The smell in short
Main smell: white floral and tuberose. It opens with tuberose and heliotrope, moves to tuberose and honey and dries down to tuberose and ambergris.
- Came out
- 2011
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Tenebra notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Royal Crown Tenebra EDP in detail
Tenebra EDP is made by Royal Crown. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
For work or for evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. For evenings, Lattafa Opulent Red has more depth.
Which weather suits Tenebra
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer.
Is Tenebra your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is white floral (100%), followed by tuberose and animalic. You will probably like it if you enjoy white floral and tuberose smells and notes like tuberose and tuberose. Less obvious notes include nutmeg, narcissus and vanilla absolute. Perfume fans rate it 4.11 out of 5.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Tom Ford Soleil De Feu.
Royal Crown perfumes worth knowing
The house has 23 perfumes here, led by Ytzma, Nocturna and Tabac Royal.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts about as long as Lattafa Opulent Red and Tom Ford Velvet Orchid. Base notes like tuberose and ambergris are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Tenebra dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Lattafa Opulent Red (5 shared notes), Tom Ford Velvet Orchid (5 shared notes), Joop! (5 shared notes) and Tom Ford Soleil De Feu (7 shared notes).
More questions
When did Tenebra come out?
It came out in 2011.
Is Tenebra expensive?
It is on the expensive side: about €436 in Europe.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.