Comments on: Tauer Perfumes Lonestar Memories fragrance, with an aside on Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe

By: Blimunda

Blimunda — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:03:37 +0000

One down, 6 to go (they slipped me a complimentary rosee chypree too.) I am really enjoying the aptly named Lonestar. I am impressed at how long it lasts, considering it is an EdT. The dry down reminds of Tabac Blond and Cuir Mauresque dry downs – which is very, very good!!!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:32:09 +0000

Blimunda: out of six, I’m sure you’ll enjoy SEVERAL! I really like his incense fragrances too.

By: Blimunda

Blimunda — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:40:52 +0000

I just ordered 6 samples from Andy, and am so excited to try his scents. They sound incredible, and this one in particular is right up my street. The reviews that you and Robin have written of his fragrances inspired me to try them, finally. I’ve been reading a lot about Andy himself, and he is becoming a hero of mine, along with Germaine Celleir!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:22:00 +0000

Thank you…and I agree: LM takes me on a “trip”…it really reminds me of one of my favorite places — northern New Mexico (Taos), K

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:20:00 +0000

No thaw yet! But I have an 7 ft potted daphne in full bloom in the living room…it just can't take 15 degrees F at night outside…the house smells GREAT! K

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:38:00 +0000

I definitely agree about the Tauer signature. I adore all four of them, with L'Air fast becoming a staple for me. Lonestar is next on my list of things my husband must own. There few fragrances that never fail to take me on a journey. This is definitely one of them.

Wonderful review.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:08:00 +0000

Thanks for a really great evocative review. Lonestar Memories, such a fantastic name for a perfume, a book, anything. There's also a wonderful pic of a lean crinkle-eyed cowboy to go with this I think? I've heard Andy's been working for some time on a theme of orange blossom? Now THAT I'd really like to try.

Hope things are thawing for you – in Bath in UK we've been almost blown away, but everything unseasonally warm with blossom out. Now if anyone could bottle Wintersweet, that would be irresistible – beautiful waxy flowers on bare branches and this magically intense, peppery sweetness scenting the whole garden, so unexpectedly lovely in winter. It's probably the contrasts again that make it so.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:15:00 +0000

Thank you. I know many people associate this scent with cold weather, but I would (and did) wear it in warm weather and loved it. I'm glad Portland escaped a bad storm…I'm going CRAZY (trapped at home on my icy hilltop for two days and counting….) K

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:49:00 +0000

I heard how bad Seattle got it the past couple days – my sympathies, Kevin. (It was a lot easier on us down south in Portland, thank god.) Hope your staying warm and safe!

It's funny – I tried Lonestar first in the summer, and now I can't really wear it in winter. There's coolness lurking under its smoke that just works fantastically on me during the warmer months. Love this line: “Jasmine nudges and hugs Lonestar Memories' drier, smokier fragrance notes — like the white, unpainted areas of O’Keeffe’s Texas watercolors accent her vigorous shapes and colors.” That's just perfectly worded, lovely comparison.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:46:00 +0000

You're welcome and there IS a “fragrant thread” that runs thru all the Tauer perfumes…can't wait to see what he creates next, K