberose skeptics precisely because it is not a classical tuberose.