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Comparison

F***ing Fabulous vs Tuberose Nue

Side by side. Scored honestly.

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Notes overlap
Shared

No shared notes — these two land in very different territory.

Side by side

Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.

Original price
$395
F***ing Fabulous
$375
Tuberose Nue
Season coveragetied
2/4
F***ing Fabulous
2/4
Tuberose Nue
Note depth
6
F***ing Fabulous
5
Tuberose Nue
What F***ing Fabulous smells like

Opens with a sharp, almost medicinal lavender cut through with bitter almond — sweet but never edible. Within minutes, the leather moves in and owns the composition: dry, smoky, and slightly animalic rather than polished or saddle-like. Clary sage adds an herbal edge that keeps the leather from going soft. The dry-down is where tonka and amber arrive, softening the whole thing into a warm, skin-close haze with just enough sweetness to feel luxurious. Projection is bold in the first hour, then retreats into a tight, intimate sillage — — Fall evenings out, confident wear for anyone who leans into darkness over sweetness.

What Tuberose Nue smells like

Tuberose takes the lead immediately — full, creamy, and almost edible — softened just enough by orange blossom so it never tips into funeral-flower territory. The gardenia lifts the heart with a slight green coolness, keeping the white floral blend from feeling heavy. Projection is moderate: present without demanding the room. The dry-down is where it earns its price, settling into a warm sandalwood and musk base that lets the tuberose linger in a quieter, skin-close register for hours — Warm-weather evenings and bare skin, for anyone who wants white florals done with restraint rather than spectacle.

How they overlap

F***ing Fabulous and Tuberose Nue share no notes in common — these two fragrances target very different olfactory territory, and the comparison is a question of which direction you want to go rather than which version of the same accord.

The buying decision

Tuberose Nue is the cheaper original at $375 compared to $395 for F***ing Fabulous — about 5% less. F***ing Fabulous is built for fall/winter; Tuberose Nue for spring/summer. Pick by when you'd actually wear it. They sit in different families — F***ing Fabulous is oriental+gourmand+fresh, Tuberose Nue is floral+woody. Comparison is more about preference than tradeoff.

Recommendation

These two land in genuinely different scent territory — there's no "better" answer, just which direction you want to go. Read the scent descriptions above and pick the one that sounds like you'd want to smell.

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