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Christian Lacroix

Tumulte

Perfumer: Françoise Caron

2005WomenClassic
7.7/ 10
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Christian Lacroix Tumulte is a sweet, powdery floral for women that leans towards fall and winter evenings; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 46 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage
6.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle
8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

80% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Floral
  2. Fruity
  3. Sweet
  4. Spicy
  5. Oriental
  6. Animal
  7. Powdery
  8. Resinous

What does Tumulte smell like?

Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall, followed by winter and spring, while summer barely features. It suits evenings and nights out best, and also works for daily wear.

It opens with freesia, mandarin orange and rose water, and the heart brings rose, heliotrope and iris. Patchouli, musk and tonka bean soften and sweeten the base, with fruity and spicy touches in the background. It dries down warm, oriental, resinous and slightly animalic. Chanel Coco (Eau de Parfum) and Jimmy Choo Iris Crush have a close profile.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Freesia
    • Mandarin orange
    • Rose water
  2. First hours

    • Rose
    • Heliotrope
    • Iris
  3. Towards evening

    • Patchouli
    • Musk
    • Tonka bean

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 40%
    Autumn
  • 29%
    Winter
  • 26%
    Spring
  • 6%
    Summer
  • Evening
    27%
  • Nighttime
    22%
  • Daytime
    20%
  • Casual
    20%
  • Office
    12%

Least picked for the office.

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