Tauer Perfumes | The Scented Hound

July 28, 2013
by The Scented Hound 31 Comments

Noontide Petals by Tauer Perfumes

WHAT I SMELL: Noontide Petals opens with seriously bright aldehydes and almost Pixy Stix like candied sweetened bergamot. Finally, that bright opening which feels to me like temporary blindness when the sun is caught in your car’s rear view mirror, gives way to a creamy florals with ylang-ylang in the forefront. After about 10 minutes or so, the various notes start to blend seamlessly with a warm sandalwood which deepens the fragrance into an all-encompassing well. Added to the warm blend is a slight powder which give this an old-fashioned and classic feel. In the end, Noontide Petals resides in this nice, even, warm and slightly powdered patchouli deliciousness.

From the Tauer Perfumes website:

Head Notes: A glittering opening: Bergamot, sparkling aldehydes softened by Bourbon geranium.

Heart Notes: A seductive chord of bright petals: Finest rose, ylang, tuberose, jasmine.

Body Notes: A supple and sensuous gleam: Patchouli, frankincense, vanilla, sandalwood, iris, with a hint of styrax and vetiver.

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: 1962

THREE ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE NOONTIDE PETALS: nostalgic, warm, classic

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT NOONTIDE PETALS: I Scent You a Day, Chemist in a Bottle, I Smell Therefore I Am

BOTTOM LINE: I was worried that I would never find an Andy Tauer fragrance that I liked. What I have sampled thus far has been challenging at best. Noontide Petals breaks that mold and I could seriously see myself with a full bottle in the future. Thanks Andy!

Bone Rating: 4 out of 5 possible bones
Scent: Floral Aldehyde
Nose: Andy Tauer
Classification: Unisex – but leans feminine
Expense: $120 for 50ml EdT

July 4, 2012
by The Scented Hound 18 Comments

Orange Star by Tauer Perfumes

WHAT I SMELL: Orange Star goes on sharp. It’s orange, but not a juicy kind of succulent orange, but more of an orange that was dunked in floor cleaner or some other kind of petroleum product. I can’t say that it’s sweet, nor can I say that it’s sour. It’s just very artificial. Some of the sharpness disappears in the dry down but then the patchouli comes out. I never was a fan of patchouli oil, but have found that in the right compositions it can really be lovely. In this case, it’s very “hippy” patchouli. This is a strong scent with a mind of its own. I see this as a scent that would be favored by girls aged 15 to 20.

Orange Star Notes: clementine, red mandarine, lemongrass essential oil, orange flower, violet flower, ambergris, vanilla, patchouli, ambreine

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: For some odd reason this to me smells like 1970. There is a real artificiality about Orange Star. And for those of who can remember 1970, our environment was made up of Naugahyde couches, mounds of Tupperware and just a ton of things made out of plastic. It was not an era for natural products. Orange Star reminds of old beauty parlors and old grocery stores where clerks actually rung up items that had price stickers on them. I have to say that I have not experienced a scent that sends me back to another time like this one does. Now, I have good memories from childhood and those images cited above aren’t bad things, but they’re not something that I want to smell like. Not in the least.

The Brady Bunch House

THREE ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE ORANGE STAR: artificial, manufactured, thick

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ORANGE STAR: The following are some other reviews on Orange Star: The Candy Perfume Boy, London Makeup Girl, Now Smell This

Bone Rating: 2 out of 5 possible bones
Scent: Oriental Floral
Classification: Unisex
Expense: $135 for 50ml EDP

February 22, 2012
by The Scented Hound 9 Comments

L’Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer Perfumes

I really wanted to like this scent. I had read some wonderful reviews where people were raving about how distinct and special L’Air du Desert Marocain was. Maybe it’s just my body chemistry but this scent just got lost on me. In the bottle it smells amazing and when I applied it, I got an immediate rush of green in an almost medicinal sense. Then it quickly moved into an ever so slight floral…I was thinking that this may turn sweet? No, it then moved to a very dry and woody single layered scent that I found to be nice. But I need more than nice. As the day wore on, it just disappeared on me. I recently reviewed 07 Tanoke by Odin and found this to be similar, but it lacks the extra special something (maybe the tinge of sweetness?) that Odin found.

From the Tauer Perfumes Website:

Head Notes: Coriander and cumin, carefully blended with petitgrain.

Heart Notes: A warm heart note with rock rose and a hint of jasmine.

Body Notes: Dry cedar woods and vetiver, brilliantly joined on a fine ambergris background.

Powerful, sensual and pure. Laying on the bed, watching the moon raising over the sandy hills of the Saharan desert, he dreamt the fragrance of a Moroccan night.

Bone Rating: 2 out of 5 possible bones
Scent: dry, woody
Classification: Unisex but leans towards masculine
Expense: Moderately expensive – $105 for 50ml EDT intense