Attack Mode: Serge Lutens Datura Noir

The name "Datura Noir" conjures up images of bygone Oriental exoticism and heady mysteries. It sounds lusciously dangerous. It could be a little vial of poison, or the perfume a femme fatale would wear when setting her trap for the film noir antihero.

What a disappointment to discover that it is basically a huge--huge--white floral based on the tuberose. There are other things in it--a bright transparency at the beginning like a window, a splash of coconut water and perhaps a smidgen of almond extract--but nothing can survive the onslaught of that steamroller tuberose. If you like tuberose perfumes, then by all means give it a try. Otherwise, run away. I did.