Tauer Perfumes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Lavender and bergamot burst forth with crystalline freshness, immediately tempered by galbanum's green, slightly herbaceous sharpness and balsam fir's cool, resinous whisper. Within moments, the composition feels less perfume than botanical extract—you're briefly suspended in a green, slightly medicinal space that feels neither quite floral nor purely herbal.
Frankincense gradually materialises, introducing a dry, temple-like smokiness that fundamentally reorients the fragrance's character. The rose and orris root emerge as translucent, powdery elements rather than dominant florals, whilst cedarwood and sandalwood begin their slow ascent, transforming the composition into something increasingly woody and architectural, with subtle spiced undertones adding quiet complexity.
The woody base—cedarwood and sandalwood—establishes complete dominion, supported by ambergris's faint warmth and a delicate vanilla sweetness that prevents the scent from becoming austere. What remains is elegant restraint: a soft, skin-like woody warmth with lingering hints of resin and the faintest suggestion of powdery florals, increasingly intimate rather than projective.
Rêverie au Jardin arrives as a thoughtful contradiction—a fragrance that whispers rather than announces, yet possesses remarkable architectural coherence. Andy Tauer constructs something genuinely contemplative here: the galbanum's sharp green bite immediately establishes a crisp, almost austere foundation, whilst bergamot and lavender suggest a botanical garden at dawn rather than a perfumer's conventional floral fantasy. This is no sweetened interpretation of nature.
The fragrance's genius lies in how its woody and green accords refuse to surrender dominance. Cedarwood and sandalwood form the true backbone, their dry, pencil-shaving warmth interacting with that persistent galbanum to create an almost tobacco-like earthiness that feels grounded and cerebral. Frankincense emerges within this woody scaffold—resinous, slightly smoky, slightly church-like—lending gravitas to what could have become merely another "garden" scent. The rose and orris root exist here in supporting roles, offering gentle floral whispers rather than perfumy declarations, their powdery iris facets merging seamlessly with the woody base.
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